Abstract
This study aims to describe the activities developed by the outreach project “Responsible Sexuality” at combating sexually transmitted diseases (STIs). It is a descriptive study developed through experience report. After theoretical and practical training, it was conducted health education activities on STIs, distributed condoms and lubricating gels and performed rapid tests for hepatitis B and C, syphilis and HIV. The actions were carried out from October 2018 to March 2020 and targeted at students and staff from educational institutions and community in general. 57 people were training; 13 actions were carried out in educational institutions; 15.536 condoms and 8.000 lubricating gels were distributed; 573 individuals were tested; 16 reactive cases of syphilis and 2 HIV were detected; 2.294 rapid tests were performed. It is possible to conclude that the outreach actions had positive impacts on the formation of students and helped them to confront STIs.
Highlights
This study aims to describe the activities developed by the outreach project “Responsible Sexuality” at combating sexually transmitted diseases (STIs)
Em estudo feito por Barros et al (2018) com 481 homens sem-teto, a prevalência de testes rápidos reagentes para sífilis foi de 10,2% (49); em estudo feito com 56 mulheres cumprindo regime semiaberto ou aberto, obtiveram-se 16,1% (9) de casos reagentes em testes rápidos de sífilis (SILVA et al, 2018), Apesar de menor prevalência de testes reagentes em relação a ações feitas com populações em situações de maior vulnerabilidade e de propensão a comportamentos de risco, as ações com universitários e em locais fora dos serviços de saúde se tornam necessárias, uma vez que o Ministério da Saúde estabeleceu o plano da tríplice meta 90-90-90, onde uma das metas inclui a ampliação do diagnóstico das pessoas que vivem com HIV (BRASIL, 2015b)
Revelou-se um maior número de mulheres testadas positivo para sífilis, achado que está em consonância com o Boletim Epidemiológico do Ministério da Saúde de 2019, onde consta que 59,4%, de um total de 853.937 casos notificados, entre 2010 e 2018, Revista Conexão UEPG, Ponta Grossa, Paraná - Brasil
Summary
This study aims to describe the activities developed by the outreach project “Responsible Sexuality” at combating sexually transmitted diseases (STIs).
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