Health education in the contraceptive counseling for surgical sterilization

• Autor(a) principal: Franco, Éder José
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Sorgi, Camila Marino, Callegari, Fernanda Vieira Rodovalho, Carbol, Maristela
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/2082
• topic: Health Education; Counseling; Reproductive Sterilization.; Educación Sanitaria; Asesoramiento; Esterilización Reproductiva.; Educação em Saúde; Aconselhamento; Esterilização Reprodutiva.

Introduction: Reproductive planning must take into account people’s living conditions and ensure that they can decide on their reproduction in a free and informed manner. Objective: To evaluate the health education activity in the contraceptive counseling process for surgical sterilization. Methods: This is a descriptive observational survey study. The research took place at the Municipal Center of Medical Specialties of the city of São Carlos, state of São Paulo, with the participation of primary care users who expressed a desire for surgical sterilization and attended the health education activity, from September to December 2016. Data collection it was through a structured questionnaire applied by researchers at the end of health education activities. The answers to the questions were stored in the Microsoft Excel 2010 program to calculate absolute, relative and average frequencies. The analysis of quantitative data allowed the descriptive interpretation of the information. Results: Six health education activities were conducted with the participation of 45 individuals, 26 women (58%) and 19 men (42%). The average age of women and men was 31.4 and 37.5 years, respectively. Most had two children alive with the current partner. Alleged reasons for surgical sterilization were sufficient numbers of children, unfavorable financial issues, and women’s health problems. Doubts about contraceptive methods and surgical procedures were problematized during health education and no new questions arose when participants were interviewed. After health education, two couples were interested in switching from tubal ligation to vasectomy. Two women caught the attention of the intrauterine device and the transdermal hormonal contraceptive, but maintained the choice of the definitive method. Conclusion: Health education activities allowed users to clarify doubts about surgical sterilization and reflect on the possibility of changes to other contraceptive methods.