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Risk behaviors for sexually transmitted diseases among crack users
Rafael Alves Guimarães1, Leandro Nascimento da Silva2, Divânia Dias da Silva França3
1Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, BR.
Objectives:
to investigate the prevalence and risk behaviors by means of reporting of sexually transmitted diseases among crack users.
Method:
cross-sectional study carried out with 588 crack users in a referral care unit for the treatment of chemical dependency. Data were collected by means of face-to-face interview and analyzed using Stata statistical software, version 8.0.
Results:
of the total participants, 154 (26.2%; 95% CI: 22.8-29.9) reported antecedents of sexually transmitted diseases. Ages between 25 and 30 years (RP: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.0-4.0) and over 30 years (RP: 3.8; 95% CI: 2.1-6.8), alcohol consumption (RP: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1-3.3), antecedents of prostitution (RP: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.3-2.9) and sexual intercourse with person living with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS (RP: 2.7; 95% CI: 1.8-4.2) were independently associated with reporting of sexually transmitted diseases.
Conclusion:
the results of this study suggest high risk and vulnerability of crack users for sexually transmitted diseases.