title: [Sexuality Risk Factors among People with Suspect of Sexually Transmitted Disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Describing determinants factors in Sexually Transmitted Diseases is necessary to evaluate and design effective measures for prevention and treatment. The aim of this research was to determine the sexual risk factors of people who are treated at Sexually Transmitted Diseases Centre and to analyze differences based on gender.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study on 496 clinical reports, period of time 2010 to 2014, of people who come to the Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Sexual Orientation Centre of Granada, for suspected of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Sociodemographic, clinical and sexual patterns data were collected. Calculation of descriptive statistics and Chi-square test to compare proportions were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  56% men and 44% women. The mean age was 29,01 years (SD=9,07). Most of the sample were single (85,9%). 54,2% had a higher education level. The most prevalent infections were the Human Papilloma-virus (18,8%), followed Molluscum contagiosum (5,6%) and Candidiasis (3,8%). Significant differences were found by sex with sexual behavior, there are more gay men (n=89) and bisexual (n=22) than women (n=4, n=7, respectively) (p smaller than 0,001); differences between sex and sexual life were also found, finding higher prevalence of men with 10-20 couples (n=23) and more than 20 couples (n=20) than women (n=10, n=4, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The user profile is a young, single, with higher education. The most prevalent infection is the Human Papillomavirus. Men are a vulnerable population for contracting sexually transmitted diseases because of their sexual practices.
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario de Granada. Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Granada. España.
authors.forename: María Ángeles
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Pérez-Morente
authors.affiliation: Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Hospital. Wigan. Reino Unido.
authors.forename: Esperanza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cano-Romero
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario de Granada. Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Granada. España.
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Ocón
authors.affiliation: Centro de ETS y Orientación Sexual, Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Granada. España.
authors.forename: Esperanza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castro-López
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Antropología Social y Cultural, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Granada. Granada. España.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Bautista
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Granada. España. Granada España.
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hueso-Montoro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D019529:Sexuality; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: HIV; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Risk Factors; Safe Sex; Sex Workers; Sexual Behavior; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Spain; Syphilis; Unsafe Sex