Prevalence of and factors associated with access to diagnostic tests for sexually transmitted infections among Venezuelan immigrants in Peru.

María López Gomero A. · Ginecologia y Obstetricia de Mexico (2025) · DOI: 10.24245/gom.v93i3.102

Resumen

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and explore the factors associated with access to diagnostic tests for sexually transmitted infections among Venezuelan immigrants in Peru. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional, analytical study of secondary data from the Second National Survey of the Venezuelan Population Residing in Peru (ENPOVE). A generalized linear Poisson model with log-link function was used for analysis, calculating crude (RPc) and adjusted (RPa) prevalence ratios with their respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). RESULTS: In a sample of 3617 women, the prevalence of access to diagnostic tests for sexually transmitted infections was 27%. Access was higher among young Venezuelan immigrant women (PRa: 2.62; 95%CI: 1.38-4.96), cohabitants (PRa: 2.52; 95%CI: 1.97-3.22), residents of Chimbote (PRa: 1.70; 95%CI: 1.35-2.14), and those with comprehensive health insurance (PRa: 1.44; 95%CI: 1.35-2.14). 44; 95%CI: 1.22-1.71), was lower in those who arrived in Peru between 2020 and 2022 (RPa: 0.76; 95%CI: 0.62-0.92) and in those who needed access to health services (RPa: 0.78; 95%CI: 0.68-0.90). CONCLUSIONS: Only 3 in 10 Venezuelan migrant women had access to diagnostic tests for sexually transmitted infections. Being young, cohabiting, living in Chimbote, and having comprehensive health insurance were factors associated with greater access, while arriving in Peru between 2020 and 2022 and having a need for access to health services were associated with less access to diagnostic tests for sexually transmitted infections.

Instituciones: Universidad Continental