Cogitare Enfermagem (Dec 2014)

DOMESTIC ACCIDENTS AMONG CHILDREN: PRACTICAL CONCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

  • Maria Augusta Rocha Bezerra,
  • Ruth Cardoso Rocha,
  • Fabyanna dos Santos Negreiros,
  • Fernanda Miranda Oliveira de Morais Lira,
  • Luzicleia Tavares de Sousa,
  • Sabatha Coelho Gomes Santiago

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i4.37301
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 4
pp. 716 – 724

Abstract

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This qualitative, descriptive-exploratory research aimed to understand the practical work of the Community Health Workers regarding domestic accidents among children below five years old. It was undertaken with eight professionals registered in a Primary Healthcare Center in the municipality of Floriano, in the Brazilian State of Piauí. The data were collected in March 2014, the method was action-research, and the data were analyzed in accordance with thematic analysis, in which three categories emerged: Surveillance of the domestic environment, Educational strategies aimed at the caregivers, and Conducts regarding the occurrence of accidents. The data show that it is essential to plan an appropriate methodology to be undertaken with the Community Health Workers, which favors the qualification of their practice in the ambit of children’s health in the context of domestic accidents. These results may contribute to the re-discussion of the Continuous Education in Health practices and encourage investment from the managers of the Unified Health System in formative and emancipatory educational actions.

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