DOMESTIC ACCIDENTS AMONG CHILDREN: PRACTICAL CONCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

Authors

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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i4.37301

Keywords:

Domestic accidents, Child, Community health workers.

Abstract

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 rediscussion
of the Continuous Education in Health practices and
encourage investment from the managers of the Unified Health
System in formative and emancipatory educational actions.

Author Biographies

Maria Augusta Rocha Bezerra, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Enfermeira. Mestre em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE). Docente do Curso de Bacharelado
em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Piauí. Campus Amilcar Ferreira Sobral. Floriano-PI-Brasil

Ruth Cardoso Rocha, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Enfermeira. Especialista em Gestão em Programa Saúde da Família. Professora do Curso de Bacharelado em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Piauí. Floriano-PI-Brasil

Fabyanna dos Santos Negreiros, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Acadêmica de Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Piauí. Floriano-PI-Brasil

Fernanda Miranda Oliveira de Morais Lira, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Acadêmica de Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Piauí. Floriano-PI-Brasil

Luzicleia Tavares de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Enfermeira. Graduada em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Piauí. Floriano-PI-Brasil

Sabatha Coelho Gomes Santiago, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Enfermeira. Graduada em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal do Piauí. Floriano-PI-Brasil

Published

2014-12-19

How to Cite

Rocha Bezerra, M. A., Rocha, R. C., Negreiros, F. dos S., Lira, F. M. O. de M., de Sousa, L. T., & Santiago, S. C. G. (2014). DOMESTIC ACCIDENTS AMONG CHILDREN: PRACTICAL CONCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 19(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i4.37301

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE