Persistent and co-occurring sexual risk behaviors after syphilis diagnosis in primary health care users in Brazil: A cross-sectional descriptive study

Lorena Guimarães Oliveira, Andrea Gomes Linard, Maria Jocelane Nascimento da Silva, José Erivelton de Souza Maciel Ferreira, Federal University of Ceará, University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusofonia

International Journal of STD & AIDS: Clinical practice in sexual health

Published online on April 13, 2026

Abstract

International Journal of STD & AIDS, Volume 37, Issue 8, Page 906-910, July 2026.
AimThis study aimed to describe patterns of persistence and co-occurrence of post-diagnosis sexual risk behaviors among Primary Health Care users with syphilis and to examine their distribution across sociodemographic markers.MethodsThis cross-sectional ...