Validation of a booklet on molecular diagnosis of arboviruses for health professionals and students in the Amazon

Abstract

Objective: To assess knowledge about arbovirus diagnosis among health professionals (n=20) and students (n=50) in the city of Santarém and to validate a study booklet for use in extension training on molecular diagnosis of arboviruses. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive study with a methodological approach based on the Delphi method and application of the adapted Likert scale. In addition to the target audience (n=70), 15 health expert judges and eight judges from other areas participated in the study. The booklet was validated based on the calculation of the Content Validity Index (CVI) and Semantic Concordance Index (SIC). Results: The CVI with the health judges obtained a total of 0.97, the CVI of the judges from other areas was 1 and the SIC of the content judges was 0.99. The average number of correct answers to the questionnaire by participants was 52.5% in the pre-training phase, indicating a lack of knowledge on the subject, increasing to 97.5% in the post-training phase. Conclusion: The constant updating of molecular detection methods for arboviruses and their high incidence reinforce the need for continuing education for primary care professionals, with the development of educational materials that provide updated learning and advances in the accurate and early diagnosis of arboviruses being essential.