Concepções dos alunos de uma escola pública de ensino médio sobre medidas de profilaxia contra o HIV

Abstract

The Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Although there are several educational actions for the population that work on the ways of transmitting the virus, prevention and treatment, as well as trying to reduce the stigma and prejudice that the disease entails, many individuals still relate this disease to a specific group of people and erroneous forms of contamination with the virus. Thus, even with the diversity of research sources and easy access to information via the internet, the school continues to be very important to work on knowledge and changes in behavior in relation to HIV/AIDS and to help with prevention among adolescents. The present research was carried out in classes of 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of High School in a school located in the city of Maracanaú-CE. At first, a questionnaire was carried out to understand the students' knowledge about prophylactic measures against HIV. Then, the research results were used to build an explanatory folder dealing with the themes that were addressed in the questionnaire and focusing on the questions with the highest number of errors and which the students had the greatest difficulty in answering. In the second moment, the folder was made available to the class on file, since the presentation by remote class had low adherence by the students. After the students had contact with the folder, a form was sent to find out their opinions about the educational material. According to the results of the questionnaire, students have a good understanding of prophylactic measures against HIV, yet it is noted that there is a need to work on this issue in the classroom, this needs to be rethought and organized during the period academic.