Behavior assessment of women attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Vit車ria, Brazil

作者：Miranda; Angelica Espinosa; Lima; Bettina Moulin Coelho; Giami; Alain; Golub; Jonathan E; Talhari; Sinesio

来源：Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2012.

DOI：10.1590/S0365-05962012000200002

• reproductive behavior
• risk factors
• risk-taking
• sexually transmitted diseases
• women%26apos
• s health.

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 vit車ria, 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%26lt;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.