Educational Action on Hand Hygiene to Combat Intestinal Parasitosis in a Public School in Belém of Pará Brazil

Abstract

Enteroparasitosis is a serious public health problem, the main factor being lack of knowledge about preventive measures, especially among the most neglected populations, which is a condition for the dissemination of enteroparasitosis. Therefore, it is essential to know the behavior and degree of knowledge of people in relation to the subject, since the information obtained is fundamental for the preparation of actions and intervention programs. The objective is to carry out an educational action in a public school, on the hygienization of the hands to combat intestinal parasitosis. It is a descriptive study, of the type report of experience, developed by academics of the medicine course of the Federal University of Pará, in a public school, with two classes of infantile education, in two stages, a video was presented on the subject, and soon the hand washing was carried out for a certain period, with the objective of teaching the children the appropriate technique of hand washing. The involvement of the students was visible. Realizing that the main objective, which was to sensitize children to adopt hygiene habits in daily life was achieved and thus influence the prevention of intestinal parasitosis. It was concluded that school is the ideal environment for the practice of health education, and has the potential to have a real impact on the problem on board, since it stimulates critical thinking, resulting in the reduction of illnesses, morbidity and mortality.