Práticas de prevenção de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis de universitários do sexo masculino: estudo comparativo

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Giselle da Silva Figueiredo
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/11190
• topic: Man´s health; Young; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Prevention; Saúde do homem; Jovem; Infecções sexualmente transmissíveis; Prevenção; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ENFERMAGEM

The general objective of the study was to analyze sexually transmitted infections (STI) of young male college students from two institutions. And as specific objectives: to identify the sexual practices of college students against STI; to characterize the practices of prevention of STI adopted by university students; to compare the sexual practices and prevention of STI adopted by them. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study developed in two higher education institutions (IES1 and IES2), in Rio de Janeiro, with a sample of the intentional and stratified type, of 768 university students, male, aged 18 to 29 years. A questionnaire structured with 60 questions was used to gather information. Data analysis employed descriptive statistics, in absolute, relative frequencies and bivariate analysis; for the inferential analysis we used the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and applied the chi-square test of Pearson. The results showed that the students of the two institutions presented sexual practices and similar risk behavior for STI acquisition, with few differences. Most are sexually active, having had their first sexual intercourse and using condoms on this occasion. An expressive number of participants does not use condoms at all and does not usually negotiate their use. Regarding the use of the condom with fixed partnerships, the students of IES1 presented results in quantitative higher than the participants of IES2. Regarding knowledge about STI, although young people have reported that they do not know enough, they recognize some method for the prevention of infections. Participant sexual partnerships do not usually use the female condom. Alcohol and / or drug use was reported by most young people, but their employment did not precede their last sexual intercourse. In both institutions, much of it does not use the public health care system, has never tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is not circumcised. It is concluded that the participants of the study assume a risk behavior and are vulnerable to STI and, in this context, educational actions that value the self-care of young people and guidelines related to the prevention of sexual health problems are opportune. It is necessary that the professionals involved in the care of the young population be trained and stimulate the reflection on the importance of the sexual health care, with emphasis on the male audience that does not frequently seek health services, adherence to prevention practices and risk behavior.