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Cad. saúde pública ; 23(7): 1656-1664, jul. 2007.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, Sec. Est. Saúde SP | ID: lil-452427

ABSTRACT

O objetivo do trabalho foi identificar aspectos que interferem na atuação dos agentes de controle de vetores e comunitários de saúde no Programa de Controle do Dengue e na adesão da população. Utilizou-se metodologia de grupos focais, nos quais foi discutida a relação agente-serviço-população. O controle e prevenção do dengue foram considerados atividades de menor importância, e o agente ideal seria aquele capaz de encaminhar todas as demandas e não só aquelas relacionadas ao dengue. Os agentes de controle de vetores apontaram para problemas como recusa e falta de adesão, identificação como coletores de lixo, diferenciação de status em relação aos agentes comunitários de saúde. Entre as mulheres, identificaram-se a relação de culpabilização entre vizinhos, a associação do problema do dengue à falta de higiene e a relação entre casa limpa e ausência de criadouros. Os aspectos destacados interferem negativamente na atuação dos agentes e são condicionados pela característica vertical do programa. Encaminhamentos possíveis: incorporação dos agentes de controle às Unidades de Saúde, investimento na integração intersetorial e criação de condições para que os agentes atuem sobre o meio ambiente.


This study aimed to identify the aspects that interfere with the performance of vector control agents and community health workers and population adherence to dengue control programs. The focal group methodology was applied to discuss the relations between the program, health agents, and population. According to the results, dengue control and prevention were considered relatively unimportant activities, i.e., ideal community health workers would be capable of solving other (supposedly more important) problems. Vector control agents emphasized the population's lack of adherence and the fact that they (the control agents) were confused with garbage collectors (considered less important than community health workers, and with a focus more on productivity than quality). Women frequently blamed neighbors for the dengue problem and associated the disease with lack of hygiene. These aspects have a negative impact on dengue control agents' work and result from the program's vertical structure. Possible solutions would be to incorporate the agents into community health clinics, encourage cooperation between departments, and provide the conditions for them to intervene in the environment.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Humans , Community Health Workers , Community Participation , Delivery of Health Care/standards , Dengue/prevention & control , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Mosquito Control , Aedes , Attitude of Health Personnel , Brazil , Disease Reservoirs , Insect Vectors , Program Evaluation
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Cad Saude Publica ; 23(7): 1656-64, 2007 Jul.
Article in Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17572815

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to identify the aspects that interfere with the performance of vector control agents and community health workers and population adherence to dengue control programs. The focal group methodology was applied to discuss the relations between the program, health agents, and population. According to the results, dengue control and prevention were considered relatively unimportant activities, i.e., ideal community health workers would be capable of solving other (supposedly more important) problems. Vector control agents emphasized the population's lack of adherence and the fact that they (the control agents) were confused with garbage collectors (considered less important than community health workers, and with a focus more on productivity than quality). Women frequently blamed neighbors for the dengue problem and associated the disease with lack of hygiene. These aspects have a negative impact on dengue control agents' work and result from the program's vertical structure. Possible solutions would be to incorporate the agents into community health clinics, encourage cooperation between departments, and provide the conditions for them to intervene in the environment.


Subject(s)
Community Health Workers , Community Participation , Delivery of Health Care/standards , Dengue/prevention & control , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Mosquito Control , Aedes , Animals , Attitude of Health Personnel , Brazil , Disease Reservoirs , Female , Humans , Insect Vectors , Program Evaluation
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Cad. saúde pública ; 21(4)jul.-ago. 2005. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, Sec. Est. Saúde SP | ID: lil-404111

ABSTRACT

O objetivo foi identificar, no contexto da atuação dos agentes responsáveis pelo controle do dengue e na sua relação com moradores, situações vivenciadas no dia-a-dia de suas funções. Realizou-se estudo transversal com aplicação de questionários à população dos agentes de controle de vetores (ACV), à dos agentes comunitários de saúde (ACS) e a uma amostra de mulheres. As respostas dadas pelos agentes foram agrupadas nos âmbitos do trabalho, particular e coletivo. As mulheres foram abordadas sobre a relação mantida com os agentes. As dificuldades citadas nos âmbitos particular e trabalho pelos ACV diferiram das citadas pelos ACS. No coletivo foram coincidentes e mostraram que ambos não estão preparados para lidar com estas questões. Das mulheres entrevistadas, 87,0 por cento afirmaram estar bem ou muito bem informadas sobre dengue, 84,0 por cento afirmaram que os trabalhos dos agentes ajudam sempre e 54,0 por cento apontaram como dificuldade o horário impróprio da visita realizada pelo agente. Identificou-se a necessidade de um novo profissional que reconheça e respeite as particularidades dos locais onde atua e desenvolva suas atividades de forma integrada às questões sócio-ambientais da comunidade.


Subject(s)
Vector Control of Diseases , Dengue , Community Health Workers , Health Education
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Cad Saude Publica ; 21(4): 1142-52, 2005.
Article in Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16021251

ABSTRACT

The aim of this article was to identify daily situations experienced by dengue control agents in their relationship to local residents. A cross-sectional study applied questionnaires among vector control agents, community health workers, and a sample of local women. The answers by the dengue control agents and community health workers were grouped in the categories of work, private life, and community. The women were asked about the relationship with the vector control and community health workers. The difficulties cited in the private and work areas by the vector control agents were different from those reported by community health workers. At the community level they coincided and showed that neither group is adequately prepared to deal with these issues. Of the local women interviewed, 87.0% reported that they were well-informed or very well-informed about dengue, 84.0% stated that the work by the vector control agents and community health workers was always helpful, and 54.0% identified inappropriate visiting hours by vector control agents and community health workers as a difficulty. The study identified the need for a new job profile that would recognize and respect the specificities of the areas where their activities are conducted, integrating the community's socio-environmental issues.


Subject(s)
Aedes , Community Health Workers , Dengue/prevention & control , Mosquito Control , Professional-Patient Relations , Animals , Brazil , Community Health Workers/education , Confidence Intervals , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Health Education , Humans , Male , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Cad. saúde pública ; 19(6): 1739-1749, nov.-dez. 2003. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS, Sec. Est. Saúde SP | ID: lil-361223

ABSTRACT

O trabalho teve o objetivo de identificar mudanças de conhecimentos e práticas de prevenção do dengue, e desenvolveu-se em duas áreas de Catanduva: Area de Estudo e Area Controle. Realizaram-se, entre 1999 e 2001, levantamentos quantitativo inicial e qualitativo; diagnóstico preliminar, apresentado à comunidade da Area de Estudo, desencadeando discussão para a definição e o direcionamento das ações; o desenvolvimento das ações na Area de Estudo, com a participação da comunidade; continuidade das atividades de rotina na Area Controle; e avaliação final. Na Area de Estudo, as ações realizadas foram: mudança do trabalho dos agentes de controle de vetores que passaram a demonstrar as medidas preventivas, sem a retirada de recipientes e sem utilização de larvicida; utilização de material educativo específico à realidade local; atividades relacionadas às prioridades dos moradores; atividades como música, teatro, gincanas e brincadeiras; demonstração do ciclo do vetor. Como resultado, houve a diminuição significante do número de recipientes por casa; o aumento significante da proporção de casas sem recipientes; e o aumento significante da proporção de pessoas que reconheceram as larvas do vetor na Area de Estudo em relação à de Controle.


Subject(s)
Vector Control of Diseases , Dengue , Community Participation
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Cad Saude Publica ; 19(6): 1739-49, 2003.
Article in Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14999340

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to identify changes in knowledge and practices learned to prevent dengue fever in two areas of Catanduva, São Paulo State, from 1999 to 2001: a study area and a control area. The study included an initial quantitative survey, qualitative research, a preliminary diagnosis presented to the community to launch a discussion aimed at defining future actions, implementation of the actions in the study area with community participation (but without changes in the control area), and a final comparison of the two areas. Changes in the study area included: vector control workers began demonstrating preventive measures without removing potential breeding places or using larvicide; use of educational aids specific to the local reality; activities related to the residents priorities; and activities such as music, theater skits, scavenger hunts, and games to demonstrate the vector cycle. Potential domiciliary breeding sites were significantly reduced; the proportion of houses without breeding sites was significantly increased; and there was an increase in the percentage of individuals who recognized the larval form of the vector in the study area as compared to the control area.


Subject(s)
Aedes , Community Participation , Dengue/prevention & control , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Insect Vectors , Mosquito Control/methods , Animals , Brazil , Dengue/transmission , Disease Reservoirs , Health Education , Humans , Program Development/methods , Surveys and Questionnaires , Urban Population
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