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Vieira CL, Silva VBD, Parmejiani EP, Cavalcante DFB, Souza MHDN, Stipp MAC. Community Health Agents and child health care: implications for continuing education. Rev Esc Enferm USP 2022; 56:e20210544. [PMID: 35421210 PMCID: PMC10081662 DOI: 10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2021-0544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the main situations faced by community health agents in relation to children’s health in the light of permanent education actions. Method: This is a research of qualitative approach, which used the Arc of Maguerez. Ten community health agents from a Primary Health Care Unit participated in the study. The following steps were addressed: observation of reality; identification of key points, and theorization. The speeches were recorded, transcribed, and their textual content was processed in the IRAMUTEQ software, using the Descending Hierarchical Classification. Results: Five classes were formed, which composed three thematic blocks named as follows: child’s social vulnerability in the territory; handling the child’s health record, and vaccination schedule. Conclusion: Unveiling situations that influence the work of community health agents is essential for continuing education, as this favors assumptions applicable to daily work with resoluteness in child health.
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