Risk behaviors for sexually transmitted diseases among crack users

OBJECTIVES: 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...

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Autores principales: Guimarães, Rafael Alves, da Silva, Leandro Nascimento, França, Divânia Dias da Silva, Del-Rios, Nativa Helena Alves, Carneiro, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos, Teles, Sheila Araujo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26444164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0077.2597
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: 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.

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