HIV infections in youth: prevalence and associated factors

Autor: Juliana Kelly Batista da Silva, Jamira Martins dos Santos, Renata Olívia Gadelha Romero, Luciana Maria Bernardo Nóbrega, Rodrigo Pinheiro Fernandes Queiroga, Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal, Jordana de Almeida Nogueira
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Rev Rene, Vol 24, p e83018 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2175-6783
DOI: 10.15253/2175-6783.20232483018
Popis: Objective: to estimate the prevalence and associated factors with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in youths. Methods: cross-sectional study in two Centers for Testing and Counseling, with 279 youths from 15 to 24 years old. An anti-HIV test and a structured instrument were applied. We used bivariate analysis and logistic regression, with Bonferroni corrections, to investigate the association between the variables and the outcome. Results: the prevalence of HIV in the youth analyzed was 3.9% (Confidence interval - CI95%: 1.0-10.1). The association with the outcome of HIV was statistically significant in male youth (p=0.001), homosexuals (p
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