Atividade sexual antes e após o diagnóstico da infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana: existe modificação?
2008
Introducao: estudos de abrangencia nacional na area de comportamento sexual, riscos e protecao frente a infeccao pelo virus da imunodeficiencia humana e as demais doencas sexualmente transmissiveis (DST) sao necessarios para formular e avaliar politicas publicas. Objetivo: avaliar se existe mudanca na atividade sexual de pacientes antes e apos o diagnostico da infeccao pelo HIV. Metodos: realizou-se um estudo de corte transversal com 87 pacientes HIV soropositivas, com confirmacao por testes realizados previamente. Estas foram submetidas a anamnese, com abordagem de dados clinicos e epidemiologicos. Resultados: a idade do grupo variou de 18 a 71 anos. A forma de contagio predominante foi a sexual (92%). A idade de inicio da atividade sexual variou de12 a 30 anos. Considerando a utilizacao do preservativo como mecanismo de protecao de DST, observou-se que 35 pacientes (40,2%) relataram a utilizacao deste anteriormente a descoberta da infeccao. Atualmente, 60 pacientes relatam algum tipo de protecao, representado por abstinencia sexual ou utilizacao de preservativo. A comparacao entre estas variaveis mostrou uma associacao signifi cativa a p < 0,001. Conclusao: conclui-se que existe mudanca na atividade sexual das pacientes apos o diagnostico da infeccao pelo HIV, representada pela abstinencia sexual ou pelo uso sistematico de preservativo nas relacoes sexuais(AU) Introduction: national scope studies in the area of sexual behavior, risk and protection against infection by human immunodefi ciency virus and othersexually transmitted diseases (STD) are required to formulate and evaluate public policies. Objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate whether there is change in sexual activity of patients before and after diagnosis of HIV infection. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 87 HIV seropositive patients confi rmed by tests carried out previously. They were submitted to anamnesis with approach to clinical and epidemiological data. Results: the group ranged in age from 18 to 71 years. The predominant form of contagion of the human immunodefi ciency virus was sexual (92%). The onset of sexual activity ranged in age from 12 to 30 years. Considering the use of condom as a mechanism of protection from STD, it was observed that 35 patients (40.2%) reported its use prior to discovery of the infection. Currently, 60 patients report some kind of protection, represented by sexual abstinence or use of condom. Thecomparison between these variables showed a signifi cant association with p < 0001. Conclusion: we concluded that there is change in sexual activity of patients after diagnosis of infection with human immunodeficiency virus, represented by sexual abstinence or use of systematic condom in sex.(AU)
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