Infecções sexualmente transmissíveis em idosos: passado, presente e futuro

• Ano de defesa: 2022
• Autor(a) principal: Paiva, Francisco de Assis Silva
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Brasil; Medicina; Programa de Mestrado Profissional em Gerontologia; UFPB
• Palavras-chave em Português: Idoso - Sexualidade; Doenças sexualmente transmissíveis - DST; Educação - Saúde sexual; Elderly - Sexuality; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - STD; Education - Sexual health; Educação para a saúde; Health education; Edad; Enfermedades de transmisión sexual; Sexualidad; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/25746

Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have increased significantly among the elderly in recent years, making it important to assess knowledge about STIs in order to promote sexual health education for this population. Objectives: To identify, in the scientific literature, the risk factors for STIs among the elderly population, their prevalence in this age group resident in the municipality of João Pessoa/PB and to know the perception of these citizens regarding STIs, in order to preventively disseminate knowledge about these pathologies among this age group through a Good Practice Manual or educational booklet. Methodology: This is a qualitative analysis study, based on content analysis. Initially, a systematic review was carried out, followed by field work with in-depth semi-structured interviews of the population aged 60 years or more, of both sexes, diagnosed with STIs, users of the Specialized Care Service (SAE) in STD/AIDS in the municipality of João Pessoa/PB. The research was submitted to the Ethics Committee of the Health Sciences Center and approved under number 5.117.462, CAAE 51597121.1.0000.5188. The sample was composed of elderly people who agreed to participate in the research and who signed the Informed Consent Form. After data collection, the questionnaire responses were organized and processed in IRAMUTEQ software for content analysis and preparation of the last phase of the research, the preparation of the educational booklet. Results: Analyzing the results of the systematic review, the main risk factors associated with STIs refer to unprotected sex, multiple sexual partnerships, younger partnerships, knowledge deficit about STIs, failure in early detection due to stigma of the sexuality of the elderly person, failure of the health team to document risk factors associated with STIs, early initiation of sexual activity and physiological changes due to aging, such as menopause. In total, 20 elderly people participated in the field research, 55% male and 45% female, with a mean sample age of 67.75 years. Most of the interviewees did not know what an STI was (55%), and the others, although they knew that it was possible to prevent an STI by using condoms (85%), reported that they did not use condoms (65%), indicating that the general knowledge about STIs among the elderly is limited. Conclusion: The educational booklet directed to the elderly population may represent an instrument in the field of preventive medicine, a practical and useful guide to provide education addressing safer sexual practices and contribute to improving the understanding of risk factors related to STIs, stimulating the change of risk behaviors for a healthy sexual active life.