Educação em saúde: percepção dos estudantes e professores sobre o papilomavírus humano (HPV) como conteúdo nas aulas de biologia em Uruçuí-PI

Abstract

The interaction between health and education, whether in education or health sector, is of great value with regard to the achievement of individual's life quality. However, it is necessary a construction of pedagogical practices. Nevertheless, this is a major challenge faced by schools. According to PCN’s, sexuality issues deserve to be improved, and these will always arise. It is necessary that the teacher, as a mediator, be always attentive and explain the cultural aspects involved, seeking to answer the doubts clearly and objectively. In this context, this study aimed to analyze the perception of high school students in public schools on the theme HPV (human papillomavirus), also identifying the different teaching tools used in the classroom. It is believed that students do not have knowledge about the transmission forms, symptoms, and treatment of HPV due to the lack of discussion of the topic in both environment: family and school. Themes such as sexuality, even today, are still seen as a social taboo, but it is a subject that carries with it important content that should be discussed in classroom. The study was developed in three public high schools located in the municipality of Uruçuí-PI and it was submitted to the ethics committee to ensure that ethical aspects were respected. It was observed that most students have heard about HPV, but there is still erroneous information on the topic. More than half recognize that it is a contagious disease, as they also know that both sexes can be infected by the virus. The main form of communication pointed, that a good part of the participants already saw some advertising campaign on the subject, was the TV. Teachers work the HPV theme in classroom using expository and dialogued classes. Health issues are considered fundamental for human beings and are related to life quality. Throughout this study it was observed that these are treated superficially in both, school and home