Costa MIFD, Viana TRF, Pinheiro PNDC, Cardoso MVLML, Barbosa LP, Luna IT. Social determinants of health and vulnerabilities to sexually transmitted infections in adolescents.
Rev Bras Enferm 2019;
72:1595-1601. [PMID:
31644749 DOI:
10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0726]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To verify the association between social determinants of health and the vulnerability of adolescents to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
METHOD
Cross-sectional study, performed with 287 students aged 11 to 17 years, in the outskirts of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, from August do September 2016. Two instruments were used, one destined to social determinants of health and another to investigating the vulnerability to STIs. The magnitude of associations was expressed through odds ratio and interval of confidence, considering a 5% significance level. This research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Ceará.
RESULTS
212 (73.9%) adolescents were considered more vulnerable, with a score ≥ 4. The intermediate social determinant "housing (home ownership)" obtained significant association with with the vulnerability to STIs (p of 0.022; CI 1.1 to 3.3; OR 1.9).
CONCLUSION
The intermediate social determinant "type of housing" influences the vulnerability to STAs.
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