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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1812-9528</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1812-9528</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1812-95282018000300051</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2018.016(03)51-057</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de sífilis y características del comportamiento de los jóvenes indígenas del Paraguay, 2016]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of syphilis and characteristics of the behavior of indigenous young people of Paraguay, 2016]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Analía]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estigarribia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gladys]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gloria]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinosa Miranda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angélica]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Farland]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[William Mc]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rios-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Miguel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kawabata]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Anibal]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Samudio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tania]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gladys]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodriguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Aldo]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú Instituto Regional de Investigación en Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cnel. Oviedo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Federal del Espíritu Santo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de California Ciencias de la Salud Global ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Francisco California]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Programa Nacional de Lucha Contra el Sida (PRONASIDA) ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cnel. Oviedo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la Frontera Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Temuco ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>16</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>51</fpage>
<lpage>57</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1812-95282018000300051&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1812-95282018000300051&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1812-95282018000300051&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El objetivo fue determinar la prevalencia de sífilis y características de comportamiento de los jóvenes indígenas del Paraguay en el 2016. Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo de corte transversal con muestro probabilístico estratificado bietapico, que incluyó a jóvenes indígenas de 15 a 18 años de cinco familias lingüísticas de Paraguay. Se utilizó un cuestionario estructurado y para el tamizaje de sífilis se utilizó una test rápido treponémico y para confirmar los resultados reactivos se realizó VDRL, considerando como resultado positivo si el test rápido era positivo + VDRL positivo a una dilución de 1:4 o mayor y si la VDRL era menor a 1:4 con TPHA positivo. Los resultados se expresan como medidas de tendencia central, dispersión y proporciones. Ingresaron al estudio 546 jóvenes de 15 a 18 años, el 67,03% era del sexo femenino. Se identificaron 36 casos de sífilis, que representa una prevalencia de 6,6% (IC95%: 4,7-9,0). Mayor prevalencia de sífilis se observó en los jóvenes que consumieron alcohol en la última relación sexual 20,6% (14/68) (p&lt;0,001), sexo transaccional 40% (2/5) (p=0,010) y no utilización de condón 20,6% (14/68) (p&lt;0,001). Se encontró una alta prevalencia de sífilis en la población juvenil indígena, relacionada al consumo de alcohol en la última relación, práctica de sexo transaccional y no utilización de preservativos. Se recomienda la implementación de estrategias específicas con abordaje intercultural apropiadas para una población joven, orientadas a disminuir las prácticas de riesgo y promocionar la utilización de preservativos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The objective was to determine the prevalence of syphilis and behavioral characteristics of indigenous youth of Paraguay in 2016. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with multistage stratified probabilistic sampling. Indigenous youth aged 15 to 18 from five linguistic families living in Paraguay were included. A structured questionnaire was used and a rapid treponemal test was used for the syphilis screening. The results are expressed in measures of central tendency, dispersion and proportions. Five hundred forty six young people from 15 to 18 years old entered the study, 67.03% was female. There were 36 cases of syphilis detected, resulting in a prevalence of 6.6% [95% CI: 4.7-9.0]. Young people who consumed alcohol in the last sexual intercourse 20.6% (14/68) (p = 0.000), transactional sex 40% (2/5) (p = 0.010) and non-use of condom 20.6% (14/68) (p = 0.000) had higher prevalence of syphilis. We found a high prevalence of syphilis in the indigenous juvenile population related to drinking alcohol during the last relationship, practice of transactional sex and the non-use of condoms. Specific strategies should be implemented with an intercultural approach appropriate for a young population, aimed at reducing risk practices and promoting the use of condoms.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Salud de Poblaciones Indígenas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Epidemiologia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sexually transmitted diseases]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[health of indigenous people]]></kwd>
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