Consumo de álcool e exposição ao HIV entre universitários: associação dos conhecimentos sobre HIV e práticas sexuais

• Autor(a) principal: Felipe, Ingryd Cunha Ventura
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/11127
• topic: Alcohol drinking; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Sexual behavior; Nursing; Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas; Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida; Comportamento sexual; Enfermagem; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ENFERMAGEM

The objective of this study is to discuss the pattern association between alcohol consumption and risk dimensions with HIV exposure, deployed in knowledge on HIV and sexual practices among university students. It is a cross-sectional survey with a quantitative approach, conducted with 416 students from 14 different courses. The data were collected through two instruments and analyzed through descriptive statistics with the software SPSS 21.0. The research was approved by the Research ethics Committee at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, under Protocol No. 003.3.2012. The study population is predominantly male (59.6%), aged from 19 to 22 years (54.3%), white (57.5%), without companions (69.2%) or children (92.3%) and with a higher percentage of Catholics (31.3%) and those who do not have religion (33.7%). It should also be highlighted that are owners of computer or portable electronics (98.8%) with easy access to the internet (96.8%). The main findings indicate that the majority consumes alcohol (60%), with the proportion of 7 men for every 3 women. Related to the AUDIT, the predominance of zones I (abstinence or low risk -73.8%) and II (harmful use - 20.4%) were identified. About sexual relations, the majority said they have sexual experience (69.5%), with the age of the first relationship between 16 and 18 years (54%), however, more men (54.3%) stated they maintain sexual relations after the consumption of alcohol than women (45.7%). Despite the knowledge about HIV/aids and alcohol being considered as protective factor by current literature, it was found that there is no association of this knowledge with safer sexual practices. Regardless of the pattern of alcohol consumption, students have the same type of sexual practice, often exposing themselves to HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases. Among the analyzed data, one of the reasons of exposure to HIV/Aids are the sexual relations after the ingestion of alcohol and the non-use of condoms in these situations. The excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages is connected to the male sex and this group presents higher risk in sexual practices. It is suggested that further studies can analyze the relation of cause and effect to determine which factors may indeed influence HIV exposure of students using alcohol. This information are relevant to know the current demand of this group and focus on real needs that are compelling for the prevention of future damage harmful to individual and collective health. It is necessary to understand what the demand is for young people to expose themselves to various health risks by adopting unsafe practices, and especially the fact that modulates these behaviors.