Avaliação do conhecimento dos estudantes de medicina sobre IST em João Pessoa – PB

• Autor(a) principal: Carvalho, Raquel Godoi de Carvalho
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório do Centro Universitário Braz Cubas
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/1410
• topic: Doenças sexualmente transmissíveis; Avaliação educacional; Estudantes de medicina; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA

Introduction: Every day more than 1 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections appear, having a great impact on the health of the world population, which can lead to serious and chronic health effects if not treated, in addition to being associated with stigma and violence domestic. In view of the prevalence of these infections, the participation of health professionals in the dissemination of knowledge about STIs is essential, therefore, they need to have theoretical knowledge and skills to act in health. Objectives: This study sought to assess the knowledge about sexually transmitted infections of medical students from a private university in the city of João Pessoa - PB and thereby support future studies in the area of medical education and the teaching of infectious and parasitic diseases. Materials and methods: This is an observational, descriptive, quantitative and field study. Students from the ninth to the twelfth period of that course were included in the research, where the sample is 140 students, who answered an electronic questionnaire containing 20 multiple choice questions where they address knowledge epidemiological, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, respecting the ethical aspects contemplated in resolution No. 466, of December 12, 2012. The data were subjected to descriptive analysis to verify the characteristics of the sample, and averages and deviations were performed patterns of quantitative variables, maximum and minimum, through the STATA 12.0 program. Results: According to the sociodemographic data, the sample participants are mostly (67.69%) in the age group between 18 and 25 years, in regarding marital status 61.54% are single with a fixed relationship, regarding gender, 66.92% are female and in relation to previous graduation, only 11.54% claim to have it, in addition it can be observed that about 70% of the participants obtained a number of correct answers above the average (17,26). Conclusion: Students have a level of knowledge of ISTs that is adequate for the undergraduate level, which demonstrates appropriate teaching during the basic cycle and that, during the internship, this knowledge builds up.