Ana Luísa Patrão

Conceição Nogueira

Estela M. L. Aquino

Liliana Rodrigues

Maria da Conceição Almeida

Sheila M. A. Matos

English

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The SeriE-network coordinates the services andknowledge of authorities, NGOs and other actorswithin the Helsinki Metropolitan area (Helsinki,Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen). The SeriE-network aimsto clarify the paths of service both to the clients andthe professionals working with potential/convicted sex-ual offenders. The SeriE-project is as a pilot projectlinked with “SERITA-project” and “Välitä! project”.The staff in SeriE project consists of two SexualityTherapists and one Network Coordinator. The projectis funded by STEA and will be implemented in2018–2020.Keywords: child sexual abuse, sexual violence,preventionSource of Funding: STEA Project Grant, EU InterregCentral Baltic Programme.Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Statement: NoneSexual Orientation, Health Behaviors and Lifestyle Among Brazilian PublicServantsAna Luísa Patrãoa, Estela M. L. Aquinoa, Maria da Conceição Almeidab, Sheila M. A. Matosa, ConceiçãoNogueirac and Liliana RodriguescaInstitute of Collective Health, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil; bGonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ),Brazil; cCenter of Psychology, University of Porto, PortugalIntroduction & Objectives: The role of affective rela-tionships in health promotion has been extensivelystudied; however, there are few reports on healthbehaviors as a function of gender differences and,principally, sexual orientation. This study aimed toinvestigate differences in health behaviors as a functionof sexual orientation in a sample of Brazilian publicservants.Method(s) & Sample: This study included 10.314participants reporting to be in a stable relationship 4-years after the baseline (2012–2014) of the BrazilianLongitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Ofthese, 54.9% were women and 45.1% men, with 188(1.8%) declaring that they were in a same-sex relation-ship. Data were collected using a multidimensionalquestionnaire on health-related behaviors: smoking,alcohol consumption, leisure time physical activity, sleepduration and leisure-time screen use. Simple and multi-nomial logistic regression analyses were performed.Results: Individuals in same-sex relationships weremore likely to smoke (OR =1.69; 95%CI: 1.10–2.58), tospend more of their leisure-time in front of a screen (OR=1.43; 95%CI: 1.06–1.93) and to sleep longer (OR =0.73;95%CI: 0.55-0.98). No significant difference was foundbetween the homosexual and the heterosexual groupsregarding alcohol consumption and physical activity.Conclusion & Recommendations: These findingsshould contribute towards preventing chronic non-communicable diseases and promoting health in peo-ple with different sexual orientations in Brazil and inother similar settings.Keywords: sexual orientation, health behaviors andlifestyle, public healthSource of Funding: The ELSA-Brasil study is sup-ported by the Brazilian Ministry of Health(Department of Science and Technology), theBrazilian Ministry of Science and Technology(Funding Agency for Studies and Projects) and theNational Council for Scientific and TechnologicalDevelopment – CNPq) (grants 01 06 0010.00 RS, 0106 0212.00 BA, 01 06 0300.00 ES, 01 06 0278.00MG,01 06 0115.00 SP, 01 06 0071.00 RJ). The presentstudy received additional funding from a collaborativeproject between Brazil and Portugal entitled “Genderand health in adulthood: dialogues between Brazil andPortugal”, sponsored by the Coordination for theImprovement of Higher Education Personnel in Brazil(CAPES) (Grant 99999.008396/2014-00). Estela M. L.Aquino is a CNPq fellow whose scientific researchoutput is classified as level 1D.Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Statement: NoneA590 ABSTRACTS

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