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Enfermería Global
versión On-line ISSN 1695-6141
Resumen
GUIMARAES RIBEIRO, Marcelle Sampaio de Freitas et al. Knowledge and vulnerability of participants in the Syphilis Tent: university extension action. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2021, vol.20, n.63, pp.412-460. Epub 02-Ago-2021. ISSN 1695-6141. https://dx.doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.448771.
Introducion:
Study aims to describe and evaluate the socioeconomic profile, risk factors, sexual practices and the knowledge of the participants of the university extension activity Syphilis Tent about this infection.
Method:
Descriptive-transversal research, with 1000 participants, between october 2016 and december 2019, at the University Campusand University Hospital of the State of Rio de Janeiro. To collect the data, a semi-structured questionnaire was used, applied at the time of the educational activity.
Results:
Most participants were women (72%), white (41%), young adults (55%), single (51%), incomplete higher education (37%) and income below three minimum wages (48%), heterosexual (86%), sexually active (75%) and single sexual partner (88%). The most prevalent risk factors were the non / sporadic use of condoms (64%) and the consumption of alcoholic beverages (43%). The positivity of the population tested for syphilis (n = 150) was 9.3% and 9.1% of the participants correctly answered the forms of transmission of the infection.
Conclusion:
It was possible to identify the vulnerabilities to syphilis and adjust educational and care practices so that they result in significant learning and greater resilience for the population.
Palabras clave : Syphilis; Health Vulnerability; Health Education; Counseling; Public Health Nursing.