Knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual practices.
Rev Bras Enferm 2019;
72:1311-1317. [PMID:
31531656 DOI:
10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0590]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
assess the knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual practices.
METHOD
Ninety women participated in the study. The Scientific Knowledge Test about HIV/AIDS and sexual practices was used. The Wald test was applied to verify the relationship between knowledge and sexual practices with statistical significance of p<0.05.
RESULTS
the score of 61.7% of correct answers in all three dimensions stands out; 72.2% have sexual intercourse without a condom in exchange for a large amount of money; 53.3% have sex during the menstrual period; 62.2% have sexual intercourse with drug users; 75.6% have sex with clients showing lesions on the penis or anus. The B coefficient (-0.19) showed that the higher the knowledge about HIV/AIDS, the lower the practice of risky sexual behaviors.
CONCLUSION
the influence of knowledge about HIV/AIDS on sexual practices was not statistically significant, but the sexual practices and insufficient knowledge about prevention, physiological and behavioral attributes were observed.
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