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Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Recent studies suggest that acquisition of HIV-1 infection during pregnancy and breastfeeding is associated with a high risk of HIV mother-to-child transmission. This study evaluates risk factors associated with HIV acquisition during pregnancy in women delivering at a large metropolitan medical fac...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3539325/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23319851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/490686 |
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author | Yeganeh, Nava Varella, Ivana Santos, Breno Riegel Gonçalves de Melo, Marineide Simon, Mariana Melo, Taui Nielsen-Saines, Karin |
author_facet | Yeganeh, Nava Varella, Ivana Santos, Breno Riegel Gonçalves de Melo, Marineide Simon, Mariana Melo, Taui Nielsen-Saines, Karin |
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description | Recent studies suggest that acquisition of HIV-1 infection during pregnancy and breastfeeding is associated with a high risk of HIV mother-to-child transmission. This study evaluates risk factors associated with HIV acquisition during pregnancy in women delivering at a large metropolitan medical facility located in the south of Brazil. From February to August 2009, our group conducted a cross-sectional study assessing women's risk for HIV acquisition by administering an oral survey to peripartum women. Of 2465 participants, 42% (n = 1046) knew that partner had been tested for HIV. During pregnancy, 82% (n = 2022) of participants never used condoms; yet 97% (n = 2399) practiced vaginal sex. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that patients with more years of education, in a relationship for more than 1 year, and who knew their own HIV status were more likely to know their partners' HIV status (P < 0.05). Those who were in relationship for more than 1 year and were married/living together were more likely to be comfortable discussing HIV testing with partners (P < 0.05). In conclusion, women in Brazil are at risk of HIV-infection during pregnancy as they remain sexually active, often do not know their sexual partner's HIV status, and have minimal condom use. |
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spelling | pubmed-35393252013-01-14 Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil Yeganeh, Nava Varella, Ivana Santos, Breno Riegel Gonçalves de Melo, Marineide Simon, Mariana Melo, Taui Nielsen-Saines, Karin Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol Research Article Recent studies suggest that acquisition of HIV-1 infection during pregnancy and breastfeeding is associated with a high risk of HIV mother-to-child transmission. This study evaluates risk factors associated with HIV acquisition during pregnancy in women delivering at a large metropolitan medical facility located in the south of Brazil. From February to August 2009, our group conducted a cross-sectional study assessing women's risk for HIV acquisition by administering an oral survey to peripartum women. Of 2465 participants, 42% (n = 1046) knew that partner had been tested for HIV. During pregnancy, 82% (n = 2022) of participants never used condoms; yet 97% (n = 2399) practiced vaginal sex. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that patients with more years of education, in a relationship for more than 1 year, and who knew their own HIV status were more likely to know their partners' HIV status (P < 0.05). Those who were in relationship for more than 1 year and were married/living together were more likely to be comfortable discussing HIV testing with partners (P < 0.05). In conclusion, women in Brazil are at risk of HIV-infection during pregnancy as they remain sexually active, often do not know their sexual partner's HIV status, and have minimal condom use. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3539325/ /pubmed/23319851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/490686 Text en Copyright © 2012 Nava Yeganeh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Yeganeh, Nava Varella, Ivana Santos, Breno Riegel Gonçalves de Melo, Marineide Simon, Mariana Melo, Taui Nielsen-Saines, Karin Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil |
title | Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil |
title_full | Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil |
title_fullStr | Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil |
title_short | Risk-Taking Behavior for HIV Acquisition during Pregnancy in Porto Alegre, Brazil |
title_sort | risk-taking behavior for hiv acquisition during pregnancy in porto alegre, brazil |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3539325/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23319851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/490686 |
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