Análise crítica da Caderneta de Saúde da Criança como instrumento de informação e educação em saúde nas áreas de: medicina, odontologia, fonoaudiologia e psicologia

Abstract

The Child Health Handbook is an essential tool for promoting child health. In this research the goal was to obtain data that underlie the critical analysis of the Handbook as a tool of information and health education, with attention to grants in the areas of medicine, dentistry, speech therapy and psychology. It was reviewed the literature and through qualitative research, exploratory and semi-structured interviews were obtained expert opinions on child care, medical pediatricians, surgeons dentists, speech therapists and psychologists, workers of the Unified Health System, as well as mothers whose children are users of this system. It was investigated the knowledge of the interviews on the content of the Handbook and its importance. The results showed that the level of knowledge of professionals, medical surgeon and a pediatric dentist was satisfactory, however, as to other professionals, poor as well as the mothers' knowledge, which demonstrates the need to clarify the importance of the Handbook. It also showed the need for changes in formatting and layout, as well as expansion of its content, so that it can fulfill its guiding role