Vulnerabilidade e prevenção às DST’s nas práticas afetivo-sexuais de lésbicas

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Michael Augusto Souza de
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• 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/tede/8184
• topic: Lésbicas; Lesbian; Homossexualidade; Vulnerabilidade; Prevenção; Doenças sexualmente transmissíveis; Homosexuality; Vulnerability; Prevention; Sexually transmitted disease; CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA

Introduction: The present study had as general objective to analyze the vulnerability and preventive practices against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) affective-sexual relations. Methods: this was an exploratory study and descriptive, transversal and qualitative character. The sample was composed of 18 participants defined lesbian women, with ages ranging from 19 to 42 years (M = 26; DP = 6.1). For the collection of data was used a demographic questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The collection came from a participant matrix and followed the selection of new participants by the method of "snowball". The data from the demographic questionnaire were analyzed through descriptive statistics in PASW Statistics Software (SPSS) for Mac-23 version, the data obtained in the interviews were analyzed by analyzing thematic category MAXQDA software 11-Data Analysis Qualitative Software (qualitative data analysis Software). Results: Were applicants in the accounts the idea of greater vulnerability associated with the male presence in the relationship, getting behind in speeches that the only relationship between women could be a protective factor. Reports emerged about the absence of further clarification about the existence, use and effectiveness of preventive inputs to STD's that can be used in relations between women. Were highlighted in the speeches that the alleged methods available would not own, or designed to prevent the STDs among women, considering that most of these means of prevention would be adaptations of existing methods, as the male condom or unlubricated adaptations of items which originally would be used for other purposes (plastic film, PVC gloves, latex barrier use in dentistry). Confidence in the partnership and in the existence of a presumed fidelity were cited as elements of prevention strategies. The bias was related to lack of campaigns that drive the lesbians on the need to prevent sexual relations, and stigma to the myth that lesbians would be marginalized women. The presence of the element constraint was highlighted as a factor preventing the search for Gynecological medical care. The lack of preparation of health professionals emerged as an element that can influence on increasing the vulnerability of this population health. More than half of the participants stated that often reveal their sexual orientation to doctors gynecologists, which may indicate a breakthrough for Lesbian visibility. It is concluded that the factors of programmatic can influence more evident to the worsening in the situations of vulnerability to health of lesbians, although elements of individual and social dimension also are associated and these misdeeds. These findings may serve as a framework that highlights elements of individual, social order, as well as deficiencies in programmatic, that relate and can influence for the most vulnerable situation in health of lesbians.