Open AccessKnowledge about ways to prevent and spread STIs among students enrolled in State Schools in the City of Macapá, Amazônia, Brazil
Author(s) -
Ana Laura Góes Salviano,
Giovanna Rocha Santana,
Cláudio Alberto Gellis de Mattos Dias,
Maria Helena Mendonça de Araújo,
Euzébio de Oliveira,
Carla Viana Dendasck,
Bruno Rodrigues dos Santos,
Amanda Alves Fecury
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
núcleo do conhecimento
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2448-0959
DOI - 10.32749/nucleodoconhecimento.com.br/health/prevent-and-spread
Subject(s) - human sexuality , scope (computer science) , context (archaeology) , marital status , psychology , value (mathematics) , sex education , social psychology , developmental psychology , demography , sociology , gender studies , medical education , medicine , geography , population , archaeology , machine learning , computer science , programming language
Sexuality began to be seen as a positive scope of human action, in this context, it began to value sexual education, raising discussions about its importance. The aim of this article was to analyze knowledge about forms of contagion and prevention of STIs. This study was conducted in 03 state schools of elementary and secondary level. The sample consisted of 287 students regularly enrolled in these schools covering the 8th grade/ 7th grade of elementary school until the 3rd year of high school. Data on gender, age, marital status, education and others were collected in this study. Most participants have already had contact with the term STI; however, it still has beliefs about its forms of transmission. There is a need to approach sexuality with a more natural and positive aspect of human life, providing the free discussion of norms and patterns of behavior and the debate of attitudes.