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Psicogente
versión impresa ISSN 0124-0137
Resumen
SANTOS, José Victor de Oliveira; ARAUJO, Ludgleydson Fernandes de; CASTRO, Jefferson Luiz De Cerqueira y FARO, André. Social representations related to sexually transmitted diseases in adolescentes. Prototypical analysis. Psicogente [online]. 2019, vol.22, n.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.
Palabras clave : Sexually transmitted infections; Social Representations; Adolescents.