CONHECIMENTOS, ATITUDES E PRÁTICAS SOBRE CAPIVARAS EM ÁREAS ANTROPIZADAS INDENES PARA FEBRE MACULOSA: PERCEPÇÃO DA SOCIEDADE

• Autor(a) principal: Pajuaba Neto, Adalberto de Albuquerque
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Limongi, Jean Ezequiel, Silva, Vivianne Peixoto da Silva, Szabó, Matias Pablo Juan
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Hygeia (Uberlândia)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/hygeia/article/view/50844
• topic: Áreas antropizadas; Animais silvestres; Conhecimentos; Atitudes e práticas em saúde; Capivara

Objective: The present study evaluated the perception of society on capybaras and related problems in a non-endemic area for Brazilian spotted-fever. Method: As methodological instruments for data collection, the focus group and the semi-structured individual interview were used. Results: At one extreme are those most disinterested due to reduced or lack of experience, and, on the other hand, those with greater involvement given by the contact and experiences. It was noticed that, despite differences among individuals and groups, prevailing perceptions exposed in this work are the result of a mixture of information from television, other media and third parties. Knowledge, although more precise and technical in the case of the public power and groups of technicians under training in University, was predominantly vague and/or fragmented, in some cases conflicting. Conclusion: The problems with capybaras are multifaceted, fundamentally ecological and complex and do not admit quick solutions. To ameliorate this reality is to subtract from society key elements for rational and effective decision making as well as the notion of the liens and bonuses of each choice. The absence of this real perception in the citizens certainly arouses dissatisfaction and civil disobedience regardless of decisions taken.