BARBOSA, L. P.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1083687213153503; BARBOSA, Luciana Pereira.
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.
