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Do vulnerable groups access prevention services? Cervical cancer screening and HIV testing among homeless migrant women in the Paris metropolitan area

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  • Lorraine Poncet
  • Henri Panjo
  • Virginie Ringa
  • Armelle Andro

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Introduction: Homeless migrant women, facing adverse living conditions and barriers to legal status, are at risk of cervical cancer, HIV infection and may encounter barriers to screening services. We investigate factors associated with each screening in a population of migrant women in France and aim to determine the mean time since last HIV testing according to duration of residence in France. Methods: We use data from the DSAFHIR study (Rights and Health of Migrant Women in Emergency Housing) investigating health and migration experience of homeless migrant women housed in emergency housing hotels in the Paris Metropolitan area in 2017. We computed multivariate logistic regression models to investigate no lifetime cervical cancer screening (CCS) and no lifetime HIV test. We used linear regression models to analyze time since last HIV test. Results: We included 469 women. 46% of respondents had no lifetime CCS, 31% had no lifetime HIV test. Both screenings were associated with educational attainment and French proficiency. Compared with duration of residence

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  • Lorraine Poncet & Henri Panjo & Virginie Ringa & Armelle Andro, 2021. "Do vulnerable groups access prevention services? Cervical cancer screening and HIV testing among homeless migrant women in the Paris metropolitan area," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(8), pages 1-18, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0255900
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255900
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