DIFFICULTIES FACED BY PROFESSIONALS IN MANAGING SYPHILIS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
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https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-3798.2025v10n1p454-468
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Abstract
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that has different clinical manifestations and requires adequate care. To analyze the difficulties faced by professionals and the strategies to improve the management of syphilis in primary health care. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out from January to February 2024, with 135 primary health care professionals in a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. An instrument produced by the researchers themselves was used, adapted from a previously used questionnaire. The questions were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively and, as it is a primary study, it was submitted to the Ethics Committee, obtaining a favorable opinion. Thus, it was observed that 84.4% of professionals reported having some difficulty in the context of primary care, 63% highlighted difficulty in serving sexual partners due to lack of attendance at the service and 47.4% due to lack of adherence to drug treatment. Furthermore, when asked about what could be done to improve care, in relation to the disease, a total of 71.9% reported carrying out training on diagnosis and treatment of syphilis, 65.9% reported educational work with the general population and 63.7% indicated the adoption of strategies to facilitate treatment of partners. Thus, understanding the difficulties experienced and putting into practice the strategies proposed to improve the management of this infection will be possible to carry out a clinical practice of greater control of the syphilis transmission cycle.
