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| Bay,Monica Baumgardt; Freitas,Marise Reis de; Lucas,Marcia Cavalcante Vinhas; Souza,Elizabeth Cristina Fagundes de; Roncalli,Angelo Giuseppe. |
| ABSTRACT Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) account for the highest prevalence of HIV in Brazil. HIV testing allows to implement preventive measures, reduces transmission, morbidity, and mortality. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate HIV testing during lifetime, factors associated with the decision to test, knowledge about HIV transmission, and use of condoms between MSM from the city of Natal, northeast Brazil. Results: Out of 99 participants, 62.6% had been tested for HIV during lifetime, 46.2% in the last year. The most frequent reported reason to be tested for HIV infection was curiosity (35.5%). Correct knowledge about HIV was observed in only 9.2% of participants. In multivariate analysis, age (PR 0.95; 95%CI,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV testing; Men who have sex with men (MSM); HIV knowledge. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000100002 |
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| Lippman,Sheri A.; Veloso,Valdiléa G.; Buchbinder,Susan; Fernandes,Nilo Martinez; Terto,Veriano; Sullivan,Patrick S.; Grinsztejn,Beatriz. |
| Increasing access and frequency of human immunodeficiency virus testing are critical to stemming the epidemic. In Brazil's concentrated epidemic, human immunodeficiency virus prevalence in the men who have sex with men/transgender population far exceeds that in the general population, but testing rates fall below what is needed to ensure early detection and treatment. Over-the-counter human immunodeficiency virus self-testing kits, now available in stores in the U.S., have enormous potential to increase testing access and frequency and to facilitate early detection and treatment. With the advent of human immunodeficiency virus self-testing upon us, it is timely to engage the scientific community, government, and civil society in a dialog around how to best... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Brazil; HIV testing; MSM; Self-testing; Home-based testing. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702014000300239 |
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| Szwarcwald,Célia Landmann; Barbosa Júnior,Aristides; Souza-Júnior,Paulo Roberto Borges de; Lemos,Kátia Regina Valente de; Frias,Paulo Germano de; Luhm,Karin Regina; Holcman,Marcia Moreira; Esteves,Maria Angela Pires. |
| This paper describes a methodological proposal based on secondary data and the main results of the HIV-Sentinel Study among childbearing women, carried out in Brazil during 2006. A probabilistic sample of childbearing women was selected in two stages. In the first stage, 150 health establishments were selected, stratified by municipality size (<50,000; 50,000-399,999; 400,000+). In the second stage, 100-120 women were selected systematically. Data collection was based on HIV-test results registered in pre-natal cards and in hospital records. The analysis focused on coverage of HIV-testing during pregnancy and HIV prevalence rate. Logistic regression models were used to test inequalities in HIV-testing coverage during pregnancy by macro-region of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV testing; Pregnancy; Pre-natal care; Secondary data; Brazil. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000300002 |
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