Adonis Touko|Célestin Pierre Mboua|Peter M Tohmuntain|Anne Perrot
Sexual vulnerability and HIV seroprevalence among the deaf and hearing impaired in Cameroon
Université de Yaoundé I|Care International
quantitative crosssectional study examines sexual behaviour target group hearingimpaired persons yaounde capital city republic cameroon measures hiv prevalence enable assessment sexual vulnerability help reduce gap existing hiv serology data among people disabilities general deaf particularthe snowball sampling procedure adopted adequate approach meet hardtoreach group total 118 deaf participants interviewed behavioural component using sign language means data collection 101 participants underwent hiv serology testing descriptive analyses done behavioural data epi info software sera tested health personnel using rapid confirmation test reagentsfrom results clear hearing impaired highly involved risky sexual practices observed major sexual indicators age first sexual intercourse condom use knowledge sexually transmitted infections aids furthermore noted hiv prevalence rate hearing impaired capital cameroon 4 close prevalence citys general population 47such results suggest need indepth behavioural research serological studies domain better understand determinants risky sexual behaviour among hearing impaired propose operational prevention approaches group