Vulnerability associated with sexually transmitted infections in physically disabled people.
Jamilly da Silva Aragão, Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França, Alexsandro Silva Coura, Carla Campos Muniz Medeiros, Bertha Cruz Enders
Author Information
Jamilly da Silva Aragão: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. R. Manoel Alves de Oliveira 159, Catolé. 58410-575 Campina Grande PB Brasil. jamilly_aragao@hotmail.com.
Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. R. Manoel Alves de Oliveira 159, Catolé. 58410-575 Campina Grande PB Brasil. jamilly_aragao@hotmail.com.
Alexsandro Silva Coura: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. R. Manoel Alves de Oliveira 159, Catolé. 58410-575 Campina Grande PB Brasil. jamilly_aragao@hotmail.com.
Carla Campos Muniz Medeiros: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. R. Manoel Alves de Oliveira 159, Catolé. 58410-575 Campina Grande PB Brasil. jamilly_aragao@hotmail.com.
Bertha Cruz Enders: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal RN Brasil.
OBJECTIVE: to analyze the conditions that enhance the dimensions of individual, social and programmatic vulnerability associated with sexually transmitted infections in physically disabled people. METHODS: this transversal study, with a quantitative approach, was conducted in 2015 in conjunction with an association for disabled people in Campina Grande, PB, Brazil. Ninety-eight individuals participated in the study and answered a questionnaire regarding the dimensions of vulnerability in relation to sexually transmitted infections. The chi-square test, Fisher's test, contingency coefficient test and prevalence ratio test were all performed. RESULTS: an association was identified between the occurrence of sexually transmitted infections with the number of partners (p = 0.020); the belief that having few partners was a form of prevention (p = 0.044); the belief that poor hygiene was a risk factor; age (p = 0.007); the type of disability (p = 0.007); and having a consultation with a urologist (p = 0.030). CONCLUSION: physically disabled people have conditions that enhance their vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections, which are linked to individual, social and programmatic dimensions. By characterizing the conditions of vulnerability it is possible to devise specific prevention linked to the reality of the social and health conditions of individuals.
