A Population-based Survey of the Prevalence of HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections, and Associated Risk Factors Among Young Women in Vitória, Brazil
| Autor: | Kimberly Page-Shafer, Nínive Camilo Figueiredo, Renylena Schmidt, Angélica Espinosa Miranda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Sexual partner HBsAg medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Social Psychology Cross-sectional study Sexual Behavior Population HIV Infections HIV Antibodies Article Hepatitis B Antigens Interviews as Topic Risk-Taking Risk Factors Internal medicine Prevalence medicine Humans Syphilis education Hepatitis education.field_of_study business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Antibodies Hepatitis B medicine.disease Antibodies Bacterial Health Surveys Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Immunology Female business Brazil |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and Behavior. 12:25-31 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 1090-7165 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10461-008-9378-0 |
| Popis: | To estimate the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), and syphilis infections and associated risk exposures in a population-based sample of young women in Vitória, Brazil.From March to December 2006, a cross-sectional sample of women aged 18-29 years was recruited into a single stage, population-based study. Serological markers of HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis infections and associated risk exposures were assessed.Of 1,200 eligible women, 1,029 (85.8%) enrolled. Median age was 23 (interquartile range 20-26) years; 32.2% hador = 8 years of education. The survey weighted prevalence estimates were: HIV, 0.6% [(95% CI), 0.1%, 1.1%]; anti-HBc, 4.2% (3.0%, 5.4%); HBsAg, 0.9% (0.4%, 1.6%); anti-HCV, 0.6% (0.1%, 1.1%), and syphilis 1.2% (0.5%, 1.9%). Overall, 6.1% had at least one positive serological marker for any of the tested infections. A majority (87.9%) was sexually active, of whom 12.1% reported a previously diagnosed sexually transmitted infection (STI) and 1.4% a history of commercial sex work. Variables independently associated with any positive serological test included: older age (or = 25 vs.25 years), low monthly income (or = 4x vs.4x minimum wage), previously diagnosed STI,or = 1 sexual partner, and any illicit drug use.These are the first population-based estimates of the prevalence of exposure to these infectious diseases and related risks in young women, a population for whom there is a scarcity of data in Brazil. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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