Behavior, knowledge and perception of risks about sexually transmitted diseases in a group of people over 50 years old

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Magali Olivi²  Rosangela Getirana Santana¹  Thais Aidar De Freitas Mathias¹ 

[1],University of Cuiabá,Brazil

关键词: condoms;    knowledge;    sexual behavior;    aging;    sexuality;    sexually transmitted diseases;    nursing;    team;    population at risk;    condones;    conocimiento;    conducta sexual;    envejecimiento;    sexualidad;    enfermedades sexualmente transmisibles;    equipo de enfermería;    población en riesgo;    preservativos;    conhecimento;    comportamento sexual;    envelhecimento;    sexualidade;    doenças sexualmente transmissíveis;    equipe de enfermagem;    população em risco;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692008000400005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The goal was to analyze the behavior, knowledge and risk perception about sexually transmitted diseases / AIDS (STD/AIDS) in people over 50 years old. 165 public servants at a State Secretary in Mato Grosso, Brazil were interviewed. The chi-square test and logistic regression tests were used for the analysis of risk perception and the behavior and knowledge variables about STD/AIDS. Most of the respondents were female (60.6%), 63.2 had a fixed partner, 72.4% had sexual relations in the past six months, and only 13.3% always wore condoms, with 21.5% being male and 8% female. Perception of risk was associated with non-use of condoms in their last sexual relation (p<0.001) and answering that anyone may acquire a STD/AIDS (p=0.039). The challenge of public policies is to increase actions, directing them to promote the health of the adult and elderly populations, especially regarding sexuality and vulnerability to STD/AIDS.

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