Public Health France Mayotte has revealed its 2023 data on HIV and STIs. Despite a slight drop in diagnoses, Mayotte remains the second French department most impacted by HIV.
A drop, but…
Epidemiologists confirm a decline in indicators linked to HIV and STIs in 2023, but insist on the need to put this reduction into perspective. In comments collected by The Journal of MayotteYoussouf Hassani, head of the Mayotte Public Health Unit France, explains: “Mayotte is still in second position behind Guyana due to the high number of HIV discoveries in the territory and the number of serologies which turned out to be positive..
The number of positive serologies HIV has Mayotte fell slightly in 2023, with 3.1 per 1,000 tests carried out, compared to 4.3 in 2022. This drop, representing a decrease of 24%, should be qualified, because the rapid tests carried out by the associations influence the figures. With 110 serologies per 1,000 inhabitants, compared to 114 in 2022, the island remains strongly affected.
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64% come from Madagascar
In 2023, Mayotte recorded 92 new cases of HIV infection in HIVi.e. a rate of 296 cases per million inhabitants, well above the 50 cases per million recorded in mainland France outside Île-de-France. With 64% of people diagnosed positive being women, this figure is attributed to systematic screening carried out during pregnancy follow-ups. HIV-positive people are predominantly born abroad, with 64% coming from Madagascar, Comoros, Seychelles and Mauritius, and 21.8% from sub-Saharan Africa.
The incidence of HIV has Mayotte was estimated at 11.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, comparable to that of Île-de-France. In 2023, eight people were diagnosed with AIDS, a figure down from 15 cases in 2022. Public Health France highlights the effectiveness of the case reporting system, with data completeness reaching 100%.
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