Professional knowledge of the family health strategy on sickle-cell disease

• Autor(a) principal: Barroso, Laise Maria Formiga Moura
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Araújo, Telma Maria Evangelista, Alves, Brunna Eulálio, Martins, Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
• Texto Completo: https://seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/3438
• topic: Sickle cell anemia; Family Health; Knowledge.

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of medical professionals and nurses of the family health strategy on sickle-cell disease. Method: This is a quantitative study of the universe of physicians and nurses that make up the family health strategy teams (n=104). The data were collected through a questionnaire in the period from March to May of 2012, descriptive and inferential analysis of the numeric variables. Results: The majority of the professionals were women (61.5%), specialized (85.6%) and having less than five years of experience in the family health strategy (34.6%). Part of the physicians (29.8%) have adequate knowledge on sickle cell anemia and 54.6% have regular knowledge on the disease, while more than half of nurses (54.4%) have inadequate knowledge. Conclusion: The findings point to the need for permanent education of the primary care professionals, since it is on the main port of access for users.