The fight against sexually transmitted infections cannot stop in the COVID-19 era: a brazilian experience in online training for sexually transmitted infections guidelines

Introduction: The Brazilian Ministry of Health had planned face-to-face workshops for professional training about the Clinical Protocols and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections for the year 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the workshops were cancelled, and a new strategy was adopted: virtual meetings, called Webinars—Clinical Protocols and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections 2020. Objective: To report the experience at the Ministry of Health in online training about the clinical protocol and therapeutic guidelines for comprehensive care for people sexually transmitted infections for health professionals in 2020. Methods: The webinars were held in partnership with the Brazilian Society of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Pan American Health Organization. Each chapter of the Clinical Protocols and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections—2020 was converted into a webinar, with the participation of at least three experts, two speakers, and a moderator. Results: In total, 16 webinars were presented, covering topics such as sexually transmitted infections surveillance, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, public policies, and sexual violence. The initiative had more than 77,000 hits, with an average of 4,900 hits per webinar and the topic “syphilis” being the most accessed. The event reached all 27 federative units of Brazil, as well as 27 other countries. About 500 questions were received from the audience and answered during the sessions and/or through a document published later on by the Ministry of Health. Conclusion: Given the high number of hits and inquiries received, we can conclude that health professionals remained engaged in the topic of sexually transmitted infections during the pandemic. This experience shows the great potential of innovative methods for distance learning to promote continuing education, including a series of webinars aimed at strengthening the fight against sexually transmitted infections.

Interrelationship between syphilis in pregnant women and sociodemographic profile in Brazil from 2010 to 2020

A sífilis é uma doença secular e estigmatizada, pois é uma doença sexualmente transmissível com um passado repleto de estereótipos. Partindo para uma perspectiva crítica a respeito da sífilis em gestantes (SG), destaca-se que, historicamente, é possível observar um domínio do poder por parte dos homens nas esferas sociais, políticas, profissionais e sexuais, acarretando em diferentes formas de opressão sobre as mulheres. Diante da relevância do tema para o cenário atual, esse trabalho visa compreender a respeito da inter-relação entre SG e perfil sociodemográfico no Brasil no período de 2010 a 2020. Para isso, foi realizada revisão de literatura e análise descritiva do banco de dados de SG do Brasil, correlacionando essas informações com o perfil sociodemográfico das gestantes. Verificou-se um aumento do número de casos de sífilis em gestantes e de sífilis congênita. A literatura demonstra que muitas mulheres têm receio de revelar o diagnóstico ao parceiro, pois sentem-se culpadas, ou por medo de perder o parceiro ou sofrer acusação de traição. Constata-se que o desconhecimento sobre o agravo é responsável por interferir no comportamento da gestante e do parceiro durante o diagnóstico. Essa dissertação contribuirá para qualificar os serviços nas ações de enfrentamento à sífilis e para o desenvolvimento de campanhas educativas e publicitárias voltadas para o enfrentamento da sífilis. Autores como: Abuali & Domachowske (2019); dos Santos (2017); Silva (2016) e Vidal & Mascarenhas (2020), foram usados com o propósito de dar maior embasamento ao trabalho.Syphilis is a secular and stigmatized disease, as it is a sexually transmitted disease with a past full of stereotypes. Starting from a critical perspective on syphilis in pregnant women (SG), it is highlighted that, historically, it is possible to observe a domain of power by men in the social, political, professional and sexual spheres, resulting in different forms of oppression over women. the women. Given the relevance of the topic to the current scenario, this work aims to understand the interrelation between SG and sociodemographic profile in Brazil from 2010 to 2020. For this, a literature review and descriptive analysis of the database of SG do Brasil, correlating this information with the sociodemographic profile of pregnant women. There was an increase in the number of syphilis cases in pregnant women and congenital syphilis. The literature shows that many women are afraid to reveal the diagnosis to their partner, because they feel guilty, or for fear of losing their partner or being accused of cheating. It appears that the lack of knowledge about the condition is responsible for interfering with the behavior of the pregnant woman and her partner during the diagnosis. This dissertation will contribute to qualify the services in the actions of fighting syphilis and for the development of educational and advertising campaigns aimed at fighting syphilis. Authors such as: Abuali & Domachowske (2019); dos Santos (2017); Silva (2016) and Vidal & Mascarenhas (2020), were used with the purpose of providing a greater basis for the work