Conhecimento, atitude e prática, sobre hepatites B e C por manicures e pedicures na região de Brasília – Asa Sul

Abstract

It is known that infections of viral hepatitis type B and hepatitis C can affect any person and at any age. However, some groups of individuals are particularly prone to becoming infected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) because of certain circumstances, the adoption of certain attitudes or behavioral professional activity they perform. This is an evaluative study of type knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP), and cross-sectional quantitative approach, aiming to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of manicures / pedicures professionals regarding viral infections (hepatitis B and hepatitis C). For data collection, a questionnaire was administered to seventy manicures that work in salons in the Asa Sul. Through analysis of statistics, it was identified that, in relation to knowledge of manicures / pedicures, most were classified as having inadequate knowledge (63.6%), compared to attitudes adopted by these professionals, it was observed that most participants had atitudes favorable among the listed shares, which corresponded to the proper attitude toward prevention of viral hepatitis, we found that there are significant deficiencies related to cleaning and sterilization material. It was evident that there is need for improvement in inspection of beauty establishments by the Health Surveillance and policies to promote greater public awareness of professionals in the beauty through training courses that focus on the health risks of not adopting of biosecurity measures. Keywords: Hepatitis.