Ação educativa de prevenção e combate à dengue em uma escola estadual da cidade de Cocal-PI

Abstract

Dengue is an infectious disease caused by a virus called flavivirus, and transmitted to humans through the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito. Among the symptoms attributed to this disease, we can mention high fever, headache, petechiae, prostration and pain in the eyes. Therefore, it is considered that the school is a suitable environment for developing educational activities focused on the topic in question. In this way, the objective was to promote an educational action with the aim of sensitizing and raising awareness among 8th year elementary school students about the importance of preventing and combating dengue fever. This research was carried out at the José Basson Escolar School. The methodology was developed in four stages: application of a pre-test questionnaire, lecture, educational game and application of a post-test questionnaire. When evaluating the pre-test and post-test questionnaires, it was observed in the first questionnaire that the majority of students already had prior knowledge about dengue and A. aegypti, more precisely about the mosquito's characteristics, breeding site, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention measures. On the other hand, it was noted that the majority of students had doubts regarding the causative agent of dengue, transmission and stages of development. In the second questionnaire, it was observed that students acquired more knowledge about the topics covered after the activities, as there was an increase in the percentage of correct answers to all questions. It was noticed, therefore, that the educational activities developed were effective and provided students with awareness of the importance of preventing and combating dengue.