Lb3.255 HIV prevalence in homeless people in a northeast capital of brazil

Giselle Mary Ibiapina Brito, Matheus Sousa Marques Carvalho, Hugo Leonardo Barros de Ârea Leão, Layze Braz de Oliveira, Rosilane de Lima Brito Magalhães, Braulio Vieira de Sousa Borges
2017 Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation   unpublished
Age ranged from 18 to 59 years old, and the prevalence was higher in women aged 25 to 39 ( 14/3.9% CI 56.99-67.01), from Teresina (23/With no partner (26/7.2%, CI 92.26-96.94), with less than eight years of education at school (19.5% and 5.4%, CI 73.07-81.73). IC 63.38-73.02), catholic (19/5.3%, IC 75.97-84.23), income less than 1 minimum national wage (14/3.9%, CI 39.85-50, 15) and acting in pubs (14/3.9%, IC 45.63-55.97). Conclusion High prevalence of syphilis among the younger sex workers,
more » ... married, catholic, impoverished, poorly schooled and working indoors. It is necessary to reinforce intervention measures, focusing on health education, in order to reduce the chain of transmission and safer sexual practices.
doi:10.1136/sextrans-2017-053264.490 fatcat:gqfsv2c5ffe33argrbi2k3vdla