Infecção sexualmente transmissível em pessoas idosas: uma revisão integrativa
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2021-06-10
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Universidade Católica do Salvador
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Introduction: Aging is characterized by irreversible changes in the body's functional process,
caused by the passage of time. In Brazil, the number of elderly people has been gradually increasing
over the years, however, sexual health of the elderly is a topic rarely addressed in doctors´ offices
and the lack of knowledge increases the vulnerability of the elderly to sexually transmitted
infections. Objective: Identify and analyze the brazilian scientific production on sexually
transmitted infection in elderly people. Methodology: Integrativeresearch, carried out by
searching for scientific articles indexed in the LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF databases from march
to april 2021 through the use of predefined descriptors and inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: This study showed that sexual health consultations, which shows the fact that the elderly
do not demonstrate knowledge or have low perception about sexually transmitted infection, to the
point of not being concerned about their protection. Conclusión: The present study concludes that,
despite sexuality being present in the lives of the elderly, the lack of access to information as a
preventive measure is obsolete in hospitals and public bodies. Aging brings with it some changes
and bodily limitations to the elderly, because of this, many individuals, even health professionals,
see this public as a profile of debilitated no active sex life.
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Idoso, Sexualidade, Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis, Envelhecimento, Elderly, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Aging