Aspectos sexuais de caminhoneiros

Abstract

Male sexuality is a poorly addressed term in health services and in the public policy scenario and there is a lack of discussion. Lately, there has been the occurrence of deconstruction of the male view as an intangible being by disease. With the emergence of this modern man tries to cover the health needs, one being, sexual health. Truck drivers, a predominantly male working class, have a strenuous workload, low adherence to basic health services, low schooling, use of psychoactive substances, unprotected sex, multiple partnerships, and even major harassment by sex workers, it put them as a population of great vulnerability. The objective was to describe the sexuality of truck drivers. It is a descriptive exploratory study conducted with 177 truck drivers who participated in the project “Viva bem Caminhoneiro” in the city of Barra do Garças-MT, in the first half of 2018 and was analyzed by software Epi Info (version: 3.5.1). 177 truck drivers were attended and interviewed, of whom 74% said they worked 10 to 15 hours a day and 50% were more than 15 days away from home. Only 42% reported using condoms in casual sex: 40% claimed their own decision to use condoms; 4% partnership decision; 20% of both involved. About sexual performance 79% rated as good or great and 9% considered that they rarely or never have an interest in starting a sexual relationship. It has been identified that 23% are never or rarely satisfied with the preliminaries and 77% reported always or most often have the confidence to conquer the partnership in order to initiate the sexual act. As for the erection time, 7% is in the group of those who never or rarely manage to keep the penis erect for a satisfactory sexual intercourse. 34% of the group says they never or rarely get control over ejaculation for a pleasurable sexual act. Regarding the orgasm, 98% mention getting always or most of the time, and 1.5% those using sexual stimulants always or most of the time, with the predominance of Sildenafil. It was evidenced that the sexuality of the truck can be compromised due to the social construction of masculinity. Being a fenced theme of prejudice and taboos, most drivers may have omitted the truth regarding their sexuality.