Dificuldades enfrentadas pelos profissionais para o manejo da sífilis na atenção primária à saúde

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the difficulties faced by professionals and strategies to improve the management of syphilis in primary health care. Method: this is a cross-sectional study, carried out from January to February 2024, with 135 primary health care professionals, from a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. An instrument produced by the researchers was used, adapted to a questionnaire already used by Ramos (2022). The questions were analyzed quantitatively, using frequencies and percentages, and qualitatively. As it was a primary study, the work was submitted to the Ethics Committee, obtaining a favorable opinion with CAAE 75841423.0.0000.5537. Results: 84.4% of professionals reported having some difficulty in the context of primary care. Around 63% highlighted difficulty in attending to sexual partners due to lack of attendance at the service and 47.4% due to lack of adherence to medication treatment, in addition 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 the diagnosis and treatment of syphilis, and 65.9% reported on educational work with the general population, as well as 63.7% pointed out the adoption of strategies to facilitate the treatment of partners.Conclusions: By understanding the difficulties experienced, as well as putting into practice the strategies proposed to improve the management of this infection, clinical practice with greater control of the syphilis transmission cycle will be possible