Sexually transmitted infections: sociodemographic data and risk factors in people with visual impairment
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Data de Publicação: | 2018 |
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Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
Idioma: | eng por |
Título da fonte: | Rev Rene (Online) |
Texto Completo: | http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/33484 |
Resumo: | 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. |