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HIV Screening, Knowledge, and Behaviors Among Pregnant Women (Prevagest P.A.C.A.) 1992
The Prevagest PACA survey, "Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding the Risk of Mother-to-Child Transmission and HIV Screening," was conducted among a sample of pregnant women in the...
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Prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women in the Paris region. An anonymous, non-case-control study: PREVAGEST 1991–1993–1995–1997
The PREVAGEST study, an anonymous, unlinked survey of HIV seroprevalence among pregnant women, aims to examine changes in HIV seroprevalence over time in a population without any...
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HIV infection among a population of sex workers in Paris
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An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella Typhimurium in Vendôme (41) – September 1994
An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella serotype Typhimurium occurred at a municipal daycare center in September–October 1994 in Loir-et-Cher (Vendôme). The positive...
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Prevalence of asthma among young adults in the general population (survey conducted in three French cities)
The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) examines the prevalence and risk factors for asthma and asthma-like symptoms in several regions across various countries, with...
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Editorial. Initial insights.
The editorial introduces this issue of BEH, which provides an initial epidemiological assessment of the health consequences of the explosion at the AZF chemical fertilizer plant.
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Tuberculosis in Paris in 2003: Current Situation and the Role of the Tuberculosis Control Unit.
Paris is by far the hardest-hit department in France, with an incidence rate 4.5 times higher than the national average. Although its population accounts for only one-thirtieth of...
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Assessment of the Adequacy of Reporting Hospital-Acquired Infections in the Northern Interregional Area, January 2002–August 2003
The ministerial decree of July 26, 2001, requires the reporting of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), the procedures for which were specified in the circular of July 30, 2001, and...
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Organization of tuberculosis surveillance and control in prisons.
In July 2004, there were 64,813 inmates in France (source: prison administration). Inmates have multiple personal and social risk factors that predispose them to tuberculosis prior to...
