Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2019 Jul-Aug;23(4):274-277. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2019.06.009. Epub 2019 Jul 22.
The aim of this study was to evaluate self-reported syphilis and associated factors in sexually active young adults (16-25 years old) in the Public Health System in Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study with 8071 participants recruited from 119 primary care units. Of these, 224 (2.86%, 95% CI 2.29-3.43%) reported having the disease. Age, lower socio-economic class, being a smoker, not using a condom at first sexual intercourse, and ever had a same-sex sexual experience were associated with syphilis. The results reinforce the importance of implementing strategies focused on socio-economic class and early sexual education that encourage condom use from the beginning of sexual activity.
本研究旨在评估巴西公共卫生系统中活跃的年轻成年人（16-25 岁）自我报告的梅毒感染情况及其相关因素。这是一项横断面研究，共招募了来自 119 个初级保健单位的 8071 名参与者。其中，224 人（2.86%，95%CI 2.29-3.43%）报告患有该疾病。年龄、较低的社会经济阶层、吸烟、首次性行为时不使用避孕套，以及曾有同性性行为，均与梅毒感染相关。研究结果强调了实施以社会经济阶层和早期性教育为重点的策略的重要性，这些策略鼓励从性行为开始时就使用避孕套。
