Aspectos de sexualidade do carnaval de 2018

Abstract

Sexuality is a broad theme that does not only concern the sexual act itself, because it involves multifacts, such as: education and sexual orientation, affections, desires and emotions, and is present in the whole life of the human being. However, the experience of sexuality can intertwine with vulnerability, being linked to behaviors and attitudes, as well as access to information, health services and resources for recovery. During carnival, an event commonly marked by the strong appeal to sensuality, joys, parties, attractions to perform sexual practices are common in its celebration due to too much euphoria. This study aims to describe the sexual behavior of people connected to the carnival environment. This is a field research, descriptive of a quantitative approach carried out with 192 people, of both genders, over 18 years old, who were present at the Carnival event held in the Porto do Baé exhibition park, in the municipality of Barra do Garças -MT, in February 2018. The study was approved by the UFMT / CUA Research Ethics Committee (opinion no. 2,062,048). A questionnaire developed by the researcher was used to evaluate the use of condoms, where 84% stated that during carnival people do not prevent themselves from other occasions, and 94% mentioned that during carnival the risk of occurrence increases Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). It was observed that 60% reported having had relationships under the influence of alcohol, and 11% under other drugs, however 29% said they had already stopped using condoms because they had drunk alcohol. It is considered that the responsibility for the use of condoms in most cases is still of the man, this fact shows that the female condom does not have as much visibility as the masculine one. Therefore, it is concluded that during carnival people become more vulnerable to contracting some type of STIs and AIDS. It should be emphasized that in this context nursing can play a major role in the prevention and promotion of health.