Prevenção de doenças sexualmente transmissíveis em mulheres atendidas na Unidade Básica de Saúde Penha II em Passos MG

Abstract

Passos is a Brazilian municipality located in the interior of the State of Minas Gerais based on the agroindustry economy. The basic health unit Penha II has 1,137 families registered and among the activities developed there are to the actions of women's health through Pap smears. Therefore, the objective of this study was to outline the incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among women attending the basic health unit with the results of the Pap smears. In addition, educational activities to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and care for women were carried out with the patients. For the development of the intervention proposal, a bibliographic research was carried out in scientific articles, books and indexed texts on the subject. Among the 426 examinations recorded in the basic health unit records, 183 were diagnosed as "normal", only organisms of the natural flora. However, in 61 exams the presence of Gardnerella vaginalis was identified and in 20 exams the presence of the genus Candida sp. In addition, we found four patients the presence of Trichomonas vaginalis and in one patient the genus Leptothrix sp. It should be emphasized that the presence of coconuts sp.was identified in 56 patients. With the accomplishment of this work it is expected to improve the knowledge and self-care of the health of the women attended in the Penha II Neighborhood. Women are still expected to be multipliers of sex education, and thus a link between women who have not yet sought help in Sexually Transmitted Diseases prevention and treatment