HIV infections in youth: prevalence and associated factors
Objective: to estimate the prevalence and associated factors with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in youths. Methods: cross-sectional study in two Centers for Testing and Counseling, with 279 youths from 15 to 24 years old. An anti-HIV test and a structured instrument were applied. We u...
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| author | Juliana Kelly Batista da Silva Jamira Martins dos Santos Renata Olívia Gadelha Romero Luciana Maria Bernardo Nóbrega Rodrigo Pinheiro Fernandes Queiroga Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal Jordana de Almeida Nogueira |
| author_facet | Juliana Kelly Batista da Silva Jamira Martins dos Santos Renata Olívia Gadelha Romero Luciana Maria Bernardo Nóbrega Rodrigo Pinheiro Fernandes Queiroga Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal Jordana de Almeida Nogueira |
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| description | Objective: to estimate the prevalence and associated factors with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in youths. Methods: cross-sectional study in two Centers for Testing and Counseling, with 279 youths from 15 to 24 years old. An anti-HIV test and a structured instrument were applied. We used bivariate analysis and logistic regression, with Bonferroni corrections, to investigate the association between the variables and the outcome. Results: the prevalence of HIV in the youth analyzed was 3.9% (Confidence interval - CI95%: 1.0-10.1). The association with the outcome of HIV was statistically significant in male youth (p=0.001), homosexuals (p<0.001), those who tested due to sexual exposure (p=0.034), perception of a high risk of acquiring HIV (p=0.002), and anal sex (p=0.004). Homosexual youth (odds ratio-OR=13.46; CI95%;1.14-15.84), with a perception of high risk of acquiring HIV (OR=18.11; CI95%: 2.28-143.69) had a higher chance of being HIV positive. Conclusion: the prevalence of HIV and associated factors in youth was ascertained. Contributions to practice: the information produced here shows evidence for those who aim to formulate policies, including health managers and workers. It can give support to the elaboration of strategies that involve perfecting preventive, coordinated actions, adjusted to behavioral contexts in the settings studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-488f142261e54126aa60b4a9669bdc302023-06-14T19:23:30ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene2175-67832023-06-0124e8301810.15253/2175-6783.20232483018HIV infections in youth: prevalence and associated factorsJuliana Kelly Batista da Silva0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5872-2829Jamira Martins dos Santos1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5605-2764Renata Olívia Gadelha Romero2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-3764Luciana Maria Bernardo Nóbrega3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1930-9764Rodrigo Pinheiro Fernandes Queiroga4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0642-6382Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3342-8746Jordana de Almeida Nogueira6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-0285Universidade Federal da ParaíbaUniversidade Federal da ParaíbaUniversidade Federal da ParaíbaUniversidade Federal da ParaíbaUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeUniversidade Federal da ParaíbaUniversidade Federal da ParaíbaObjective: to estimate the prevalence and associated factors with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in youths. Methods: cross-sectional study in two Centers for Testing and Counseling, with 279 youths from 15 to 24 years old. An anti-HIV test and a structured instrument were applied. We used bivariate analysis and logistic regression, with Bonferroni corrections, to investigate the association between the variables and the outcome. Results: the prevalence of HIV in the youth analyzed was 3.9% (Confidence interval - CI95%: 1.0-10.1). The association with the outcome of HIV was statistically significant in male youth (p=0.001), homosexuals (p<0.001), those who tested due to sexual exposure (p=0.034), perception of a high risk of acquiring HIV (p=0.002), and anal sex (p=0.004). Homosexual youth (odds ratio-OR=13.46; CI95%;1.14-15.84), with a perception of high risk of acquiring HIV (OR=18.11; CI95%: 2.28-143.69) had a higher chance of being HIV positive. Conclusion: the prevalence of HIV and associated factors in youth was ascertained. Contributions to practice: the information produced here shows evidence for those who aim to formulate policies, including health managers and workers. It can give support to the elaboration of strategies that involve perfecting preventive, coordinated actions, adjusted to behavioral contexts in the settings studied.http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/83018/248859soroprevalência de hiv; comportamento do adolescente;adulto jovem; comportamentos de risco à saúde; estudos transversais. |
| spellingShingle | Juliana Kelly Batista da Silva Jamira Martins dos Santos Renata Olívia Gadelha Romero Luciana Maria Bernardo Nóbrega Rodrigo Pinheiro Fernandes Queiroga Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal Jordana de Almeida Nogueira HIV infections in youth: prevalence and associated factors Rev Rene soroprevalência de hiv; comportamento do adolescente; adulto jovem; comportamentos de risco à saúde; estudos transversais. |
| title | HIV infections in youth: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_full | HIV infections in youth: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_fullStr | HIV infections in youth: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | HIV infections in youth: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_short | HIV infections in youth: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_sort | hiv infections in youth prevalence and associated factors |
| topic | soroprevalência de hiv; comportamento do adolescente; adulto jovem; comportamentos de risco à saúde; estudos transversais. |
| url | http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/83018/248859 |
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