Vulnerabilities in snakebites in Sao Paulo, Brazil
ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE To describe elements of vulnerability of victims of snakebite.METHODS This qualitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study had, as theoretical framework, the concept of vulnerability in individual, social, and programmatic dimensions. We interviewed 21 patients admitted into a hosp...
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doaj-d1173dbfb5284b19815dfefa4ab258aa2020-11-24T23:46:56ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública0034-89102015-01-0149010.1590/S0034-8910.2015049005839S0034-89102015000100264Vulnerabilities in snakebites in Sao Paulo, BrazilMaria Rita BertolozziCamila Morato da Conceição ScatenaFrancisco Oscar de Siqueira FrançaABSTRACTOBJECTIVE To describe elements of vulnerability of victims of snakebite.METHODS This qualitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study had, as theoretical framework, the concept of vulnerability in individual, social, and programmatic dimensions. We interviewed 21 patients admitted into a hospital specialized in the care of accidents caused by venomous animals. The interviews were analyzed according to a discourse analysis technique.RESULTS Patients were mainly young men, living in remote countryside areas, where health services frequently have limited resources. We found social and individual conditions of vulnerability, such as precarious schooling, low professional qualification, housing without access to piped water, no sewage treated, and no regular garbage collection, and lack of knowledge on this health problem. Regarding the programmatic dimension, we found limited accessibility to the health services that could affect the prognosis and the frequency of sequelae and deaths.CONCLUSIONS Considering such vulnerabilities evoke the need to improve the program for control the Accidents by Venomous Animals and the training of health workers, we highlight the potential use of the concept of vulnerability, which may amplify the understanding and the recommendations for the practice and education related to snakebites.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102015000100264&lng=en&tlng=enMordeduras de SerpentesBothropsPopulações VulneráveisVulnerabilidade em SaúdeFatores SocioeconômicosPesquisa Qualitativa |
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Maria Rita Bertolozzi Camila Morato da Conceição Scatena Francisco Oscar de Siqueira França Vulnerabilities in snakebites in Sao Paulo, Brazil Revista de Saúde Pública Mordeduras de Serpentes Bothrops Populações Vulneráveis Vulnerabilidade em Saúde Fatores Socioeconômicos Pesquisa Qualitativa |
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Vulnerabilities in snakebites in Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Vulnerabilities in snakebites in Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE To describe elements of vulnerability of victims of snakebite.METHODS This qualitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study had, as theoretical framework, the concept of vulnerability in individual, social, and programmatic dimensions. We interviewed 21 patients admitted into a hospital specialized in the care of accidents caused by venomous animals. The interviews were analyzed according to a discourse analysis technique.RESULTS Patients were mainly young men, living in remote countryside areas, where health services frequently have limited resources. We found social and individual conditions of vulnerability, such as precarious schooling, low professional qualification, housing without access to piped water, no sewage treated, and no regular garbage collection, and lack of knowledge on this health problem. Regarding the programmatic dimension, we found limited accessibility to the health services that could affect the prognosis and the frequency of sequelae and deaths.CONCLUSIONS Considering such vulnerabilities evoke the need to improve the program for control the Accidents by Venomous Animals and the training of health workers, we highlight the potential use of the concept of vulnerability, which may amplify the understanding and the recommendations for the practice and education related to snakebites. |
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Mordeduras de Serpentes Bothrops Populações Vulneráveis Vulnerabilidade em Saúde Fatores Socioeconômicos Pesquisa Qualitativa |
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