Behavioral Risk and Sociodemographic Predictors related to HIV infection and other STI's

One thousand thirty-five participants were tested in laboratory in order to detect HIV or other sexually transmitted infection (STI) antibodies between 1999 and 2000. The results showedthat: (a) most of them attended for the first time the Health Information Center; (b) the Elisa test was the most f...

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Autor Principal: Piña, Julio
Otros Autores: Fierros, Luis, Cruz Moreno, Humberto de la
Formato: Artículo
Idioma: spa
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2012
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Vih
Acceso en línea: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/3630/3609
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Sumario: One thousand thirty-five participants were tested in laboratory in order to detect HIV or other sexually transmitted infection (STI) antibodies between 1999 and 2000. The results showedthat: (a) most of them attended for the first time the Health Information Center; (b) the Elisa test was the most frequently used; (e) the majority were women, and (d) their age range was from 15 to 44 years old. With regard to risk behaviors, the sexual ones were the most frequent;in relation to addictive behaviors, drug consumption by intravenous way and alcohol use were the most frequent ones. Significan! correlation, confirmed by Kolmogrov-Smirnov test, were found among the sociodemographic variables. When analyzing sexual behavior alone and with alcohol consumption, a significant correlation was found in risk behaviors compared to the other variables.