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- Title
Health education in the prevention of enteroparasites: descriptive study.
- Authors
Joventino, Emanuella Silva; Freitas, Lydia Vieira; Lima, Thaís Marques; Vieira, Neiva Francenely Cunha; De Castro Damasceno, Ana Kelve; Ximenes, Lorena Barbosa
- Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the process of behavioral changes of caregivers of children of preschool age, from an activity of Health Education regarding the prevention of intestinal parasitosis. Descriptive study, conducted with eight caregivers of children from a public nursery in Fortaleza, whose steps were: the development and implementation of strategy of pictures such as health education; home visits to assess the knowledge of caregivers about the prevention of intestinal disease and evaluation of process of behavioral changes. The members had adequate knowledge and the realization of most proposed daily conduct about prevention of intestinal disease. Thus, the practices of health education aimed adoption of healthy behaviors should be seen as a priority for nursing professionals, because it constitutes an important tool in health promoting.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; INTESTINAL parasites; BEHAVIOR modification; CHILD care; FAMILIES; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH education; HOME care services; HYGIENE; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; PRESCHOOLS; NURSES; PARASITES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SANITATION; HOME environment; OCCUPATIONAL roles; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; HEALTH literacy; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHILDREN; PREVENTION; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2011, Vol 10, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5935/1676-4285.20113253