Educação permanente em saúde (EPS): ferramenta no controle do AEDES AEGYPTI.

Abstract

The Aedes aegypti vector comes from Egypt, Africa, and has spread to the tropics and subtropics of the planet since the 16th century. Combating the Aedes aegypti vector has been a major challenge, especially in developing countries. One of the negative consequences of the deficiency in the control of this vector, is the outbreak of the diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti, as a consequence, in the year 2015 there was an unexpected increase in the birth of children with microcephaly. Objective: To promote the discussion through PHE for the control and control of the Aedes aegypti vector. To stimulate through the PHE the development of new practices of the Community Health Agents(CHA). Methodological path: exploratory, descriptive and interventional study, with qualitative approach based on Research-Action. The data collection took place through workshops and data collection instrument. Data analysis was performed using Bardin content analysis. Results: Seven CHAs, aged between 31 and 50 years, were included in the study. Six of them had completed high school and one had incomplete higher education, 02 of these professionals did a nursing technical course, 04 CHAs affirm that they did not complete the training course to perform the CHA function. In this study four workshops were used, in which the following topics were addressed: Practices to combat the vector Aedes aegypti; Microcephaly; Guillain-Barré syndrome; The importance of prenatal care. It was verified in the empirical material produced in the workshops that the professionals had limited knowledge about the topics studied, due to the lack of training directed at these professionals, a limiting factor in the execution of educational work in health promotion in the community. Conclusion: Workshops in the form of talk wheels with the CHAs of the study, have proved to be an accessible and effective alternative for the improvement of the technical / scientific knowledge of these professionals. The activities can be carried out in the health unit itself, with low-cost resources, within working hours. The mediator of the conversation wheel can be the nurse or other professional who master the topics to be addressed.