Analysis of FHS community health agents knowledge about oral health - doi: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v35i2.11723

Nicole Patricia de Lima Vinagre; Cleysiane Gonçalves Farias; Débora Gomes Cardoso; Luciana Dias Alvares; Paula Moura Gabriel; Ana Cláudia Braga Amoras-Alves

doi:10.4025/actascihealthsci.v35i2.11723

Analysis of FHS community health agents knowledge about oral health - doi: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v35i2.11723

Authors

Nicole Patricia de Lima Vinagre Universidade do Estado do Pará Author
Cleysiane Gonçalves Farias Universidade Federal do Pará Author
Débora Gomes Cardoso Universidade Federal do Pará Author
Luciana Dias Alvares Universidade Federal do Pará Author
Paula Moura Gabriel Universidade Federal do Pará Author
Ana Cláudia Braga Amoras-Alves Universidade Federal do Pará Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v35i2.11723

Keywords:

oral health, health services, family health, qualitative research

Abstract

The community health agents (CHA) are considered health promoters in Brazilian communities teaching them about health promotion and disease prevention, including oral health. According to the Ministry of Health, CHAs must know about seven major oral health issues in Brazil. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the oral health knowledge level of CHAs in the city of Belem, Pará State, Brazil. The study was based on a self-guided script, through a pre-prepared questionnaire containing 16 multiple-choice questions related to oral health knowledge. The survey was conducted with 94 agents from seven Family Health stations featuring oral health teams in Belem. It was concluded that community agents should be better prepared about oral care, as not all oral health issues were known by the CHAs oral health teams in Belem.

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Author Biographies

Nicole Patricia de Lima Vinagre, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Cirurgiã-dentista formada pela Universidade Federal do Pará, Periodontista (ABO-PA), mestre em Odontologia pela UFPA e tutora da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Estado do Pará - campus Santarém.
Cleysiane Gonçalves Farias, Universidade Federal do Pará

Cirurgiã-dentista formada pela Universidade Federal do Pará, Periodontista (ABO-PA), mestre em Odontologia pela UFPA.
Débora Gomes Cardoso, Universidade Federal do Pará

Cirurgiã-dentista formada pela Universidade Federal do Pará, Odontopediatra e especialista em ESF, mestre em Odontologia pela UFPA.
Luciana Dias Alvares, Universidade Federal do Pará

Cirurgiã-dentista, especialista em Radiologia, mestre em Odontologia pela UFPA.
Paula Moura Gabriel, Universidade Federal do Pará

Cirurgiã-dentista, especialista em Radiologia, mestre em Odontologia pela UFPA.
Ana Cláudia Braga Amoras-Alves, Universidade Federal do Pará

Professora Adjunto de Periodontia da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Pará.

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Published

2013-06-14

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Dentistry Articles

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Analysis of FHS community health agents knowledge about oral health - doi: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v35i2.11723. (2013). Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 35(2), 257-262. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v35i2.11723