Vulvovaginal candidiasis: the perception of health professionals from a Basic Health Unit in the Federal District, Brazil about the disease

• Autor(a) principal: Barbosa, Nathállia Resende de Melo
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Lima, Rodrigo Fonseca, Galato, Dayani, Machado, Alexandre Vaz
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de educação popular (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/reveducpop/article/view/63273
• topic: Estratégia saúde da família; Saúde da mulher; Candidíase vulvovaginal; Family Health Strategy; Women's health; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

This work aims to describe the actions to promote women's health within the scope of Primary Health Care (PHC) in a Basic Health Unit (UBS) in the Federal District, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional observational study developed through interviews with UBS doctors and nurses. The health professionals participating in the research had an average experience of five years and six months in PHC. Most of them mentioned addressing actions aimed at women's health in their crews and frequently diagnosing vulvovaginal candidiasis, mainly due to spontaneous demand. As main causes mentioned for the disease were intimate hygiene, the type of clothing of the patients and stress. Health education was exemplified as a conduct in the face of diagnosis and as an action to reduce cases. The study was able to reinforce the importance of activities carried out with strategic groups in the family health strategy, based on reflections on health education and the autonomy of women ahead of their quality of life and well-being.