Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the the social representations of young Catholics about HIV/AIDS prevention and sexuality.
METHOD
Mixed study, based on the theory of social representations, held in 2015 with 84 young Catholics participating in the group “World Youth Day” on Facebook. The data were collected through the technique of free association of words and in-depth interview. For the information analysis, the software Tri-Deux-Mots and Alceste were used.
RESULTS
Sexuality is processed in the representational field of young people as being associated with the sexual practice. In turn, the prevention of HIV, a phenomenon represented as intrinsic to sexuality, occurs through the use of condoms or fidelity within marriage.
CONCLUSION
Young Catholics represent the prevention of HIV/AIDS as a transverse phenomenon to sexuality, whose sexual practices are anchored both in hegemonic and progressive discourses.
Keywords:
Religion and sex; Sexuality; HIV; Nursing
Source: Authors.Subtitle: F1+ Young women; F1- Young men; F2+ Black people with ages ranging from 22 to 24 years old; F2- White people with ages ranging from 18 to 21 years old; Fixed variable contributing with F1; Fixed variable contributing with F2
Source: AuthorsSubtitle for the interpretation of the Factorial Plane Graph: Class; Class 1; Variables-Attributes; Ind_5: Interviewee 05; Ind_11: Interviewee 11; Ind_14: Interviewee 14; Ind_19: Interviewee 19; Gender_1: female; Reg_2: Countryside Origin; Class 2; Ind_7: Interviewee 07; Sco_3: Complete Higher Education; Reg_1: Capital Origin / Metropolitan Region; Gender_2: Male; Race_2: Black race; Class 3; Ind_18: Interviewee 18; Class 4; Ind_08: Interviewee 08