Knowledge of students and employees of Public School System on the intestinal parasites
Keywords:
intestinal diseases parasitic, knowledge, public health, health education, primary education
Abstract
Lack of knowledge or unsatisfactory information about the enteroparasites and preventive measures, combined with low socioeconomic, educational and poor sanitation status, have been appointed as a risk factor for acquiring these parasites. This study aimed at identifying the knowledge of students of 3rd to 7th grade of elementary school and of employees of seven municipal schools of Niterói, RJ, Brazil. Questionnaires were applied, and the answers were rated as adequate, inadequate, incomplete, could not answer or did not answer. Among 335 students, the median knowledge on habitat (47.5 %), prevention (48.4 %) and symptoms (45.1 %) were detected. Of these, 43.3 % showed an inadequate knowledge on transmission; 51.6 % associated the verminosis with worms, and 2.7 % only had knowledge about protozoa. The adequate knowledge on definition, examples, habitat, transmission, symptoms and prevention were observed among 62 employees. Occurrence of fragmented information on the enteroparasites among students and the correct knowledge among employees. Thus, it is crucial to perform the better approach, referring to science content, aiming to promote the expansion of this theoretical framework for interfering with the information dissemination and in the development of critical citizens.
Published
2016-12-01
How to Cite
Siqueira, M. P. de, Azevedo, E. P., Almeida, Élida M. de, Matos, J. da S., Rodrigues, A. R., Scarabelli, S. C., Pilotto, T. P., Freitas, J. T. de, Barbosa, A. da S., Mattos, D. P. B. G. de, Bastos, O. M. P., & Uchôa, C. M. A. (2016). Knowledge of students and employees of Public School System on the intestinal parasites. Revista Do Instituto Adolfo Lutz, 75, 01-12. Retrieved from https://periodicoshomolog.saude.sp.gov.br/index.php/RIAL/article/view/33520
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE