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Aim: To identify psychosocial predictors of the intention to get a booster COVID-19 vaccine in a low-income country, given that increasing booster vaccination rates against COVID-19 remains a global challenge, especially among low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Subject and methods: We used an online survey to collect responses from a non-probabilistic sample of 720 Bolivians regarding vaccine uptake, motives, perceived confidence, information sources, attitudes favouring COVID-19 vaccines, biosafety behaviour, and sociodemographic characteristics. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were performed to identify significant associations and predictors. Results: We found that having already received the third dose, obtaining recommendations from family or friends, recommendation from the government, perceived confidence in the previously received dose, and higher attitudes in favour of COVID-19 vaccines significantly predicted the intention to get a booster dose. The associations were significant even when adjusting the model for sociodemographic variables. Conclusion: Including certain psychosocial factors could enhance the promotion of voluntary booster doses among residents of low- and middle-income countries such as Bolivia, where cultural, social, political, and contextual variables may influence health behaviour and increase health-associated risk factors. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10389-023-01937-x.
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Event-level studies measure substance use and sexual behaviors happening during a specific sexual encounter, ensuring that both variables are temporally paired. This study explored the event-level associations between a range of sexual behaviors (masturbation, anal sex, oral sex, rimming, fisting, sex toys, and group sex) and five sexualized substances (poppers, methamphetamine, GHB, ecstasy/MDMA, and ketamine) used during 11,582 sexual events reported by 762 gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) in Vancouver, Canada. Data were obtained from a prospective cohort of GBMSM who self-reported their behaviors via computer-based questionnaires on their last sexual encounter with up to five of their most recent partners in the past six months. These clustered data were analyzed with multivariable generalized linear mixed models. Participants reported popper use in 16.1% of sexual encounters, methamphetamine in 8.6%, gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) in 4.1%, ecstasy/3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in 3.3%, and ketamine in 1.5%. Condomless receptive anal sex (25.0% of events) was associated with increased odds of using poppers, methamphetamine, GHB, and ecstasy/MDMA. Group sex (13.1% of events) and sharing sex toys (2.0% of events) were more likely with the use of all five substances. Receiving money/drugs/goods in exchange for sex (2.5% of events) was associated with increased odds of poppers, methamphetamine, GHB, and ecstasy/MDMA use. GBMSM living with HIV (29.9% of participants) had higher odds of using poppers, methamphetamine, and GHB, but lower odds of using ecstasy/MDMA. In conclusion, these event-level results suggest public health strategies are needed to address the possible negative impacts of sexualized substance use among GBMSM.
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Infecções por HIV , Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias , Bissexualidade , Homossexualidade Masculina , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Assunção de Riscos , Comportamento Sexual , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Resumen: La presente investigación busca evidencia científica acerca de las preferencias étnicas (PE) como alternativa para el estudio acerca del desarrollo de la identidad en niños por debajo de los 12 años. Con este propósito, se evaluaron las PE y del desarrollo cognitivo en una muestra de 388 niños de ambos sexos, 192 varones (49,5%) y 196 mujeres (50,5%), provenientes de zonas urbanas y peri urbanas de tres ciudades de Bolivia. Se postuló, en concordancia con la multidimensionalidad de las PE que, la edad, el origen étnico de los niños, las destrezas cognitivas, el entorno social y cultural en el que se desarrollan (homogéneo-heterogéneo) y el auto-reconocimiento con respecto a las características de su endogrupo, podrían ser factores de importante influencia sobre sus preferencias. Los resultados mostraron que los niños no consolidan su identidad antes de los 12 años. Sin embargo, resultó evidente que las PE evolucionan y modifican desde la infancia hasta el inicio de la adolescencia, siguiendo un patrón más o menos constante asociado con las variables anteriormente mencionadas.
Abstract: The present research seeks scientific evidence about ethnic preferences (EP) as an alternative for the study on the development of identity in children below 12 years old. With this purpose, the EP and cognitive development was evaluated in a sample of 388 children of both sexes, 192 boys (49.5%) and 196 women (50.5%) from urban and peri-urban of three cities of Bolivia. It was postulated, according with the multidimensionality of EP that, in addition to the age, the ethnicity of children, their cognitive skills, the social and cultural environment in which they develop (homogeneous-heterogeneous) and the self-recognition with respect to the in-group characteristics, could be factors with important influence in their preferences. The results showed that children do not consolidate their identity before 12 years. However, it became clear that ethnic preferences develop and change from childhood to early adolescence, following a more or less constant pattern associated with the aforementioned variables.