Conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas das manicures e pedicures sobre hepatites B e C, nos salões de beleza de Taguatinga - DF

Abstract

It is known that infections of viral hepatitis B and C type, can affect anyone at any age. However, some groups of people are particularly more predisposed to become infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), under certain circunstances, by adopting certain behavioral attitudes or professional activity that exercising. This is an evaluative study of kind, Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP), and cross-sectional quantitative approach, with objective to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of manicures / pedicures professionals about viral infections (hepatitis B and hepatitis C). - To collect of gather information was aplicated a questionnaire to seventy-one manicurists who work in beauty salons of Taguatinga -DF. For analyzing the statistical data we identified that there is a predominance of women participating in the research. It was possible to verify the actual gaps in knowledge and behavior patterns that may facilitate transmission of hepatitis in salons, as well as the level of knowledge and practice on the subject, proving to be inadequate, resulting in the potential for transmission by vírus.It is believed that intensified as the information referent hepatitis B and C, their means of transmission and preventive practices, as well as creating specific technical standards necessary to conduct the business activities correctly and safely, and the intense supervision in order to reducing infection levels of manicures / pedicures with hepatitis viruses.