An HIV/STI prevention intervention for internally displaced women in Leogane, Haiti: study protocol for an N-of-1 pilot study

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 2; no. 4; p. e001634
• Main Authors: Logie, Carmen H, Daniel, CarolAnn, Newman, Peter A, Loutfy, Mona R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.01.2012; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Community; Condoms; Disease prevention; Displaced persons; Earthquakes; Gender; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Infections; Infrastructure; Intervention; Knowledge; Sexual Health; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social norms; Social support; STD; Violence; Womens health; Workers; Young adults; Haiti; Africa

IntroductionHaiti has the highest HIV infection rate in the Western hemisphere, with approximately one in 50 people infected. The January 2010 earthquake led to the collapse of Haiti's social, economic and health infrastructure, exacerbating social and structural HIV risk factors. Internally di...