Objetivou-se verificar a autoeficácia da puérpera em amamentar, antes e após a intervenção educativa. Optou-se por um estudo quantitativo, desenvolvido com 100 puérperas de uma maternidade pública de Fortaleza-CE. Antes e após aplicação do álbum seriado "Eu posso amamentar o meu filho", foram realizadas entrevistas utilizando dois formulários abordando dados de identificação da puérpera e a Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form. Constatou-se um aumento dos escores da escala após a utilização da intervenção educativa, sobretudo em puérperas com características específicas, já que se observou associação estatisticamente significante entre as seguintes variáveis: idade entre 20-29 anos; estado civil casado/união consensual; número de cinco a sete moradores na casa; puérperas que exerciam atividades remuneradas fora do lar e rendas familiares de dois a oito salários mínimos. Conclui-se que a tecnologia educativa implementada às puérperas foi eficaz no aumento da autoeficácia materna em amamentar, podendo resultar, consequentemente, no alcance de boas taxas de aleitamento materno.

the primer was considered valid by the target audience; thus, it can be implemented for promoting maternal confidence to prevent childhood diarrhea.

Resumo Objetivo Elaborar, validar e avaliar uma cartilha educativa para a promoção da autoeficácia materna na prevenção da diarreia infantil. Método Estudo metodológico, desenvolvido a partir da elaboração, validação e avaliação do material educativo por 30 juízes de conteúdo e três técnicos. Para validação, avaliou-se clareza da linguagem, pertinência prática e relevância teórica, calculando-se o Índice de Validade de Conteúdo para cada item; e aplicou-se o instrumento Suitability Assesment of Materials (SAM) para avaliação da cartilha. Resultados A cartilha teve como título “Você é capaz de prevenir a diarreia no seu filho!” e foi elaborada tendo como referencial a Teoria da Autoeficácia. Os juízes de conteúdo atribuíram Índice de Validade de Conteúdo (IVC) global de 0,88 para clareza da linguagem, 0,91 para pertinência prática e 0,92 para relevância teórica; e os juízes técnicos atribuíram IVC de 0,96, 1,00 e 1,00 para os mesmos itens avaliados, respectivamente. A avaliação dos juízes de conteúdo e técnicos a partir do SAM classificou o material como “superior”, com média de 88,7% e 90,1%, respectivamente. Conclusão A cartilha apresenta conteúdo e aparência adequados para a promoção da autoeficácia materna na prevenção da diarreia infantil.

The aim of this study was to evaluate and to validate an educational video to promote maternal self-efficacy in preventing childhood diarrhea with women assisted in a health unit. Validation study, developed with 17 mothers whose children were under five years old, was analyzed on scenes of an educational video according to the validity of appearance (clarity/comprehension) and of content (relevance). The scenes were considered clear and comprehensive with a perceptual above 70% and with an average of 96.9% of agreement. Regarding the relevance, the agreement was maintained between 94% and 100%, however only scenes 03 and 13 presented 76.6% and 70.6% of agreement respectively. Global Content Validation Index of the educational video scenes was 0.97 meaning an excellent level of agreement among mothers. The video showed to be a valid and a trustworthy material to promote maternal self-efficacy in preventing childhood diarrhea. Therefore, it is important that the material is disseminated in other health services so that other mothers may have contact with the same, providing greater reliability of the material.

Objective: To validate the content and appearance of a flipchart titled "I can breastfeed my child" among puerperal women admitted to a rooming-in obstetrics ward. Methods: Validation study of the appearance (clarity/comprehension) and content (relevance) of the flipchart pictures among 21 puerperal women. The pictures were used as part of an instrument that includes a discursive questionnaire that was used to evaluate the content and appearance of the flipchart and the motivation and sociodemographic characteristics of the women. Results: All illustrations were considered clear and comprehensive. However, picture 6 had an 85.7% relevance compared with 90% to 100% for the other pictures. The index of global content validity for the pictures in the flipchart was 0.92. Conclusion:The flipchart appears to usable in other studies and in daily practice in the community or a hospital environment, such as a rooming-in ward. ResumoObjetivo: Validar o conteúdo e a aparência do álbum seriado "Eu posso amamentar meu filho", junto às puérperas internadas no alojamento conjunto. Métodos: Estudo de validação das figuras do álbum seriado quanto à aparência (clareza/compreensão) e conteúdo (relevância), realizado com 21 puérperas. Foi utilizado um instrumento que incluiu um questionário dissertativo, avaliação de conteúdo, aparência e motivação e das características sociodemográficas das mulheres. Resultados: Todas as ilustrações foram consideradas claras e compreensíveis, no entanto, a Figura 6 apresentou 85,7% de relevância e as demais se mantiveram entre 90% e 100%. O índice de validade de conteúdo global para o álbum seriado foi de 0,92 para todas as figuras. Conclusão: O álbum encontra-se apto para ser utilizado em outras pesquisas e na prática diária com mulheres, seja na comunidade ou no âmbito hospitalar, como é o caso do alojamento conjunto.

Objective: to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of family members of preschool children about regional food,through a survey before and after an educational intervention. Methods: this is a pre-experimental one-group pretest–posttest study, with 62 family members of preschool children. One month before and after the conduction of an educationalactivity using the flipchart “regional food promoting food security”, one applied the survey. Results: it was found that after theeducational strategy, there was an increase in the classification “appropriate” in each survey area about regional food, and thevariation of knowledge (17.7%-77.4%), attitude (21%-72.6%) and practice (14.5%-64.5%), consequently, an improvementof 59.7% in knowledge, 51.6% in attitude and 50% in practice. Conclusion: the use of educational technology had a positiveinfluence on the knowledge, attitudes and practice of family members, contributing thus to the health promotion of childrenand their family members.

Aim: to characterize and evaluate educational videos produced in Brazil that deal with the aspects related to the prevention and/or management of infant diarrhea. Method: this is a documental study which evaluated 25 educational videos in terms of their content and the technical information they contained. Results: it was observed that 60% of the videos were produced in the 1990s and none were adapted for the hearing-impaired.With regard to their pathological preventive steps, 52% mentioned the treatment of drinkable water, and 48% mentioned the washing of hands. Breastfeeding was mentioned in 80% of the videos as a protective measure against the aggravation of the health issue. Maternal self-efficiency to prevent infant diarrhea was present in 28% of the sample. The production of the videos analyzed occurred mainly during the 1990s, due to an intense movement to reduce significantly infant mortality in Brazil at that time. Conclusion: the need to produce new videos related to the topic, including self-efficiency within the context of the prevention of infant diarrhea was confirmed.

Objective: to assess the reaction and behavior of nurses after training on the use of educational tool to promote heathy nutrition to children. Method: pilot assessment study, of descriptive and quantitative approach, carried out in 2014 with eight nurses from the rural area of Ceará, Brazil, by observing a training workshop on the use of the serial album "Alimentos regionais: promovendo a segurança alimentar na promoção da alimentação infantil saudável" [Regional food: promoting food safety through child healthy feeding]. Results: the analysis of the reaction of nurses to the workshop showed that all of them (100%) were satisfied with the training. In behavior analysis, more than a half of the nurses have achieved the expected performance when implementing the illustrations of the serial album, seven of them (87.5%) being considered able to use the serial album. Conclusion: the training was considered effective, as all the participant nurses were satisfied and most of them considered capable of using the educational tool in promoting child healthy feeding.