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ISSN 0124-0137
SANTOS, José Victor de Oliveira; ARAUJO, Ludgleydson Fernandes de; CASTRO, Jefferson Luiz De Cerqueira FARO, André. Social representations related to sexually transmitted diseases in adolescentes. Prototypical analysis. []. , 22, 41, pp.290-307. ISSN 0124-0137. https://doi.org/10.17081/psico.22.41.3312.
Objective:
This study aims to figure out and analyze social representations related to sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents.
Method:
576 adolescents, mean age 15,67 years (SD=1,66) were sampled. The free word association technique and the inductor stimulus “sexually transmitted infections”, used as prototypical analysis technique, through the IRAMUTEQ program.
Results:
Participants’ social representations emphasize on risks and preventive ways, a basic knowledge related to sexually transmitted infections, irresponsibility of having unprotected sex even knowing the consequences.
Conclusions:
The need to implement health education programs within schools, using didactic and reflexive methods with health professionals that make possible the change of behaviors towards exposure to sexually transmitted infections.
: Sexually transmitted infections; Social Representations; Adolescents.
