Epidemiological study on sexually transmitted infections in the venezuelan population living in the municipality of Boa Vista, Roraima

Abstract

Introduction: The current Venezuelan migration to the state of Roraima has been the target of intense media criticism, as it is believed that these are responsible for the increase of diseases in the local population. Objective: Thus, this study sought to describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of Venezuelan migrants living in the municipality of Boa Vista, Roraima with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Methods: The research is quantitative, transversal, of the exploratory descriptive type, which took place from secondary data which was made possible by the Diseases Information and Notification System (SINAN). The sample refers to Venezuelan migrants over 18 years of age treated at the basic municipal health network, with data collected from January to December 2018. Results: 416 STIs and HIV / AIDS cases were registered and analyzed in Venezuelans. The mean age was 32.9 years with a standard deviation of 11.9, in addition to the minimum age being 18.0 and the maximum being 87.0 years. As for sex, the predominance of cases was in men who comprised 54.8% and 45.2% for women. The pregnant population of the research corresponded to 10.3% of the cases (n = 43), of which 30.23% were in the 2nd gestational trimester. As for the diseases identified in the notifications, there was a predominance of HIV (39.7%), followed by Syphilis (15.4%), unspecified viral hepatitis (10.1%), syphilis complicating childbirth and the puerperium (7.7 %), AIDS (6.5%), among others. The incidence coefficients for STIs and HIV / AIDS were 68.92 and 59.07, respectively, for every 10,000 Venezuelans. Conclusion: There was a high risk of this population developing these diseases. With that, one can see the need for more public policies aimed at the migrant population.