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M McFarlane1, S S Bull, C A Rietmeijer
1Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. MmcFarlane@cdc.gov
JAMA
|July 25, 2000
Resumen
Buscar parejas sexuales en línea aumenta el riesgo de enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS). Las personas que usan Internet para encuentros sexuales reportaron más ETS y comportamientos de mayor riesgo en comparación con las que no lo hicieron.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Epidemiología La epidemiología.
- Ciencias del comportamiento Ciencias del comportamiento.
Sus antecedentes:
- La transmisión de enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS), incluido el VIH, está vinculada a las relaciones sexuales sin protección con múltiples parejas anónimas.
- Anteriormente se desconocía el papel específico de Internet en el riesgo de transmisión de ETS.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para comparar el riesgo de transmisión de ETS entre las personas que buscan parejas sexuales en línea frente a aquellos que no utilizan Internet para la adquisición de pareja.
- Evaluar la asociación entre la búsqueda de pareja en Internet y los factores de riesgo de ETS.
Principales métodos:
- Se realizó una encuesta transversal entre septiembre de 1999 y abril de 2000.
- Participaron 856 clientes del Centro de Asesoramiento y Pruebas de VIH de Salud Pública de Denver.
- Los datos recopilados incluyeron el uso de Internet autoinformado para buscar parejas, el número de parejas, el uso del condón y el vínculo con los registros de evaluación del riesgo de VIH.
Principales resultados:
- El 15,8% de los clientes buscó parejas sexuales en línea; El 65,2% de estos informó tener relaciones sexuales con una pareja contactada por Internet.
- Los buscadores de sexo en Internet eran más propensos a ser hombres, homosexuales, y reportan más ETS previas, más parejas y comportamientos sexuales de mayor riesgo.
- Se encontraron asociaciones significativas entre la búsqueda de sexo en Internet y el aumento de la exposición a múltiples parejas, el sexo anal y las parejas que se sabe que son VIH positivas.
Conclusiones:
- La búsqueda de parejas sexuales a través de Internet es una práctica común entre las personas que buscan pruebas de VIH.
- Los clientes que usan Internet para encontrar parejas sexuales demuestran un riesgo significativamente mayor de ETS en comparación con los no usuarios de Internet.
- Las redes sexuales facilitadas por Internet representan un notable factor de riesgo para la adquisición de ETS.
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