Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Chad: A cross-sectional study.

Vaccination against the COVID-19 virus is currently the best option to combat the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic worldwide. However, in addition to logistical and economic barriers, hesitancy to be vaccinated threatens to jeopardize efforts to contain the disease. An increasing number of people in Africa are delaying or rejecting recommended vaccines.

"I'm not like others": stigma navigation by people who inject drugs in Vietnam.

Background: People who inject drugs are subjected to great stigmatization in many parts of the world. How they deal with stigma is closely linked to how stigma means to them. Understanding the strategies individuals employ to cope with these negative attitudes and what resources they mobilize in this process gives useful insights for clinical work and policy development.

What Shapes Late HIV Diagnosis in Vietnam? A Qualitative Investigation of Multilevel Factors.

Late HIV treatment remains a global public health issue despite significant efforts. To better understand what shapes this issue, we interviewed 36 Vietnamese ART-naive patients who came to HIV treatment in 2017. Half of them had intake CD4 counts fewer than 100 cells/mm, the others had intake CD4 counts of 350 cells/mm and above.

Evaluating family physicians' willingness to prescribe PrEP.

Introduction: We assessed family physicians' (FP) willingness to integrate PrEP into their clinical practice in Montpellier and its surroundings.

Method: We aimed to randomly assess 92 FPs.

Results: Ninety-six FPs were interviewed from May to December 2018: 78% (95% CI [69; 86]) were willing to integrate PrEP, 65% to be trained, and 52% to be the first providers.

How to be self-reliant in a stigmatising context? Challenges facing people who inject drugs in Vietnam.

Background: Stigma works to reinforce dominant social values. The meaning of stigma is therefore not static but dependant on the regime in power. Taking into account the significant socioeconomic changes that took place in Vietnam over the last thirty years, this study explores the meaning of stigma directed at Vietnamese people who inject drugs in different social spheres.