Diagnóstico educativo sobre a raiva dos herbívorors: um olhar dos criadores e moradores da Comunidade Canto, Município de Raposa, Ilha de São Luís - MA

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to realize an educational diagnostic about the rabies on herbivores, from the perspective of the inhabitants and cattle raisers of the Canto community, located on the municipality of Raposa, state of Maranhão, with the goal of describing the area, identifying the socioeconomical aspects, detecting the level of knowledge about the rabies, as the symptoms, transmission, prevention, identification of hematophagus bats, application of vaccines among other questions. For that, it was applied a survey with 33 questions to the 20 inhabitants between October 2013 and May 2014. The methods of direct observation, structured and not structured interviews were used. After that, an analysis was done, which gave the conclusions that the community of Canto is of low populational density; low educational level; age groups formed mostly by children and adults; living from the artisanal fishery; low purchasing power; living on housing of precarious conditions and without basic sanitation; its herd composed of low zootechnical value and reduced in number, maintained in extensive creation, characterizing as a subsistence cattle raising; still lack understanding about rabies in general, about its transmission, symptoms and prophylaxis. After the realization of this study, it has been noticed that the educational diagnostic is an excellent tool to assist on the elaboration of educational projects that can be implemented on rural communities, which should be routinely used by the professional of the AGED-MA.