Knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual practices

被引:6
作者
Freire de Araujo Patricio, Anna Claudia [1 ]
Bezerra, Valeria Peixoto [2 ]
Nogueira, Jordana Almeida [2 ]
Silva Paredes Moreira, Maria Adelaide [2 ]
Camargo, Brigido Vizeu [3 ]
Santos, Jiovana de Souza [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
[4] Ctr Univ Joao Pessoa, Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil
关键词
HIV; Sex Workers; Knowledge; Sexual Behavior; Community Health Nursing; PERPETRATED VIOLENCE; FEMALE; RISK; HIV; INDIA;
D O I
10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0590
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Objective: assess the knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual practices. Method: Ninety women participated in the study. The Scientific Knowledge Test about HIV/AIDS and sexual practices was used. The Wald test was applied to verify the relationship between knowledge and sexual practices with statistical significance of p<0.05. Results: the score of 61.7% of correct answers in all three dimensions stands out; 72.2% have sexual intercourse without a condom in exchange for a large amount of money; 53.3% have sex during the menstrual period; 62.2% have sexual intercourse with drug users; 75.6% have sex with clients showing lesions on the penis or anus. The B coefficient (-0.19) showed that the higher the knowledge about HIV/AIDS, the lower the practice of risky sexual behaviors. Conclusion: the influence of knowledge about HIV/AIDS on sexual practices was not statistically significant, but the sexual practices and insufficient knowledge about prevention, physiological and behavioral attributes were observed.
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页码:1311 / 1317
页数:7
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