Sexual practices of women who have sex with women and condom use

Cavalcante, Daniela Raulino; Ribeiro, Samila Gomes; Pinheiro, Ana Karina Bezerra; Soares, Paula Renata Amorim Lessa; Aquino, Priscila de Souza; Chaves, Anne Fayma Lopes

doi:10.15253/2175-6783.20222371297

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“…No que concerne ao uso de preservativo em práticas sexuais de mulheres que fazem sexo com mulheres, foi constatado que mais de 80% das mulheres entrevistadas realizavam sexo oral e com práticas ma-nuais sem uso de preservativo, realizavam sexo com contato vaginal e não possuíam parceria fixa. Desta forma, aponta-se uma maior vulnerabilidade em relação a infecções sexualmente transmissíveis (22) .…”

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Nursing actions in Primary Health Care to lesbian and bisexual women

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Objective: to investigate the actions of nurses in regard to lesbian and bisexual women in the context of the National Policy for the Integral Health of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Cross-Dressers and Transgender Persons. Methods: qualitative study involving 25 nurses from the Family Health Strategy, contacted via electronic means. We applied a form containing sociodemographic data and an investigation of actions in primary health care, as well as a thematic content analysis. Results: we found there are professional capacitation activities, embracing of demands, and enhanced interprofessional work. Nonetheless, there were shortcomings in the knowledge regarding health care towards lesbian and bisexual women. Conclusion: there are still prejudices, difficulty to access, and little attendance of lesbian and bisexual women in health services, as well as a deficit in the support to health actions and lack of monitoring. Contributions to practice: the importance of the scientific, professional, and social experiences stand out, regarding the need to humanize the care to lesbian and bisexual women. It is a supporting material for researchers and nursing professionals, enabling them to direct their care to a holistic and integral care to be provided to these women, in addition to being an encouragement to further comparative studies.

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“…Considera-se, ainda, as questões relacionadas às barreiras culturais de acesso, como, por exemplo, o preconceito e relações hostis para com esses usuários, que procuram os serviços de saúde e se deparam com abordagens e práticas assistenciais sedimentadas na saúde reprodutiva, heterossexual, cisgênero, binária e biologicista, enfatizadas pelos profissionais entrevistados. Nesse ponto, ressaltamos as poucas ações assistenciais realizadas, reduzidas à realização de testes rápidos, para detecção qualitativa de anticorpos do vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV), e à entrega de preservativos (24)(25) .…”

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Knowledge and practice of primary care nurses about gender and care for LGBTQIA+ people

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Objective: to understand the knowledge and practice of Primary Health Care nurses about gender and assistance to LGBTQIA+ people. Methods: qualitative study, conducted with nine nurses from Primary Health Care. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and submitted to Thematic Content Analysis. Results: three categories emerged: knowledge about gender and the LGBTQIA+ population; perception of the National LGBT Comprehensive Health Policy; and demand for services and nursing care for the LGBTQIA+ public. Conclusion: it was evidenced deficient knowledge about gender and health of the LGBTQIA+ population. There is a lack of preparation of the professionals who assist these users, which causes barriers to access to care and services, due to the lack of knowledge about the existence of the national policy of integral health of this population. Nurses focus on punctual and biologist actions. Contributions to practice: the findings contribute to subsidize the thinking/doing of nursing regarding vulnerable populations, who need an equitable, integral, and humanized look. It is necessary to strengthen discussions in health training and continuing education to expand knowledge about gender, the access of the LGBTQIA+ population to services and the consolidation of the actions of the national health policy aimed at this population group.

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“…O fato de ter parceria fixa também se apresentou, neste estudo, significativamente associado à consciência da gravidade do CCU. Acerca da relação entre práticas sexuais e cuidados com a saúde, a pesquisa analisou práticas sexuais de 231 mulheres que fazem sexo com mulheres averiguou que aquelas que não possuem parceria fixa estavam mais vulneráveis à relação sexual sem uso do preservativo, com chances de não uso deste método de proteção maior do que as mulheres que não possuem parceria fixa (27) .…”

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Lesbian and bisexual women's health beliefs about performing the Papanicolaou’s test

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Castro³

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Objective: to identify the health beliefs of lesbian and bisexual women about performing the Papanicolaou’s test. Methods: cross-sectional study developed exclusively online, with fifty-five participants. Google Forms® were used for data collection, with sociodemographic and economic questions, as well as questions related to practices, intention, and beliefs about performing the Papanicolaou’s test. Data were organized in Google Sheets® and analyzed in SPSS® software. Results: it was found that bisexual women believe more in the benefit "when I do the preventive exam, I am relieved" (p=0.047). However, they have higher scores of ashamed for doing the preventive exam (p=0.005). Significant association was identified between having done the exam and perceived benefits (p=0.040); perceived severity and education level (p=0.006); having done the exam (p=0.039); and having fixed partnership (p=0.028). Conclusion: bisexual women believe that performing the exam generates relief, but feelings of shame may hinder adherence to the exam. Lesbian and bisexual women without access to higher education, who never had the exam, and who have multiple sexual partnerships are more vulnerable to cervical cancer. Contributions to practice: reflect on this scenario so that educational strategies are effective for cervical cancer prevention.

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Sexual practices of women who have sex with women and condom use

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Nursing actions in Primary Health Care to lesbian and bisexual women

Nursing actions in Primary Health Care to lesbian and bisexual women

Knowledge and practice of primary care nurses about gender and care for LGBTQIA+ people

Lesbian and bisexual women's health beliefs about performing the Papanicolaou’s test

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