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[Scribbling and doodling: social representations by children expressed in drawings, regarding the experience of blood
Eduardo Alexander Júlio César Fonseca Lucas1, Tatiana da Silva Mello Rocha2, Antonio Eduardo Vieira Dos Santos3
1Departamento de Medicina em Atenção Primária, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. R. Laura de Araújo 36, 2º andar, Cidade Nova. 20211-170 Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil. eduardoalexander@medicina.ufrj.br.
Abstract:
The scope of this article was to identify the social representations of children in a municipal public school in Rio de Janeiro, with respect to the blood sampling procedure and to discuss the social representations that emerge, in the light of the performance of the family health team in carrying out this procedure. Moscovisci's method/theory of analysis of social representations based on a qualitative approach was used. For data collection, the projective technique of the esthetic production scene and the student's speech was used. The results were grouped into four categories: 1) structural dimensions involved in the blood sampling procedure; 2) dimension of the human component and its interface in the blood sampling procedure; 3) the psycho-emotional dimension portrayed in the blood sampling procedure; and 4) blood sampling: the importance for student health. With respect to the importance of blood sampling, we highlight the perception of students regarding the importance of actions aimed at prevention and health care promotion.
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