As práticas sexuais dos graduandos de enfermagem e a prevenção das doenças sexualmente transmissíveis.

Abstract

This quantitative, descriptive study drew on the database of the research Evaluating university students’ knowledge, practices and beliefs in relation to sexually transmitted diseases in order to identify the sexual practices of nursing undergraduates, their vulnerability to STDs, and the attitudes and practices they deploy to prevent them. A questionnaire was applied to a sample of 89 undergraduate nursing students at a public university Rio de Janeiro City in 2013-2014. The results showed that these young people’s use of condoms is not continuous, making them vulnerable to contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Actions that contribute to these young people’s health education, including encouragement for their adopting safe sex practices, help to prevent the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases and should be promoted.