Comparative study of impulsiveness and risk behaviors among infected individuals with hepatitis C virus and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1
| Autor: | Roberta Ferrari Marback, Ricardo Henrique-Araújo, Ana Paula Jesus-Nunes, Lucas C. Quarantini, Tarciana V. Costa, Adriana Dantas-Duarte, Irismar Reis de Oliveira, André C. Caribé, Felipe Coelho Argolo, Mychelle Morais-de-Jesus |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
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Sexual behavior medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Substance-Related Disorders Hepatitis C virus Sexually Transmitted Diseases Drug misuse Specialties of internal medicine medicine.disease_cause Impulsivity law.invention Condoms Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Sex Factors Condom law Internal medicine medicine Humans Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Big Five personality traits Substance Abuse Intravenous Risk-taking Hepatology Unsafe Sex business.industry Age Factors Risk behavior virus diseases General Medicine Hepatitis C Chronic Middle Aged HTLV-I Infections Cross-Sectional Studies Sexual Partners RC581-951 HTLV-1 Impulsive Behavior Multivariate Analysis HCV Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Hepatology, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 166-171 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1665-2681 |
| Popis: | Introduction and objectives Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infections have chronic courses. HCV is primarily transmitted via the hematogenous route, whereas HTLV-1 is primarily transmitted sexually, although it can also be transmitted by blood. Individuals chronically infected with either HTLV-1 or HCV can differ in terms of behavioral characteristics and personality traits. This study compared the occurrence of risk behaviors and impulsivity aspects between HCV and HTLV-1 carriers. Materials and methods Observational, comparative and cross-sectional study that involved a sample of outpatients who had HCV or HLTV-1, by way of a sociodemographic and behavioral questionnaire and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale – BIS-11. 143 individuals with HCV and 113 individuals with HTLV-1 were evaluated. Results There was a difference with regards to gender among patients, with mostly males affected in the HCV group. Risk behaviors commonly mediated by impulsiveness were significantly more frequent in the HCV group. Similarly, overall impulsiveness and domain nonplanning were higher in the HCV group. Multivariate analysis showed that increased age, male gender, higher nonplanning scores and HCV infection were independent factors for the occurrence of risk behaviors. Both groups presented high rates of other sexually transmitted diseases and a low rate of condom use in sexual relations. Conclusions This study confirms the higher rate of risk behaviors and the levels of impulsiveness commonly observed in patients with HCV, along with comparisons to patients with HTLV-1. |
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