Implications of pesticide use: perceptions of families of children with cancer

Abstract

Objective: To know the perceptions of family members of children with neoplasia who work as rural workers about the disease process and the implications of the use of pesticides. Method: Data were collected through structured interviews guided by a sociodemographic form and semi-structured interviews during the months of October 2014 to January 2015. Transcripts results were analyzed based on the proposed framework for thematic analysis. Results: The results emerged from two thematic categories entitled Perceptions of family outside the child’s disease process and Perceptions of family against the use of pesticides. Conclusion: It is believed that the inclusion of the discussion on the issue of pesticides in rural activity allows new perspectives, aiming to minimize the environmental crisis, the disease process and expand the understanding of the healthdisease process as a result also of integration human beings and the environment.