Abstract
ABSTRACT Objective: To know the life path of young people in same-sex relationship from the discovery of their sexual orientation and the confrontation of problems arising from it, contextualizing situations that affect their mental health and reflect on the role of nursing in care, within the scope of Primary Health Care. Method: Qualitative research performed in two public institutions of higher education. Nineteen homoaffective young people participated in the interviews, following a script with open questions related to mental health and same-sex relationship. Data interpretation used the content analysis. Current ethical precepts have been respected. Results: The difficulties of youth concerning the discovery and acceptance of homoaffectivity are related to confrontations in the familiar coexistence and with social groups, cultural and religious aspects. Conclusion and implications for practice: This issue provokes reflections in the nursing professionals concerning the mental health care practices, considering the cultural competence in the Primary Care scope.
Highlights
Same-sex relationships have already been considered a mental disorder, criminal offense and violation of traditional cultural values in many countries
Discovery and acceptance of same-sex relationship Young people stated that they were built during their early childhood life as heterosexual people and, feeling different, when they realized their homosexual orientation, they began to wonder
Psychological and biological factors interfere with a person's mental health, among them cultural aspects, moral, rapid social changes, gender discrimination and sexual orientation, social exclusion, risk of violence and violation of rights.considering the current concept of health promotion within Primary Health Care (PHC), attention to culture and individual behaviors, with emphasis on the shared re-signification of life and its projects, are essential to combat the medicalizing tendency, sometimes, blameful and unfriendly which is in effect in the context of health care, nowadays
Summary
Same-sex relationships have already been considered a mental disorder, criminal offense and violation of traditional cultural values in many countries. Physical violence was not so frequent when compared to verbal and psychological violence, it is more frequent against male homosexual adolescents.[3] Studies[2,4,5,6,7,8] add that as a result, compared to the general population, homosexuals have a higher prevalence of mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. They present a higher prevalence of health risk behaviors, such as high alcohol use, marijuana and daily smoking.[9]
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