title: Risk behaviors for sexually transmitted diseases among crack users.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to investigate the prevalence and risk behaviors by means of reporting of sexually transmitted diseases among crack users.
  
  
  METHODS
  cross-sectional study carried out with 588 crack users in a referral care unit for the treatment of chemical dependency. Data were collected by means of face-to-face interview and analyzed using Stata statistical software, version 8.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  of the total participants, 154 (26.2%; 95% CI: 22.8-29.9) reported antecedents of sexually transmitted diseases. Ages between 25 and 30 years (RP: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.0-4.0) and over 30 years (RP: 3.8; 95% CI: 2.1-6.8), alcohol consumption (RP: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1-3.3), antecedents of prostitution (RP: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.3-2.9) and sexual intercourse with person living with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS (RP: 2.7; 95% CI: 1.8-4.2) were independently associated with reporting of sexually transmitted diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the results of this study suggest high risk and vulnerability of crack users for sexually transmitted diseases.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, BR.
authors.forename: Rafael Alves
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, BR.
authors.forename: Leandro Nascimento
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, BR.
authors.forename: Divânia Dias da Silva
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: França
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, BR.
authors.forename: Nativa Helena Alves
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Del-Rios
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, BR.
authors.forename: Megmar Aparecida dos Santos
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, BR.
authors.forename: Sheila Araujo
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Teles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D016578:Crack Cocaine