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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 101, No. s1, 2006, pp. 103-106
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Bioline Code: oc06174
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 101, No. s1, 2006, pp. 103-106
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Intergenerational representations of schistosomiasis in endemic area, Jaboticatubas, Minas Gerais
Celina Maria Modena & Virginia Torres Schall
Abstract
The analysis of the intergenerational process of disease/health representations constitutes a requisite for the construction of projects and health education interventions. The objective of this work is to describe the meaning attributed to schistosomiasis in the family context. Twenty-one residents of an endemic area were interviewed. The interviews were submitted to content analysis. The results demonstrated different representations of the disease by the children, parents and grandparents. This paper discusses the differences in these representations and its impact in schistosomiasis control programs.
Keywords
schistosomiasis - intergenerational representation - family context
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