Title
Sexual behavior among patients with HIV according to age groups
Other title
Comportamiento sexual de pacientes con infección por VIH según grupos de edad
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
FERNÁNDEZ COSSER, KATHERINE
SERPA CHUMBE, HENRY
RIVERA ROJAS, ENRIQUE
LAURA SANDOVAL, KATYA
ROSALES GUERRA, JULIO
CRISÓSTOMO, SONIA
Hospital Docente Clínico Quirúrgico Daniel Alcides Carrión
Publisher(s)
Instituto de Altos Estudios de Salud Publica
Abstract
Our objective was to determine the prevalence and risk behaviors by age groups in patients with HIV infection. A cross-sectional analytical observational study of patients attending the Infectious Diseases service to receive antiretroviral treatment was carried out.Results: Out of 117 people who entered the study, it was observed that the age group of young men with HIV infection indicated a homosexual orientation (MSM) 64.5%; and a higher rate of having suffered sexual abuse (29%) in comparison to the others. In adults, the use of contraceptive methods is 71.4%, and higher than the rest of the age groups, attendance at places of risk (visits to street sex workers) is mostly in the range of 45 to 90 years. The active homosexual role of men with HIV represents 66.7%. The findings emphasize the need for more studies that delve into the issue of sexual abuse in adolescents and young adults, due to the high prevalence found in this study.
Start page
16
End page
23
Volume
62
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85126730792
Source
Boletin de Malariologia y Salud Ambiental
ISSN of the container
1690-4648
Sources of information:
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