Health education performed by nurses about arboviroses in Brazil

Abstract

The present work aims to verify the scientific production about the nurse's role as a health educator in the scope of arboviruses. 444 articles were found, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 6 articles were selected, with the language in Portuguese, in the LILACS and BEDENF databases. Undoubtedly, the articles pointed out that there is misinformation on the part of the population and that there is a need for nursing professionals and the government to take actions to reinforce the ways of preventing arboviruses, in this sense, there was a scarcity of studies that portrayed the performance of nursing in health education on arboviruses. Studies on the topic of Dengue were emphasized at the expense of other arboviruses. Thus, it is necessary to invest in research and extension activities, and educational actions for health promotion, for the control of diseases transmitted by Aedes Aegypti and support for evidence-based nursing practice.