Getting knowledge to provide care: prevalence and factors associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections in immigrants from Goiás.
Carla de Almeida Silva, Grazielle Rosa da Costa Silva, Thaynara Lorrane Silva Martins and 10 others
PMID 38197674WHAT IT FOUND
Among 308 immigrants and refugees in central Goiás, 8.8% had a sexually transmitted infection: 18 hepatitis B, 7 syphilis, 2 HIV.
Male sex and two or more years in Brazil were associated with infection.
Key findings
01The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections was 8.8% (27/308); hepatitis B was 5.8% (18/308), syphilis was 2.3% (7/308), and HIV was 0.7% (2/308).
02In multiple analysis, male sex (OR 2.7) and two or more years in Brazil (OR 2.6) were associated with STI.
03No sexual behavior variable was associated with STI in bivariate analysis.
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What it does not show
The sample was convenience-based and recruited through religious leaders and civil society organizations, so it may not represent all immigrants and refugees. Most participants were from Haiti or Venezuela, and people who had lived in Goiás for more than 10 years were excluded. The design was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that living in Brazil longer caused infection. Only 27 participants were positive, including 2 with HIV, so estimates for some infections are based on small numbers. Sexual behavior was self-reported in a sample described as predominantly practicing religious people with strong moral values, so underreporting is possible.
Declared interests
The study received financial support from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development and the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Goiás with SES-GO. The paper does not state author conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the odds ratios as proof that male sex or longer stay in Brazil caused infection. This was a cross-sectional convenience study of 308 people, with only 27 positives, and it did not test screening or education.