Risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases among sex workers in the interior of Piaui, Brazil
| Autor: | Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro, Caroline Batista de Queiroz Aquino, Thaís Gomes Oliveira dos Reis, Priscila de Souza Aquino, Jardeliny Corrêa da Penha, Érica de Alencar Rodrigues Neri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Male Alcohol Drinking Sexually Transmitted Diseases Health Promotion Prostitución Condoms Young Adult Risk-Taking Risk Factors Humans lcsh:RT1-120 Sex Workers Unsafe Sex lcsh:Nursing Smoking General Medicine Middle Aged Occupational Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Income Female Enfermería Brazil Enfermedades de transmisión sexual |
| Zdroj: | Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, Vol 36, Iss 2, Pp 63-69 |
| ISSN: | 1983-1447 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To identify the risk factors for STD among female sex workers and the characteristics of this population, and to verify the association between condom use by their male partners and clients. METHOD: Cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 73 sex workers registered at the Sex Workers´ Association of the municipality of Picos -PI, Brazil. Data were collected in September and October 2010 using a questionnaire to obtain sociodemographic information and the participants´ background in the sex industry. Ethical aspects were observed. RESULTS: There was no significant association between most of the sociodemographic variables and background in the sex industry and condom use by male partners or clients. However, there was a significant association with years in the sex industry (p = 0.029). Sex workers who had been in the industry for the longest used condoms for protection against sexually transmitted diseases. CONCLUSION: It is essential to create health promotion strategies that observe the real-life experiences of sex workers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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