Atuação dos representantes do comitê estadual de mobilização contra dengue de Goiás nas ações de prevenção

• Autor(a) principal: Cançado, Myrella Silveira Macedo
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/4623
• topic: Prevenção e controle; Educação em saúde; Dengue; Comitê de profissionais; Prevention and control; Health education; Committee of professionals; CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA

The State Committee for mobilization against dengue was created in the state of Goiás, in 2011, with the purpose of strengthening actions of promotion, prevention and control. The present study aimed to understand the role of representatives of the State Committee for Mobilization Against Dengue of Goiás in the actions of prevention and control of dengue. A cross-sectional descriptive analytical study was carried out in the period from August 2012 to August 2014. Data were collected through a questionnaire composed of objective and discursive questions, which investigated about the socio-demographic profile of representatives, actions taken for dengue prevention and control, and perceptions about health education for the prevention and control of the disease. In total, 84 representatives of public-private institutions members of the State Committee Mobilization against Dengue of Goiás received the questionnaire, but only 44 (52.38%) returned answered. The IBM SPSS 20 software was used for quantitative data analysis, and qualitative data analysis was performed by means of content analysis with the webQDA software. Regarding the profile of participants, 18 (41%) were in the age group between 46 and 55 years, 33 (75%) had higher education e and the majority (75%) were from Institutions located in the Region of Central Health. In relation to the actions of prevention and control of dengue, the results showed that activities were carried out with focus on health education, surveillance and management. When it comes to perception, the respondents agreed that health education is extremely important to combat dengue. It was found that the educational actions developed, must be restructured and planned in order to promote a dialogical and democratic relationship between educators and students. Furthermore, it is necessary to stimulate the integration among the representatives of the Committee, strengthening its operation. This study has contributed to develop integrated and permanent actions with the State Health Department of Goiás, and also has subsidies for producing knowledge in the preparation of technical notes on the topic of health education for the prevention and control of dengue.