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Conhecimento de médicos e enfermeiros obstetras sobre a prevenção dos defeitos no tubo neural / Knowledge of physicians and obstetric nurses about the prevention of neural tube defects
Conceição, Ricardo Campelo da; Barbosa, Marcella Amaral Horta; Dornela, Leonardo Lima; Ramos, Plínio Santos; Castellano Filho, Didier Silveira; Ricardo, Djalma Rabelo; Calado, Adriano Almeida; Netto, José Murillo Bastos.
  • Conceição, Ricardo Campelo da; s.af
  • Barbosa, Marcella Amaral Horta; s.af
  • Dornela, Leonardo Lima; s.af
  • Ramos, Plínio Santos; s.af
  • Castellano Filho, Didier Silveira; s.af
  • Ricardo, Djalma Rabelo; s.af
  • Calado, Adriano Almeida; s.af
  • Netto, José Murillo Bastos; s.af
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) ; 17(10): 2795-2803, out. 2012. ilus, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-653929
RESUMO
Foi avaliado o nível de conhecimento de médicos e enfermeiros obstetras sobre a utilização de ácido fólico (AF) para a prevenção dos defeitos do fechamento do tubo neural (DFTN). Estudo descritivo transversal no qual 118 voluntários (95 médicos e 23 enfermeiros), responderam um questionário com 21 perguntas sobre a prevenção dos DFTN. Os dados foram analisados em função do conhecimento relatado, das recomendações preconizadas pelo Ministério da Saúde (MS) e das evidências científicas (EC) disponíveis sobre o assunto investigado. O nível de conhecimento baseado nas EC e nas recomendações do MS foi diferente (4,64 ± 0,20 vs 5,55 ± 0,15; p < 0,001; Média ± EPM). Não houve diferença entre o nível de conhecimento quando comparado à formação dos mesmos, ao tempo que realizam atendimento pré-natal e entre as duas classes de profissionais avalia­dos. Houve diferença entre o nível de conhecimento relatado e o baseado nas EC (6,76 ± 0,18 vs 4,64 ± 0,15; p < 0,001) e o baseado nas recomendações do MS (6,76 ± 0,18 vs 5,55 ± 0,20; p < 0,001), 94,1% dos profissionais conhecem o papel do ácido fólico, contudo, 64,2% relataram não saber quando iniciar a suplementação no pré-natal. Frente ao exposto foi verificado que a grande maioria dos avaliados relatou conhecer a importância do AF na prevenção do DFTN, porém, existe ainda desconhecimento sobre o assunto investigado.
ABSTRACT
The scope of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of obstetricians and obstetric nurses about folic acid in the prevention of neural tube defects (NTD). A cross-sectional study was conducted in which 118 volunteers (95 physicians and 23 nurses) answered a questionnaire with 21 questions about prevention of NTD. The data were analyzed according to the reported knowledge, the recommendations made by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MOH) and the scientific evidence (SE) available in the literature on the topic. The knowledge based on the SE and recommendations of MOH was different (4.64 ± 0.20 vs. 5.55 ± 0.15, p <0.001, Mean ± SEM). There was no difference between the knowledge of respondents compared to their training, the time spent in prenatal care and between the two classes of professionals evaluated. There were differences between the reported knowledge and that based on SE (6.76 ± 0.18 vs. 4.64 ± 0.15, p <0.001) and based on the MOH recommendations (6.76 ± 0.18 vs. 5.55 ± 0.20, p <0.001). Thus, the conclusion reached was that 94.1% of those evaluated reported knowing the importance of folic acid in preventing NTD, though 64.2% reported that they did not know when to begin administration of the supplement.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Physicians / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Folic Acid / Neural Tube Defects / Obstetric Nursing Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: Portuguese Journal: Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2012 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Physicians / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Folic Acid / Neural Tube Defects / Obstetric Nursing Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research Limits: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: Portuguese Journal: Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2012 Type: Article