Noções sobre a intolerância à lactose e a alergia à proteína do leite de vaca para alunos do ensino fundamental

Abstract

The infant mortality rate and Brazil has a high quality, which requires a search of factors that can influence this statistic, one of them as a disease that is a species of age group. Diseases such as Lactose Intolerance and Cow's Milk Protein Allergy can affect this age group and even cause the death of these individuals. In view of this, the present work proposed to sensitize students of the 6th grade of elementary school, through lectures, distribution of folders, proposed activities and questionnaires, related to these two diseases, showing what are the causes, the symptoms and treatments indicated for each of them. In the course of the study, it was possible to observe that there was a significant increase in the perception of the students about these diseases, which helps to detect and diagnose them as soon as possible, with the consequent decrease of this rate. The present study proved to be effective in the sensitization of the students, so that it was possible to observe the progress that was made with the application of the methodology used.