Educação em Saúde

Da incerteza à conscientização sobre vacinação

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ID21857368
AuthorsA S GOULART (0000-0002-3222-5816), K M A ROCHA (0000-0001-8038-5286, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Andréia Caroline Fernandes Salgueiro (0000-0003-4770-2379, Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná), Silvana Boeira (0000-0001-7483-1921, Universidade Federal do Pampa), Vanderlei Folmer (0000-0001-6940-9080, Universidade Federal do Pampa)
Year2025
Volume18
Pagese59353
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnsino Saude e Ambiente (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1983-7011 • E-ISSN: 1983-7011
PublisherPro Reitoria de Pesquisa, Pos Graduacao e Inovacao - UFF (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.22409/resa2025.v18.a59353
OpenAlexW4410020961
LanguagePT
References cited19

Given the increasing misinformation about vaccines, it is crucial for schools to play an active role in raising students' awareness of the importance of immunization for disease prevention and health promotion. Additionally, assessing students' prior knowledge of health topics is essential to determine the effectiveness of educational interventions and to identify potential knowledge gaps to be addressed. Thus, this study aimed to present a pedagogical intervention on vaccines, with a focus on COVID-19 immunization, and to evaluate students' knowledge about the subject. The intervention was conducted on elementary school students. The activity was divided into three stages: 1) knowledge diagnosis, 2) intervention through dialogue, and 3) investigation of the acquired knowledge. Our data indicate that students are aware of the importance of vaccines but demonstrated a lack of knowledge regarding post-vaccination topics and belief in immunization myths. In light of this, it can be concluded that health education plays a fundamental role in vaccine promotion. Similarly, it was inferred that interventions can contribute to increasing students' awareness of the importance of vaccination and filling potential knowledge gaps

Physics · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Science and Education Research · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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