PODCAST educativo letrado em saúde acerca da toxoplasmose gestacional.

Abstract

Gestational toxoplasmosis is an infection that poses significant risks to the health of the pregnant woman and the fetus, making it essential to disseminate appropriate information on prevention and treatment. The aim of this study was to create an educational podcast focused on promoting health literacy in relation to toxoplasmosis during pregnancy. The type of research adopted was a methodological study, which aimed to build a season of an educational podcast based on health literacy about gestational toxoplasmosis. This work stems from a research project entitled “Creation of the Maternar Podcast”. The methodology involves defining the target audience, choosing the podcast format and making the episodes. Initially, two scripts were drawn up on the proposed theme, to which the professionals interviewed would respond. After this, the stages of readability analysis and adaptations were carried out, taking into account good health literacy practices. The results showed that, initially, the scripts had readability rates considered difficult for the target audience, according to the Flesch index, the values were 17.72% and 41.37% respectively. After implementing good health literacy practices, such as replacing complex terms and restructuring sentences, the content reached the expected readability, which was 57.77% and 58.03%, classified as easy for readers with between 6th and 9th grade education. It was concluded that by producing scripts with a level of comprehension accessible to the audience for which the episodes are intended, the population will find it easier to understand the information, which will enhance the use of this knowledge in caring for their own health and the health of others.