Author | Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland | |
Author | Magno, Laio | |
Author | Ceccato, Maria das Graças Braga | |
Author | Gomes, Raquel Regina de Freitas Magalhães | |
Author | Leal, Andrea Fachel | |
Author | Knauth, Daniela Riva | |
Author | Veras, Maria Amélia de Sousa Mascena | |
Author | Dourado, Inês | |
Author | Brito, Ana Maria de | |
Author | Kendall, Carl | |
Author | Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo | |
Access date | 2019-10-22T12:48:23Z | |
Available date | 2019-10-22T12:48:23Z | |
Document date | 2019 | |
Citation | GUIMARÃES, Mark Drew Crosland et al. HIV/AIDS knowledge among MSM in Brazil: a challenge for public policies. Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia = Brazilian Journal of Epidemiology, v. 22, Suppl 1, p. 1-15, 2019. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1415-790X | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/36624 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | HIV/AIDS knowledge among MSM in Brazil: a challenge for public policies | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1590/1980-549720190005.supl.1 | pt_BR |
Abstract | Introduction: High level of HIV/AIDS knowledge is required for an effective adoption of preventive strategies. Objective: To assess HIV/AIDS knowledge among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 12 Brazilian cities. Methods: Respondent-Driven Sampling method was used for recruitment. HIV/AIDS
knowledge was assessed by Item Response Theory. Difficulty and discrimination parameters were estimated, and the knowledge score was categorized in three levels: high, medium, and low. Logistic regression was used for analysis. Results: Among 4,176 MSM, the proportion of high level of knowledge was 23.7%. The following variables were positively associated with high knowledge (p < 0.05): age 25+ years old, 12+ years of schooling,
white skin color, having health insurance, having suffered discrimination due to sexual orientation, having had a syphilis test, and having received educational material in the previous 12 months. Exchanging sex for money was negatively associated. Conclusions: The proportion of only 23.7% of high HIV/AIDS knowledge was low. We should note that the only potential source of knowledge acquisition associated with high level of knowledge was receiving educational materials. Our study indicates the need for expansion of public prevention policies focused on MSM and with more effective communication strategies, including the development of knowledge that involves motivation and abilities for a safer behavior. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade do Estado da Bahia. Departamento de Ciências da Vida. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Belo Horizonte. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Instituto de Filosofia e Humanidades. Departamento de Sociologia. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Medicina Social. Rio Grande, RS, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo. São Paulo, SP, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, PE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. New Orleans, LA, United States of America / Universidade Federal do Ceará. Departamento de Saúde Comunitária. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Ceará. Departamento de Saúde Comunitária. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | HIV | pt_BR |
Subject | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | pt_BR |
Subject | Knowledge | pt_BR |
Subject | Item Response Theory | pt_BR |
Subject | RDS | pt_BR |
Subject | MSM | pt_BR |
Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |
DeCS | Adulto | pt_BR |
DeCS | Brasil | pt_BR |
DeCS | Estudos Transversais | pt_BR |
DeCS | Infecções por HIV / prevenção & controle | pt_BR |
DeCS | Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde | pt_BR |
DeCS | Comportamentos de Risco à Saúde | pt_BR |
DeCS | Homossexualidade Masculina / estatística & dados numéricos | pt_BR |
DeCS | Humanos | pt_BR |
DeCS | Modelos Logísticos | pt_BR |
DeCS | Masculino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Análise Multivariada | pt_BR |
DeCS | Fatores Socioeconômicos | pt_BR |
DeCS | Inquéritos e Questionários | pt_BR |