Brazilian protocol for sexually transmitted infections 2020: sexual violence
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Authors
Menezes, Maria Luiza Bezerra
Araújo, Maria Alix Leite
Dias dos Santos, Adriano Santiago
Gir, Elucir
Díaz Bermúdez, Ximena Pamela
Issue Date
2021-05-17
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Sexual Offenses , Intimate Partner Violence , Sexually Transmitted Diseases , Clinical Protocols
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Abstract
This article addresses sexual violence, as part of the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Guidance is provided in programmatic and operational management, focusing on the service network for people in situation of sexual violence, recommendations to health staff about pregnancy and viral and non-viral sexually transmitted infections prophylactic measures, in addition to surveillance action strategies. Sexual violence is an encompassing issue that includes wider areas than the health field. It involves conceptual and programmatic challenges for health staff, at the forefront of care for affected people and also to the implementation of prevention strategies addressed to the whole society.
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Citation
Menezes, M. L. B., Araújo, M. A. L., Santos, A. S. D. D., Gir, E., & Bermúdez, X. P. D. (2021). Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections 2020: sexual violence. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 54(suppl 1), e2020600. https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-600-2020
Publisher
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine