Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agents
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To characterize knowledge, practices, and professional experience of community health agents (ACS) and endemic combat agents (ACE) on leprosy and Chagas disease (DC), during participation in an integrated training workshop in the IntegraDTNs-Bahia project. METHODS Descriptive and exploratory case study, involving health agents and endemic combat agents participating in a training workshop on the shared role of these professionals in health care and surveillance processes. The project was developed in the municipalities of Anagé, Tremedal and Vitória da Conquista, in the southwestern State of Bahia, 2019–2020. A specific instrument was applied, with questions related to knowledge and practices of surveillance and care for leprosy and Chagas disease. Descriptive analysis of the data, in addition to consolidation of the lexical analysis, was performed. RESULTS Out of a total of 135 participants (107 ACS and 28 ACE), 80.7% of them have been working for at least 12 years, without previous participation in joint training processes. Only 17.9% of endemic combat agentes reported having participated in training on leprosy and none reported developing specific actions to control the disease. For Chagas disease, 36.4% of community health agents participated in training more than a decade before, while for 60.7% of endemic combat agents the last training was carried out in the last five years. The development of educational actions for Chagas disease was more frequent for endemic combat agents (64.3%). When asked about ways of recognizing diseases, the term “skin spots” was the most reported (38 times) for leprosy and, for Chagas disease, the term “I don’t know” (17 times). CONCLUSION Processes of health agents and endemic combat agents action in realities endemic for leprosy and Chagas disease in the interior of Bahia proved to be fragmented in the territories. For these diseases, the distance between surveillance and health care actions is reinforced, including in training processes. The importance of innovative permanent and integrated education actions is reiterated to actually promote changes in practices. |
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Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agentsCommunity Health WorkersNeglected Diseases, prevention & controlLeprosy, prevention & controlHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticePrimary Health CareABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To characterize knowledge, practices, and professional experience of community health agents (ACS) and endemic combat agents (ACE) on leprosy and Chagas disease (DC), during participation in an integrated training workshop in the IntegraDTNs-Bahia project. METHODS Descriptive and exploratory case study, involving health agents and endemic combat agents participating in a training workshop on the shared role of these professionals in health care and surveillance processes. The project was developed in the municipalities of Anagé, Tremedal and Vitória da Conquista, in the southwestern State of Bahia, 2019–2020. A specific instrument was applied, with questions related to knowledge and practices of surveillance and care for leprosy and Chagas disease. Descriptive analysis of the data, in addition to consolidation of the lexical analysis, was performed. RESULTS Out of a total of 135 participants (107 ACS and 28 ACE), 80.7% of them have been working for at least 12 years, without previous participation in joint training processes. Only 17.9% of endemic combat agentes reported having participated in training on leprosy and none reported developing specific actions to control the disease. For Chagas disease, 36.4% of community health agents participated in training more than a decade before, while for 60.7% of endemic combat agents the last training was carried out in the last five years. The development of educational actions for Chagas disease was more frequent for endemic combat agents (64.3%). When asked about ways of recognizing diseases, the term “skin spots” was the most reported (38 times) for leprosy and, for Chagas disease, the term “I don’t know” (17 times). CONCLUSION Processes of health agents and endemic combat agents action in realities endemic for leprosy and Chagas disease in the interior of Bahia proved to be fragmented in the territories. For these diseases, the distance between surveillance and health care actions is reinforced, including in training processes. The importance of innovative permanent and integrated education actions is reiterated to actually promote changes in practices.Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo2022-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102022000100222Revista de Saúde Pública v.56 2022reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USP10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056003730info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGarcía,Gabriela Soledad MárderoSouza,Eliana Amorim deAraújo,Vigna Maria deMacedo,Mariana Sousa SantosAndrade,Rosélly Mascarenhas Amaral deFerreira,Paulo Rogers da SilvaGuimarães,Maria Cristina SoaresSilva,José Alexandre Menezes daRamos Júnior,Alberto Novaeseng2022-04-19T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0034-89102022000100222Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0034-8910&lng=pt&nrm=isoONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2022-04-19T00:00Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agents |
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Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agents |
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Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agents García,Gabriela Soledad Márdero Community Health Workers Neglected Diseases, prevention & control Leprosy, prevention & control Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Primary Health Care |
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Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agents |
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Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agents |
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Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agents |
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Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agents |
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Territory, neglected diseases and the action of community and endemic combat agents |
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García,Gabriela Soledad Márdero |
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García,Gabriela Soledad Márdero Souza,Eliana Amorim de Araújo,Vigna Maria de Macedo,Mariana Sousa Santos Andrade,Rosélly Mascarenhas Amaral de Ferreira,Paulo Rogers da Silva Guimarães,Maria Cristina Soares Silva,José Alexandre Menezes da Ramos Júnior,Alberto Novaes |
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Souza,Eliana Amorim de Araújo,Vigna Maria de Macedo,Mariana Sousa Santos Andrade,Rosélly Mascarenhas Amaral de Ferreira,Paulo Rogers da Silva Guimarães,Maria Cristina Soares Silva,José Alexandre Menezes da Ramos Júnior,Alberto Novaes |
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García,Gabriela Soledad Márdero Souza,Eliana Amorim de Araújo,Vigna Maria de Macedo,Mariana Sousa Santos Andrade,Rosélly Mascarenhas Amaral de Ferreira,Paulo Rogers da Silva Guimarães,Maria Cristina Soares Silva,José Alexandre Menezes da Ramos Júnior,Alberto Novaes |
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Community Health Workers Neglected Diseases, prevention & control Leprosy, prevention & control Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Primary Health Care |
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Community Health Workers Neglected Diseases, prevention & control Leprosy, prevention & control Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Primary Health Care |
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To characterize knowledge, practices, and professional experience of community health agents (ACS) and endemic combat agents (ACE) on leprosy and Chagas disease (DC), during participation in an integrated training workshop in the IntegraDTNs-Bahia project. METHODS Descriptive and exploratory case study, involving health agents and endemic combat agents participating in a training workshop on the shared role of these professionals in health care and surveillance processes. The project was developed in the municipalities of Anagé, Tremedal and Vitória da Conquista, in the southwestern State of Bahia, 2019–2020. A specific instrument was applied, with questions related to knowledge and practices of surveillance and care for leprosy and Chagas disease. Descriptive analysis of the data, in addition to consolidation of the lexical analysis, was performed. RESULTS Out of a total of 135 participants (107 ACS and 28 ACE), 80.7% of them have been working for at least 12 years, without previous participation in joint training processes. Only 17.9% of endemic combat agentes reported having participated in training on leprosy and none reported developing specific actions to control the disease. For Chagas disease, 36.4% of community health agents participated in training more than a decade before, while for 60.7% of endemic combat agents the last training was carried out in the last five years. The development of educational actions for Chagas disease was more frequent for endemic combat agents (64.3%). When asked about ways of recognizing diseases, the term “skin spots” was the most reported (38 times) for leprosy and, for Chagas disease, the term “I don’t know” (17 times). CONCLUSION Processes of health agents and endemic combat agents action in realities endemic for leprosy and Chagas disease in the interior of Bahia proved to be fragmented in the territories. For these diseases, the distance between surveillance and health care actions is reinforced, including in training processes. The importance of innovative permanent and integrated education actions is reiterated to actually promote changes in practices. |
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