RIVERSIDE MEN'S KNOWLEDGE AND WAYS OF ACTING REGARDING CONDOM USE

• Published in: Texto & contexto enfermagem 2022, Vol.31
• Main Authors: Parmejiani, Elen Petean, Queiroz, Ana Beatriz Azevedo, Cunha, Mônica Pereira Lima, Carvalho, Ana Luiza de Oliveira, Santos, Gabriela Silva dos, Bezerra, Juliana da Fonsêca, Figueiredo, Edilene Macedo Cordeiro, Santos, Clenilda Aparecida dos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: NURSING
• ISSN: 0104-0707; 1980-265X; 1980-265X
• DOI: 10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2022-0155en

ABSTRACT Objective to analyze riverside men's knowledge and ways of acting regarding condom use, based on the social representations about the device. Method a qualitative study anchored in the Theory of Social Representations and conducted with 21 riverside men from the São Carlos do Jamari community, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil. Data collection was performed between January and July 2019 by means of an interview with a semi-structured questionnaire. For data processing, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software was used, obtaining the participants' characterization through descriptive statistics, in addition to IRAMUTEq® for the lexical analysis of the speeches, by means of the Descending Hierarchical Classification, obtaining five thematic classes, among which Class 5 was deepened on in this study. Results the social representations were produced by adult participants, with complete High School, per capita family income of up to one minimum wage, and sexually active with irregular condom use. It was identified that the participants develop a cognitive dimension, which reveals their knowledge about condoms as a form of prevention; however, elements such as interference in pleasure, stable relationship and a negative evaluative dimension result in irregular use of the device and in risky behaviors in their sexual practices. Conclusion social representations are anchored in reified knowledge, in the discourse of the preventive functionality of condoms, and in masculinity stereotypes. Consequently, the riverside men's knowledge is not manifested in their behaviors. Therefore, this social group lacks health promotion actions that enable changes in their care behaviors and practices. RESUMEN Objetivo analizar los conocimientos y las formas de actuar frente al uso de preservativos entre hombres ribereños, a partir de sus representaciones sociales sobre dichos dispositivos. Método estudio cualitativo sustentado en la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales y realizado con 21 hombres ribereños de la comunidad São Carlos do Jamari, en Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brasil. Los datos se recolectaron entre enero y julio de 2019 por medio de entrevistas guiadas por un cuestionario semiestructurado. Para el procesamiento de los dados se utilizaron los programas de software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, con el que se obtuvo la caracterización de los participantes por medio de estadística descriptiva, e IRAMUTEq® para el análisis lexical de los