Relação entre aplicativos geossociais e infecções sexualmente transmissíveis

Abstract

To examine the relationship between geosocial application usage and adoption of preventive practices for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Methods: Descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, with 256 students from the Federal University of Western Pará. The data were analyzed with Bioestat® 5.0 software and the SciPy library from Python. Results: There was a predominance of females (62%), 18-23 years old (68%) and heterosexuals (79%). Factors associated with the use of applications were: sexual orientation (p = 0.0001), frequency of using sexual protection (p = 0.0350), purpose of using sexual protection (p = 0.0004) and frequency of STIs (p = 0.0029). Conclusion: Users of geosocial applications are young. Homosexual individuals are more likely to look for these platforms. Characteristics and particularities of application consumption are associated with inconsistent use of sexual protection and propensity to perform STI tests.