Early childhood education professionals’ knowledge about prevention, detection and treatment of acute respiratory infections in children

Patrícia Domingos dos Santos; Franciele Cascaes da Silva; Bruna Weber Santos; Camila Isabel Santos Schivinski

doi:10.4025/actascihealthsci.v41i1.43759

Early childhood education professionals’ knowledge about prevention, detection and treatment of acute respiratory infections in children

Patrícia Domingos dos Santos Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Franciele Cascaes da Silva Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Bruna Weber Santos Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Camila Isabel Santos Schivinski Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v41i1.43759

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify and compare knowledge and practices of early childhood education professionals from three public nursery schools (A, B and C) in the city of Florianópolis/SC relative to prevention, early detection and handling of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children aged between zero and six years old. A total of 120 educators answered a questionnaire. The instrument was composed of 15 close- and open-ended questions, five of which were scored. In statistical analyses, the Anova One-Way test revealed no significant differences for knowledge between professionals from the three institutions, with nursery school B having the highest mean score (6.12 ± 0.8), showing fair knowledge about child care. Overall results point to existing gaps concerning the need for guidance on these aspects of a child’s health.

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Author Biography

Bruna Weber Santos, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Fisioterapeuta graduada pela Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL), mestranda no programa de Pós-graduação em Fisioterapia pela Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), membro do Núcleo de Fisioterapia em Pneumologia Pediátrica (NuFIPP).

Published

2019-07-04

How to Cite

Santos, P. D. dos, Silva, F. C. da, Santos, B. W., & Schivinski, C. I. S. (2019). Early childhood education professionals’ knowledge about prevention, detection and treatment of acute respiratory infections in children. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 41(1), e43759. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v41i1.43759

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Vol 41 (2019): Publicação contínua

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Health Sciences

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