Hábitos e saberes acerca da higienização das mãos no âmbito escolar

Abstract

Introduction: hands are the main sources of transmission of existing diseases, since it is through them that we acquire infections. Hand hygiene is essential to promote self-care reduce diseases and interrupt the chain of transmission, since currently this action becomes even more essential due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Thus, the importance of cleaning the hands and developing health actions in basic education should be understood, especially providing ways of learning about practices aimed at the development of health education of children, with the objective of promoting the health of these individuals. Objective: to develop the theme of hand hygiene in the school context, through interventionalist actions with students and education professionals. Methods: the study was conducted in a basic education school of a federal university of triangulo mineiro, with students of the institution, school staff, including teachers, trainees, cleaning staff and nursing technicians. An activity of experimentation in concrete intelligible language to children was carried out and subsequent application of a semi-structured questionnaire. Results: the proposal brought significant results, such as checking the prior knowleedge of students about the importance of the technique. Conclusion: inferred how significant was the proposal of health education in their conception, for health promotion and reduction of infections transmitted through the hands.