Aspectos culturais e sua influência na prevenção de DST/AIDS em adolescentes do grupo Emo

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Pedro Ricardo Mesquita de
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Sampaio Filho, Francisco Jucier Luz, Ferreira, Adriana Gomes Nogueira, Martins, Alissan Karine Lima, Gubert, Fabiane do Amaral, Neves, Clarice da Silva, Vieira, Neiva Francenely da Cunha, Pinheiro, Patricia Neyva da Costa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/6203
• topic: Comportamento Sexual; Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis; Saúde do Adolescente

Objective: Understand the infl uence of cultural aspects of adolescents of the Emo group before their sexual-affective behavior and the prevention of STD/HIV. Methods: A qualitative study was conduct by means of semi-structured interviews with 15 adolescents who reported themselves as Emos, aged between 13 and 18, in Fortaleza, CE. Results: Participants refer suffering social discrimination due to intolerance to their style and clothing, considered exotic. Some factors remain responsible for keeping the vulnerabiliy in adolescence, such as the precocity of sexual experiences, the use of alcoholic beverages and "dating", however, they expressed their willingness and need to adopt preventive practices. Conclusion: It is necessary that health professionals and institutions responsible for the care and protection of adolescents perceive the need to work the issues of sexuality and HIV / AIDS infection in them from the perspective of promoting responsibility for their own choices refl ecting on their health and well being.