Sexually transmitted infections: sociodemographic data and risk factors in people with visual impairment

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Silmara Pereira de
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: França, Inacia Sátiro Xavier de, Coura, Alexsandro Silva, Aragão, Jamilly da Silva, Silva, Arthur Felipe Rodrigues, Santos, Sérgio Ribeiro dos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/33484
• topic: Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Risk Factors; Blindness; Sexuality; Nursing.; Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis; Fatores de Risco; Cegueira; Sexualidade; Enfermagem.

Objective: to identify associations between sociodemographic aspects and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in people with visual impairment. Methods: a cross-sectional study using an interview with 58 people with severe visual impairment or blindness. The prevalence ratio and Chi-Square and Fisher’s tests were calculated. Results: it was verified the association of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections with the sociodemographic conditions of the participants. Sexual practice was significantly associated with age (p=0.022); the beginning of sexual practice associated with sex (p=0.009); the number of partners at sex (p=0.048) and marital status (p=0.048); the use of condoms during sexual intercourse also to sex (p=0.013) and to marital status (p=0.003). Conclusion: sociodemographic characteristics may interfere with the risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in people with visual impairment.