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Other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are aggravating factors.\n\nAim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and identify new cases of HIV and STIs, as well as their associated risk factors.\n\nSetting: Political insecurity in the northern regions of Cameroon has led to population displacement, weakening an already fragile health system.\n\nMethods: A cohort of 684 consenting participants from the north and far north were enrolled in 2021 and followed up in 2022. Socio-demographic variables and risk behaviours were collected. Anti-HIV Ab, hepatitis B surface antigen, Treponema pallidum haemagglutination tests were performed. The data were analysed using Epi Info 7.5.2. The associations between variables were evaluated using the Chi-square test with a 95% confidence interval.\n\nResults: The new cases of HIV rate and overall prevalence were 1.63% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.83% \u2013 2.41%) and 3.8% (95% CI: 2.01% \u2013 3.97%), respectively. New HIV cases increased from 0.27% (2017, Demographic and Health Survey [DHS]) to 1.63%. The prevalence of syphilis and hepatitis B was 1.03% (95% CI: 0.98% \u2013 1.09%) and 4.56% (95% CI: 4.51% \u2013 4.66%), respectively. Factors associated with HIV included religion (p = 0.027), unprotected sex (p = 0.006), sex with a sex worker (p = 0.00009), and co-infection with syphilis and hepatitis B (p = 0.033). New HIV infections may also be associated with population displacement.\n\nConclusion: HIV infection, syphilis and hepatitis B are on the rise in the Northern Cameroon.\n\nContribution: Future HIV prevention strategies should consider population displacement and HIV-associated infections such as hepatitis B and syphilis in order to secure achievements in HIV programme and further curb the burden of these infections in the country.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4102\/jphia.v16i1.690","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,13]],"date-time":"2025-03-13T09:55:46Z","timestamp":1741859746000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4102\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Increased HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in two health facilities in Northern Cameroon between 2021 and 2022"],"prefix":"10.4102","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-1092-8646","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patrice","family":"Djataou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/022zbs961","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Yaound\u00e9 I"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0031-3958","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marceline D.","family":"Ngounoue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/022zbs961","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Yaound\u00e9 I"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3847-3490","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Georges","family":"Nguefack-Tsague","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/022zbs961","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Yaound\u00e9 I"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1332-0906","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jean de Dieu","family":"Anoubissi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-4662-8720","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9phine J.K.","family":"Kadji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4134-6150","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tiga A.","family":"Aline","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3558-6748","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elise","family":"Elong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8304-8901","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Moussa","family":"Djaouda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/051sa4h84","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Maroua"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4951-9271","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexis","family":"Ndjolo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9073-0159","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Celine N.","family":"Nkenfou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/022zbs961","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Universit\u00e9 de Yaound\u00e9 I"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2580","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","unstructured":"UNAIDS. 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