HIV: FACTORS INCREASING THE VULNERABILITY OF THE YOUNG FEMALE POPULATION

Authors

  • Jailson Alberto RODRIGUES
  • Wendell Soares CARNEIRO
  • Jordana de Almeida NOGUEIRA
  • Ana Célia Rodrigues ATHAYDE

Abstract

Objective: To know the aspects related to the individual component of vulnerability, aiming to identify sexual and preventive practices of the young female population. Material and Methods: This was a descriptive survey conducted in the family health units in the municipality of Patos, PB. Sample size calculation for finite populations was performed, with = 0.05, consisting of 60 youths aged 15 and 19 years. Data were collected from May to August 2010 using a structured questionnaire. The variables were analyzed descriptively by means of absolute and relative frequencies and subjected to inferential analysis through Chi-square (χ2) association tests. Results: The young people who participated in this study were shown to be moderately susceptible to HIV, which was accentuated by the early onset of sexual behavior. Conclusion: It could be observed that the youth had a degree of knowledge appropriate to adopt preventive practices. In spite of that, some actions of a sexual nature were shown to go against such knowledge, like the early onset of sexual life. DESCRIPTORS: HIV. Vulnerability. Adolescents.

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Published

2013-05-27

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RODRIGUES, J. A., CARNEIRO, W. S., NOGUEIRA, J. de A., & ATHAYDE, A. C. R. (2013). HIV: FACTORS INCREASING THE VULNERABILITY OF THE YOUNG FEMALE POPULATION. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 17(1), 3–10. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/rbcs/article/view/11776

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2013)

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Research

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