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0824/2012 - MULTIPLE ASPECTS ON THE USE OF FLUORINE IN PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE VISION OF HEALTH CARE LEADERS
MÚLTIPLOS ASPECTOS DO USO DO FLÚOR EM SAÚDE PÚBLICA NA VISÃO DE LIDERANÇAS DA ÁREA DE SAÚDE

Author:

• Regina Glaucia Lucena Aguiar Ferreira - Lucena, R.G.R - Fortaleza, CE - Universidade Federal do Ceará - <reginalucena1@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Paulo Capel Narvai - Narvai, P.C. - Universidade de São Paulo - <pcnarvai@usp.br>
• Regina Auxiliadora de Amorim Marques - Marques, R.A.A. - Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de São Paulo/Universidade Paulista - UNIP - <regina.a.marques@uol.com.br >
• Léa Maria Bezerra de Menezes - Menezes, L.M.B. - Universidade Federaldo Ceará - <lbezerrademenezes@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Políticas em Saúde

Abstract:

The article describes the perceptions of health care leaders on issues relating to the use of fluoride in public health. This is a descriptive study with qualitative approach, using the Discourse of Collective Subject (DCS) as technique for processing the statements. The study population was comprised by delegates to the 13th National Health Conference; the sample was defined by convenience and consisted of 310 delegates: 56 in the municipal stage in Fortaleza (CE), 143 in the state stage (Ceará) and 111 in the national stage. Data were collected by semi-structured questionnaires. There were gaps in knowledge about various aspects of the use of fluorides in public health, which indicates the need to improve the level of information of the society on issues relating to fluoridation. The lack of knowledge of delegates together with the data found in literature about the shortcomings in the monitoring and control of fluoride levels in water are indicative of the need to reassess the role of social actors and the mechanisms used in social control.

Keywords:

Water fluoridation surveillance costs of fluoridation water fluorine

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Lucena, R.G.R, Narvai, P.C., Marques, R.A.A., Menezes, L.M.B.. MULTIPLE ASPECTS ON THE USE OF FLUORINE IN PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE VISION OF HEALTH CARE LEADERS. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/May). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/multiple-aspects-on-the-use-of-fluorine-in-public-health-in-the-vision-of-health-care-leaders/10338?id=10338



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