Marília Greco

Biographic Data

ID3669171
NAMEMarília Greco
GIVEN NAMESMarília
FAMILY NAMEGreco
SIGNATUREGRECO M
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
ORCID0000-0003-3872-8155
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS19
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX3

  • Acceptability of HIV self-test among adolescent Men who have Sex with Men, travestis and transgender women in Brazil

    Open AccessÉrica Dumont Pena, Diogo Ferraz et al.ARTICLESaúde em Debate2023References: 17

    Introduction: The objective of this study is to analyze the acceptability of the HIV self-test among male adolescents who have sex with male and transgender women in three Brazilian capitals. Method: qualitative study, with 6 focus groups and 37 in-depth interviews with 58 participants, from the cities of Belo Horizonte, Salvador and São Paulo, whose thematic analysis was based on the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability. Results: the HIV self-…

  • Aceitabilidade ao autoteste de HIV entre adolescentes Homens que fazem Sexo com Homens, travestis e mulheres transexuais em três capitais brasileiras

    Open AccessÉrica Dumont Pena, Diogo Ferraz et al.ARTICLESaúde em Debate2023Cited by: 1References: 17

    Introdução: O objetivo deste estudo é analisar a aceitabilidade do autoteste de HIV entre adolescentes Homens que fazem Sexo com Homens e mulheres travestis e transexuais em três capitais brasileiras. Método: estudo qualitativo, com 6 Grupos Focais e 37 Entrevistas em profundidade, envolvendo 58 participantes, nas cidades de Belo Horizonte, Salvador e São Paulo, cuja análise temática de conteúdo orientou-se pelo Theoretical Framework of Acceptabi…

  • Prevalence of syphilis and sexual behavior and practices among adolescents MSM and TrTGW in a Brazilian multi-center cohort for daily use of PrEP

    Open AccessMateus Rodrigues Westin, Yuppiel Franmil Martinez et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2023Cited by: 3References: 35

    Syphilis has reemerged as a serious public health problem in Brazil and worldwide, disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) and travestis and transgender women (TrTGW). Studies on sexually transmitted infections (STI) in adolescents from these key populations are relatively scarce. This is a Brazilian multi-center, cross study with prevalence analysis, using as baseline the PrEP1519 cohort of sexually active MSM and TrTGW adol…

  • When prevention is the best remedy

    Open AccessÉrica Dumont Pena, Mateus Rodrigues Westin et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2023References: 15

    Based on the incorporation of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV prevention strategy and considering the need to comprehend the use of medication among young people, this article analyzes narratives of gay men and transgender women from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, participating in the PrEP1519 study. This is a qualitative research, based on the interpretative anthropology, developed by 10 in-depth interviews with PrEP users…

  • Loss to follow-up in a cohort of HIV-negative men who have sex with men

    Open AccessAna Paula Silva, Marília Greco et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2017References: 20

    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to estimate the attrition rates and evaluate factors associated with loss to follow-up between 1994 and 2011 in an open cohort of HIV-negative men who have sex with men. METHODS: The Project Horizonte is an open cohort study that aimed to assess the incidence of HIV infection, evaluate the impact of educational interventions, and identify potential volunteers for HIV vaccine trials. The rates of losses to…

  • Autonomy and susceptibility to HIV/Aids among young women living in a slum in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Alessandra Sampaio Chacham, Mônica Bara Maia et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2007

    In Brazil in the last decade there has been an increase in the susceptibility of young women to HIV. This study explored the link between autonomy, or control over major domains of economic, social and sexual life, and susceptibility to HIV infection among poor young women living in an urban slum area of Brazil. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on a random sample of 356 young women between 15 and 24 years old. The study found that indicat…

  • Diferenças nas situações de risco para HIV de homens bissexuais em suas relações com homens e mulheres

    Open AccessMarília Greco, Ana Paula Silva et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2007Cited by: 7References: 13

    OBJETIVO: Descrever o comportamento bissexual masculino quanto à identidade sexual, uso de preservativo, freqüência de relações sexuais e tipos de parceria e verificar diferenças entre práticas protegidas nas suas relações com homens e mulheres. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal aninhado em coorte de homossexuais e bissexuais HIV negativos implantada em 1994 em Belo Horizonte (Projeto Horizonte). Dos 1.025 voluntários recrutados entre 1994 e 2005, fora…

  • Sexual practices and attitudes of street youth in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Open AccessM Raffaelli, Regina Helena De Freitas Campos et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1993Cited by: 8References: 11