Vulnerability to the HIV infection among high risk exposed women – disadvantaged girls and female prisoners in São Paulo,Brazil

contributions of nursing

Authors

  • Leila Strazza
  • Raimundo S. Azevedo
  • Tânia M.Q.R. Boccia
  • Heráclito B. Carvalho

Keywords:

female, disadvantaged, prisoners, vulnerability, HIV, aids

Abstract

Introduction: aids epidemic in Brazil shows an increase of women cases. So called “aids femininely”. Understanding this vulnerability it was chosena female population with a high HIV risk infection, this is, institutionalized and prisoners. Objective: to evaluate their infection vulnerability.Methods: It was compared four different studies focus on sexual and drugs use behavior. Results: the prevalence was 2.6(Ferreira, 1997); .10(Strazza, 1999); .14 (Lopes, 1999), and .14 (Strazza, 2003). Sexual contact, with HIV positive drug partner, is the submission attitude during sexualrelationship, has to be modified as a control strategy. Conclusion: to take aim at this specific point, it is suggested to effort safe sex workshopsamong them (women and theirs partners).

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Author Biographies

Leila Strazza

Professora Doutora, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo-USP.

Raimundo S. Azevedo

Professor Associado, Departamento de Patologia da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo-USP.

Tânia M.Q.R. Boccia

Psicóloga, Auxiliar de Pesquisa, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo-USP.

Heráclito B. Carvalho

Professor Doutor, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Universidade de São Paulo-USP.     

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Published

2005-07-10

How to Cite

1.
Strazza L, Azevedo RS, Boccia TM, Carvalho HB. Vulnerability to the HIV infection among high risk exposed women – disadvantaged girls and female prisoners in São Paulo,Brazil: contributions of nursing. DST [Internet]. 2005 Jul. 10 [cited 2024 Apr. 28];17(2):138-42. Available from: https://www.bjstd.org/revista/article/view/572

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Original Article