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- Title
Conhecimento sobre a sífilis em idosos em município do interior do estado de São Paulo.
- Authors
Moreira da Silva, Aline Caroline; Ribeiro de Almeida, Priscila; Lima de Moraes, Lucas; Pimenta Rodrigues, Marcus Vinícius; Polettini, Jossimara; Martins Baquião, Larissa Sales; Martins da Silva, Monise; Lemos Coelho Ribeiro, Maria Inês; Morceli, Glilciane
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knowledge about syphilis in the elderly in the city of Álvares Machado - SP and to characterize the sociodemographic aspects of this population. METHOD: Cross-sectional study, where elderly residents in Álvares Machado were included. Personal, behavioral, socio-demographic, and sexual behavior information were collected. Statistical analysis was simple descriptive and the association between the variables of interest was used chi-square or Fisher's exact test. RESULTS: All elderly were heterosexual (100%), with a prevalence of elderly people who did not use condoms (62.63%) and 18.18% of respondents considered syphilis as a sexually transmitted infection and 15.15% reported how to prevent the disease. CONCLUSION: There is a lack of preparation and disinformation of the elderly regarding their sexual health and syphilis, its manifestation and prevention.
- Publication
Saúde Coletiva, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 52, p2314
- ISSN
1806-3365
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i52p2314-2325