Sexually transmitted infections in inmates in Merida Venezuela

Abstract:

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and sexual risk behaviors are prevalent in incarcerated women. This study showed that STIs were more frequent in female prisoners (66.6%) than in women in freedom (p <= 0.001). Only the group of incarcerated women presented a combination of STIs (39%) (p <= 0.019), being significant the combination of HPV (p <= 0.007) and Chlamycha trachomatis (p <= 0.003) with other causative agents. HPV and Chlamydia trachomatis were more frequent in female prisoners (35.7%), while in non-incarcerated women occurred in 9.5% (p <= 0.004) and 7.1%, respectively (p <= 0.001). The inmates presented a combination of different HPV genotypes (p <= 0.011) Treponema pallidum presented in 7.1% of prisoners and it was negative in free ones. Hepatitis B virus was present in 9.5% of inmates and negative in free women (p <= 0.040). Markers for hepatitis C, and human …

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2020

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