Title |
Fatores associados ao baixo conhecimento sobre HIV/AIDS entre homens que fazem sexo com homens no Brasil
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Published in |
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, October 2017
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DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00125515 |
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Authors |
Raquel Regina de Freitas Magalhães Gomes, Maria das Graças Braga Ceccato, Lígia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr, Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães |
Abstract |
This cross-sectional study analyzed social vulnerability, individual, and programmatic factors associated with low knowledge on HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men (MSM). Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) was used in 10 Brazilian cities. Knowledge scores on HIV/AIDS were estimated by Item Response Theory and categorized in three levels: high, medium, and low knowledge. Ordinal logistic regression was used for the analysis. Of the 3,746 MSM, 36.6%, 37.4%, and 26% showed high, medium, and low knowledge, respectively. The following were associated with low knowledge in the final model: schooling ≤ 8 years, non-white skin color, economic classes C and D-E, age < 25 years, having only one sex partner, and no previous HIV test. It is essential to improve knowledge on HIV/AIDS among young MSM with low socioeconomic status. Interventions focused on programmatic vulnerability factors can help reduce individual and social risk. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 72 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 18 | 25% |
Student > Bachelor | 12 | 17% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 13% |
Other | 2 | 3% |
Professor | 2 | 3% |
Other | 7 | 10% |
Unknown | 22 | 31% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 19% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
Engineering | 3 | 4% |
Other | 11 | 15% |
Unknown | 24 | 33% |