Risky behavior regarding drug use and HIV infection: an Internet questionnaire coupled with short education texts for Portuguese speakers

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Leila Strazza²  Raymundo S. Azevedo¹  Heráclito B. Carvalho¹ 

[1] ,University of São Paulo School of Medicine Oscar Freire InstituteSão Paulo SP

关键词: HIV/AIDS;    Internet;    Sexual risk;    Vulnerability;    Adolescents and adults;    HIV/AIDS;    Internet;    Risco sexual;    Vulnerabilidade;    Adolescentes e adultos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822007000400005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Surveys of risky behavior relating to HIV/AIDS are generally made for groups at risk of infection, for which HIV/AIDS prevalence is usually expected to be higher than in the general population. Therefore, an educational homepage in Portuguese was created on the Internet to inform/ask internauts regarding knowledge and behavior. The internauts were classified as adolescents (13 to 25 years) and adults (>25 years). The number of STDs was reported as 1. 8 ± 2. 6 infections (range: 1 to 20 infections); 43% used condoms during sexual intercourse. Alcohol consumption was reported by 63% and illicit drug use by 32% (marijuana 24% and inhalants 15%). Among the adolescents, 31% did not classified alcohol as a drug. The adults more frequently reported homosexuality, anal intercourse and STDs, although the adolescents also presented high rates of risky behavior. These results show the need to reach out to internauts through better control strategies. Different types of strategies must be encouraged, in order to reach people that use this means of communication and entertainment.

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