"Alô, doutor!": Estudo-piloto de intervenção radiofônica de educação em saúde desenvolvida em uma área rural de minas gerais

Abstract

The study aimed to analyze the effects of a Health Education Program developed by undergraduate students of medicine, with the use of radio on the construction of knowledge on the part of listeners from a municipality in Minas Gerais state. It is interventional study, with longitudinal and quantitative approach, performed in the city of Gouveia, located in the central-southern Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was found that the study participants know various aspects of dengue fever, parasites, STD/HIV/AIDS, as well as on the effects of alcohol and tobacco. Also, radio played an important role in learning related to grievances addressed, significantly expanding the percentage of correct questions posed. The considerations indicate that the use of educational strategies legitimized in experiential scenario population and guided in a dialogic relationship is essential for the reconstruction of knowledge based on previous knowledge of the students.