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The 12 city HIV Surveillance Survey among MSM in Brazil 2016 using respondent-d...
Kendall, Carl; Kerr, Ligia; Mota, Rosa Salani; Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland; Leal, Andrea Fachel; Merchan-Hamann, Edgar; Dourado, InêsIntroduction: This paper details the methods used in the second national Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey (BBSS) of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C among men who have sex with men in Brazil. Methods: Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) was used in 12 cities in 2016. The targeted sample size was initiated with five to six seeds in each city. HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B and C rapid tests were of...
Conhecimento sobre HIV/aids entre HSH no Brasil: um desafio para as políticas p...
Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland; Magno, Laio; Ceccato, Maria das Graças Braga; Gomes, Raquel Regina de Freitas Magalhães; Leal, Andrea FachelIntroduction: High level of HIV/AIDS knowledge is required for an effective adoption of preventive strategies. Objective: To assess HIV/AIDS knowledge among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 12 Brazilian cities. Methods: Respondent-Driven Sampling method was used for recruitment. HIV/AIDS knowledge was assessed by Item Response Theory. Difficulty and discrimination parameters were estimated, and the knowledge ...
The 12 city HIV surveillance survey among MSM in Brazil 2016 using respondent-d...
Kendall, Carl; Kerr, Ligia; Mota, Rosa Salani; Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland; Leal, Andrea Fachel; Merchán-Hamann, Edgar; Dourado, InêsIntrodução: Este artigo detalha os métodos utilizados na segunda Pesquisa Nacional de Vigilância Biológica e Comportamental (BBSS) do HIV, sífilis e hepatite B e C entre os homens que fazem sexo com homens no Brasil. Métodos: O método Respondent-driven Sampling (RDS) foi utilizado em 12 cidades em 2016. A amostra foi iniciada com cinco a seis sementes em cada cidade. Testes rápidos para o HIV, sífilis e Hepatit...
Risk factors for human Mycobacterium bovis infections in an urban area of Brazil
Moreira, Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo; Silva, Marcio Roberto; Rocha, Adalgiza da Silva; Araújo, Flábio Ribeiro; Fonseca-Júnior, Antônio AugustoThe World Health Organization (WHO) has classified human zoonotic tuberculosis (TB) due to Mycobacterium bovis as a neglected issue in the developing world. In a recent cross-sectional study in Brazil, three of 189 TB patients presented with a coinfection of M. bovis and M. tuberculosis and were selected as cases for this study.The aim was to evaluate risk factors (RF) for zoonotic TB in an urban area of Brazil...
Comparing HIV risk-related behaviors between 2 RDS national samples of MSM in B...
Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland; Kendall, Carl; Magno, Laio; Rocha, Gustavo Machado; Leal, Andrea Fachel; Dourado, Ines; Veras, Maria AméliaAbstract Introduction: Periodic monitoring of sociobehavior characteristics at a national level is an essential component of understanding the dynamics the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic worldwide, including Brazil. Methods: This paper compares descriptive sociobehavior characteristics in 2 national cross-sectional HIV biological behavioral surveillance surveys (BBSS) conducted in 2009 and 2016 amo...
Risk behavior score: a practical approach for assessing risk among men who have...
Rocha, Gustavo Machado; Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo; Kendall, Carl; Guimarães, Mark Drew CroslandHIV/AIDS epidemic is not well controlled, and multiple sexual behavior factors help explainhigh rates of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). This article proposesto exam the use of a potential risk behavior score for HIV infection, based on the type andnumber of sexual partners, and condom use, and their associated factors in a sample ofMSM in Brazil. A cross sectional RDS (Respondent Driven Sa...
Interactions and the antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with ...
Freitas, Maria Imaculada de Fátima; Bonolo, Palmira de Fátima; Miranda, Wanessa Debôrtoli de; Guimarães, Mark Drew CroslandDespite increasing accessibility to antiretroviral treatment regimens, adherence remains a challenge for the health systems in Brazil. Difficulties related with low adherence among patients living with HIV/AIDS include adapting to treatment and poorer social interactions, usually due to the stigma of the disease. These and other psychosocial aspects of subjects are expressed in their social interactions. This i...
Vulnerability and non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV patients, M...
Bonolo, Palmira de Fátima; Machado, Carla Jorge; César, Cibele Comini; Ceccato, Maria das Graças Braga; Guimarães, Mark Drew CroslandThe aim of the present study was to describe vulnerability profiles and to verify their association with non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among 295 HIV-patients receiving their first prescription in two public-referral centers in Minas Gerais States, Brazil. The cumulative incidence of non-adherence was 36.9%. Three pure vulnerability profiles (lower, medium and higher) were identified based on the...
Compreensão da terapia anti-retroviral : uma aplicação de modelo de traço latente.
Ceccato, Maria das Graças Braga; Acúrcio, Francisco de Assis; César, Cibele Comini; Bonolo, Palmira de Fátima; Guimarães, Mark Drew CroslandThe aim of this study was to develop a score to determine the level of understanding regarding information on antiretroviral therapy (ART) among patients initiating treatment. This was a cross-sectional analysis based on interviews with HIV patients in outpatient public referral centers (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil). The score for patients’ understanding of their medicines was obtained using a la...
Reliability of Self-Report of HIV Status Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Brazil
Dourado, Maria Inês Costa; Mota, Rosa Maria Salani; Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo; Kendall, Carl Kendall; Pinho, Adriana; Mello, Maeve Brito deTexto completo: acesso restrito. p. 153-156; Submitted by Edileide Reis (leyde-landy@hotmail.com) on 2014-03-11T12:10:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Inês Dourado.pdf: 122433 bytes, checksum: 2a364fd975c25ce6aa852812ce5249fe (MD5); Made available in DSpace on 2014-03-11T12:10:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Inês Dourado.pdf: 122433 bytes, checksum: 2a364fd975c25ce6aa852812ce5249fe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011; Intr...