Critical Literacy in Health among sex professionals in Porto Murtinho: Self-care and Risk of STI

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20435/inter.v24i4.4212

Keywords:

Health literacy, Bioceanic Route, Sexually transmitted infections, Sex workers

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the perceptions of female sex workers in the city of Porto Murtinho (MS) on the concepts of self-care and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and how their opinions on the subject can affect decision-making in health. The research is based on a qualitative approach developed through semi-structured interviews recorded in audio and analyzed according to the epistemology of emergence. Data collection took place in Porto Murtinho, a city that makes up the Bioceanic Route under construction to connect Brazil to Paraguay as part of a regional socioeconomic development project. In all, 8 women were interviewed who, despite revealing a sexual prevention routine and professional autonomy, reinforced the role of critical health literacy as a tool for permanent self-care and health promotion. In addition, the relationship between the implementation of the Bioceanic Route and its possible negative impact on safety and social determinants in health is highlighted, since the consequent increase in the flow of people and services in the region corroborates the growth of prostitution and sex tourism. With this, it is concluded that more effective public health policies must be taken to ensure greater health literacy for these women, as well as the need to encourage academic debate on the subject.

Author Biographies

Breno Evangelista de Sousa, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul

Physician from the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul. Currently in the military service at the Campo Grande Area Military Hospital, MS.

Natanael dos Santos de Araújo, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul

Graduation in Medicine at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). Currently the president of the Local Committee of International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations of Brazil – IFMSA Brazil UEMS.

Ruberval Franco Maciel, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul

Postdoctoral fellow at the City University of New York, United States and also at the Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Argentina. PhD in Linguistic and Literary Studies of English from the University of São Paulo (USP), with a doctoral internship at the Center for Globalization and Cultural Studies at the University of Manitoba, Canada. Master in Applied Linguistics from the University of Reading, England. Currently, he is a professor of undergraduate and Masters in Letters and undergraduate in Medicine at the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS). Coordinates the UEMS Health Literacy Laboratory. CNPq Research Productivity Scholar (PQ2). Coordinator of the University Network of the Latin American Integration Route (UNIRILA) and the UEMS Project on the Bioceânica Route. Coordinates the interinstitutional agreement UEMS/Glendon College-York University, Canada.

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Published

2023-11-23

How to Cite

Sousa, B. E. de, Araújo, N. dos S. de, & Maciel, R. F. (2023). Critical Literacy in Health among sex professionals in Porto Murtinho: Self-care and Risk of STI. Interações (Campo Grande), 24(4), e2444212. https://doi.org/10.20435/inter.v24i4.4212

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Section

DOSSIÊ III: O PAPEL DA UNIRILA NOS "DESAFIOS DA INTEGRAÇÃO NA ROTA BIOCEÂNICA (BRASIL, PARAGUAI, ARGENTINA E CHILE)"