Representação social de alunos de uma escola pública da rede estadual de educação de Anápolis - Goiás sobre doenças sexualmente transmissíveis

Abstract

According to the Ministry of Health DST have a very varied number of pathogens and a large number of cases in recent years it is estimated that the most affected age group is between 20-30 men and women however it is worth noting the large number of young people patients with these diseases. The school has been identified as an important intervention area of sexuality in adolescence. It is seen as a public health problem and the school emerge as a privileged place of implementation of public policies that promote the health of youth and adolescents. This research aimed to determine the degree of adolescents knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases (DST) such as prevention and their modes of transmission. The methodology proposed a data collection in the Municipal Annapolis Health in order to determine the most frequent rates of DST for the development of questionnaires to be applied to students and used for the execution and data collection. Structured questionnaires were applied in multiple choice, in an institution of the public network for students of the 3rd Series of high school in the city of Anapolis-GO. representing the variables: contamination, symptoms, treatment and prophylaxis. After the questionnaires was held a lecture on sexual orientation and applied the questionnaire again to check the students' knowledge. Data were analyzed within the broad strategy case research study, one can employ methods - Qualitative. This type of study is priority describe the characteristics of a given population or facts and certain reality of phenomena. In the face of this work can be concluded that sexual orientation and campaigns for individual, are of utmost importance. These data show a shortage and highlight the need that these issues are more effectively worked in schools.