Conhecimentos e atitudes de gestantes acerca da infecção por Zika vírus na gestação.

Abstract

Gestating and giving birth requires of the society, professionals and pregnant woman a series of care in the perspective of promote conditions would favor health and the well-being of pregnant and your concept. As soon as anything change in the pregnant woman’s health chart, fetuses and newborns, arouses special attention. In the year 2015 with the appearance of the first cases of Zika virus, and its relationship with microcephaly, the Brazilian society has put itself in a state of alert. In this sense, were to prioritize the actions taken in prenatal care in special the actions of education in health, with the main objective to avoid this problem during the gestation. Aimed to identify the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about measures of prevention and control of the infection by Zika virus. This is a descriptive, exploratory study with a quantitative approach that had like sample 62 pregnant women from the municipality of Cajazeiras-PB. The data collection was performed through a questionnaire adapted based on the Guide of Manejo of the infection by the Zika Virus- Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - SBI/ (2016). Participant pregnant woman varied from 14 to 39 years old. 60% first pregnancy, 45% married, income of up to 1 salary (43%), own house (60%) and with high school (52%) in this way, the pregnant women affirmed that the nurse professional and the community agent are the ones who are most present in the guidance and, the television as the main means of information; in the understand about the Zika virus going reported that it is "a mosquito-borne virus that causes major illness and injury for the pregnant women and the (newborn)"; in the identification of the sitomatology the symptoms were said "fever, pain in the body, headache, red spots, vomit and diarrhea"; the preventive measures most used by the pregnant women were the use of the repellent, clothes long and the care with the water reservoirs and with the yard; the means of transmission most approached were the bite of the mosquito and mother to the child and, with relation to the damages/ repercussions that the newborn can present if it comes in contact with the virus the malformations made was highlights followed by microcephaly; the gestational period considered by the pregnant women as the most critical for infection was the first trimester. The present study is of great relevance for addressing this subject that still be present in a very timid way in literature, encouraging professionals to always seek more information and pass on to the community as conduct prevention and control of infection and damage to maternal and neonatal health. In addition to strengthening health of education, promotion, intervention, and recovery from the facts.