Sexual partnerships of people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Layze Braz de
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Matos, Matheus Costa Brandão, Jesus, Giselle Juliana de, Reis, Renata Karina, Gir, Elucir, Araújo, Telma Maria Evangelista de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• DOI: 10.15253/2175-6783.2017000600017
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/31103
• topic: HIV; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Patient Care; Sexual Behavior.

Objective: to characterize the sexual partnerships established by people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Methods: an epidemiological study carried out with 173 participants in a medical assistance service specialized in the treatment of people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Data were collected through an individual interview with a specific questionnaire for the study. Pearson’s Chi-square test was used to analyze the data. Results:the majority of the participants were male, young adults (54/30.9%), single (94/53.7%), complete high school (72/41.1%) and sexually infected (150/85.7%). The variables gender (p<0.001), marital status (p<0.001), living with partner (p<0.001), exposure form (p=0.040) and partner serology (p<0.001) showed statistical difference. Conclusion: people with this infection establish different forms of sexual partnerships, which were influenced by sex, marital status, living with the partner, form of exposure and serology of the partner.