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Autor | Miranda, Angelica Espinosa | |
Autor | Szwarcwald, Celia Landmann | |
Autor | Peres, Renata Lyrio | |
Autor | Page-Shafer, Kimberly | |
Fecha de acceso | 2010-08-23T16:58:35Z | pt_BR |
Fecha de acceso | 2010-11-04T14:19:50Z | |
Fecha de disponibilización | 2010-11-04T14:19:50Z | |
Fecha de publicación | 2004 | |
Referencia | MIRANDA, Angelica Espinosa et al. Prevalence and risk behaviors for chlamydial infection in a population-based study of female adolescents in Brazil. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Philadelphia, v. 31, n. 9, p. 542–546, Sept. 2004. | en_US |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/647 | |
Resumen en Portugués | Background: Adolescents are vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancy. Prevention measures and assistance are of significant public health importance in this population. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify demographic, behavioral, and clinical factors for STIs and to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection (CT) among female adolescents in Vito´ria, Brazil. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study among female adolescents (15–19 years) served by the Health Family Program. Participants were screened for CT and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) using ligase chain reaction applied to urine and answered a face-to-face questionnaire to assess demographic, behavioral, and clinical factors. All participants and their parents signed the informed consent. Results: Four hundred sixty-four young women were sampled. The prevalence of CT was 8.9% (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.5–11.9%) overall. Among sexually active women, CT and gonorrhea prevalence were 12.2 (95% CI, 9.4–17.0%) and 1.9% (95% CI, 1.1–2.7%), respectively. Previously diagnosed STI was reported by 12.8%. Women who reported regular condom use and having condoms at home were significantly less likely to have CT, and having never purchased condoms was significantly associated with a positive CT result. Conclusion: A high prevalence of CT was found in this population, and behavioral risk was high despite readily available STI prevention information. Women who reported positive condom use behaviors were less likely to have CT. These results demonstrate the need for ongoing STI prevention activities, including STI screening and continued successful risk reduction activities such as condom use to further decrease CT and other STI among adolescents. | en_US |
Promoción | Funding for this study was provided by FACITEC (Fundo de Apoio a Ciência e Tecnologia), Vitória Municipality, UNESCO: Projeto 914 BRA 3016, 5° termo aditivo acordo Brasil-França and from the NIH/Fogarty Centers ICOHORTA Grant (1 D43 TW05799–03). | en_US |
Idioma | eng | en_US |
Editor | American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association | en_US |
Derechos de autor | open access | en_US |
Título | Prevalence and risk behaviors for chlamydial infection in a population-based study of female adolescents in Brazil | en_US |
Tipo del documento | Article | en_US |
Fecha de la defesa | 2004 | |
DOI | 10.1097/01.olq.0000137899.25542.75 | |
Afiliación | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas. Vitoria, ES, Brasil. | |
Afiliación | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnologia em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | |
Afiliación | Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas. Vitoria, ES, Brasil. | |
Afiliación | University of California. Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. San Francisco, USA. | |
Palavras clave en Inglês | Chlamydial Infection | en_US |
Palavras clave en Inglês | Female Adolescents | en_US |
Palavras clave en Inglês | Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) | en_US |
Palavras clave en Inglês | Clinical Factors | en_US |
Palavras clave en Inglês | Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection (CT) | en_US |
Palavras clave en Inglês | Vitória (Brazil, ES) | en_US |
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