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Knowledge of women who have sex with women about Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS

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Author(s):
Ana Beatriz Henrique Parenti [1] ; Mariana Alice de Oliveira Ignácio [2] ; Thayná Santos Buesso [3] ; Margareth Aparecida Santini de Almeida [4] ; Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima Parada [5] ; Marli Teresinha Cassamassimo Duarte [6]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Enfermagem - Brasil
[2] Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Enfermagem - Brasil
[3] Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Enfermagem - Brasil
[4] Unesp. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Saúde Pública - Brasil
[5] Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Enfermagem - Brasil
[6] Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Enfermagem - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Ciênc. saúde coletiva; v. 28, n. 1, p. 303-303, 2023-01-06.
Abstract

Abstract This article aims to study the knowledge of women who have sex with women about Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS. Cross-sectional study of 260 women, 81 women who either have sex with women or with men and women (WSW) and 179 women who have sex exclusively with men (WSM). Data were collected in 2019/2020 by means of a form and validated instruments. To study the association between sexual partnership and level of knowledge about Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS, multiple Cox regression models were adjusted, producing significant associations of p<0,05. The median percentage of correct answers was lower among WSW when compared to WSM [68% (18-96) vs 75% (14-96); p=0.023]. Having sex with woman [PR=2.36 (1.07-5.21); p=0.033] and less than 11 years of schooling [PR=2.64 (1.12-6.21); p=0.026] were independently associated with low knowledge. WSW had a lower level of knowledge about Sexually Transmitted Infections and AIDS than WSM, and lower education was independently associated with this finding. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/19649-0 - VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN TO INJURIES RELATED TO MENTAL, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND VIOLENCE SITUATION
Grantee:Marli Teresinha Cassamassimo Duarte
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants