Uso da prática contraceptiva entre acadêmicos da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus Sinop, O

Abstract

Human sexual behavior is defined as a set of behavioral attitudes and positions that are constantly changing with the passing of generations, being determined by the constant influence of various factors, such as physiological, biological, emotional, social and cultural. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hospital Universitário Júlio Muller, Federal University of Mato Grosso, and approved with opinion number 1072649 on 10 June 2015. This study aimed to evaluate the use of methods contraception and this method is related to the prevention of STI / AIDS among students of the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Sinop University campus. The data were collected through self-administered questionnaire containing 10 questions, covering data on age, gender, status, sexual behavior, knowledge of contraceptive methods, frequency of use of contraceptive methods, the reason for choosing a contraceptive method and contact with some kind STI. With the completion of this work, the results show that students using any contraception, especially condoms and the contraceptive pill, which were motivated by such a choice because they are mainly related methods prevention of STI / AIDS and unplanned pregnancies.