Sexually Transmitted Diseases: From HPV to HTLV - Clinical Profile and Associated Factors

The Brazilian Ministry of Health recommends the performance of serological tests in patients with clinical signs of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. However, data are lacking to affirm the necessity of testing these patients for human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 or type 2. This is a cross-sectional study with 120 patients seen at the Sexually Transmitted Diseases unit of the Sanitary Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of Rio Grande do Sul. The serum from none of the patients was positive for human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 or type 2. Viral warts were the most frequent diagnosis. Drug use was confirmed as a risk factor and high educational levels were found to be a protective factor against Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Below:  Frequency distribution of the variables according to the syndromic approach to STD diagnosis

		Genital ulcer	Discharges*	Genital warts	Pelvic Pain	Total	p
History of HIV	Yes	6	3	5	0	14	0.253§
	No	21	30	53	3	107
Drugs use	Yes	15	25	48	3	91	0.039§
	No	12	8	10	0	30
Condoms use	Always	10	10	19	0	39	0.282§
	Sometimes	12	18	32	1	63
	Never	5	5	7	2	19
Steady partner	Yes	18	18	36	1	73	0.593§
	No	9	15	22	2	48
Multiple partners	Yes	8	13	16	1	38	0.702§
	No	19	20	42	2	83
Partner with STD	Yes	5	9	10	0	24	0.433§
	No	12	11	33	2	58
	Does not know	10	13	15	1	39

*the sum of the urethral and vaginal discharges.

§Pearson's chi-square test

Full article at:   http://goo.gl/ZJc1JO

By:   Fabíola Suris da Silveira^1,2 and Renan Rangel Bonamigo^1,3

¹Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) – Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.

²Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição – Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.

³Ambulatório de Dermatologia Sanitária da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul – Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.

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