Use of condoms as a method of prevention among women who have sex with women for STI/HIV
Introduction: Female homosexual sexual practices were made invisible, especially during the AIDS epidemic. The understanding that the population of women who have sex with women (MSM) was less vulnerable to infection through sexual intercourse made the perception of lesbian and bisexual women absent...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Editora JRG |
| Repositorio: | Revista JRG de Estudos Acadêmicos |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.revistajrg.com:article/1737 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistajrg.com/index.php/jrg/article/view/1737 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Homossexualidade feminina infecção pelo HIV preservativo feminino vulnerabilidade female condom Female homosexuality HIV infection sexuality vulnerability |
| Sumario: | Introduction: Female homosexual sexual practices were made invisible, especially during the AIDS epidemic. The understanding that the population of women who have sex with women (MSM) was less vulnerable to infection through sexual intercourse made the perception of lesbian and bisexual women absent, with regard to the use of condoms as a method of protection against HIV/AIDS. Method: An exploratory and descriptive survey was carried out with a cross-sectional and quantitative approach. It was carried out at the Specialized HIV/AIDS Assistance Service located at Hospital Oswaldo Cruz, in the city of Recife between May and December 2021 and the target population was made up of women who declared having sex with women and with women and men. Results: 96.19% of the interviewees responded that they had knowledge of the means of HIV transmission, 56.19% stated that they took measures to prevent HIV/AIDS, but only 30 (41.09%) responded that they used condoms. Discussion: The study revealed that despite knowledge, the perception of the absence of risk leads most of the interviewees to not carry out adequate prevention practices. The lack of perception of the risks that MSM have of HIV/AIDS infection occurs due to the certainty of not being infected in sexual relations between women, causing greater confidence and belief in less need for the use of condoms for protection. Final considerations: Thus, the main factors that influence the increased vulnerability of MSM to HIV/AIDS infection are the belief in low vulnerability, the lack of clarification about possible means of prevention and the absence of educational actions aimed at the lesbian and bisexual public. |
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