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- Title
HIV POSITIVITY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN A COUNSELING AND TESTING CENTER.
- Authors
Rossi, Angélica da Mata; Albanese, Silvia Paulino Ribeiro; Kuriaki, Aparecida Tioko; Birolim, Marcela Maria; Monroe, Aline Aparecida; Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre; Dessunti, Elma Mathias
- Abstract
Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positivity in users of a Counseling and Testing Center (CTC). Method: Across-sectional study with 5,229 users who performed the rapid HIV test, registered in the CTC's Information System. Bivariate and multivariate analyzes were performed using binary logistic regression, presenting OddsRatio, 95% confidence interval and p-value <0.05. Results: The prevalence of HIV infection was 5.0% (259), with greater involvement of the younger population (p=0.010). Greater positivity was observed among people living with HIV/AIDS (91.3%; p <0.001) and men who have sex with men (MSM) (20%; p<0.001). In multivariate analyzes, there was a greater association with HIV infection in model 2, which includes sociodemographic and behavioral variables, such as: the populational cut of MSM, needle sharing, MSM sexual orientation, having sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the last 12 months, HIV-positive partner and irregular or no condom use in the last 12 months with a steady partner. Conclusion: Vulnerability to HIV was more associated with factors related to needle sharing and sexual behavior, especially MSM and steady partnerships.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HIV infection epidemiology; HIV infection risk factors; RESEARCH; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICS; HIV-positive persons; NEEDLE sharing; CONFIDENCE intervals; CROSS-sectional method; MULTIVARIATE analysis; AGE distribution; HUMAN sexuality; MANN Whitney U Test; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; AIDS serodiagnosis; HEALTH behavior; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; LOGISTIC regression analysis; ODDS ratio; MEN who have sex with men; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Ciencia, Cuidado e Saude, 2021, Vol 20, p1
- ISSN
1677-3861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/cienccuidsaude.v19i0.50495