Comportamento sexual de universitários no contexto da pandemia da Covid-19: um estudo de método misto

• Autor(a) principal: Brasil, Maria Hellena Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFPB
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/27037
• topic: Comportamento sexual; Estudantes; Infecções sexualmente transmissíveis; Covid-19; Epidemiologia; Sexual behavior; Students; Sexually transmitted infections; Epidemiology; Comportamiento sexual; Estudiantes; Infecciones de transmisión sexual; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ENFERMAGEM

The university environment may favor the practice of risky sexual behavior. Among these behaviors, inconsistent condom use, multiple partnerships and use of alcohol and other substances stand out, which can result in the transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). In 2020, a pandemic situation arises due to covid-19, with severe restrictions for controlling the infection, such as physical distancing, causing a favorable scenario for behavioral changes in the population. In this sense, this study aimed to analyze the sexual behavior of university students during the covid-19 pandemic. This is a cross-sectional, mixed study, involving 404 students from the Federal University of Paraíba. Data collection took place between March 2021 and April 2022. For quantitative data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. As for the qualitative data, treatment and analysis were performed using the NVivo software, free version. The research was approved by a Research Ethics Committee, according to opinion n° 4,309,767. Female students, between 18 and 24 years old, brown, single, without religion, who do not live in the university residence and who receive some student assistance prevailed. The prevalence of self-reported STI was 7.9%. Bivariate analyzes revealed that male students (p<0.001), aged 25 years or older (p=0.001), living in university residence halls (p=0.009), with age at first sexual intercourse ≤15 years (p =0.013), sexual intercourse with a person of the same sex (p<0.001), casual intercourse in the last 12 months (p<0.001), sexual intercourse with a sex worker (p=0.030), received money or paid in exchange for intercourse sexual intercourse (p<0.001), sexual intercourse with a partner met by cell phone (p<0.001) and smoking (p<0.001) when associated with STIs were statistically significant. Multiple logistic regression indicated that students aged 25 years or older, who had casual sexual intercourse in the last 12 months and who had already received money or paid in exchange for sex were more likely to have STIs. Through qualitative data, it was evidenced that compliance with measures to mitigate viral transmission, mainly physical distancing, culminated in a decrease in the use of alcohol and other substances, in addition to a reduction in sexual practices in most participants. However, there have still been reports of CSR. The results reinforce the need to invest in public health policies aimed at the aforementioned public. It is essential to carry out sexual health education activities at universities, as well as the continuous offer of rapid tests for STI detection.