Intestinal parasitic infections: telephone health literacy with men in areas of poverty in the syndemic

• Main Authors: Julio Cesar Pegado Bordignon (Author), Antonia de Castro Ribeiro (Author), Érica Tex Paulino (Author), Maria de Fatima Leal Alencar (Author), Marcio Neves Boia (Author), Antonio Henrique Almeida de Moraes Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess Popular Health Education practices on intestinal parasites, carried out by telephone contact with men living in urban communities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the COVID-19 syndemic. Method: a quasi-experimental, quantitative and descriptive study, carried out with men aged 20 to 59 years. Pre-test was applied, and participants were divided into two groups: control and experimental. Popular Education in Health practices were carried out with an experimental group, and post-test was applied for both. Results: health education practices were significant in the experimental group, with a reduction in incorrect answers. There was an increase in incorrect answers in the control group's post-test. Conclusions: the Brazilian National Policy for Popular Education in Health contributed to qualify men's health literacy on intestinal parasites. Practice by telephone contact proved to be a powerful strategy for nursing and public policies to access this group and promote health in Primary Health Care.

Item Description

1984-0446
10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0300