Importância das ações de aconselhamento do Centro de Testagem e Aconselhamento em IST/aids (CTA), na cidade de João Pessoa, Paraíba

Abstract

The Center for Testing and Counseling (CTA) was established to act in the diagnosis and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and constitutes an important source of epidemiological data. Aiming at improving the living and health conditions of its carriers, it offers users rapid testing services for STD / HIV, Syphilis and viral hepatitis. Objective: To evaluate the importance of Counseling in (IST) carried out by CTA professionals, in João Pessoa-PB, in the face of epidemiology. Methodology: This is an exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Qualitative research in the field of social sciences responds to very particular questions and is concerned with a level of reality that can not be quantified. It was carried out with health professionals (nurses, psychologists, social workers, biologists) at the Center for Testing and Counseling ISTs and AIDS (CTA), in the city of João Pessoa / PB, as the reference center for the care of patients with infectious diseases, providing comprehensive and multidisciplinary assistance. Results: The results showed the benefits of the Testing and Counseling Center, and the high number of people who are exposed to the risk of STD contamination is still explicit.