Uso de preservativos por alunos de cursos de saúde em uma Universidade pública

Renato da Costa Teixeira; Ellen do Socorro Cruz de Maria; Fernanda Jardim da Silva; Katia Simone Kietzer; Erica Feio Carneiro Nunes; Fabiana do Socorro da Silva Dias Andrade; José Wagner Cavalcante Muniz

doi:10.5433/1679-0367.2018v39n1p85

Use of condoms by students in health courses at a public university

Authors

Renato da Costa Teixeira Universidade do Estado do Pará
Ellen do Socorro Cruz de Maria Universidade do Estado do Pará
Fernanda Jardim da Silva Universidade do Estado do Pará
Katia Simone Kietzer Universidade do Estado do Pará
Erica Feio Carneiro Nunes Universidade do Estado do Pará
Fabiana do Socorro da Silva Dias Andrade Universidade Federal do Estado de São Paulo
José Wagner Cavalcante Muniz Universidade do Estado do Pará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.2018v39n1p85

Keywords:

Higher education, Sexuality, Health education.

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus infections are reaching alarming rates worldwide, especially among young people, as the use of condoms is lower among young people. The aim of this study was to evaluate the main source of guidance on the use of condoms among students of health courses at Pará State University, frequency of use, and reasons for not using them. This was a cross-sectional, prospective, descriptive study that included students enrolled in undergraduate health courses using an online questionnaire. Eighty-six students participated by answering the questionnaire. The subject of sexuality was considered an unmentioned topic in the family. The university was considered the main source of information on this topic. Most claimed to have used a condom the last time they had sexual intercourse and to be always preventive; they confessed that, on occasion, they did not use them due to carelessness, because they had confidence in their partner, or simply because they did not want to use one. In conclusion, participants used the method irregularly, despite indicating strong knowledge on the matter. Although they are future information disseminators, were inconsistent in practicing what they will one day be teaching to their future patients.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Renato da Costa Teixeira, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Doctor of Education from the Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Adjunct Professor of the Center for Biological Sciences and Health at the Universidade do Estado do Pará.

Ellen do Socorro Cruz de Maria, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Professor of Physiotherapy at the Universidade do Estado do Pará.

Fernanda Jardim da Silva, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Graduated in Natural Sciences - Qualification in Biology, by the Universidade do Estado do Pará.

Katia Simone Kietzer, Universidade do Estado do Pará

PhD in Neurosciences and Cell Biology at the Universidade Federal do Pará. Adjunct Professor at the Center for Biological Sciences and Health at the Universidade Federal do Pará.

Erica Feio Carneiro Nunes, Universidade do Estado do Pará

PhD student in Rehabilitation Sciences at Universidade Nove de Julho. Lecturer at the Universidade do Estado do Pará.

Fabiana do Socorro da Silva Dias Andrade, Universidade Federal do Estado de São Paulo

PhD in Sciences from the Federal Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Physiotherapist of the municipality of São Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul.

José Wagner Cavalcante Muniz, Universidade do Estado do Pará

PhD in Neurosciences and Cell Biology at the Universidade Federal do Pará. Adjunct Professor at the Universidade Federal do Pará.

Downloads

PDF (Português (Brasil))

Published

2018-07-04

How to Cite

Teixeira R da C, Maria E do SC de, Silva FJ da, Kietzer KS, Nunes EFC, Andrade F do S da SD, et al. Use of condoms by students in health courses at a public university. Semin. Cienc. Biol. Saude [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 4 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];39(1):85-90. Available from: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/30588

Download Citation

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Artigos

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

adopts the CC-BY-NC license for its publications, the copyright being held by the author, in cases of republication we recommend that authors indicate first publication in this journal.

This license allows you to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, remix, transform and develop the material, as long as it is not for commercial purposes. And due credit must be given to the creator.

The opinions expressed by the authors of the articles are their sole responsibility.
The magazine reserves the right to make normative, orthographic and grammatical changes to the originals in order to maintain the cultured standard of the language and the credibility of the vehicle. However, it will respect the writing style of the authors. Changes, corrections or suggestions of a conceptual nature will be sent to the authors when necessary.

This Journal is licensed with a license Creative Commons Assignment-NonCommercial 4.0 International.