2019-09-232019-09-232015CARVALHO, Paulie Marcelly Ribeiro dos Santos; GUIMARÃES, Rafael Alves; MORAES, Paula Ávila; TELES, Sheila Araujo; MATOS, Marcos André de. Prevalência de sinais e sintomas e conhecimento sobre doenças sexualmente transmissíveis. Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, São Paulo, v. 28, n. 1, p. 95-100, 2015.e- 1982-0194http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/18154Objective: To estimate the prevalence of signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases and to verify the knowledge of adolescents and young people of an urban settlement about these infections. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 105 settlers aged 12-24 years old. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 17.0. Results: Of the participants who responded regarding sexually transmitted diseases, 20.6% reported signs and/or symptoms, with a higher proportion in females, those who had a piercing and/or tattoo, and who consumed alcohol before or during sexual intercourse (p <0.05). Also, many participants showed ignorance about the signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases. Conclusion: The presence of signs and/or symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases were associated with factors related to individual vulnerability of adolescents and young people of the settlement.porAcesso AbertoSinais e sintomasDoenças sexualmente transmissíveis/epidemiologiaPrevalênciaEnfermagem em saúde comunitáriaComunidades vulneráveisSigns and symptomsSexually transmitted diseases/epidemiologyPrevalenceCommunity health nursingVulnerable groupsArtigo10.1590/1982-0194201500016