Objective: The study aimed to analyze the factors associated with vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections in the elderly. Methodology: For this purpose, an integrative literature review was carried out, based on scientific articles published in the Scielo, LILACS, PubMed and Virtual Health Library databases, based on the controlled search with health descriptors: “Sexually Transmitted Diseases", "Aged" and "Primary Prevention". 08 scientific articles were included according to the criteria: documents published between 2003 and 2018; and written in Portuguese and English. Results: It was evidenced that the lack of information, the delay or neglect of diagnosis and unsafe sexual practice are elements related to the higher prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in elderly women. Conclusion: The need for more effective planning and actions is highlighted within the framework of public policies aimed at the elderly in Brazil, contemplating the binomial sexuality / health education; as well as inferring the importance of training professionals at different levels of health care about the analyzed problem
Objective: To analyze the distribution of vaccine doses against HPV in children and teenagers between nine and fourteen years old in a public school in the city of Campina Grande – PB. Methods: It is a descriptive and exploratory research, with a quantitative approach. The sample was composed by 81 children and teenagers, considering the immunized and unimmunized. In order to collect the data, a quiz was applied; the collected data was grouped and organized through spreadsheets; statistically analyzed through simple descriptive statistics, represented in tables and had posterior inference from the relevant scientific literature. Results: 70,4% of the children and teenagers were already vaccinated; 68,4% present the full vaccination schedule; 91,2% already heard about HPV; 63,1% believe it is a virus and that the main reason for the vaccine’s non-adherence by the target population is that they could not attend to the basic health unit (29,2%). Conclusion: It was evidenced that the distribution of vaccine doses against HPV is in a regular situation, since more than half of the people who partipated in the study were vaccinated and present the full vaccination schedule. It is notorious that the great majority of the target population has satisfactory knowledge on the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the impossibility to go to the basic health care unit interfered with vaccine adherence.
Nas últimas décadas, as Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis (IST's) sofreram um desvio na dinâmica de incidência, tornando-se predominantes em adolescentes entre 13 e 19 anos. Tal fato se associa a relações envolvendo mais de um parceiro, ao não uso de preservativos e à baixa idade das sexarcas. O projeto teve como propósito o reconhecimento da atual situação de escolares no município de Campina Grande acerca das IST's, além da explanação sobre as respectivas formas de contágio e prevenção. Foi efetuado com a participação de alunos do Curso de Medicina e Enfermagem, do
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