Educational intervention with a booklet on syphilis for women in situations of sexual vulnerability: a quasi-experimental study.

Abstract

Objective: to assess riverside women's knowledge about syphilis before and after a booklet educational intervention.

Method: a quasi-experimental, comparative study with a before-and-after design was conducted with 40 riverside women through a discussion group with shared reading of the booklet. The nonparametric Wilcoxon test was used for data analysis.

Results: most women were between 18 and 29 years old, married or in a stable relationship, and had completed elementary school. Most had heard about syphilis from health professionals. They had been tested for syphilis and had previously undergone syphilis treatment. Comparing the pre-test and immediate post-test scores, an increase in knowledge about syphilis was observed. When analyzing the immediate post-test phase with the 7-day post-test, there was no significant difference; that is, the knowledge acquired remained the same after 7 days of the educational intervention. When analyzing the pre-test phase and the 7-day post-test phase, an improvement in knowledge was observed.

Conclusion: the educational intervention through a booklet discussion circle with shared reading proved effective in acquiring knowledge about syphilis among riverside women, evidenced by the significant improvement in knowledge in the post-test results.