Aplicativos de relacionamento e infecções sexualmente transmissíveis em adultos jovens

Abstract

The members of Generation Z are those born between the end of 1992 and 2010 and are linked to the exponential expansion of technology and the internet. Relationship apps have the purpose of facilitating encounters between their users through mobile devices, with different objectives, which can be sexual or affective. of relationships by young adults influence Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)? - Nine articles were selected to compose this review, published between 2017 and 2022. From the information obtained, it was possible to conclude that predominantly the biggest users of dating apps are part of Generation Z and are between 18 and 29 years old, the most popular public. studied was that of Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), with few studies addressing other audiences. The apps that stood out the most among the LGBTQIAP+ audience were Grindr and Scruff. Tinder, on the other hand, is considered the most popular app in the world and does not limit its audience, its users seek love relationships or connection between its users. The immediacy of relationships provided by dating apps end up inducing their users to risky behaviors, namely: multiple sexual partners; unprotected sexual practice; use of licit and illicit drugs before or during sex; little or no knowledge about the health of those they relate to. Finally, it was possible to determine that users of dating apps who identify as gay and MSM are directly linked to the diagnosis of HIV, gonorrhea and syphilis. It was not possible to identify this link to other audiences.