Visita à unidade de saúde por escolares: estratégia educativa para adesão ao Programa de Planejamento Reprodutivo / Visit to health unit by students: an educative strategy for adherence to the Reproductive Planning Program
Estudo do tipo descritivo, de intervenção educativa, realizado nos meses de agosto a outubro de 2009, com 80 estudantes matriculados no oitavo e nono anos de uma escola de ensino fundamental localizada na área de abrangência da Estratégia Saúde da Família do Mal Cozinhado, no município de Horizonte - Ceará. Dentre as estratégias adotadas, destacou-se a visita educativa à unidade básica de saúde. Foram realizadas duas visitas, cada uma com 40 alunos.
This is a descriptive study with educational intervention, conducted during August-October 2009 with 80 students enrolled on eighth and ninth series in a basic educationschool located in the coverage area of the Mal Cozinhado Family Health Strategy, in the city of Horizonte - CE. Among the strategies adopted, it was pointed out the educational visit to primary care unit. Two visits were performed, each one including 40 students.
Results:
Each visit lasted one hour, providing students with opportunities to get to know the dependencies of the health care unit, materials and equipment used in reproductive planningconsultations. Final considerations Performance of educational visits articulated between the school and the health unit was proven to be effective in increasing demand by adolescents to health services in the locality studied, and their consequent adherence to the health promotion proposals implemented in reproductive planning program.