Educational action as a care technology aimed at raising awareness of Sexually Transmitted Infections for Adolescents

Adrielly Cristiny Mendonça Fonseca, Daniel Lucas Costa Monteiro, José Wilker Gomes de Castro Júnior, Yan Lucas Castro de Castro, Maria Caroline do Vale Souza, Juliana Pugas Paim Lima, Tatiana da Silva Costa, Danielli Valeria Diniz Felisberto, Luca Thomas Lins Dalferth, Lara Rosa Cardoso e Cardoso, Jéssica Lucas de Santana, Victória Moraes Perinazzo, Juliane Costa Santos, Samuel da Silva Ribeiro, Emanuel da Silva Ribeiro, Beatriz Christina Matos dos Santos, Albertino Raymundo de Freitas Bastos Neto, Carolle Freitas Batalha, Francisco Miguel da Silva Freitas, Adrianne Raposo Ponte, Raphaela Thais Santana Pinheiro Feio, Hilane dos Santos Alves, Érika Patrícia Oliveira de Oliveira, Zilziany Marinho Spessirits, Rebeca Prata Meireles, Larissa Ribeiro de Souza, Alizandra Mendonça Reis, Edilene do Rosario Pereira da Cunha Borges, Danilo Nascimento de Barauna, Dilena Maria Costa Monteiro

Reproductive Health Services, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Adolescent Health, Health Care, Preventive Health Services.

To report the experience of using educational technologies as a strategy to disseminate knowledge related to cervical cancer in order to promote measures to prevent cervical cancer. This is a descriptive study, type of experience report, carried out by nursing and medical students at a Private University in the city of Belém do Pará / Brazil about cervical cancer. Fifteen women aged between 25 and 70 years participated in the educational activity. It was noticed that during the waiting room, the women present were at all times attentive to the information passed on by the academics, however, the knowledge related to the theme is still very limited. In addition, it was observed that there was the construction of critical knowledge about cancer involvement, favoring the teaching and learning process. It was identified that the dissemination of information through health education achievements is fundamental, and the possibility of building critical and reflective thinking about cervical cancer is extremely important to prevent this pathology. It is worth mentioning the importance of actions aimed at preventing the disease through innovative technologies.

Received: 21 Dec 2020; Received in revised form: 19 Feb 2021; Accepted: 24 Mar 2021; Available online: 18 Apr 2021

10.22161/ijaers.84.21