Uso de sildenafil entre jovens cis-heterossexuais: uma análise etnográfica digital de reportagens online
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The included use of erectile dysfunction medications, such as Viagra, by young cisgender heterosexuals has become an increasingly frequent practice. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to carry out a critical analysis of online reports on the indiscriminate use of sildenafil by young cisheterosexuals, discussing the possible health consequences for these young people who use this medication without medical advice. METHOD: This is ethnographic research, with a digital approach. Data collection was carried out in the first half of August 2024, by searching for the term “Viagra, young people and indiscriminate use” on Google. Although several reports were identified, only 12, from nine different news websites, were selected to compose the corpus of analysis. The selection considered inclusion and exclusion criteria aligned with the objectives of the study, discarding repeated content or content that did not clearly address the indiscriminate use of Viagra by young cisgender heterosexuals. Data analysis followed the thematic analysis approach proposed by Braun and Clarke (2006), which enabled the identification of patterns of meaning related to masculinity, sexual performance and the medicalization of cisheterosexual youth. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS: The reports associate the indiscriminate use of erectile dysfunction drugs with youth risk behavior, without considering the influence of factors such as dominant masculinity and the media, which play a crucial role in this…
Read the paper
Related studies
- 2024 update in heart failure
- Vascular involvement in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- A novel technique- subendometrial autologous platelet rich plasma injection in patients with unresponsive thin endometrium undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a prospective cohort study
- Does metformin prolong pregnancy in preterm pre-eclampsia? A study protocol for a South African, hospital-based double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
- Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema (CPFE): A "New" Smoking-Related Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- Impact of an acute 1-month cannabidiol treatment on pain and inflammation after a long bone fracture: a triple-blind randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trial protocol
Go deeper in Evidence Hub
Evidence Hub adds a study data sheet (design, sample size, evidence level, key numbers), an AI summary and a chat grounded in the paper's text.