Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Behavior assessment of women attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Vitória, Brazil |
| Authors: |
Miranda, Angelica Espinosa, Lima, Bettina Moulin Coelho, Giami, Alain, Golub, Jonathan E., Talhari, Sinesio |
| Source: |
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. April 2012 87(2) |
| Publisher Information: |
Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012. |
| Publication Year: |
2012 |
| Subject Terms: |
Reproductive Behavior, Risk factors, Risk-taking, Sexually transmitted diseases, Women's health |
| More Details: |
BACKGROUND: Studies about sexual risk behaviors can provide information to support design strategies to control the spread of HIV infection. OBJECTIVE: To assess sexual risk behaviors among women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Vitória, Brazil. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed among women attending an STD/AIDS reference center. Enrolled participants were interviewed and provided a blood sample to determine HIV status. RESULTS: A total of 276 women participated. among 284 selected; 109 (39.5%) were HIV-positive and 167 (60.5%) HIV-negative. Median age was 31 years (interquartile range (IQR)24-36) and 69% of women were between 18 and 34 years of age. Women reported high access to information about STD (87%) and AIDS (90%) but information about sexuality was less common (55%). HIV-positive women asked their partners to use condoms more often than HIV-negatives (31% vs. 5%, p=0.02), and were more likely to have used a condom at last intercourse (65% vs. 33%, p<0.01). Among all patients, questions regarding risk of HIV transmission through sexual intercourse (99.6%) and needle sharing (99.2%) were most frequently answered correctly, while questions regarding risk of HIV transmission through blood donation (57%) were least. CONCLUSION: Though this population reports easy access to information and services for HIV/sexually transmitted diseases, most report little understanding of unsafe sexual behaviors, particularly HIV-negative women. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0365-0596 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/S0365-05962012000200002 |
| Access URL: |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000200002 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edssci.S0365.05962012000200002 |
| Database: |
SciELO |
