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O objectivo deste estudo consiste em explorar a percepção dos jovens rapazes quanto à relação entre o uso de SPAs e os comportamentos sexuais de risco, bem como perceber como é que estes fenómenos se organizam na experiência e trajectória individual. Pretendemos analisar experiências, eventos, significados, expectativas e evolução do percurso do uso de SPA; assim como conhecer a história do desenvolvimento afectivo/sexual dos jovens entrevistados. Torna-se relevante saber qual a opinião dos rapazes já que, de acordo com a literatura, parecem ser os que se iniciam mais precocemente nestes comportamentos de risco.
A amostra foi constituída por cinco jovens-adultos do sexo masculino, com idades entre os 21 e os 26 anos, com experiência de uso de SPA e vida sexual iniciada, sendo os dados recolhidos através de entrevistas semi-estruturadas. O presente estudo, de natureza qualitativa, integrou alguns pressupostos da Grounded Theory.
Os resultados obtidos permitem-nos concluir que o álcool e o haxixe são as SPA mais usadas pelos jovens e com as quais contactaram mais precocemente.
Entre os diferentes comportamentos sexuais de risco praticados pelos jovens, destaca-se a ausência de preservativo e a prática de relações sexuais sob o efeito de álcool, parecendo estar ambos relacionados, o que pode dever-se à valorização da euforia e desinibição provocada por esta SPA, segundo os jovens. Ainda é de mencionar que os comportamentos sexuais de risco ocorrem, grande parte das vezes, sob episódios agudos de consumo.
Podemos constatar que os jovens possuem informação acerca das consequências do uso de SPA e dos comportamentos sexuais de risco, remetendo-nos para a ideia de que têm comportamentos de risco, não pela falta de informação, mas provavelmente devido à sua desvalorização no momento em se confrontam com o risco.
Os escassos estudos qualitativos encontrados na literatura, acrescem importância e pertinência ao nosso estudo, permitindo compreender mais aprofundadamente as significações dadas aos fenómenos.
The aim of this study is to explore the perceptions of young boys on the relationship between the use of SPA and sexual risk behaviors, as well as understand how these phenomena are organized in individual experience and trajectory. We intend to analyze experiences, events, meanings, and expectations of the path of evolution using SPA; as well as learn the history of sexual and emotional development of young people interviewed. It is important to know the opinion of the boys since, according to the literature, seem to be that begins earlier in these behaviors. The sample consisted of five young-adult males, between the ages of 21 and 26 years, with experience of using SPA and sexual life started, and the data were collected through semi-structured interviews. This study was qualitative in nature, incorporated some assumptions of Grounded Theory. The results allow us to conclude that alcohol and hashish are the SPA most used by young boys and with that contacted early. Among the different risk behaviors practiced by young boys, there is the absence of condoms and sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol, seeming to be associated, which may be due to the appreciation of euphoria and disinhibition caused by this SPA, according boys. Although it should be mentioned that sexual risk behaviors occur, most often in acute episodes of consumption. We can see that young people have information about the consequences of using SPA and sexual risk behaviors, referring us to the idea of having risk behaviors, not by lack of information, but probably due to its devaluation at the moment is faced with risk. The few qualitative studies found in the literature, added importance and relevance to our study, allowing for further understanding the meanings given to phenomena.
The aim of this study is to explore the perceptions of young boys on the relationship between the use of SPA and sexual risk behaviors, as well as understand how these phenomena are organized in individual experience and trajectory. We intend to analyze experiences, events, meanings, and expectations of the path of evolution using SPA; as well as learn the history of sexual and emotional development of young people interviewed. It is important to know the opinion of the boys since, according to the literature, seem to be that begins earlier in these behaviors. The sample consisted of five young-adult males, between the ages of 21 and 26 years, with experience of using SPA and sexual life started, and the data were collected through semi-structured interviews. This study was qualitative in nature, incorporated some assumptions of Grounded Theory. The results allow us to conclude that alcohol and hashish are the SPA most used by young boys and with that contacted early. Among the different risk behaviors practiced by young boys, there is the absence of condoms and sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol, seeming to be associated, which may be due to the appreciation of euphoria and disinhibition caused by this SPA, according boys. Although it should be mentioned that sexual risk behaviors occur, most often in acute episodes of consumption. We can see that young people have information about the consequences of using SPA and sexual risk behaviors, referring us to the idea of having risk behaviors, not by lack of information, but probably due to its devaluation at the moment is faced with risk. The few qualitative studies found in the literature, added importance and relevance to our study, allowing for further understanding the meanings given to phenomena.
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SPA Comportamentos sexuais de risco Rapazes Grounded theory Psychoactive drugs Sexual risk behaviors Males