Syphilis in pregnancy: strategies and challenges of nurses of primary care for treat ment couple simultaneous

• Published in: Revista brasileira em promoção da saúde = Brazilian journal in health promotion 2016-01, Vol.29, p.85
• Main Authors: Maristela Inês Osawa Vasconcelos, Kilvia Maria Carneiro de Oliveira, Ana Hirley Rodrigues Magalhães, Guimarães, Raquel Xavier, Maria do Socorro Carneiro Linhares, Maria Veraci de Oliveira Queiroz, Izabelle Mont’Alverne N Albuquerque
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adhesion; Health care; Nurses; Pregnancy; Syphilis; Womens health
• ISSN: 1806-1222; 1806-1230
• DOI: 10.5020/18061230.2016.sup.p85

Objective: To analyze the difficulties and strategies of attention of nurses Basic membership to the sexual partners of pregnant women diagnosed with syphilis, the simultaneous treatment of the disease. Methods: A qualitative study of descriptive exploratory, developed with nine nurses of Health of the municipality of Sobral Family Strategy, Ceará. Data were built through semi-structured interviews and the results were analyzed according to the categorical analysis of the technical issue of Minayo (2011), emerging two thematic categories. Results: Point out that the construction of the bond, education actions in health and professional qualification are strategies adopted by nurses for adherence to treatment of partners of pregnant women with syphilis. And as challenges in treatment adherence by partners of professional pregnant elencaram ignorance about the disease, low socioeconomic status, risks and vulnerabilities. Conclusion: It was demonstrated that nurses have extensive perception of aspects of adherence to treatment, but need better scientific and practical basis to perform effectively activities on the management of sexual partners with syphilis.