Opinion of a group of caretakers concerning the basic immunization

The objective of the research was to learn about the opinion of a group of caretakers concerning basic immunization in thecommunity of Milagres – CE. It’s an exploratory and descriptive research, accomplished with 16 caretakers. We used as na instrument to collect data a semi-structured interview du...

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Main Authors: Sâmya Maria Lima Gonçalves, Maria de Fátima Antero Sousa Machado
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2008-02-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4983
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Maria de Fátima Antero Sousa Machado
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description The objective of the research was to learn about the opinion of a group of caretakers concerning basic immunization in thecommunity of Milagres – CE. It’s an exploratory and descriptive research, accomplished with 16 caretakers. We used as na instrument to collect data a semi-structured interview during the months of May and July, 2007. To organize this data it was used the strategy of collective subject discourse. The results showed that all the caretakers were mothers, confirming, therefore, that it is the mother who takes more responsibility in caring for the child. In general, for the interviewed women, the greatest benefit from immunization is the prevention of diseases and they stated that mothers regularly care about their children’s vaccination. The information about immunization was obtained through several ways, from the media to the health professionals. We believe that discussing this subject with that group of people is fundamental, through an educational process, reminding them about the importance of the immunization practice, promoting health to their childre  
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spelling doaj-art-6ccd944d14c94d1ab7e449c41ced3a932025-08-21T13:52:46ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832008-02-0191Opinion of a group of caretakers concerning the basic immunizationSâmya Maria Lima GonçalvesMaria de Fátima Antero Sousa MachadoThe objective of the research was to learn about the opinion of a group of caretakers concerning basic immunization in thecommunity of Milagres – CE. It’s an exploratory and descriptive research, accomplished with 16 caretakers. We used as na instrument to collect data a semi-structured interview during the months of May and July, 2007. To organize this data it was used the strategy of collective subject discourse. The results showed that all the caretakers were mothers, confirming, therefore, that it is the mother who takes more responsibility in caring for the child. In general, for the interviewed women, the greatest benefit from immunization is the prevention of diseases and they stated that mothers regularly care about their children’s vaccination. The information about immunization was obtained through several ways, from the media to the health professionals. We believe that discussing this subject with that group of people is fundamental, through an educational process, reminding them about the importance of the immunization practice, promoting health to their childre  https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4983Health promotionChildr healthImmunizationImmunization schedule
spellingShingle Sâmya Maria Lima Gonçalves
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Opinion of a group of caretakers concerning the basic immunization
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Childr health
Immunization
Immunization schedule
title Opinion of a group of caretakers concerning the basic immunization
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topic Health promotion
Childr health
Immunization
Immunization schedule
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