Educational technologies on sexually transmitted infections for incarcerated women

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2020-01, Vol.28, p.e3392-e3392
• Main Authors: Carvalho, Isaiane da Silva, Guedes, Tatiane Gomes, Bezerra, Simone Maria Muniz da Silva, Alves, Fábia Alexandra Pottes, Leal, Luciana Pedrosa, Linhares, Francisca Márcia Pereira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Educational Technology; Health Education; NURSING; Prisoners; Prisons; Review; Sex Education; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; STD; Women; Womens health
• ISSN: 1518-8345; 0104-1169; 1518-8345
• DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.4365.3392

Objective: to analyze in the scientific literature the educational technologies on sexually transmitted infections used in health education for incarcerated women. Method: an integrative review carried out by searching for articles in the following databases: Scopus, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health, Education Resources Information Center, PsycInFO, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Latin American Literature in Health Sciences, Cochrane, and the ScienceDirect electronic library. There were no language and time restrictions. A search strategy was developed in PubMed and later adapted to the other databases. Results: a total of 823 studies were initially identified and, after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, eight articles were selected. Most of them were developed in the United States with a predominance of randomized clinical trials. The technologies identified were of the printed materials type, isolated or associated to simulators of genital organs, videos, and games. Conclusion: the technologies on sexually transmitted infections used in health education for incarcerated women may contribute to adherence to the prevention of this serious public health problem in the context of deprivation of liberty. Objetivo: analisar na literatura científica as tecnologias educacionais sobre infecções sexualmente transmissíveis utilizadas na educação em saúde de mulheres encarceradas. Método: revisão integrativa realizada por meio de busca de artigos nas bases de dados Scopus, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health, Education Resources Information Center, PsycInFO, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Literatura Latino-Americana em Ciências da Saúde, Cochrane e na biblioteca eletrônica Science Direct. Não houve restrição de idioma e tempo. Foi desenvolvida uma estratégia de busca no PubMed e, posteriormente, adaptada para as demais bases. Resultados: foram identificados inicialmente 823 estudos e após aplicação de critérios de inclusão e exclusão, selecionaram-se oito artigos. A maioria foi desenvolvida nos Estados Unidos, com predomínio de ensaios clínicos randomizados. As tecnologias identificadas foram do tipo materiais impressos, isolados ou associados a simuladores dos órgãos genitais, vídeos e jogos. Conclusão: as tecnologias sobre infecções sexualmente transmissíveis, utilizadas na educação em saúde de mulheres encarceradas, podem contribuir na adesão à prevenção desse grave problema de sa