As leishmanioses em escolas do ensino básico de Araguaína, TO: análise de livros didáticos e percepção dos professores sobre o tema

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is considered one of the main challenges for public health in Brazil, due to its endemic representation in several states of the country. Although, the Ministry of Health promotes actions aimed at reducing cases of the disease, these are still incipient. Health education is one of the most effective means of clarifying and preventing diseases. In this context, studies of this nature are essential for teachers who work with the school community in endemic regions to carry out the process of raising awareness about these diseases. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the information on visceral leishmaniasis present in textbooks on biology, and also to report how the teachers of basic education use the knowledge present in these works for information about VL. To this end, a qualitative research was carried out to verify how the LV content in textbooks helped in the health education process and a semistructured script with the teaching professionals who work in the disciplines of science and biology. The results showed that most works contain incomplete information about VL, yet the teachers point to the need to contextualize the theme so that students are able to produce their self-knowledge about the disease