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Perceptions and Use of E-Cigarettes Among Students on the Villejean Campus, Rennes, April 2014.
Introduction: First introduced in 2004, e-cigarettes are used by millions of people worldwide, including many smokers, as an aid to smoking cessation. However, their role in tobacco...
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Prevalence of the HBs antigen in two at-risk populations: people who inject drugs (ANRS-Coquelicot 2011–2013) and men who have sex with men (Prevagay 2009) in Paris, France.
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance conducted two seroprevalence studies of the HBs antigen (HBsAg) in specific populations. The first, the ANRS-Coquelicot survey,...
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Investigation of an outbreak of swimmer’s dermatitis in Auvergne, June 2014
Introduction: On June 12, 2014, suspected cases of swimmer’s dermatitis in a body of water in Puy-de-Dôme were reported to the Auvergne Regional Health Agency (ARS). Since this type of...
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Self-reported measles vaccination coverage among medical and pharmacy students at Aix-Marseille University: reasons for non-vaccination, Marseille, France, 2013
France has recently been affected by a measles outbreak involving healthcare professionals. In 2013, a cross-sectional study was conducted among medical and pharmacy residents at the...
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Tuberculosis Vaccination Coverage in the Bas-Rhin (France) in 2012–2013
Introduction: In 2007, the mandatory BCG vaccination requirement was suspended and replaced by a recommendation to vaccinate children at high risk of tuberculosis. Since then, it has no...
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Surveillance of Infectious Diseases Among Migrant Populations in Calais and Grande-Synthe, November 2015–October 2016.
In October 2015, in accordance with the recommendations of the assessment mission on the healthcare system for migrants living in the Calais camp, an epidemiological surveillance system...
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Vaccination coverage, knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward adolescent vaccination in the departments of Calvados and Orne (Normandy), 2015–2016
Introduction: Routine data on vaccination coverage (VC) among adolescents are scarce at the subnational level in France. However, it is important for regional health agencies to have...
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Hepatitis A outbreak linked to contaminated food products at a bakery and pastry shop, Hérault, 2014
Introduction: In late December 2013, a biologist alerted the Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Health Agency (ARS) to the diagnosis of four cases of hepatitis A within five days. After...
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Characteristics and risk factors associated with the use of psychoactive substances during sexual intercourse among patients attending HIV and viral hepatitis screening or treatment centers in southeastern France in 2015
Objective: To describe the use of psychoactive substances during sexual intercourse and associated risk factors. Materials and methods: In 2015, an anonymous self-administered...
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Pilot Study of a Preventive Health Interview Among Early Adolescents in the Departments of Aisne, Gironde, and Yvelines, 2006–2007 School Year
Objective - To evaluate the process and content of a health interview conducted at the onset of adolescence and to assess its impact on public health based on a pilot study conducted in...
