O uso de preservativos na população de 15 a 24 anos no município de São Paulo

Abstract

In this fourthdecade of the HIV / AIDS, there is an increase in detection of HIV infectionamongyoungpeople, by having sex. One of the copingstrategies of this epidemic is throughcollectiveworksothere is a social transformation with regard to prevention methods, includingcondom use. This studyaimed to describe the use of condomsamongyoungpeopleaged 15 to 24 in São Paulo, according to sociodemographiccharacteristics, knowledge about HIV / AIDS, alcohol and drugs and sexual practices. For this information from 862 youngpeoplewereanalyzed who reportedhavinginitiated sexual life.Allvariableswereexpressed as frequencies and proportions and hypothesistestsusedwere the chi-square test and Fisher's exact. A highercondom use amongunmarriedamongthose who do not use drugs or not drinking and answered not show prejudice. However, there is still a lowprevalence of condom use amongyoungpeople, despite the high knowledge of theirhighimportance for the prevention of HIV. It is necessary to understand the social and cultural complexity that guide the effective use of condoms.