Roda de conversa como estratégia de educação em saúde para a enfermagem / Rueda de conversación como estrategia de la educación en la salud para la enfermería / Conversation wheel as education strategy in health for nursing

Objective: demonstrate the relevance of the conversation wheel as a strategy in health education for nursing. Method: This is exploratory descriptive research with qualitative approach that used the action research technique. The data were produced in three conversation wheel that held in Combú Island in the city of BelémPará, in march and april of the 2016 with 34 riverside people registered in the FHS Combú. Results: It was identified that the riverside people had little knowledge of the topics addressed and that after the conversations wheel some concepts and practices were reviewed. Conclusion: The active methodologies and informal character, as the conversation wheel can disseminate and clarify the knowledge of the health related issues favoring reflection and contributing to the effective practice of health promotion for this population.

Objetivo: demonstrar a relevância da roda de conversa como estratégia para educação em saúde em enfermagem. Método: trata-se de pesquisa descritiva exploratória com abordagem qualitativa que utilizou a técnica da pesquisa-ação. Os dados foram produzidos em três rodas de conversa realizadas na ilha do Combú, no município de Belém-Pará, em março e abril de 2016 com 34 ribeirinhos cadastrados na ESF Combú. Resultados: identificou-se que os ribeirinhos tinham pouco conhecimento sobre os temas abordados e que após as rodas alguns conceitos e práticas foram revistos. Conclusão: metodologias ativas e de caráter informal, como a roda de conversa, conseguem disseminar e esclarecer o conhecimento sobre temas ligados à saúde favorecendo a reflexão e colaborando para a efetiva prática de promoção à saúde por essa população.

Objetivo: demostrar la pertinencia de la rueda de conversación como una estrategia de educación en la salud para la enfermería. Método: Es una investigación descriptiva exploratoria con un enfoque cualitativo que utiliza la técnica de la investigación-acción. Los datos fueron producidos en tres ruedas de conversación celebradas en Combu isla, en la ciudad de Belém-Pará, en marzo y abril de 2016, con cerca de 34 riverside registrada en la ESF Combú. Resultados: Se identificó que la población riverside tenía poco conocimiento de los temas abordados y que después de las ruedas de conversación se revisaron algunos conceptos y prácticas. Conclusión: Las metodologías activas y de carácter informal, como la rueda de conversación, puede difundir y aclarar los conocimientos sobre cuestiones relacionadas con la salud promoviendo la reflexión y contribución para la práctica efectiva de la promoción de la salud para esta población.

Correlation between annual activity patterns of venomous snakes and rural people in the Niger Delta, southern Nigeria

Background: Venomous snakes are among the most serious health hazards for rural people in tropical regions of the world. Herein we compare the monthly activity patterns of eight venomous snake species (Elapidae and Viperidae) with those of rural people in the Niger Delta area of southern Nigeria, in order to identify the periods of highest potential risk for persons, and the human group actually at greater risk of snakebite. Results: We documented that above-ground activity of all venomous snakes peaked in the wet season, and that high snake activity and high human activity were most highly correlated between April and August. In addition, we documented that women and teenagers were at relatively higher risk of encountering a venomous snake than adult males, despite they are less often in the field than men. Conclusions: Our results suggest that future programs devoted to mitigate the social and health effects of snakebites in the Niger Delta region should involve especially women and teenagers, with ad-hoc education projects if appropriate. We urge that international organizations working on social and health problems in the developing world, such as IRD, DFID, UNDP, should provide advice through specific programs targeted at especially these categories which have been highlighted in comparatively potential higher threat from snakebites than adult men.(AU)