HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil
Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the highest prevalence of HIV in Brazil. HIV testing allows to implement preventive measures, reduces transmission, morbidity, and mortality. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate HIV testing during lifetime, factors associa...
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| author | Monica Baumgardt Bay Marise Reis de Freitas Marcia Cavalcante Vinhas Lucas Elizabeth Cristina Fagundes de Souza Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli |
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| description | Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the highest prevalence of HIV in Brazil. HIV testing allows to implement preventive measures, reduces transmission, morbidity, and mortality. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate HIV testing during lifetime, factors associated with the decision to test, knowledge about HIV transmission, and use of condoms between MSM from the city of Natal, northeast Brazil. Results: Out of 99 participants, 62.6% had been tested for HIV during lifetime, 46.2% in the last year. The most frequent reported reason to be tested for HIV infection was curiosity (35.5%). Correct knowledge about HIV was observed in only 9.2% of participants. In multivariate analysis, age (PR 0.95; 95%CI, 0.91–0.99; p = 0.041) and previous syphilis test (PR 4.21; 95%CI, 1.52–11.70; p = 0.006) were associated with HIV testing. Conclusions: The frequency of HIV testing among MSM from Natal is rather low, especially in younger MSM, and knowledge about HIV transmission is inappropriate. Keywords: HIV testing, Men who have sex with men (MSM), HIV knowledge |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e218c65370f04c1f828cb2131df1b9932022-12-21T23:52:51ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1413-86702019-01-0123127HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast BrazilMonica Baumgardt Bay0Marise Reis de Freitas1Marcia Cavalcante Vinhas Lucas2Elizabeth Cristina Fagundes de Souza3Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli4Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas, Natal, RN, Brazil; Corresponding author.Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas, Natal, RN, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, BrazilUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, BrazilBackground: Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the highest prevalence of HIV in Brazil. HIV testing allows to implement preventive measures, reduces transmission, morbidity, and mortality. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate HIV testing during lifetime, factors associated with the decision to test, knowledge about HIV transmission, and use of condoms between MSM from the city of Natal, northeast Brazil. Results: Out of 99 participants, 62.6% had been tested for HIV during lifetime, 46.2% in the last year. The most frequent reported reason to be tested for HIV infection was curiosity (35.5%). Correct knowledge about HIV was observed in only 9.2% of participants. In multivariate analysis, age (PR 0.95; 95%CI, 0.91–0.99; p = 0.041) and previous syphilis test (PR 4.21; 95%CI, 1.52–11.70; p = 0.006) were associated with HIV testing. Conclusions: The frequency of HIV testing among MSM from Natal is rather low, especially in younger MSM, and knowledge about HIV transmission is inappropriate. Keywords: HIV testing, Men who have sex with men (MSM), HIV knowledgehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867018304355 |
| spellingShingle | Monica Baumgardt Bay Marise Reis de Freitas Marcia Cavalcante Vinhas Lucas Elizabeth Cristina Fagundes de Souza Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil |
| title_full | HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil |
| title_fullStr | HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil |
| title_short | HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil |
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