The Trabalho, Educação e Saúde - TES (Work, Education and Health) is an open access scientific journal, edited by the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health, from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
Considering sexuality as a fundamental part of human life, the present study had the goal of understanding how Nursing students represent sexuality.
We chose to make a qualitative research based on the Social Representation theory. The study sample was composed of undergraduate Nursing students enrolled in a public institution. The data collection was performed with the aid of the IRaMuTeQ software, version 0.7 alpha 2, and it was based on Content Analysis. Sexuality was represented as something that should remain hidden both in the context of school and within the family. Even though their training was a factor that contributed to their change in conception about sexuality, feelings such as shame and shyness were present during the practices of the students, which verified that the representations are based on stereotypes and taboos. Thus, there is a visible need for more spaces for discussions within the university and within society, but discussions that understand the practice, and are not limited to theory.
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