Abstract
Objective: To assess the level of information of Community Health Workers (CHW) regarding leprosy and aspects such as diagnosis, cure, treatment and transmission. Methods: This is a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study. Data were collected using a questionnaire with closed-ended questions divided into topics about the disease - general aspects (block 1), diagnosis (block 2), transmission (block 3) and treatment (block 4) of leprosy - applied to 43 CHWs from Cocal, Piaui from January to March 2016. Participants had to choose between the response options: yeas, no or do not know. Results: the level of knowledge was “good” in block 3, “regular” in blocks 1 and 4 and “poor” in block 2. Considering the general overview, CHWs knowledge was considered fair. Conclusion: The results obtained in this study showed a performance below expectations for CHWs regarding the main aspects of leprosy, pointing out that more attention should be given to the continuing health education of this professional.
Highlights
Conclusion: The results obtained in this study showed a performance below expectations for Community Health Workers (CHW) regarding the main aspects of leprosy, pointing out that more attention should be given to the continuing health education of this professional
Os resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa evidenciaram um nível de informação aquém do esperado para os Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS) de Cocal - Piauí, apresentando nível de conhecimento considerado “regular” sobre os principais aspectos da hanseníase analisando o panorama geral
Summary
Objetivo: Avaliar o nível de informação dos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS) sobre a hanseníase e os aspectos como diagnóstico, cura, tratamento e transmissão. Para a coleta de dados utilizou-se um questionário com perguntas objetivas divididas em tópicos sobre a doença: aspectos gerais (bloco 1), diagnóstico (bloco 2), transmissão (bloco 3) e tratamento (bloco 4) da hanseníase, aplicado a 43 ACS de Cocal, Piauí, entre janeiro e março de 2016. Resultados: Foi observado um nível de conhecimento “bom” para o bloco 3, “regular” para os blocos 1 e 4 e “ruim” para o bloco 2. Conclusão: Os resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa evidenciaram um nível de informação aquém do esperado para os ACS sobre os principais aspectos da hanseníase, fazendo-se necessário que maior atenção seja dada na educação permanente em saúde desse profissional.
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