Infecções sexualmente transmissíveis: uma análise sobre o conhecimento dos alunos do ensino médio de uma escola pública do Vale do Rio Doce

Abstract

In the whole world, sexuality is part of people's daily life, body care and affectivity issues. Thus, it becomes an indispensable part of the school curriculum, sensitization of the importance of knowing the body to have a healthy life and act preventing unwanted diseases and pregnancy. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the knowledge of high school students regarding sexuality in a public schools in the Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais state, and to suggest actions to improve the teaching-learning process through a proposal of Training for teachers, intermediating a social action in the school context, especially allowing access to information from the IST ´s. The study was divided into data collection, treatment of the numbers obtained, and proposal for training. Participated voluntarily 116 high school students attending the 1st to 3rd year, being 63 females and 53 males, 54.3% self-declared in a brown color, aged between 15 and 18 years, predominantly single and 44.8% attending 3rd year. The students answered a questionnaire of objective questions in order to validate the information constructed. The results showed that 99% live with the family, including parents, mothers, siblings and other relatives. In 63.2% of the households the parent is responsible for most of the family income, and 65.5% of the young people do not work, 25% work, but are not independent, 7.8% are financially independent and 1.7% are responsible for family sustenance. Addressing the openness to the dialogue of themes related to sexuality, 15% consider the family closed to dialogue, 40% neither closed nor open, 28% open, as the quality of the dialogue understand how very bad 5%, bad 14%, neither good nor bad 41%, good 33% and very good 7%. Most young people (93%) Already participated in activities that promote sexual education, be it lecture, course, seminar or classes, 78% of these happened at school. Questioned from the sources of information about sexuality used, colleagues/friends were cited for 36.8% of the youngsters as always used, followed by the sexual partner 31.9%. Among the sources sometimes used, teachers are in 1st place, considered by 62.3%, followed by internet/social networks 57.7% of young people. Sources never used religious leaders 92.1% and other relatives 50.4%. As for the parents it draws attention, because 34.8% of the young people never consulted the parents to receive information on the subject. Regarding the risk of contracting an STI, 15% of young people consider the risk of contamination high. With the improvement of the didactic proposals, we expect to clarify the theme, changes in attitudes that favor the welfare and health of children, adolescents and young people, part of a liberal society that confronts another full of "taboos" and prejudices, Creating subsidies to strengthen links between educator – student – family, with possibilities to modify the social context where sexuality is not discussed.