Mariana Pereira de Souza Goldim
Centro Universitário Barriga Verde, BrazilTitle: Sexually transmitted infections in indigenous communities of the Alto Rio Solimões
Abstract
Introduction: The
prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among indigenous
communities is an appalling issue related to Brazilian public health, as there
is an increasing underreporting and neglect related to the study and care of
these people. Objective: To determine the prevalence of STI in the indigenous
population of the Alto Rio Solimões. Methods: STI diagnostic records from the
database of the Indigenous Health Care Information System - SIASI, of the
indigenous communities of the Alto Rio Solimões, belonging to the Nova Itália
base, in Amazonas, were evaluated during the period from January 2010 to August
2020. Sociodemographic data were also evaluated to determine the profile of the
diagnosed indigenous population and the geographical and temporal distribution
of cases. Results: The overall prevalence rate of STIs was 3.91% (113
notifications of STI in the population of 2890 indigenous people). The largest
number of diagnosed cases was in Nova Itália (60.17%). The ethnic group with
the highest number of cases was Tikuna (92.03%). Among the STI studied,
gonorrhea / chlamydia had the highest prevalence (68.14%), followed by
Hepatitis B (13.27%) and Syphilis (10.61%). Most cases were found among women
(71.7%), aged 30–34 years. Conclusion: A higher prevalence of STIs was observed
in indigenous women, mainly from the Nova Itália town and the Tikuna ethnic
group.
Biography
Mariana Pereira
de Souza Goldim is a biologist and has PhD at Heath Science from Universidade
do Sul de Santa Catarina, Brazil. She is an Assistant Professor of Centro
Universitário Barriga Verde, Brazil. She has over 40 publications at scientific
journals.
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