Um jogo de tabuleiro na promoção do combate às doenças imunopreveníveis e infectocontagiosas

Abstract

Introduction and objective : Vaccine - preventabl e diseases such as measles or infectious diseases like leprosy have great public health relevance, being directly linked to the levels of mortality and morbidity. Health education practices demonstrate effectiveness in their prevention, but they are not al ways the most attractive for young people and adolescents. Thus, this work aimed to create a board game that encourages the prevention of these categories of diseases. Methodology : It was carried out in four stages: survey of references, game development, tests and data collection, and finally data analysis. Results : The game was developed in a way that encourages cooperation among players, thus stimulating interaction and facilitating learning. When evaluating the information contained in the game, reliabi lity, clarity and simplicity presented both the content validity index (CVI) and the average ranking (RM) much above the minimum value indicated. It obtained approval from the professionals surveyed and the recommendation to players in their 15s. Conclusio n : The game developed shows great potential for prevention practices of vaccine - preventable and infectious diseases, presenting easy reproduction with low cost, in addition to clear, simple and reliable content, which together with its playfulness enables an attractive learning.