PROFILE OF VOLUNTEER COLLABORATORS OF TRIATOMINE INFORMATION POSTS IN CEARÁ

Authors

  • Meirielyn dos Santos Lopes Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará image/svg+xml
  • Claudia Mendonça Bezerra Secretaria da Saúde do Ceará
  • Raquel Aparecida Ferreira
  • João Paulo dos Santos Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
  • Débora Lúcia de Araújo Figuerêdo Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará
  • Kellyn Kessiene de Sousa Cavalcante Secretaria da Saúde do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54620/cadesp.v20i1.2826

Keywords:

Chagas Disease, Entomological Surveillance, Community Participation

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to characterize the sociodemographic profile and workplace of volunteer collaborators (VCs) responsible for Triatomine Information Posts (TIPs) in Ceará; analyze their perceptions regarding surveillance with community participation; and describe their knowledge about Chagas disease and its vector. Methods: This is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, and exploratory study conducted with VCs from the state. A structured electronic questionnaire containing 23 questions was used. Results: A total of 397 responses were obtained. There was a predominance of women, greater participation of respondents aged 40 to 49 years, predominance of complete secondary education, longer time working as VCs between 2 and 5 years, and satisfactory knowledge regarding triatomines and Chagas disease. However, gaps were observed regarding participants’ training. Conclusion: TIPs are valued by collaborators; however, these actors require further training, and greater community engagement is needed.

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Author Biographies

  • Meirielyn dos Santos Lopes, Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará

    Veterinarian. Specialist in Health Surveillance from the Ceará School of Public Health.

     

  • Claudia Mendonça Bezerra, Secretaria da Saúde do Ceará

    Ph.D. in Public Health from the Federal University of Ceará. Technical Specialist at the Ceará State Department of Health. 

     

  • Raquel Aparecida Ferreira

    Ph.D. in Health Sciences from the René Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Brazil. Public Health Technologist at the René Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Brazil. 

     

  • João Paulo dos Santos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

    Ph.D. in Sciences from the Graduate Program in Parasitology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Technical Support Fellow at the René Rachou Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Brazil.

  • Débora Lúcia de Araújo Figuerêdo, Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará

    Specialist in Collective Mental Health from the Ceará School of Public Health. 

     

  • Kellyn Kessiene de Sousa Cavalcante, Secretaria da Saúde do Ceará

    Ph.D. in Public Health from the Federal University of Ceará. Technical Advisor for Epidemiological Surveillance at the Ceará State Department of Health. 

     

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2026-09-30

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Vol. 20 No. 1 (2026): Cadernos ESP - Revista Cientí­fica da Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará

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dos Santos Lopes M, Mendonça Bezerra C, Aparecida Ferreira R, Paulo dos Santos J, Lúcia de Araújo Figuerêdo D, Kessiene de Sousa Cavalcante K. PROFILE OF VOLUNTEER COLLABORATORS OF TRIATOMINE INFORMATION POSTS IN CEARÁ. Cadernos ESP [Internet]. 2026 Sep. 30 [cited 2026 Sep. 30];20(1):e2826. Available from: https://cadernos.esp.ce.gov.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/2826

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