Prevenção de doenças sexualmente transmissíveis e procura da contracepção de emergência em farmácias e drogarias do município de São Paulo

• Autor(a) principal: Bastos, Silvia
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Bonfim, José Ruben de Alcântara, Kalckmann, Suzana, Figueiredo, Regina, Fernandes, Maria Eugênia Lemos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Sociedade (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/sausoc/article/view/29503
• topic: Prevenção e controle; Doença Sexualmente Transmissível; Aids; Farmácias; Educação em saúde; Contracepção de emergência; Prevention and Control; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Aids; Pharmacies; Health Education; Emergency Contraception

The present study discusses results of an educational intervention project directed at preventing sexually transmitted diseases and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (STD/Aids), carried out with professionals from pharmacies in the metropolitan area of São Paulo (Brazil). The acquisition of emergency contraception was found to be an important reason for seeking help from pharmacies as well as a source of doubts for the professionals. Educational intervention carried out by the professionals at pharmaceutical establishments contributes toward the prevention of STD/Aids, as the population often uses the pharmacy as a source of orientation and indication of pharmaceutical products, as well as a source of health information. The incorporation of this educational strategy in pharmaceutical establishments is indispensable to the prevention of STD/Aids in daily situations of risk or concern for disease and pregnancy, through the proposal of effective health conducts for the population. Lessons were extracted from the experience regarding the importance of educational actions for youths and pharmacy professionals, and emphasis is given to sexual and reproductive rights and to the promotion of the rational use of drugs.