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Sexually transmitted infections and health literacy: a community-based preventive program

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dc.contributor.authorSul, Susana
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Liliana
dc.contributor.authorMaia, Ana Catarina
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Anabela
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Andreia
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-20T16:00:34Z
dc.date.available2023-04-20T16:00:34Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractBackground: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a public health problem with a high risk of morbidity and community transmissibility. Evidence points to their continuous increase. This study describes the design, development, and implementation of a community-based STI prevention program for community healthcare users. Methods: Based on the Health Planning Process design method, a structured, community-based intervention program on STI counseling and detection was conducted in a primary health care unit in Lisbon. Two data collection instruments were applied in the diagnosis of the situation, namely the Health Literacy Survey Portugal (ILS-PT) and the STD Attitude Scale, to 47 patients who attended the health consultation on STI counseling and detection in a primary care unit in Lisbon. Two interventions were implemented, the health education session and the provision of an educational poster. In the evaluation of the project, the acceptance and satisfaction of the patients with the implemented interventions were considered outcome indicators. A descriptive statistical analysis of the data was performed. Results: The participants show considerably low levels of health literacy and high-risk behaviors for acquiring STIs. After an intervention, a high percentage of the participants point out the project as exciting and valuable and reveal having acquired knowledge that allowed them to improve their health. Furthermore, the patients were very satisfied with the implemented health education session and the educational poster. Conclusion: This project revealed the urgent and important need to implement community intervention projects to prevent STIs and promote health literacy among the most vulnerable groups.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSul S, Ferreira L, Maia AC, Coelho A, Costa A. Sexually transmitted infections and health literacy: a community-based preventive program. J Prim Care Community Health. 2023;14:21501319231159973.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/21501319231159973pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/15921
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21501319231159973pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCommunicable diseasespt_PT
dc.subjectCommunity healthpt_PT
dc.subjectHealth literacypt_PT
dc.subjectHealth promotionpt_PT
dc.subjectSexually transmitted diseasespt_PT
dc.titleSexually transmitted infections and health literacy: a community-based preventive programpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.startPage215013192311599pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Primary Care & Community Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume14pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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