Banca de DEFESA: WELMA FERNANDES DE PAIVA

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STUDENT : WELMA FERNANDES DE PAIVA
DATE: 16/12/2025
TIME: 09:00
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TITLE:

Informational Behavior of People with Syphilis: An Analysis Through the Discourse of the Collective Subject

 

 

KEY WORDS:

Informational behavior; information and health; syphilis; Collective Subject Discourse.

PAGES: 101
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Ciência da Informação
SUMMARY:

Considering the high number of syphilis cases reported in Brazil in recent years and the relevance of studies on health information, this research analyzes the informational behavior of people diagnosed with syphilis and investigates the barriers faced in the process of seeking information on prevention, treatment, and management of the disease. The analysis is conducted from the perspective of informational behavior studies in Information Science and its intersections with the health field. This is an applied research, with a qualitative approach, whose data collection was carried out through bibliographic research and interviews. The sample consisted of people treated at the Institute of Tropical Medicine of Rio Grande do Norte, with different sociodemographic profiles, including elderly people, pregnant women, cisgender women and men, and transgender people. Data analysis followed the Collective Subject Discourse (CSD) method. The results highlight informational gaps, where filling these gaps is hindered by barriers related to the search, access, and use of information, organized into three interrelated dimensions. In the cognitive dimension, difficulties related to the processing and understanding of health information were observed, especially among people with low health literacy. In the emotional dimension, barriers such as fear, guilt, shame, and stigma inhibit engagement in the active search for information. In the social dimension, structural factors – such as gender determinants, low education levels, and digital exclusion – limit access to, interpretation of, and use of information. Furthermore, the infodemic acts as an aggravating factor, undermining trust in sources and hindering the identification of reliable information. Given these findings, it becomes necessary to consider these particularities and adapt health communication to promote greater accessibility and social inclusion. In this sense, the informational product developed in this work consists of a set of educational brochures created with simplified language and resources that favor the understanding and use of information by the largest possible number of people, including illiterate elderly people, pregnant women, adult men, and transgender women. The results of this study highlight the difficulties in accessing, using, and understanding information across the different profiles served. These results provide insights and contribute to the development of more inclusive materials.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 3061498 - NANCY SANCHEZ TARRAGO
Interna - 1225081 - LUCIANA DE ALBUQUERQUE MOREIRA
Externo à Instituição - JOSÉ CARLOS SALES DOS SANTOS - UFBA