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    Prevalencia de la infección por el virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) en un centro de rehabilitación social de la sierra ecuatoriana
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Laboratorio Clínico, 2022-03-01) Carrera Criollo, Lizbeth de los Ángeles; Ramos Ramírez, Martha Cecilia MSc. Bqf.
    The research was carried out considering that the majority of women prisoners come from marginalized social groups, having notable probabilities of being involved in sex work, substance use, aggression and unwanted pregnancies at an early age, which can become a factor, key generator of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Objective: to determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in a Social Rehabilitation Center in the Ecuadorian Sierra, 2018. Methodology: a cross sectional analytical study, non-experimental design, demonstrated in 69 inmates, in which sociodemographic factors, family context, lifestyles and sexual risk behaviors for contracting HIV were evaluated. Results: the inmates indicate having started their sexuality between the ages of 16 to 30 (31.88%) and from 31 to 49 (57.98%), in addition, they indicate that they live in a free union (37.68%), they have studied secondary education (47.83%), their customs are Catholic (66.67%), their orientation is heterosexual (91.38%), they have habits such as tobacco consumption (24.64%), alcohol (37.68% ), drugs (14.49%), piercing (66.67%); In addition, adolescent pregnancy stands out (73.91%), sexual assaults (10.14%), sexual relations with substance use (27.54%), not using condoms (59.42%), and suffering from STDs (5.80%), finally the data indicate that 94.20% have non-reactive HIV results and 5.8% are reactive HIV. Conclusions: The study showed a low prevalence of HIV in the presence of the factors analyzed