Sexualidade e prevenção de IST e HIV/aids entre idosos usuários da estratégia saúde da família
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Objective: To report health education experience experienced by nursing students with a group of seniors. Methodology: This is an experience report conducted in July 2015 in a unit of the Family Health Strategy of a town in the country of Maranhão, being conducted health education activities, focusing on sexuality and prevention of STI / HIV / AIDS, using lecture and debate. Results: It is observed that there are taboo on sexuality in old age causing embarrassment. And they consider themselves invulnerable STDs due to lack of knowledge as well as not using condoms. Conclusion: It is necessary to create more effective policies, and above all an awareness of health professionals about the need to plan, guide and implement actions on this topic in order to empower these seniors.
Institution: Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI
Language: English
Subfield: General Social Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2170170137