Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior in the PrEP Outpatient Clinic at the University Hospital of Brasília.
Alan Rodrigues da Costa, Jônatas Ferreira Barros, Valéria Paes Lima, Camila Magalhães, Hellen Kássia Rezende Silva, Rodolfo Deusdará, Juliana de Souza Lapa
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Alan Rodrigues da Costa: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil.
Jônatas Ferreira Barros: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil.
Valéria Paes Lima: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil.
Camila Magalhães: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil.
Hellen Kássia Rezende Silva: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil.
Rodolfo Deusdará: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil. ORCID
Juliana de Souza Lapa: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Faculdade de Medicina, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil.
(1) Background: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of people who use drugs at the PrEP outpatient clinic of the University Hospital of Brasília; (2) Methods: Cross-sectional study with a review of data from medical records referring to the first medical consultation. The prevalence ratio was calculated using a Poisson regression model with robust variance; (3) Results: A total of 53% of subjects reported drug use in the last 3 months. The unadjusted prevalence ratio of drug use in trans women was PR: 9.0 (95%CI: 1.4-57.5). people who use drugs have a 1.9 times higher prevalence of STI diagnosis, and a 2.4 times higher prevalence of partners compared to non-users; (4) Conclusions: Substance use was associated with a higher STI prevalence ratio and number of sexual partners.
