Risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections in women of childbearing age

• Autores: Malca Herrera, Evelyn L., Changlio Roas, Juan José
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.unjbg.edu.pe:article/1155
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unjbg.edu.pe/index.php/rmb/article/view/1155
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: conductas; riesgo; infecciones de transmisión sexual; mujeres en edad fértil; comportamento; risco; infecções sexualmente transmissíveis; mulheres em idade fértil; behaviors; risk; sexually transmitted infections; women of childbearing age

Objective: To assess risk behaviours and sexually transmitted infections in women of childbearing age in two primary care facilities in Tacna, Peru. Material and methods: Non-experimental, cross-sectional study of 177 women of childbearing age attended at La Esperanza and San Francisco health centers, randomly selected to whom a questionnaire to measure sexually transmitted infections developed by the Ministry of Health (MINSA) of Peru was applied, with informed consent. Comparative tables are presented, the Chi-squared statistic was used for the analysis. Results: They are risk behaviors to get sexually transmitted infections, the number of sexual partners, have intercourse with a partner who has had several sexual partners (p<0.05). Of the total number of women of childbearing age with vaginal discharge syndrome (48.59 %), 64.29 % belong to the San Francisco Health Center and 34.41 % to La Esperanza Health Center. A significant difference was found between the risk behaviors of women in both health centers (p<0.05). Conclusion: Risk behaviours and sexually transmitted infections in women of childbearing age in two primary care facilities in Tacna are different.