Percepção da população do município de Itaporanga-PB sobre a importância do Centro de Controle de Zoonoses Francisco de Assis Filho na saúde pública.

Abstract

The Zoonoses Centers develop actions considered important through the control of diseases in animals that can infect humans, in addition to being responsible for developing various activities that revolve around this theme. The main objective of this study was based on investigating the perception of the population of the municipality of Itaporanga-PB about the importance of the Francisco de Assis Filho Zoonoses Control Center in public health, aiming to understand the level of awareness and appreciation of the services provided by the institution. The research was carried out through field research focusing on the case study of the Zoonoses Center in the city of Itaporanga - PB, using a semi-structured interview as a data collection instrument and following all the ethical precepts that surround this type of research. search. The results showed that 108 (60%) of the participants cannot identify the existence of the Zoonoses Center in the studied city, as well as do not recognize the purpose of this Center and/or the actions developed by it. It is considered that educational actions are important through the work of the Zoonoses Center, in addition to carrying out more research like this one to identify weaknesses that need to be reorganized, as community participation becomes essential in the development of zoonosis prevention work.