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Professional knowledge of the family health strategy on sickle-cell disease
Conhecimento de profissionais da estratégia saúde da familia sobre a anemia falciforme
Conocimiento profesional de la estrategia de salud de la familia sobre la enfermedad de células falciformes
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Abstract Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of medical professionals and nurses of the family health strategy on sickle-cell disease. Method: This is a quantitative study of the universe of physicians and nurses that make up the family health strategy teams (n=104). The data were collected through a questi... view more
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of medical professionals and nurses of the family health strategy on sickle-cell disease. Method: This is a quantitative study of the universe of physicians and nurses that make up the family health strategy teams (n=104). The data were collected through a questionnaire in the period from March to May of 2012, descriptive and inferential analysis of the numeric variables. Results: The majority of the professionals were women (61,5%), specialized (85,6%) and having less than five years of experience in the family health strategy (34,6%). Part of the physicians (29,8%) have adequate knowledge on sickle cell anemia and 54,6% have regular knowledge on the disease, while more than half of nurses (54,4%) have inadequate knowledge. Conclusion: The findings point to the need for permanent education of the primary care professionals, since it is on the main port of access for users.... view less
Keywords
health professionals; knowledge; expertise; family; health; illness; advanced vocational education; nursing staff
Classification
Medical Sociology
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Vocational Training, Adult Education
Free Keywords
Sichelzellenanämie
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 9-19
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013.v5i6.9-19
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed