PRACTICAL DIMENSION OF THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS’ SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT NEGLECTED DISEASES
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https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.76116Keywords:
Neglected Diseases, Public Health Nursing, Health Personnel, Health Manager, PovertyAbstract
Objective: to analyze the practical dimension of health professionals’ social representations about neglected diseases. Method: a qualitative study, supported by the Theory of Social Representations, developed between March and October 2018 in primary and secondary care units in the inland of Bahia, Brazil. The data were collected by means of in-depth interviews and submitted to lexical analysis using the IRAMUTEQ software. Results: the social representations consisted of a practical dimension that described the care process of health professionals with their difficulties and potentialities when facing neglected diseases. Conclusion: the practical dimension of the social representation indicated the need for public policies directed to neglected diseases, care practices
in permanent education in health and professional training with comprehensive care.
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