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Abstract
Sexual abuse in childhood and risks in adult life: the invisible in an MSM cohort
V Camargo1, C G M Silva1, J L Grandi1, M Giovanetti1, S E P Garcia1, L A V D'Angelo2, M J Spink3, J R Carvalheiro4
1STD/AIDS State Programme of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Health Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 3Catholic University, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 4Institute of Research Coordination, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background The Bela Vista Project is an open cohort that was started in 1994 and closed in 2001, for the preparation of anti-HIV vaccines among men who have sex with men (MSM). Assessing cases of sexual abuse was not included in the major research objectives, however, data showed how important the issue was: out of 1035 participants who responded the first interview, 244 volunteers mentioned they had been victim of some kind of sexual violence in the past.
Methods: Analysis was conducted through questions in the first interview, concerning the entire life of the volunteer. Data was confronted with variables such as income, schooling, type of partnership and practice of unprotected anal sex. Results Among those who reported sexual abuse in the past, 23.8% said in the last interview they had had at least one unprotected receptive anal intercourse, with an occasional partner, while in the group that did not report sexual violence in the past, 12.4% had the same exposure to risk, where the statistical difference is significant in the relation between unsafe sex and sexual violence (p=<0.000). Volunteers who reported violence in the past have a relative risk twice higher for unprotected intercourses (OR = 2.21). Concerning the type of partnership, 77% of those who mentioned violence have also indicated a more frequent search for occasional partners and, 72% less frequently, the engagement with steady partners. Volunteers that were sexually molested in the past had lower income and schooling than those who did not suffer sexual violence, but there was no statistical relevance between the two groups.
Conclusions Data point out the importance of investigating a history of sexual abuse as a crucial element of individual vulnerability.
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" V Camargo , , et al.
Sexual abuse in childhood and risks in adult life: the invisible in an MSM cohort
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