Objetivou-se conhecer a estrutura das representações sociais de jovens lésbicas sobre saúde sexual, a partir de suas vivências e práticas. Pesquisa descritiva, qualitativa, fundamentada na Teoria das Representações Sociais. Utilizou-se, via on-line, o Teste de Associação Livre de Palavras (TALP) para 124 pessoas autodeclaradas lésbicas, com idade variando de 18 a 29 anos e, dessas, 07 responderam a um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados do TALP foram processados pelo software IRaMuTeQ, contextualizados pelas justificativas e trechos das entrevistas que retratam vivências e práticas e, referências científicas sobre a temática. Os resultados apontaram os termos "camisinha”, “cuidado” e “prevenção"; como elementos centrais da estrutura das representações sociais. Nas entrevistas esses termos remetem à importância atribuída à proteção e à prevenção de doenças, embora os modelos de preservativo não se adequem às práticas sexuais do sexo sáfico. A prática e vivências das participantes ressaltam também os cuidados com a higiene pessoal. O desenvolvimento de políticas públicas efetivas para a saúde de lésbicas perpassa a valorização do conhecimento socialmente compartilhado por elas.
Palavras-chave:
Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero; Saúde Sexual; Associação Livre.
Abstract:
The aim was to understand the structure of young lesbians' social representations of sexual health, based on their experiences and practices. This is a descriptive, qualitative study based on the Theory of Social Representations. The Free Word Association Test (FWAAT) was used online for 124 self-declared lesbians, aged between 18 and 29, and of these, 7 responded to a semi-structured interview script. The TALP data was processed using IRaMuTeQ software (prototypical analysis), contextualised by excerpts from the interviews that portray experiences and practices, and scientific references on the subject. The results pointed to the terms ‘condom’, “care” and ‘prevention’ as central elements in the structure of social representations. In the interviews, these terms refer to the importance attributed to protection and disease prevention, although the condom models are not adapted to the sexual practices of trafficked sex. The participants' practices and experiences also emphasise personal hygiene. The development of effective public policies for lesbian health requires valuing the knowledge they share socially.
Keywords:
Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sexual Health; Free Association.
The aim was to understand the structure of young lesbians' social representations of sexual health, based on their experiences and practices. This is a descriptive, qualitative study based on the Theory of Social Representations. The Free Word Association Test (FWAAT) was used online for 124 self-declared lesbians, aged between 18 and 29, and of these, 7 responded to a semi-structured interview script. The TALP data was processed using IRaMuTeQ software (prototypical analysis), contextualised by excerpts from the interviews that portray experiences and practices, and scientific references on the subject. The results pointed to the terms ‘condom’, “care” and ‘prevention’ as central elements in the structure of social representations. In the interviews, these terms refer to the importance attributed to protection and disease prevention, although the condom models are not adapted to the sexual practices of trafficked sex. The participants' practices and experiences also emphasise personal hygiene. The development of effective public policies for lesbian health requires valuing the knowledge they share socially.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sexual Health; Free Association.
Conceição, LKL, Oliveira, JF, Jesus, MEF, Santana, BCG, Mota, GS. De que forma podemos nos proteger melhor?”: Representações sociais de jovens lésbicas sobre saúde sexual. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/jul). [Citado em 05/12/2025].
Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/artigos/de-que-forma-podemos-nos-proteger-melhor-representacoes-sociais-de-jovens-lesbicas-sobre-saude-sexual/19732?id=19732
