Strategies for syphilis prevention and control in the population deprived of liberty: integrative review

Authors

  • Valéria Alexandre do Nascimento Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, valeria.nascimento@ufpe.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5391-9406
  • Ryanne Carolynne Marques Gomes Mendes Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, ryannecarolynne@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7554-2662
  • Vilma Costa de Macêdo Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, vilmacmacedo@hotmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3068-3175
  • Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz Frazão Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, ceciliamfqueiroz@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6403-7505
  • Tatiane Gomes Guedes Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, tatigguedes@yahoo.com.
  • Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, marciapl27@gmail.com.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v24.68811

Keywords:

Communicable Disease Control, Syphilis, Primary Prevention, Prisons

Abstract

Objective: to identify in the scientific literature the health strategies used for syphilis prevention and control in the population deprived of liberty. Method: integrative review performed in October 2021 in the following databases: Medline/PubMed; Scopus; Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health and the Virtual Health Library. Results: 553 articles were identified and after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 17 were selected to compose the sample. The following health strategies for syphilis prevention and control within the prison system were identified: surveillance and epidemiological analysis; educational intervention for prevention; and use of a screening and treatment protocol. Conclusion: the strategies identified are relevant to assess the situation of syphilis within the prison context and reduce its transmission. However, there are few educational intervention strategies to prevent syphilis among inmates.

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