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Enquadramento: A emergente preocupação com a saúde sexual e reprodutiva dos jovens,
conduz à necessidade de aprofundar temas como a contraceção, uma vez que se assiste a
um crescente número de infeções sexualmente transmissíveis e gravidezes indesejadas.
Objetivos: Descrever as variáveis sociodemográficas, académicas, afetivas, contracetivas e
sexuais da população em estudo; identificar os conhecimentos e as atitudes preventivas
face à contraceção dos estudantes do ensino superior; identificar as relações existentes
entre as variáveis sociodemográficas, académicas, afetivas, contracetivas e sexuais, e os
conhecimentos e atitudes preventivas face à contraceção; Analisar a relação dos
conhecimentos contracetivos nas atitudes preventivas contracetivas.
Métodos: Realizou-se um estudo quantitativo, descritivo-correlacional, transversal, numa
amostra não probabilística por conveniência, constituída por 293 estudantes de um Instituto
Politécnico da região centro de Portugal. Aplicou-se um questionário sociodemográfico,
académico, afetivo, contracetivo e sexual incluindo o Inventário sobre o Conhecimento
Contracetivo (versão resumida e adaptada por Reis, 2006) e a Escala de Atitudes
Contracetivas (versão adaptada por Reis, 2006).
Resultados: O sexo feminino demonstra simultaneamente melhores conhecimentos
contracetivos (p=0,000) e atitudes preventivas (p=0,003). Aqueles que frequentam a escola
superior de saúde (p=0,000) revelam maiores conhecimentos contracetivos com
significância estatística, enquanto os estudantes que pertencem à escola superior de artes
(p=0,006) são aqueles que evidenciam melhores atitudes preventivas face à contraceção. A
maioria dos participantes demonstra bons conhecimentos contracetivos (37,2%) e atitudes
pouco adequadas face à contraceção-prevenção do risco (62,1%) e os conhecimentos
contracetivos parecem influenciar positivamente as atitudes preventivas, embora não se
verifique significância estatística (coeficiente beta: 0,16).
Conclusão: O conhecimento sobre contraceção é fundamental para os jovens
apresentarem atitudes mais consistentes na área da saúde sexual e reprodutiva. É
importante assegurar gabinetes de enfermagem nas universidades de forma a capacitar os
jovens na tomada consciente de decisões.
Palavras-chave: Conhecimentos, Atitudes, Contraceção, Jovens.
Abstract Background: Growing concerns among young people about sexual and reproductive health, are creating a debate around contraception and other related issues. Further fuelling the discussion, is the increasing number of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies. Objectives: Describe sexual, contraceptive, academic, affectional and sociodemographic variables of the studied population; Access university student's knowledge about contraception, as well as the degree to which they use contraception; Identify sociodemographic, sexual and contraceptive variables, and the knowledge and preventive attitudes regarding contraception; Study the correlation between contraceptive knowledge and the employment of contraception’s preventive attitudes. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive-correlation, cross-sectional, study was conducted in a nonprobabilistic sample of 293 students from a Polytechnic Institute in the central region of Portugal. A sociodemographic, academic, affective, contraceptive, and sexual questionnaire was applied, including the Inventory on Contraceptive Knowledge (resume and adapted by Reis, 2006), and the Contraceptive Attitudes Scale (adapted by Reis, 2006). Results: Results have shown that female sex simultaneously demonstrates better contraceptive knowledge (p=0.000) and preventive attitudes (p=0.003). Health school students (p=0.000) have revealed greater contraceptive knowledge based on statistical significance, while art school students (p=0.006) have shown better preventive attitudes towards contraception. Most of the students demonstrated satisfatory contraceptive knowledge (37,2%), but a little inadequate attitude regarding contraception-risk prevention (62.1%). Students’s contraceptive knowledge seemed to improve preventive attitudes positively, although no statistical significance was verified. Conclusion: Young people’s knowledge about contraception is crucial to demonstrate logical and rational consistent attitudes regarding sexual and reproductive health. The placement of nursing offices in universities is essential to enable young people in making aware decisions. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitudes, Contraception, Young people.
Abstract Background: Growing concerns among young people about sexual and reproductive health, are creating a debate around contraception and other related issues. Further fuelling the discussion, is the increasing number of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies. Objectives: Describe sexual, contraceptive, academic, affectional and sociodemographic variables of the studied population; Access university student's knowledge about contraception, as well as the degree to which they use contraception; Identify sociodemographic, sexual and contraceptive variables, and the knowledge and preventive attitudes regarding contraception; Study the correlation between contraceptive knowledge and the employment of contraception’s preventive attitudes. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive-correlation, cross-sectional, study was conducted in a nonprobabilistic sample of 293 students from a Polytechnic Institute in the central region of Portugal. A sociodemographic, academic, affective, contraceptive, and sexual questionnaire was applied, including the Inventory on Contraceptive Knowledge (resume and adapted by Reis, 2006), and the Contraceptive Attitudes Scale (adapted by Reis, 2006). Results: Results have shown that female sex simultaneously demonstrates better contraceptive knowledge (p=0.000) and preventive attitudes (p=0.003). Health school students (p=0.000) have revealed greater contraceptive knowledge based on statistical significance, while art school students (p=0.006) have shown better preventive attitudes towards contraception. Most of the students demonstrated satisfatory contraceptive knowledge (37,2%), but a little inadequate attitude regarding contraception-risk prevention (62.1%). Students’s contraceptive knowledge seemed to improve preventive attitudes positively, although no statistical significance was verified. Conclusion: Young people’s knowledge about contraception is crucial to demonstrate logical and rational consistent attitudes regarding sexual and reproductive health. The placement of nursing offices in universities is essential to enable young people in making aware decisions. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitudes, Contraception, Young people.
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Adulto Adulto jovem Conhecimentos, atitudes e prática em saúde Contracepção Ensino superior Estudantes Adult Contraception Health knowledge, attitudes, practice Higher education Students Young adult Castelo Branco Portugal