Conhecimento de universitários sobre doenças sexualmente transmissíveis e HIV/AIDS

Abstract

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are among the most common public health problems in Brazil and in the world, and are currently considered the main facilitator of sexual transmission of HIV. Some of them, when undiagnosed and treated in time, can progress to severe complications and even death. University students have at their disposal an easier access to health information, which should contribute to the improvement of self-care, reducing risky sexual behavior. The interest in the study was based on the experience of the Nursing discipline in the health care of women and conversations with nursing students. The objective of this study is to investigate the knowledge of university students about STD and HIV / AIDS, And the suggestions for elaboration of a prevention work at the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), at the Uruguaiana Campus. It is a qualitative research of the exploratory-descriptive type. The participants were university students of the first semester of the courses of nursing, physiotherapy and veterinary medicine of UNIPAMPA / Campus Uruguaiana. The data collection was carried out in September 2016 through the application of a questionnaire with open and closed questions and the analysis of the data by means of frequency and percentage and the technique of content analysis. The results indicate that the majority of university students have knowledge about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) and HIV / AIDS. but the study identified the need for clarification, highlighting the importance of developing educational and prevention actions related to HIV / AIDS. STD and HIV / AIDS in UNIPAMPA / Campus Uruguaiana, aiming to contribute to the access to information and enabling a continuous clarification of doubts about the respective diseases.