Representações sociais de educação em saúde em tempos de AIDS

Abstract

This is a qualitative and descriptive study, which aimed at identifying and analyzing social representations of health education to HIV patients among health professionals. The setting included three healthcare DST/HIV/AIDS services in Belém-PA, Brazil, and 37 health professionals participated in the study. Data collection was conducted in 2012-2013 on the basis of in-depth interviews and analysis was made on Alceste 4.0 software. Final results indicated that health education can be comprehended in light of categories: educational action; sine qua non: education and training at work, and unit structure; teaching-learning process. Conclusions show that social representations are set as guidance-information for precaution-prevention and that they come forth along continuous and emerging action flow, bringing about permanent health education to ensure healthcare services in full.

Social representations of HIV/AIDS by older people and the interface with prevention

“…HIV/AIDS causes damage to health, and produces negative images, even with advances in the treatment (1) . Reconfigurations of the popular representation of the disease are already noticed, although in a discrete reduction of its unfavorable image, in different realities, both from the perspective of users and health professionals (2) .…”

Representational structure of health professionals about care delivery to people living with HIV/Aids

“…The health professionals also consider education at work important, as even more experienced professionals still face doubts. 20 This study concluded that the social representation structure appoints affective, conceptual and informational dimensions, it is "positive", and is organized around the categories sensitive care, technical care and educative care, indicating a new posture towards this care. The reflection in the light of the National Humanization Policy thus permitted the conclusion that the structure of the social representation converges with most of the principles of the humanization policy.…”

Sífilis adquirida: construção e validação de tecnologia educativa para adolescentes

“…Given this, developing educational health education activities aimed at the adolescent public in schools, is of extreme importance, since this practice brings concrete information, helps in better health habits and preventive practices 25,26 . Participants from 25 to 50…”