Sociodemographic profile of blind people: associations with knowledge, attitude and practice about sexually transmitted infections

Abstract

Objective: to analyze associations among sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge, attitude and practice ofblind people about sexually transmitted infections. Methods: descriptive transversal study with a quantitative approach.Participants were 36 blind individuals. The questionnaire Knowledge, attitude and practice about sexually transmittedinfections was used. Absolute and relative frequencies were calculated. There were Chi-square test and chi-square Exact.Results: most participants are elderly, unmarried, with elementary school and not working. Knowledge, attitude andpractice about sexually transmitted infections are inadequate (p<0.05). Religion (p<0.001), work (p<0.001), not workingreason (p<0.001) and education (p=0.003) had associations with the attitude about sexually transmitted infections. Gender(p<0.001), marital status (p=0.019) and education (p=0.020) had associations with practice. There was no associationbetween sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge. Conclusion: sociodemographic characteristics may interferewith the attitude and practice of blind people about sexually transmitted infections, and the nurse should consider thesecharacteristics in professional practice with those subjects.

Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression and Attitudes Toward Justice in the World in a Sample of Deaf and Blind Persons in Osijek Baranja Region

“…The families of deaf participants have a significantly lower per capita household income (p < 0.001) than those of the blind and control group participants, which is a direct indicator of the poorer financial status of deaf participants in the sample. Previous research has shown that blind and deaf individuals find themselves in the low socioeconomic class more often because they are more often unemployed, unmarried and have a lower level of education (21,22). According to the results of this study, deaf participants fall under a special, lower social category, which can be explained by a lack of adequate financial support, which is, however, provided for blind persons by the state (23).…”

“…Generalni stavovi o pravdi u svijetu s obzirom na dob nastanka oštećenja vida Obitelji gluhih ispitanika u usporedbi s obiteljima slijepih ispitanika i ispitanicima kontrolne skupine imaju značajno niže prihode po članu obitelji (p < 0,001) što je direktan pokazatelj lošijeg materijalnog statusa gluhih osoba u ispitivanim uzorcima. U dosadašnjim istraživanjima slijepih i gluhih osoba obje skupine su češće lošijeg socioekonomskog položaja, budući da su češće nezaposleni, nisu u bračnoj zajednici i postižu niže razine obrazovanja (21,22). Rezultati ovog istraživanja svrstavaju gluhe ispitanike u posebnu, nižu socijalnu kategoriju što se može objasniti izostankom adekvatne financijske skrbi, koju je društvo u Republici Hrvatskoj ipak osiguralo slijepim osobama (23).…”

Knowledge of women with visual impairment about the human papillomavirus and risk factors

“…However, more than half of the participants said that they did not use condoms during sexual intercourse, a result that resembles that of another study (12) that focused on condom use by people with visual impairment and that found out that women yielded to their partners' will of not using condoms. In terms of sexuality, authors understand that submission of women's will to men's stems from the construction of gender roles, elaborated culturally, giving to man the full enjoyment of their sexuality and the dominant attitude in sex, leaving for women the repression of their wants and desires, the denial of belonging to their own bodies, placing them in the position of sexual objects for men (13) .…”

“…But most participants who are unaware of the transmission of the human papillomavirus by contact with skin or mucosa do not use condom, and they may be vulnerable to the virus. In this sense, a research report indicates a probable vulnerability of blind people in relation to sexually transmitted infections because they show an improper sexual behavior (12) .…”

“…The non use of condoms by some participants may be due to socio-demographic factors (12) , their lack of knowledge, their perception of risk due to sexually transmitted infections, and due to the difficulty of women to negotiate condom use and safe sex practices, as in the contemporary society male attitudes connected to patriarchy and/or sexism still persist. Thus, a study with women who are able to see attended at a family health unit showed that most women do not use condoms in their sexual intercourses, as there is rejection of their partners.…”