Parents’ understanding of children’s exposure to the risks of STD/AIDS

Authors

  • Marília Lima de Holanda
    • Maria de Fátima Antero Sousa Machado
      • Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira
        • Maria Grasiela Teixeira Barroso

          Keywords:

          adolescent, sexually transmitted diseases, parent-chid relationship, health promotion, AIDS.

          Abstract

          A Dialogue between parents and children as a way to advise, prevent and educate them about sex is a great method to reduce the incidence of STD/AIDS. The aim of this descriptive and exploratory research is to investigate parent’s understanding towards the risk their adolescents run of getting a STD/AIDS infection. It took place in a public school in Fortaleza-Ceará-Brazil and the data was collected from the teenagers’ parents through questionnaires. The results showed that the parents knew a little about STD/AIDS; however they didn’t feel comfortable discussing sexual concerns with their children. In conclusion, women are the great responsible for the sexual education of their children and still don’t face STD/AIDS as a problem, what results in lack of dialogue about sex/sexuality between parents and children.

           

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          Published

          2006-02-17

          Issue

          Vol. 7 No. 1 (2006)

          Section

          Research Article

          How to Cite

          1.
          Holanda ML de, Machado M de FAS, Vieira NFC, Barroso MGT. Parents’ understanding of children’s exposure to the risks of STD/AIDS. Rev Rene [Internet]. 2006 Feb. 17 [cited 2026 May 14];7(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5363