CONHECIMENTO DE MÉDICOS E ENFERMEIROS ATUANTES NO PRÉ-NATAL SOBRE TOXOPLASMOSE

• Main Authors: Ana Dorcas de Melo Inagaki (Author), Isla Evellen Santos Souza (Author), Anne Caroline Lima Araujo (Author), Ana Cristina Freire Abud (Author), Nadyege Pereira Cardoso (Author), Caique Jordan Nunes Ribeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objectives: To describe the knowledge of doctors and nurses who provide prenatal care about toxoplasmosis. Method: Cross-sectional analytical study, conducted between October 2018 and February 2019, with 89 professionals from 43 Basic Health Units in Aracaju, State of Sergipe, in Brazil, through a self-administered questionnaire. Absolute and relative frequencies and odds ratios were calculated. Fischer Exact test and Chi-square test were used for data analysis. Results: Doctors and nurses who provide prenatal care have shown little knowledge about toxoplasmosis related to infectious forms (p = 1,000), transmission routes (p = 1,000), vulnerable group (p = 0,290), transmission period (p = 1,000), greater risk for complications in newborns (p = 0.828), when tests should be performed (p = 0.015), indication for performing and interpretation of the avidity test (p = 0.355). Conclusion: The present study identified knowledge gaps and may contribute to planning continuing education for prenatal care professionals, in order to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis.

Item Description

1414-8536
2176-9133
10.5380/ce.v26i0.70416