HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Bay,Monica Baumgardt
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Freitas,Marise Reis de, Lucas,Marcia Cavalcante Vinhas, Souza,Elizabeth Cristina Fagundes de, Roncalli,Angelo Giuseppe
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000100002
Resumo: ABSTRACT Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the highest prevalence of HIV in Brazil. HIV testing allows to implement preventive measures, reduces transmission, morbidity, and mortality. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate HIV testing during lifetime, factors associated with the decision to test, knowledge about HIV transmission, and use of condoms between MSM from the city of Natal, northeast Brazil. Results: Out of 99 participants, 62.6% had been tested for HIV during lifetime, 46.2% in the last year. The most frequent reported reason to be tested for HIV infection was curiosity (35.5%). Correct knowledge about HIV was observed in only 9.2% of participants. In multivariate analysis, age (PR 0.95; 95%CI, 0.91-0.99; p = 0.041) and previous syphilis test (PR 4.21; 95%CI, 1.52-11.70; p = 0.006) were associated with HIV testing. Conclusions: The frequency of HIV testing among MSM from Natal is rather low, especially in younger MSM, and knowledge about HIV transmission is inappropriate.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil
title HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil
spellingShingle HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil
Bay,Monica Baumgardt
HIV testing
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
HIV knowledge
title_short HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil
title_full HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil
title_fullStr HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil
title_full_unstemmed HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil
title_sort HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil
author Bay,Monica Baumgardt
author_facet Bay,Monica Baumgardt
Freitas,Marise Reis de
Lucas,Marcia Cavalcante Vinhas
Souza,Elizabeth Cristina Fagundes de
Roncalli,Angelo Giuseppe
author_role author
author2 Freitas,Marise Reis de
Lucas,Marcia Cavalcante Vinhas
Souza,Elizabeth Cristina Fagundes de
Roncalli,Angelo Giuseppe
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author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bay,Monica Baumgardt
Freitas,Marise Reis de
Lucas,Marcia Cavalcante Vinhas
Souza,Elizabeth Cristina Fagundes de
Roncalli,Angelo Giuseppe
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv HIV testing
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
HIV knowledge
topic HIV testing
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
HIV knowledge
description ABSTRACT Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the highest prevalence of HIV in Brazil. HIV testing allows to implement preventive measures, reduces transmission, morbidity, and mortality. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate HIV testing during lifetime, factors associated with the decision to test, knowledge about HIV transmission, and use of condoms between MSM from the city of Natal, northeast Brazil. Results: Out of 99 participants, 62.6% had been tested for HIV during lifetime, 46.2% in the last year. The most frequent reported reason to be tested for HIV infection was curiosity (35.5%). Correct knowledge about HIV was observed in only 9.2% of participants. In multivariate analysis, age (PR 0.95; 95%CI, 0.91-0.99; p = 0.041) and previous syphilis test (PR 4.21; 95%CI, 1.52-11.70; p = 0.006) were associated with HIV testing. Conclusions: The frequency of HIV testing among MSM from Natal is rather low, especially in younger MSM, and knowledge about HIV transmission is inappropriate.
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