Prevalence and Risk of Blood-Borne and Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections in Incarcerated Youth in Salvador, Brazil: Opportunity and Obligation for Intervention
| Autor: | Kimberly Page-Shafer, Diana Pedral-Sampaio, Margaret Fialho, Carlos Brites, Mauro Cunha Ramos, Lourdes Farre, Márcia Messias, Márcia Schmalb |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Social Psychology Cross-sectional study Sexual Behavior Population Alcohol abuse Abortion Risk Factors Blood-Borne Pathogens medicine Humans Child education Psychiatry education.field_of_study business.industry Prisoners Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases Viral Hepatitis B medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Sexual abuse Adolescent Behavior Virus Diseases Prisons Viruses Female Syphilis business Brazil Demography |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and Behavior. 12:17-24 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 1090-7165 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10461-008-9409-x |
| Popis: | To determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections among incarcerated adolescents in Salvador, Brazil, we interviewed 300 incarcerated youth aged 11-18 years to participate in a physical examination and to provide a blood sample to test for HIV-1, hepatitis B and C viruses exposure, human T-cells lymphotrophic virus, and syphilis. Overall prevalence was anti-HIV, 0.34%; anti-HBc, 11.1%; HBsAg, 2.4%; anti-HCV, 6.4%; HTLV, 1.09%; and syphilis, 3.4%. The majority (86.3%) reported a history of sexual activity; 27% had never used condoms. Girls also reported previous pregnancy (35%), abortion (26%) and sexual abuse (74%). Many youth reported a family history of alcohol abuse (56%), illicit drug use (24.7%), or legal problems (38%). Serological results show that youth in Salvador are at high risk for blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections. Policies to reduce the risk and impact of these infections should be a requisite part of health care for incarcerated youth. |
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