Olímpio Larissa Martins, Spessoto Luís Cesar Fava, Fácio Fernando Nestor
Undergraduate Student, São José Rio Preto School of Medicine (FAMERP/FUNFARME), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
Department of Urology, São José Rio Preto School of Medicine (FAMERP/FUNFARME), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
Transl Androl Urol. 2020 Apr;9(2):510-515. doi: 10.21037/tau.2020.02.13.
Sexuality occupies a fundamental position in the lives of individuals and is related to general health. However, undergraduate curricula in medical courses address this topic in an incomplete manner. The aim of this study is to investigate sexual health education among undergraduate medical students.
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with students 18 years of age and older in the fifth and sixth years of the undergraduate course in medicine in 2018. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire addressing the teaching of sexual health in the first four years of the course and how knowledge on this topic affected their relationships with patients.
A total of 125 students answered the questionnaire. Although the majority reported the teaching of sexual medicine during the undergraduate course, the classes were focused on reproduction (70%) and organic diseases (70%). A total of 52% of the respondents reported that the classes did not enhance their knowledge or confidence with regards to discussing the subject with patients. During routine care, the main difficulties the students faced in addressing the sexual health of patients were fear of offending the patient (53.8%) and insufficient knowledge on the subject (33.4%).
The present findings demonstrate that knowledge of students regarding sexual health in undergraduate courses is insufficient, as evidenced by deficiencies in teaching and difficulties in addressing the subject with patients.
性取向在个体生活中占据着基础性地位，且与总体健康相关。然而，医学课程的本科教学大纲对这一主题的阐述并不完整。本研究旨在调查本科医学生的性健康知识教育情况。
2018年，对医学本科课程五、六年级18岁及以上的学生进行了一项描述性横断面研究。通过一份自填式问卷收集数据，该问卷涉及课程前四年中性健康教学情况以及这方面的知识如何影响他们与患者的关系。
共有125名学生回答了问卷。尽管大多数人报告在本科课程中有性医学教学，但课程主要集中在生殖（70%）和器质性疾病（70%）方面。共有52%的受访者表示，这些课程并未增强他们在与患者讨论该主题时的知识或信心。在日常护理中，学生们在处理患者性健康问题时面临的主要困难是担心冒犯患者（53.8%）和对该主题知识不足（33.4%）。
目前的研究结果表明，本科课程中学生的性健康知识不足，教学中的缺陷以及与患者讨论该主题时的困难就是证明。
