Prostitution x STD/AIDS

a descriptive study with perspective on practices of prevention

Authors

  • Ana Débora A. Moura
  • Guldemar G de Lima
  • Leiliane M. Farias
  • Aline R. Feitoza
  • Maria Grasiela T. Barroso

Keywords:

prostitution, adolescence, primary prevention, sexually transmitted diseases (STD), aids

Abstract

Introduction: sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are considered occupational hazard for prostitutes, which can be prevented with condom use. Objective: this study aims to report how prostitutes from a municipality in the state of Ceará are preventing STD/aids and how they are included in STD/ aids prevention programs proposed by the National Program of STD/HIV/aids. Methods: this is an exploratory and descriptive study of qualitative nature. The data collection was carried out by means of self-report technique, and the instruments used were participant observation and non-structured interviews. Performed with 30 prostitutes in a municipality in the countryside of the state of Ceará in the period between 2000 and 2002. The data collected were organized into four topics: profile of prostitutes, condom use by prostitutes, condom use by partners, and STDs as reality, and analyzed based on relevant literature. Results: it is possible to check that women enter prostitution as teenagers, low level of information of these women who use sex to survive, and not using condoms in all sexual relations, minimizing prevention practices of the STD/aids. Conclusion: it is necessary that responsible organizations elaborate strategies whose aim is to give option and support for adolescents, so that they do not start very early in the prostitution line. All the factors and determinants which cause this problem must be emphasized. Besides, school and professionalization, decent work conditions and an income source for their own sustenance and the sustenance of their families.

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Author Biographies

Ana Débora A. Moura

Enfermeira, Mestre em Enfermagem pelo Departamento de Enfermagem da Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Ceará (DENF/FFOE/UFC), Professora da Faculdade Integrada da Grande Fortaleza (FGF).

Guldemar G de Lima

Enfermeiro, Especialista em Saúde da Família pela Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará (ESP/CE).

Leiliane M. Farias

Enfermeiro, Especialista em Saúde da Família pela Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará (ESP/CE).

Aline R. Feitoza

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem pelo DENF/FFOE/UFC, Professora da Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR).

Maria Grasiela T. Barroso

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem, Professora Emérita, Livre-Docente do DENF/FFOE/UFC.

Published

2009-08-15

How to Cite

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Moura ADA, Lima GG de, Farias LM, Feitoza AR, Barroso MGT. Prostitution x STD/AIDS: a descriptive study with perspective on practices of prevention. DST [Internet]. 2009 Aug. 15 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];21(3):143-8. Available from: https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/992

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