PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY IN SYPHILIS-DISCORDANT COUPLES

Authors

  • Janina Pontes Pisani Universidade de São Paulo
  • Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone Zoboli Universidade de São Paulo
  • Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i2.20845

Keywords:

Bioethics, Privacy, Secret communication, Syphilis.

Abstract

This exploratory study sought the perceptions of users of the Combat on Syphilis And Other Sexually-Transmitted Diseases group of the Clinical Hospital of the University of São Paulo on issues of confidentiality and privacy in a hypothetical situation involving a heterosexual couple one of whom has syphilis, and compared them with the findings of studies carried out by health professionals from the Family Health Strategy and ‘potential users of the Public Health System’. The data collection, carried out via semi-structured interview, asked how the health professional should act in a situation where a partner with syphilis does not want to reveal the fact to his wife, and who wishes to be tested and treated without his wife’s knowledge. 32 service users were interviewed, and data analysis showed that there is acceptance of the participance of the health professional in the process of revealing the truth and that there are similarities among the different groups studied.

Author Biographies

Janina Pontes Pisani, Universidade de São Paulo

Graduada em Enfermagem pela Universidade de São Paulo. Pesquisa realizada com financiamento do CNPq. Departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde Coletiva. 

Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone Zoboli, Universidade de São Paulo

Prof. Dra. da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo, departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde coletiva.

Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli, Universidade de São Paulo

Prof. Dra. da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo, departamento de Enfermagem em Saúde coletiva.

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Published

2011-06-30

How to Cite

Pisani, J. P., Zoboli, E. L. C. P., & Fracolli, L. A. (2011). PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY IN SYPHILIS-DISCORDANT COUPLES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i2.20845

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2011)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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