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      Comportamento sexual de risco e conhecimento sobre IST/SIDA em universitários da saúde Translated title: Comportamientos sexuales de riesgo y conocimiento sobre las ITS/SIDA en los universitarios de la salud Translated title: Risky sexual behavior and knowledge of STIs/AIDS among university health students

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          Enquadramento: O comportamento sexual de risco esta relacionado com o número de parceiros sexuais, não utilização de preservativos, entre outros fatores. Objetivo: Caracterizar o perfil dos universitários da área de saúde numa intituição de ensino superior (IES), quanto a aspetos demográficos e sexuais. Metodologia: Estudo descritivo, prospetivo e transversal com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 819 universitários da área da saúde. Utilizou-se um questionário com questões sobre aspetos demográficos, conduta sexual e conhecimento sobre IST/SIDA. Adotou-se como comportamento de risco 2 ou mais comportamentos sexuais: não utilização de preservativos, mais de 10 parceiros sexuais, manter relações sob efeito de álcool/drogas e com pessoa pouco ou recentemente conhecida. Resultados: Setenta e sete vírgula quarenta e um por cento (634) são mulheres e 22,59% (185) homens; com média de idade de 24,4 anos (DP± 6,7), 52% apresentaram comportamento de risco e conhecimento insuficiente sobre IST. Conclusão: Dos participantes, 52% possuem comportamento de risco sexual, facto que exige desenvolvimento de trabalhos preventivos com esta população, através de atividades educativas, visando consciencialização e diminuição dos riscos para IST.

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          Marco contextual: La conducta sexual de riesgo se relaciona con el número de parejas sexuales, no usar preservativo y otros factores. Objetivo: Caracterizar el perfil de los universitarios del área de la salud en una IES en cuanto a los aspectos demográficos y sexuales. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, prospectivo y transversal con un enfoque cuantitativo realizado con 819 estudiantes universitarios del área de la salud. Se utilizó un cuestionario con preguntas sobre aspectos demográficos, conducta sexual y conocimiento sobre las ITS/sida. Se adoptaron como conducta de riesgo dos o más comportamientos sexuales de los siguientes: no usar preservativo, más de diez parejas sexuales, mantener relaciones bajo la influencia de alcohol/drogas y con personas que se conocen poco o hace poco. Resultados: El 77,41 % (634) son mujeres y el 22,59 % (185) hombres con una edad media de 24,4 años (DE ± 6,7), el 52 % tenía un comportamiento de riesgo y un conocimiento insuficiente sobre las ITS. Conclusión: El 52 % de los participantes tiene comportamientos sexuales de riesgo, un hecho que requiere que se desarrolle una labor preventiva con esta población a través de actividades educativas dirigidas a concienciar y reducir los riesgos de ITS.

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          Background: Risky sexual behaviors are associated with the number of sexual partners, and non-use of condom, among other factors. Objetive: To identify the profile of health students attending a higher education institution, according to demographic and sexual characteristics. Methods: This is aprospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study with a quantitative approach using a sample of 819 university health students. We used a questionnaire in order to obtain information on the students' demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors and knowledge of STIs/AIDS. We defined risky behavior as the adoption of 2 or more of the following sexual behaviors: non-use of condom, more than 10 sexual partners, sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol/drugs, and sexual intercourse with little or recently known person. Results: The sample was composed of 77.41% (634) of women and 22.59% (185) of men, with a mean age of 24.4 years (SD ± 6.7). Most participants (52%) reported risky behaviors and insufficient knowledge of STIs. Conclusion: The fact that 52% of the participants reported risky sexual behaviors points to the need for preventive interventions among this population, aimed at raising awareness and reducing the risk of STIs.

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          Fatores associados ao uso de preservativo masculino e ao conhecimento sobre DST/AIDS em adolescentes de escolas públicas e privadas do Município de São Paulo, Brasil

          Comparar o conhecimento sobre DST/AIDS e avaliar fatores associados ao conhecimento adequado e ao uso consistente do preservativo masculino, em adolescentes de escolas públicas e privadas do Município de São Paulo. Participaram 1.594 adolescentes entre 12 e 19 anos, de 13 escolas públicas e 5 privadas, que responderam um questionário sobre DST/AIDS e uso de preservativo. Calcularam-se as razões de prevalência com intervalo de confiança de 95%. O escore de conhecimento sobre DST teve o ponto de corte equivalendo a 50% de acerto. Os testes estatísticos foram qui-quadrado e Wilcoxon-Gehan. Realizou-se regressão múltipla de Poisson. O uso consistente de preservativo foi 60% nas escolas privadas e 57,1% nas públicas (p > 0,05) e esteve associado ao sexo masculino e menor nível sócio-econômico. O sexo feminino, maior escolaridade, escola privada, cor branca e estado marital solteiro associaram-se ao maior conhecimento sobre DST. Os adolescentes de escola pública e privada apresentam conhecimento adequado sobre prevenção de DST, entretanto esse conhecimento não determina adoção de atitudes efetivas de prevenção. Programas de conscientização sobre DST/AIDS devem ser ampliados visando minimizar as vulnerabilidades.
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            Vulnerability of women living with HIV/aids1

            Objective outline the profile of women living with the human immunodeficiency virus/aids in interior cities in São Paulo State, in the attempt to identify characteristics related to individual, social and programmatic vulnerability and to analyze the conditions in which they discovered their serological status. Method between October 2008 and December 2010, a cross-sectional study was undertaken with 184 women attended at a specialized service. The data were collected through an interview and gynecological test, including the collection of samples for the etiological diagnosis of sexually transmissible conditions. Results the women were predominantly white, between 30 and 49 years of age, lived with a partner, had a low education level, multiple sexual partners across the lifetime and unsafe sexual practices. The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases corresponded to 87.0%. Conclusion the study suggests the need to offer gynecological care in specialized services and the accomplishment of multiprofessional actions to reinforce the female autonomy in protective decision making.
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              Sexual and Reproductive Behaviors among Undergraduate University Students in Mashhad, a City in Northeast of Iran

              Background The incidence of sexual transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS is globally higher in young people. This study evaluated the prevalence of sexual reproductive behaviors among undergraduate students of Mashhad, Iran. Methods The study was conducted on 605 students in twelve non-medical faculties of a great university of Mashhad. A self-administered questionnaire was completed on demographic information, sexual contact in the lifetime and during the last three months, and age of first sex. Kaplan-Meier statistic was used to calculate the mean age of initiation of sex. A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results After exclusion of individuals over 25 years of age, among 590 students with a mean age of 20.8±1.5 years included in the analysis, 71.4% were female and 85.3% were single. Prevalence of at least one sexual contact in life was 15.1% and 35.3% of single sexually experienced students reported to have sex in the last three months. The lifetime prevalence of sexual relationship in males was significantly higher than females (32.9% vs. 7.6%, p < 0.001). The mean age of first sexual experience was 23.7 years with a significant difference between both sexes (p < 0.001). In single sexually experienced students, the mean age at first sex was 17.6±3.3 years, 24% started sexual activity at <15 years, 34.3% had at least 3 partners and only 40.6% stated using condom in their last sex. Conclusion Although very small proportion of females reported premarital sex, a significant minority of male students experienced sexual and risky behaviors. Therefore, the use of educational programs on related issues to reduce the risk of STIs/HIV among youth including university students seems to be a necessity.
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                Revista de Enfermagem Referência
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                Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra - Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde - Enfermagem (Coimbra, , Portugal )
                0874-0283
                September 2016
                : serIV
                : 10
                : 19-27
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                [01] Paraná orgnameCentro Universitário Autónomo do Brasil Brasil
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                10.12707/RIV16019
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