Syphilis in women and men: an integrative review of scientific publications [Sífilis na mulher e no homem: uma revisão integrativa das publicações científicas] [Sífilis en la mujer y en el hombre: una revisión integrada de las publicaciones científicas]
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https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2019.26496Keywords:
Sexually transmitted diseases, syphilis, women's health, men's healthAbstract
Objective: review scientific publications on syphilis in women and men and analyze them by level of scientific evidence. Method: for this integrative literature review conducted in April 2016, information was collected from the LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL and Elsevier Scopus databases. Result: 23 articles, published between 1990 and 2016, were found to match the inclusion criteria. Brazil contributed 12 (52.1%) publications, 13 (56.52%) articles related to maternal and child health, and only 1 (4.3%) addressed men's health in care for syphilis. 21 (91.3%) of the studies were descriptive, and classified as at scientific evidence level 2C. Conclusion: the articles were classified as level 2C, which reflects moderate scientific evidence. Syphilis is widely explored in topics addressing maternal and child care, but a gap exists in syphilis-related scientific knowledge outside the pregnancy-puerperal cycle and in men.
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Objetivo: revisar as publicações científicas sobre a sífilis na mulher e no homem e analisá-las de acordo com os níveis de evidência científica. Método: pesquisa bibliográfica, tipo revisão integrativa, realizada em abril de 2016. Coleta de informações nas bases de dados LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL e na Scopus, da editora Elsevier. Resultado: encontraram-se 23 artigos, conforme os critérios de inclusão, publicados no período de 1990 a 2016. O Brasil contribuiu com 12(52,1%) publicações, 13(56,52%) artigos estão relacionados a saúde materno-infantil e somente 1(4,3%) produção explana a saúde do homem no cuidado com a sífilis. Verificou-se que 21(91,3%) estudos são descritivos, classificados no nível de evidência científica 2C. Conclusão: os artigos foram classificados no nível 2C, considerado evidência científica moderada. A sífilis é muito explorada em assuntos que abrangem área materno-infantil, provocando um hiato de conhecimentos científicos voltados para a temática sífilis fora do ciclo gravídico-puerperal e no homem.
RESUMEN
Objetivo: revisar las producciones científicas publicadas sobre la sífilis en mujeres y hombres y analizarlas de acuerdo con los niveles de evidencia científica. Método: investigación bibliográfica, tipo de revisión integradora, realizada en abril de 2016. Recolección de información en las bases de datos LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, Cochrane Library, Embase, CINAHL y Scopus, editorial Elsevier. Resultado: se encontraron 23 artículos según los criterios de inclusión publicados entre 1990 y 2016. Brasil contribuyó con 12(52,1%) publicaciones, 13(56.52%) artículos se relacionaron con la salud materna e infantil y apenas una (4.3%) producción explica la salud de los hombres en la atención respecto a la sífilis. Se encontró que 21(91.3%) estudios son descriptivos, clasificados dentro del nivel de evidencia científica 2C. Conclusión: se clasificaron los artículos en el nivel 2C, considerados evidencia científica moderada. La sífilis se explora ampliamente en temas que cubren el área materna e infantil, lo que causa una brecha de conocimiento científico volcado hacia el tema de la sífilis fuera del ciclo del embarazo/puerperio y el hombre.
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