| Title: |
Risk behaviors for sexually transmitted diseases among crack users |
| Authors: |
Guimarães, Rafael Alves, Silva, Leandro Nascimento da, França, Divânia Dias da Silva, Del-Rios, Nativa Helena Alves, Carneiro, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos, Teles, Sheila Araujo |
| Source: |
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem. August 2015 23(4) |
| Publisher Information: |
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. |
| Publication Year: |
2015 |
| Subject Terms: |
Crack Cocaine, Drug Users, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Risk Factors |
| More Details: |
bjectives: to investigate the prevalence and risk behaviors by means of reporting of sexually transmitted diseases among crack users.Method: cross-sectional study carried out with 588 crack users in a referral care unit for the treatment of chemical dependency. Data were collected by means of face-to-face interview and analyzed using Stata statistical software, version 8.0.Results: of the total participants, 154 (26.2%; 95% CI: 22.8-29.9) reported antecedents of sexually transmitted diseases. Ages between 25 and 30 years (RP: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.0-4.0) and over 30 years (RP: 3.8; 95% CI: 2.1-6.8), alcohol consumption (RP: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1-3.3), antecedents of prostitution (RP: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.3-2.9) and sexual intercourse with person living with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS (RP: 2.7; 95% CI: 1.8-4.2) were independently associated with reporting of sexually transmitted diseases.Conclusion: the results of this study suggest high risk and vulnerability of crack users for sexually transmitted diseases. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0104-1169 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/0104-1169.0077.2597 |
| Access URL: |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692015000400628 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edssci.S0104.11692015000400628 |
| Database: |
SciELO |
