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. 2018 Oct 11;26:e3043. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.2568.3043

Table 1. Distribution of the population of the female partners of inmates and sexual behavior in terms of sexually transmissible diseases. Piraquara, Londrina, Francisco Beltrão, Paraná (PR), Brazil, 2016 (n=349).

Variables Total STD* p-value
N (%) N (%)
Age <30 years old 231 66.4 97 66.0 0.894
≥30 years old 117 33.6 50 34.0
Education Inc Prim Edu. 109 31.3 50 34.5 0.736
Prim Edu§ 37 10.6 14 9.5
Inc. high││ 111 31.9 45 30.6
High school 60 17.2 28 19.0
Some college 22 6.3 7 4.8
College†† 9 2.6 3 2.0
Partner/12 months 1 206 59.2 74 50.3 <0.006
>1 142 40.8 73 49.7
Uses condoms Never 198 59.6 78 53.1 0.295
Sometimes 143 41.1 67 45.6
Always 7 2.0 2 1.4
Sexual violence Yes 111 31.9 84 57.1 <0.001
No 237 68.1 63 42.9
Sex for money Yes 79 22.7 53 36.1 <0.001
No 269 77.3 94 63.9
Alcohol Yes 211 60.6 106 72.1 <0.001
No 137 39.4 41 27.9
Drugs Yes 71 20.4 41 27.9 0.005
No 277 79.6 106 72.1

*STD: reports of Sexually Transmitted Diseases; †Chi-square; statistically significant p≤0.05; ‡Incomplete primary/middle education; §Complete Middle Education; ││Incomplete high-school; ¶Complete high-school; **Some college studies; ††College degree.