Uso do método soda para identificação de ações de combate ao mosquito aedes egypti no município de Sumé-PB.

Abstract

In 2016, Brazil was faced with an epidemiological situation regarding diseases from the Aedes aegypt mosquito, with thousands of registered cases throughout the country. Likewise, in the Cariri region of Paraíba there were numerous confirmed cases of diseases, besides cases of death (PARAÍBA, 2016). In view of the seriousness of the situation, public authorities needed to investigate urgent actions that could effectively contribute to mosquito control, since the practices that were being adopted in the country were not enough to stabilize the number of cases of diseases associated with Aedes aegypti. Methods for structuring complex problems can support the definition of strategies, which contemplate the knowledge and experience of different stakeholders. One of the most used is SODA, which, through the construction of cognitive maps, supports the process of group decision making in situations characterized by uncertainty and non-trivial complexity. In this work, the SODA method was used to support the definition of strategic actions to fight against the mosquito in the city of Sumé, PB. After applying SODA, through interviews with the different sectors of the city government related to the problem, it was possible to understand the points of view of the different stakeholders and propose actions that can help them in the