AEGiS-14IAC: Colleges students of Sao Paulo - Brazil ignore STD and believe in risk group.

14th International AIDS Conference


Barcelona, Spain - July 7-12, 2002

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Colleges students of Sao Paulo - Brazil ignore STD and believe in risk group.

Int Conf AIDS 2002 Jul 7-12; 14:(abstract no. D11118)

Lima HM
University - Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

In 1999 a research with students of first year of the Pontificia Universidade Catolica of Sao Paulo to evaluate the knowledge in STD and AIDS. Methodology and

RESULTS: application of 1955 questionnaires and focal groups.

RESULTS: 33% of the students had opposed to answer to the questionnaire saying that "they were not of the risk group".From those who had answered, the sample was: 32,46% men and 63,85% of women. Age group: 16 - 25 years = 87,23%; 26 - 40 years = 6.77%; 41 - 55 years = 1.69%; 56 - 65 years = 0.15%. From the area of humanities 83.58%; exact science 7,36% and biological 4,6%. Period = 41,78% morning, 3,99% afternoon, 13,98% integral period, nocturnal 36,25%. Data on knowledge of the STD.Aids is understood as STD, being mentioned by 81.69% of the sample. Syphilis, gonorrhea and herpes had more than 50% of reference (Picture1).The prevention to the STD is mentioned foreground to the condom use (Picture2).Later, single/unique partner, known partners and minor number of partners, and the astonishment: anticoncepcional pill (1.69%).Rheum, frequent illness between women of the age ground from 16 to 25 years was mentioned by less than 2% of the interviewed ones. Women appeared more instructed than men. Hepatitis, scabies, giardiase mentioned by a minimum percentage in the category 'others'.The AIDS obscure the other STD.The knowledge on forms of transmission, deepened the focal groups, is precarious. The concept of "risk group", already outdated has many years, still is present, and the students feel protected "miraculously" from the AIDS and the other STD for the type of sexual life and relationship that they keep. It's basic to invest in the formation of the colleges student, supplying and guaranteeing basic information on the illnesses and the health services that they should have access. The scolarization does not guarantee knowledge, nor preventive behaviors. The challenge is in working prevention with those who not feels vulnerable, nor in risk.

Keywords: AEGIS, Students, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Syphilis, Questionnaires, Knowledge, Single Person, Brazil, Human, Female, MaleKWDaegis,students,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,healthknowledge,attitudes,practice,syphilis,questionnaires,knowledge,singleperson,brazil,human,female,male

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