VULNERABILIDADES ÀS DSTs/AIDS ENTRE JOVENS DE UMA COMUNIDADE QUILOMBOLA DO MUNICÍPIO DE TURIAÇU-MA

Abstract

The research aims to reflect the vulnerability of young people with sexually transmitted diseases in a Quilombola community Jamary dos Pretos in the municipality of Turiaçu-MA. The discussion also encompasses access to information about prevention of STDs/AIDS. The analysis involves concepts of multi-disciplinary areas of knowledge: history, anthropology, health, and society. Covers the concepts of history of black communities in Maranhão, and its association with the past of slavery and its appreciation and depreciation by sectors of society and the effect of the training process of the current modern society. Analyses the socioeconomic status of young people in this community as a member of several factors for the composition of this vulnerability. Still evaluates policies for the prevention, control and treatment of STDs / AIDS in this population segment. We opted for a quantitative survey-type approach, using as a Data collection instrument a form closed questions to 50 youths in the community, located in the age group 18 to 24 years. Among the results, include: poor education, unemployment and household income less than a minimum wage that make impossible young people have access to means of protection and prevention of STDs / AID; most young people do not realize the risk of STD / AIDS that are exposed, revealed a risk behaviors adopted by young people, such as disuse of condoms during sexual intercourse and injecting drug use.