Training of beauty salon professionals in disease prevention using interactive tele-education.

BACKGROUND: Infectious diseases can be acquired in places where invasive procedures are often performed without the proper care of hand washing and material sterilization. There are approximately 500,000 beauty and esthetics centers in Brazil, which are visited by thousands of people every day. Many diseases, including sexually transmitted infections, are still highly prevalent in Brazil, such as warts caused by human papillomavirus, hepatitis B and C, and human immunodeficiency virus infection, and can be transmitted in beauty salons. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We have developed a tele-education course divided into four main themes: sexually transmitted infections, indoor health in beauty salon workplaces, hand washing, and material sterilization. The course was made available through a Web site, which included a face-to-face meeting, Web synchronous meetings (chats and Web conferences), and asynchronous resources (reading material, discussion lists, situations simulator, educational videos, and three-dimensional virtual human video animation on sexually transmitted infections and hand washing), mediated by professors and coordinators. RESULTS: Fifty-two beauty professionals and 33 other professionals were enrolled from different regions. Of the 61 who completed the course and received a certificate at the course's end, 100% considered good to excellent the course's applicability to everyday life and would recommend it to a fellow professional. CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate the feasibility of an interactive, tele-education model using low-cost tools as an educational resource to teach beauty professionals. In the future, this may become a branch of nationwide telehealth action.

Modelo de curso para treinamento dos profissionais que atuam nos salões de beleza usando a teleducação interativa / Model training course for beauty salon professionals using interactive tele-education

Introdução: Muitas doenças podem ser transmitidas quando não se seguem os hábitos adequados de higienização das mãos e esterilização de materiais em atividades que podem gerar ferimentos ou traumas na pele, como ocorrem nos salões de beleza. Os profissionais da beleza precisam conhecer e ter a consciência em relação a atitudes simples de higienização e cuidados com o compartilhamento de instrumentos, pela interação com muitas pessoas e pela possibilidade de ocorrer a transmissão de doenças, incluindo as doenças sexualmente transmissíveis, como as verrugas, as hepatites B e C, e o HIV, durante a realização de seus procedimentos. O Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio à Micro e Pequena Empresa apontou, em fevereiro de 2013, a existência de 265 mil estabelecimentos, abertos por pessoas que formalizaram a situação como microempreendedores individuais. Os salões de beleza são, numericamente, expressivos e apesar de não haver dados oficiais sobre o número de trabalhadores no Brasil, estima-se um grande número de pessoas envolvidas. Este estudo objetivou estruturar um curso aplicado por meio de uma dinâmica por teleducação interativa e avaliar o efeito educacional neste segmento profissional. Métodos: Foram selecionadas 4 categorias temáticas (doenças sexualmente transmissíveis, saúde indoor nos salões de beleza, lavagem das mãos e esterilização de materiais) a partir de uma Matriz de Objetivos e Competências, e o curso foi inserido numa plataforma educacional baseada no Moodle, com ambientes interativos de aprendizagem e ferramenta de gestão educacional. A sistemática das atividades foi organizada com metas semanais, encontros síncronos via web e acesso a materiais de forma assíncrona (materiais de leitura, de aprendizagem complementar, áudios e vídeos educacionais, fóruns de discussão, Simulador de Situações Práticas e vídeos do Projeto Homem Virtual sobre as DST/AIDS, higienização das mãos e lavagem, transmissão de doenças por cera depilatória reutilizável e alicate de...

Introduction: Many diseases can be transmitted when professionals do not follow the proper habits of hand washing and material sterilization in activities that may cause skin injury or trauma, as is the case in beauty salons. Beauty professionals need to know and be aware of simple steps to cleaning care and instruments sharing, as they interact with many people, thus increasing the possibility of disease transmission, including sexually transmitted diseases such as warts, hepatitis B and C, and HIV, while carrying out their procedures. The Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises pointed out the existence of 265,000 establishments in February 2013, opened by people who formalized their business as individual microenterprises. Beauty salons are numerically significant, and although there are no official data on the number of workers in Brazil, a large number is estimated. This study aimed to structure a distance-learning course via interactive tele-education dynamics, and to evaluate the educational effect in this professional segment. Methods: Four thematic categories were selected (sexually transmitted diseases, indoor health in salons, hand washing and material sterilization) from a matrix of objectives and competences. The course was inserted in an educational platform based on Moodle, with interactive learning environments and educational management tools. The activities systematics was organized with weekly goals, synchronous web meetings, and asynchronous access to materials (readings, discussion forums, situation simulator, audio and educational videos as well as 3-D Virtual Human video animation on sexually transmitted infections, hand washing and disease transmission from reusable depilatory wax and contaminated nail pliers). The course started with two face-to-face meetings and, in order to assess participants' practical knowledge, a simulator to practical situations was created, which was an online test...

Sexually transmitted diseases in a specialized STD healthcare center: epidemiology and demographic profile from january 1999 to december 2009 / Epidemiologia e perfil de impacto das doencas sexualmente transmissiveis atendidas num centro de saude especializado de janeiro de 1999 a dezembro de 2009

BACKGROUND: Sexually Transmitted Diseases are still considered a serious public health problem in Brazil and worldwide. OBJECTIVE: To examine Sexually Transmitted Diseases prevalence and the sickness impact profile of STDs in a reference health center specializing in the treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. METHOD: We collected epidemiological, demographic, clinical and laboratory data from the medical records and interviews of 4,128 patients who had attended the center from January 1999 to December 2009. RESULTS: Male patients outnumbered (76%) females (24%), Caucasians outnumbered (74.3%) those of mixed race (14.8%), blacks (10.8%) and Asians (0.1%). STD occurrence was higher in the 20-29 age group (46.2%) This population included 34.7% high school graduates, 8.7% college graduates and 0.8% illiterates. As for affective-sexual orientation, 86.5% were heterosexual, 7.8% homosexual and 5.5% bisexual. Regarding patients' sexual practices over the previous 30 days, 67.7% reported sexual intercourse with one person, 8.6% had had sex with two persons and 3.9%, with three or more people. The highest incidence of STD was condyloma acuminata, affecting 29.4% of all the patients, genital candidiasis 14.2%, and genital herpes 10.6%. Of the 44.3% who submitted to serologic testing for HIV detection 5% were positive, with a ratio of 6.8 males to 1 female. CONCLUSIONS: STD prevalence remains high in Brazil and it is ...

FUNDAMENTOS: As Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis continuam sendo consideradas um grave problema de Saúde Pública no Brasil e no Mundo. OBJETIVO: Conhecer a epidemiologia de um serviço de saúde público brasileiro especializado em Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis e o perfil de impacto das principais doenças diagnosticadas nesse serviço. MÉTODO: Realizou-se a avaliação epidemiológica, clínica e laboratorial de 4.128 pacientes atendidos num ambulatório especializado em Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis, no período compreendido entre janeiro de 1999 a dezembro de 2009. RESULTADOS: Houve predomínio dos pacientes do sexo masculino (76%) em relação aos do sexo feminino (24%); da raça branca (74,3%) sobre as raças parda (14,8%), negra (10,8%) e amarela (0,1%). A ocorrência das Doenças Sexualmente Transmissíveis foi maior na faixa etária de 20 a 29 anos, com 46,2%. Na população estudada, 34,7% dos pacientes completaram o ensino médio, 8,7% o curso superior e 0,8% eram analfabetos. Em relação à orientação afetivo-sexual, 86,5% eram heterossexuais, 7,8% se relacionavam somente com pessoas do mesmo sexo e 5,5% bissexuais. Em relação a prática sexual nos últimos 30 dias, 67,7% declararam ter mantido relação sexual com apenas um parceiro, 8,6% com dois e 3,9% com três ou mais parceiros. As ...