Author:

• Antonio José Lima de Araujo Junior - Araujo Junior, AJ - <junioraraujoenfermagem@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0378-5427

Co-author(s):

• Marto Leal - Leal, M - <martolp@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4318-552X
• Rosa Lívia Freitas de Almeida - Almeida, RLF - <rliviafa@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6423-543X
• Carlos Sanhueza-Sanzana - Sanhueza-Sanzana, C - <carlosanhueza.san@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6021-564X
• Tatiana Monteiro Fiuza - Fiuza, TM - <tatitatimfc@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5459-6741
• Telma Alves Martins - Martins, TA - <telmaalvesmartins@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4396-264X
• Alexandre Grangeiro - Grangeiro, A - <ale.grangeiro@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5157-0597
• Laio Magno - Magno, L - <laiomagnoss@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-0782
• Inês Dourado - Dourado, I - <ines.dourado@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1675-2146
• Italo Aguiar - Aguiar, I - <aguiar.iwo@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7743-3109
• Henrique Barros - Barros, H - <hbarros@med.up.pt>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4699-6571
• George Rutherford - Rutherford, G - <george.rutherford@ucsf.edu>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0707-8287
• Artur O. Kalichman - Kalichman, AO - <artur@crt.saude.sp.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8912-6042
• Ivana Cristina de Holanda Cunha Barreto - Barreto, ICHC - <ivana.barreto24@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8447-3654
• Maria Clara Gianna Garcia Ribeiro - Ribeiro, MCGG - <mariaclara@crt.saude.sp.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4685-9596
• Maria Mercedes Escuder - Escuder, MM - <mmescuder@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-2617
• Maria Cristina Abbate - Abbate, MC - <istaids@prefeitura.sp.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2614-3539
• Mirleide de Brito Figueiredo - Figueiredo, MB - <mirfigueiredo@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8123-5885
• Orlando da Costa Ferreira Junior - Ferreira Junior, OC - <orlandocfj@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-8936
• Patrícia Neyva da Costa Pinheiro - Pinheiro, PNC - <neyva.pinheiro@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7022-8391
• William McFarland - McFarland, W - <willi_mcfarland@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4148-5660);
• Marcos Cavalcante Paiva - Paiva, MC - <olekmcp@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4677-8112
• Aline Rodrigues Feitoza - Feitoza, AR - <alinerfeitoza@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-4602
• Jennifer L. Glick - Glick, JL - <jennifer.glick@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3323-1983
• Carl Kendall - Kendall, C - <carl.kendall@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0794-4333
• Ligia Kerr - Kerr, L - <ligiakerr@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-408X

Abstract:

The objective was to estimate the prevalence and identify factors associated with syphilis among adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM). This cross-sectional, multicentric study recruited 199 AMSM aged 15 to 19 through the Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS) method between December 2020 and August 2022, using questionnaires and rapid tests in Fortaleza and São Paulo. Estimates were calculated using STATA™ 17, considering a 95% confidence interval after weighting the data in each city and combining adolescents from both capitals into a single database. A multivariate model was constructed based on bivariate analyses with p

Keywords:

Adolescent; Men who have sex with men; Syphilis; Prevalence.

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