Intestinal parasitic infections: telephone health literacy with men in areas of poverty in the syndemic

Enteropatías parasitarias: alfabetización telefónica en salud con hombres de zonas de pobreza en la sindemia

ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to assess Popular Health Education practices on intestinal parasites, carried out by telephone contact with men living in urban communities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the COVID-19 syndemic.

Method:

a quasi-experimental, quantitative and descriptive study, carried out with men aged 20 to 59 years. Pre-test was applied, and participants were divided into two groups: control and experimental. Popular Education in Health practices were carried out with an experimental group, and post-test was applied for both.

Results:

health education practices were significant in the experimental group, with a reduction in incorrect answers. There was an increase in incorrect answers in the control group’s post-test.

Conclusions:

the Brazilian National Policy for Popular Education in Health contributed to qualify men’s health literacy on intestinal parasites. Practice by telephone contact proved to be a powerful strategy for nursing and public policies to access this group and promote health in Primary Health Care.

Descriptors:
Intestinal Diseases; Parasitic; Men; Poverty Areas; Health Education; Primary Care Nursing