Social representation of malaria from the prespective of miners in Boa Vista – Roraima

• Autor(a) principal: Fonseca, Liliana Rocha
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Araujo, João Luiz Pereira de, Silva, Paulo Sérgio da, Brito, Victor Fernandes, Louzada, Jaime
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/126
• topic: Malária; Mineração; Representação Social; Malaria; Mining; Social Representation

Objective: to analyze the central nucleus of the social representation about malaria from the perspective of miners and individuals who carry out work activities in a mining region who seek care at the Cosme e Silva Emergency Room in Boa Vista/RR. Method: descriptive exploratory study of a qualitative nature outlined through the Theory of Social Representations, formulated by Serge Moscovici in 1961. 72 semi-structured interviews were carried out with miners. Data analysis took place with the aid of the OpenEvoc 0.92 software developed by Prof. Dr. Hugo Cristo in 2012. Results: it was found that the prospectors' perceptions about malaria are directly related to the symptoms of the disease, mainly due to the traumas experienced due to the lack of health services available in the workplace. Meanwhile, the prospectors' perceptions about mining are linked to the economic condition of this group. Conclusion: it is observed that the search for financial well-being makes the prospector submit to extremely precarious work relationships, including exposure to the malaria vector.