%0 Journal Article
%T VIH y vulnerabilidad: una comparaci¨®n de tres grupos en Cali, Colombia
%A Galindo Q
%A Jaime
%A Tello B
%A In¨¦s C
%A Mueses M
%A H¨¦ctor F
%A Duque M
%A Jorge E
%A Shor-Posner
%A Gail
%A Moreno
%A Geraldine
%J Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud P¨˛blica
%D 2011
%I Universidad de Antioquia
%X objective: to identify socio-demographical characteristics and risk behaviors for hiv /aids and hiv status in three groups of participants from different socio-economic background in cali. methodology: between 2005 and 2007, an active surveillance campaigns was done and included 4055 voluntary participants who gave informed consent, answered a structured questionnaire, and received pre- and post-test counseling and hiv testing. the participants were grouped in three categories: a total of 1217 from low socio-economic status (lse), with low education and high unemployment (n1), 899 employed workers with technical-professional schooling and upper-middle socio-economic status (n2), and 1939 students of private universities and upper-middle socio-economic status (n3). socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors and hiv knowledge self-perception were assessed. statistical analyses: chi square, and independent t tests with significance <0.05, 95% confidence intervals. results: overall prevalence of hiv was 0.62%; in the n1 group prevalence was 1.97%, significantly higher than in the other two groups, (p<0.0001). conclusions: a higher prevalence of hiv in the n1 (lse) group was evident, along with a more frequent history of previous sexual transmision disease (std), and poorer self-perception of hiv knowledge, highlighting the need to strengthen std and hiv prevention and testing strategies targeting this group.
%K hiv
%K risk-taking
%K std
%K poverty.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0120-386X2011000100004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en