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- Title
Risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases among sex workers in the interior of Piaui, Brazil.
- Authors
da Penha, Jardeliny Corrêa; Aquino, Caroline Batista de Queiroz; Neri, Érica de Alencar Rodrigues; dos Reis, Thaís Gomes Oliveira; Aquino, Priscila de Souza; Pinheiro, Ana Karina Bezerra
- Abstract
Objective: To identify the risk factors for STD among female sex workers and the characteristics of this population, and to verify the association between condom use by their male partners and clients. Method: Cross-sectional and correlational study conducted with 73 sex workers registered at the Sex Workers´ Association of the municipality of Picos -PI, Brazil. Data were collected in September and October 2010 using a questionnaire to obtain sociodemographic information and the participants´ background in the sex industry. Ethical aspects were observed. Results: There was no significant association between most of the sociodemographic variables and background in the sex industry and condom use by male partners or clients. However, there was a significant association with years in the sex industry (p = 0.029). Sex workers who had been in the industry for the longest used condoms for protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Conclusion: It is essential to create health promotion strategies that observe the real-life experiences of sex workers.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; SEXUALLY transmitted disease risk factors; SEX work; CONDOMS; STATISTICAL correlation; HEALTH promotion; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE sex; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Revista Gaucha de Enfermagem, 2015, Vol 36, Issue 2, p63
- ISSN
0102-6933
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1983-1447.2015.02.52089