Diseño de una estrategia educativa para la prevención de las infecciones de transmisión sexual en mujeres de 20 a 49 años. Consultorio Nº 4. Centro de Salud Nº 1. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Sexually transmitted Infections (STIs) are mainly transmitted by means of unprotected sexual relations. There are other modes of transmission such as sharing needles, contaminated blood products, and vertical transmission from a mother to her baby during birth. These infections are produced by various etiological agents such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional and prospective investigation was performed for the purpose of gathering information about STIs by means of a survey of women between 20 and 49 years of age who attend Family Medicine Clinic No. 4 of Medical Center No. 1 and to identify the components necessary to design an educational strategy. The data collected were tabulated in Excel spreadsheets. Results: Of the 173 participants, the predominant age range was from 40 to 44 years of age (23.1%), marital status: single (39.3%), occupation: housewife (63%), educational level: high school (42.8%), ethnicity: mestizo (91.3%), level of knowledge regarding STI identification: (65.9% unfamiliar), level of knowledge regarding STI prevention: (52.0% familiar vs. 48.0% unfamiliar), at risk of contracting STIs: (56.6% low risk vs. 43.4% high risk), preferred activity frequency: (every two weeks 65.3%), preferred location for receiving the activity: (Medical Center 41.6%), activity duration: (1 hour per meeting 80.4%), preferred time of day for the activity: (in the afternoon 59.5%), preferred educational technique: (lectures 60.1%), number of people they would prefer to receive the activity with: (6-10 people 38.7%). Conclusion: STIs knowledge is low, which places the population at risk of contracting one of several infections at some point in their lives. An educational strategy for prevention was designed.