Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the factors associated with the consistent use of the male condom among women living with HIV/aids. Method: an analytical study with a quantitative approach involving 140 women living with HIV/aids who at the time of the study had an active sexual life and receiving follow-up care at the Specialized Care Services. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire via individual interview and were later analyzed using the version 17.0 of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. Results: it was identified that the longer diagnostic time (p=0.029); (p=0.030), non-use of alcohol (p=0.022), and other drugs (p<0.001) prior to intercourse were factors associated with consistent condom use. Conclusion: strategies are needed to encourage women and their partners to use condoms in sex, as it is a proven method for the preventon of HIV transmission and acts as a barrier against other sexually transmitted infections.
Highlights
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains an important public health problem due to the increased number of people living with the virus, indicative of an upsurge in the epidemic.[1]
Objective: to analyze the factors associated with the consistent use of the male condom among women living with HIV/aids
The results indicated that participants who were exposed to individual HIV prevention interventions with components of communication skill training on safer sex had more frequent discussions with partners increasing condom use.[17]
Summary
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains an important public health problem due to the increased number of people living with the virus, indicative of an upsurge in the epidemic.[1] In the world today, there are 36.7 million people living with HIV,17.8 million of these are women.[1] In Brazil, from 2007 to June 2017,194,217 new cases of HIV infection were reported, with 62,198 (32.1%) being in women.[2]. In 2016, this ratio is 2.5 men for one woman.[2] This is due to the fact that women are biologically, epidemiologically and socially more vulnerable, making them three times more likely to get HIV from a male partner than a man contracting HIV from a female partner
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