Prevention Of Mental Retardation: What Do Health Professionals And General Population Know About This Issue? [1]

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Prevention Of Mental Retardation: Knowledge And Perception By Health Professionals [prevenção Da Deficiência Mental: Conhecimento E Percepção Dos Profissionais De Saúde]

This article aimed to evaluate the prevention of mental disability in primary healthcare services in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. The sample consisted of 90 male and female physicians from different fields, namely gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics, general practice, and family health, as well as 66 male and female nurses. A multiple-choice questionnaire was filled out by the subjects themselves from August to December 2003. Qualitative variables were compared using the qui-square test at 5% significance level. Partial data relating to both the perception and knowledge of health professionals concerning mental disability were as follows: 75% were unable to choose the correct alternative on prevalence; 25% did not know how the genome contributes to etiology; 37% were unaware of prevention for mental disability; 28% were not confident in providing orientation on the teratogenic effect of ethanol; 35% demonstrated insecurity in orienting patients on amniocentesis. The data showed that participants had an unsatisfactory perception of the relevance of mental disability within the overall population disease profile, and that they need more information on the respective genetic and environmental issues.223685690Curry, C.J., Stevenson, R.E., Aughton, D., Byrne, J., Carey, J.C., Cassidy, S., Evaluation of mental retardation: Recommendations of a consensus conference (1997) Am J Med Genet, 72, pp. 468-477Yeargin-Allsopp, M., Murphy, C.C., Cordero, J.F., Decouflé, P., Hallowell, J.G., Reported biomedical causes and associated medical conditions for mental retardation among 10-year-old children, metropolitan Atlanta, 1985 to 1987 (1997) Dev Med Child Neurol, 39, pp. 142-149(2000) Censo Demográfico, , http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/censo2000/populacao/ censo2000_populacao.pdfEnumo, S.R.F., Kerbauy, R.R., Prevenção da deficiência mental: Sua importância e concepções (1994) Bol Psicol, 44, pp. 31-40Gil, A.C., (1999) Métodos e Técnicas de Pesquisa Social, , São Paulo: Editora Atlas;http://dtr2001.saude.gov.br/sas/PORTARIAS/Port2001/GM/GM-822.htm, Portaria n. 822/GM de 06 de junho de 2001. Institui, no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde, o Programa Nacional de Triagem NeonatalStevenson, R.E., Massey, P.S., Schroer, R.J., McDermott, S., Richter, B., Preventable fraction of mental retardation: Analysis based on individuals with severe mental retardation (1996) Ment Retard, 34, pp. 182-188Calderón-González, R., Calderón-Sepúlveda, R.E., Prevención del retraso mental (2003) Rev Neurol, 36, pp. 184-194Mental and Neurological Disorders, , http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs265/en/print.html(1996) Norma Operacional Básica Do Sistema Único de Saúde, , Brasil. Brasília: Diário Oficial da União 6 novAndrade, S.M., Soares, D.A., Cordoni Jr., L., (2001) Bases Da Saúde Coletiva, , Londrina: Editora EduelChapman, D.A., Scott, K.G., Mason, C.A., Early risk factors for mental retardation: Role of maternal age and maternal education (2002) Am J Ment Retard, 107, pp. 46-59Jelliffe-Pawlowski, L.L., Shaw, G.M., Nelson, V., Harris, J.A., Risk of mental retardation among children born with birth defects (2003) Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 157, pp. 545-550(2001) Manual de Teratogênese, , Sanseverino MTV, Spritzer DT, Schüler-Faccini L, organizadores. Porto Alegre: Editora UFRGS(2003) Pediatria Básica: Pediatria Geral e Neonatal, , Marcondes E, Vaz FAC, Ramos JLA, Okay Y, organizadores. São Paulo: Editora SarvierRim, P.H.H., Magna, L.A., Ramalho, A.S., Genética e Prevenção Da Cegueira: Percepção e Conduta de Oftalmologistas Brasileiros, , http://www.abonet.com.br/abo/664s/painel03.htmBaars, M.J., Scherpbier, A.J., Schuwirth, L.W., Henneman, L., Beemer, F.A., Cobben, J.M., Deficient knowledge of genetics relevant for daily practice among medical students nearing graduation (2005) Genet Med, 7, pp. 295-301Penchaszadeh, V.B., Beiguelman, B., Medical genetic services in Latin America: Report of a meeting of experts (1998) Rev Panam Salud Pública, 3, pp. 409-420Marques-de-Faria, A.P., Ferraz, V.E.F., Acosta, A.X., Brunoni, D., Clinical genetics in developing countries: The case of Brazil (2004) Community Genet, 7, pp. 95-105Vasconcelos, M.M., Retardo mental (2004) J Pediatr, 80 (2 SUPPL.), pp. 71-82. , Rio JTramontina, S., Martins, S., Michalowski, M.B., Ketzer, C.R., Eizirik, M., Biederman, J., Estimated mental retardation and school dropout in a sample of students from state public schools in Porto Alegre, Brazil (2002) Rev Bras Psiquiatr, 24, pp. 177-181Enumo, S.R.F., Trindade, Z.A., Ações de prevenção da deficiência mental, dirigidas a gestantes e recémnascidos, no âmbito da saúde pública da grande Vitória, ES (2002) Psicol USP, 13, pp. 107-132Garcias, L.G., Schüler-Faccini, L., The beliefs of mothers in southern Brazil regarding risk-factors associated with congenital abnormalities (2004) Genet Mol Biol, 27, pp. 147-15