Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, Brazil
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Resumo: | BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of STDs among women indicates the need to implement approaching techniques, case detection and prevention of new cases. OBJECTIVES: To describe the frequency of risk factors for syphilis and assess attitudes towards sexual risk in a population of young women in Vitória, ES. METHODS: Cross-sectional, population-based study, performed in Vitória. Interviews were held and VDRL and MHA-TP were investigated in blood samples. RESULTS: Among the 904 eligible women (18-29 years) sampled from the Family Health Program (FHP), 11 were diagnosed with syphilis, a prevalence of 1.2% (CI95% 0.5-1.9). Median age was 23 years (interquartile range 20-26 years); 65.7% of participants were in high school or college and 85.4% lived with their family or sexual partner. Factors associated with syphilis included: lower educational level (<8 years of schooling) [Adjusted Odds Ratio aOR=4.3 (CI 95% 1.01-17.99)]; >1 lifetime sexual partners [(aOR) =6.50 (CI95% 1.37-30.82)], and history of a previously diagnosed STD [aOR=10.3 (CI95% 2.37-44.33)]. Two thirds (67.7%) of the women surveyed agreed that it is not easy to tell their sexual partner they do not want to have sex without condoms; 52.3% thought it is difficult to use condoms in all sexual intercourses, and 36.2% said they cannot do anything if their partner refuses to use condoms. CONCLUSIONS: Using the FHP as an approach to perform routine VDRL can contribute to decreasing the vulnerability of these women and help control congenital syphilis. |
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Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, BrazilFamily health programRisk factorsSexually transmitted diseasesSyphilisTreponemal infectionsWomen's healthBACKGROUND: The high prevalence of STDs among women indicates the need to implement approaching techniques, case detection and prevention of new cases. OBJECTIVES: To describe the frequency of risk factors for syphilis and assess attitudes towards sexual risk in a population of young women in Vitória, ES. METHODS: Cross-sectional, population-based study, performed in Vitória. Interviews were held and VDRL and MHA-TP were investigated in blood samples. RESULTS: Among the 904 eligible women (18-29 years) sampled from the Family Health Program (FHP), 11 were diagnosed with syphilis, a prevalence of 1.2% (CI95% 0.5-1.9). Median age was 23 years (interquartile range 20-26 years); 65.7% of participants were in high school or college and 85.4% lived with their family or sexual partner. Factors associated with syphilis included: lower educational level (<8 years of schooling) [Adjusted Odds Ratio aOR=4.3 (CI 95% 1.01-17.99)]; >1 lifetime sexual partners [(aOR) =6.50 (CI95% 1.37-30.82)], and history of a previously diagnosed STD [aOR=10.3 (CI95% 2.37-44.33)]. Two thirds (67.7%) of the women surveyed agreed that it is not easy to tell their sexual partner they do not want to have sex without condoms; 52.3% thought it is difficult to use condoms in all sexual intercourses, and 36.2% said they cannot do anything if their partner refuses to use condoms. CONCLUSIONS: Using the FHP as an approach to perform routine VDRL can contribute to decreasing the vulnerability of these women and help control congenital syphilis.Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia2012-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000100009Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.87 n.1 2012reponame:Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)instacron:SBD10.1590/S0365-05962012000100009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMiranda,Angélica EspinosaFigueiredo,Nínive CamiloPinto,Valdir MonteiroPage,KimberlyTalhari,Sinésioeng2012-05-02T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0365-05962012000100009Revistahttp://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpabd@sbd.org.br||revista@sbd.org.br1806-48410365-0596opendoar:2012-05-02T00:00Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)false |
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Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, Brazil |
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Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, Brazil |
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Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, Brazil Miranda,Angélica Espinosa Family health program Risk factors Sexually transmitted diseases Syphilis Treponemal infections Women's health |
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Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, Brazil |
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Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, Brazil |
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Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, Brazil |
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Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, Brazil |
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Risk factors for syphilis in young women attending a family health program in Vitória, Brazil |
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Miranda,Angélica Espinosa |
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Miranda,Angélica Espinosa Figueiredo,Nínive Camilo Pinto,Valdir Monteiro Page,Kimberly Talhari,Sinésio |
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Figueiredo,Nínive Camilo Pinto,Valdir Monteiro Page,Kimberly Talhari,Sinésio |
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Miranda,Angélica Espinosa Figueiredo,Nínive Camilo Pinto,Valdir Monteiro Page,Kimberly Talhari,Sinésio |
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Family health program Risk factors Sexually transmitted diseases Syphilis Treponemal infections Women's health |
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Family health program Risk factors Sexually transmitted diseases Syphilis Treponemal infections Women's health |
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BACKGROUND: The high prevalence of STDs among women indicates the need to implement approaching techniques, case detection and prevention of new cases. OBJECTIVES: To describe the frequency of risk factors for syphilis and assess attitudes towards sexual risk in a population of young women in Vitória, ES. METHODS: Cross-sectional, population-based study, performed in Vitória. Interviews were held and VDRL and MHA-TP were investigated in blood samples. RESULTS: Among the 904 eligible women (18-29 years) sampled from the Family Health Program (FHP), 11 were diagnosed with syphilis, a prevalence of 1.2% (CI95% 0.5-1.9). Median age was 23 years (interquartile range 20-26 years); 65.7% of participants were in high school or college and 85.4% lived with their family or sexual partner. Factors associated with syphilis included: lower educational level (<8 years of schooling) [Adjusted Odds Ratio aOR=4.3 (CI 95% 1.01-17.99)]; >1 lifetime sexual partners [(aOR) =6.50 (CI95% 1.37-30.82)], and history of a previously diagnosed STD [aOR=10.3 (CI95% 2.37-44.33)]. Two thirds (67.7%) of the women surveyed agreed that it is not easy to tell their sexual partner they do not want to have sex without condoms; 52.3% thought it is difficult to use condoms in all sexual intercourses, and 36.2% said they cannot do anything if their partner refuses to use condoms. CONCLUSIONS: Using the FHP as an approach to perform routine VDRL can contribute to decreasing the vulnerability of these women and help control congenital syphilis. |
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