Sexual behavior and knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among university students in Sao Paulo, Brazil


Autoria(s): CAETANO, Maria Eugenia; LINHARES, Iara Moreno; PINOTTI, Jose Aristodemo; FONSECA, Angela Maggio da; WOJITANI, Maria Dulce; GIRALDO, Paulo Cesar
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

19/10/2012

19/10/2012

2010

Resumo

Objective: To investigate the sexual behavior and knowledge about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among undergraduate students in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Self-reported questionnaires were used. Results: Most of the 447 students in the study were single (97.3%), in their first year of university (87.7%), and the mean ages were 20.4 years (males) and 19.8 years (females). Vaginal intercourse was practiced by 69.7% of males and 48.4% of females, oral sex by 64.5% of males and 43.7% of females, and anal sex by 18.4% of males and 14.1% of females. Use of a condom during vaginal sex was practiced by 80.4% of males and 74.8% of females and during anal sex by 47.8% of males and 30.0% of females. Knowledge of transmission of STIs was greater than 90% for HIV, syphilis, genital herpes, and gonorrhea; 63%-76% for HPV and genital warts; 30%-34% for Trichomonas and only 16% for Chlamydia. Only 25%-34% knew that HIV was transmitted by breastfeeding; 56%-60% knew that HIV was transmitted by anal sex. Conclusion: Many students engage in high-risk sexual behavior with multiple partners and use condoms inconsistently. Knowledge of the acquisition and modes of sexual and vertical transmission of HIV are strikingly deficient. (C) 2010 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Identificador

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, v.110, n.1, p.43-46, 2010

0020-7292

http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/22324

10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.02.012

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.02.012

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eng

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

Relação

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

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Palavras-Chave #HIV #Brazil #Sexual behavior #Sexually transmitted infections #University students #COLLEGE-STUDENTS #RISK #Obstetrics & Gynecology
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article

original article

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