EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE E PERCEPÇÃO DA POPULAÇÃO DO ESTADO DO AMAZONAS SOBRE A RAIVA HUMANA

Doi: 10.47094/IICNNESP.2021/168

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Antropozoonose. Região Norte. Saúde Pública.

KEYWORDS: Anthropozoonosis. North region. Public health.

ABSTRACT:
Rabies is a viral anthropozoonosis that develops progressively and acutely, whose lethality can reach 100%. Despite its importance for public health, it is still neglected. The objective of this work was to disseminate information about human rabies, as well as to analyze the perception of the Amazonian public, in order to assess the population' s basic knowledge about this disease. The “@contraraiva_” page on the Instagram social network was used as a vehicle for interactive publications. In addition, a questionnaire for data collection was released. The study reached 694 participants whose responses to the questionnaire showed low knowledge about the disease transmission cycles and the occurrence of cases in the state. Therefore, the page was able to clarify information about human rabies and enabled the investigation of important points for the development of new health education actions focused on the main information needs of the population.

Autores

• Bianca Cristina Rocha de Oliveira

• Deyrdre Nunes Merlo

• Fabíola Pereira Firmino

• Jomel Francisco dos Santos

• Rebeca Larissa Castro Silva

• Vitória Elizabeth de Souza Rocha