دورية أكاديمية
The role of health mediation in investigation of Hantavirus cases among informal settlements inhabitants of Cayenne area, French Guiana, 2022-2023.
| العنوان: | The role of health mediation in investigation of Hantavirus cases among informal settlements inhabitants of Cayenne area, French Guiana, 2022-2023. |
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| المؤلفون: | Oberlis M; Équipe Mobile Santé Environnement, Croix-Rouge française, Cayenne, French Guiana., Guyot M; Santé publique France, Cayenne, French Guiana., Le Turnier P; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana.; Centre d'Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane, Inserm 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana., Carvalho L; Santé publique France, Cayenne, French Guiana., Succo T; Santé publique France, Cayenne, French Guiana., Rousset D; Centre national de référence des Hantavirus, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana., De Thoisy B; Kwata NGO, Cayenne, French Guiana., Gaillet M; Centres Délocalisés de Prévention et de Soins, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana., Lavergne A; Centre national de référence des Hantavirus, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana., Vandentorren S; Bordeaux University, Inserm, UMR1219, Vintage Team, Bordeaux, France.; Santé publique France, Saint-Maurice, France., Epelboin L; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana.; Centre d'Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane, Inserm 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana. |
| المصدر: | Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2024 Jun 25; Vol. 12, pp. 1364229. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 25 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Frontiers Editorial Office Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101616579 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2296-2565 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 22962565 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Front Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Lausanne : Frontiers Editorial Office |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome*/epidemiology, Humans ; French Guiana/epidemiology ; Male ; Female ; Seroepidemiologic Studies ; Adult ; Hantavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Orthohantavirus ; Middle Aged ; Public Health |
| مستخلص: | Context: In 2022, four severe cases of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) were reported in patients from informal settlements around Cayenne, the main city in French Guiana. Regional Health Agency (RHA) was commissioned by the French Public Health Agency to estimate the seroprevalence of Hantavirus infections in the neighborhoods of confirmed cases of HPS. RHA then commissioned the French Red Cross (FRC) mobile public health team, providing support in environmental health issues to the population living in informal settlements by health mediators, to facilitate the investigation. The objective of this study was to describe the health mediators' activities set up to improve the efficiency of the investigation. Methods: The health mediators' team was specifically trained by virologist and infectiologist specialized in HPS. They helped the investigating team and health workers at various steps of the investigation. These interventions are then described in the results section. Results: The investigation took place between Nov. 2022 and March 2023 in three neighborhoods. During the pre-investigation activities, the mediators raised awareness about HPS of 343 people, among whom 319 (93%) planned to participate in the investigation. Altogether, 274 people finally participated in the investigation, including, i.e., 30.8% of the estimated population living in the three concerned settlements. The global proportion of patients with positive IgG anti-Hantavirus was 5.1%. The health mediators team supported the following steps: preliminary meetings and training modules, identification of resource persons, field visits and awareness and information campaigns (pre-investigation); on field data collection in informal settlements (per-investigation) and communication of individual results, public feedback meeting (post-investigation). Discussion/conclusion: The involvement of mediators was probably a factor in the success of the public health response to socially vulnerable people living in the investigated neighborhoods. The preliminary prevention activities helped to raise awareness of the health risk and to enroll participants. Health mediation and outreach activities seem relevant tools of epidemiological field investigations in diseases affecting inhabitants of informal settlements. Competing Interests: BDT was employed by the Kwata Association. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Oberlis, Guyot, Le Turnier, Carvalho, Succo, Rousset, De Thoisy, Gaillet, Lavergne, Vandentorren and Epelboin.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Hantavirus; health mediation; informal settlement; investigation; socially vulnerable people |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240710 Date Completed: 20240710 Latest Revision: 20240711 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240711 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC11232507 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1364229 |
| PMID: | 38983256 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2296-2565 |
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| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1364229 |