Conhecer a percepção da população acerca da sifílis/sifílis congênita

Abstract

This study aims to understand the perception of the population about the acquired and congenital syphilis, pair both, it is a qualitative research, descriptive. Data collection was carried out in January / 2015. 10 subjects were interviewed, and the interview ended by the data saturation. Participants were selected by convenience method, in a square in the center of the city of Santa Maria / RS, as a place covering people from the different regions of the city. The interview followed a script with semi-structured questions dealing with the aims of the study. Through the analysis of response, was obtained as a result four empirical themes (Theme 1: Perception of Acquired syphilis and congenital syphilis; Theme 2: The lived experience on acquired syphilis and congenital syphilis; Theme 3: Perception of promotion of health and prevention disease; Theme 4: Syphilis in the current scenario of public health), which were analyzed and discussed that the end has shown the lack of population know syphilis and be aware of the high levels of it in the city. For that such results aimed to set up a Working Group to Monitor syphilis in the county and to develop measures to reduce cases and raise awareness about the prevention and treatment of syphilis.