Resumen de Human T-cell lymphotropic virus: knowledge of academics from a higher education institution

Amanda Alves de Jesus, Ana Luiza Silva, Karine Suene Mendes Almeida Ribeiro, Izabella Nascimento Arcanjo, Silvânia Soares Santos Brandão, Júlia Soares Brandão, Marivone de Oliveira Monteiro, Maria Luísa Soares da Silva Moreira, André Silva Borém, Flávia Ferreira Santana, Alexi Abrahão Neto, Maykon Fabiano Passos Abreu, Letícia Lima Silva de Abreu, Ana Carolina Costa Maia Pinheiro, Joice Fernanda Costa Quadros Pimenta

• Objective: To estimate the knowledge of nursing students from two higher education institutions in relation to Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus. Materials and Methods: This is a quantitative descriptive and cross-sectional study, conducted with nursing students from a higher education institution in Minas Gerais, in October 2023. In this work, it was decided to develop a data collection instrument, applied through an online questionnaire made available by the Google Forms platform.  Results: A total of 91 questionnaires were received, of which 81 were validated, and it was observed that 70% of the students stated that they had no knowledge about this virus. However, in the specific questions about the Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus, the average rate of correct answers of 58.91% was tabulated and calculated. Conclusion: Thus, since these are future health professionals, this percentage is considered below what is necessary, so it is essential to have a greater involvement of this group with the theme, in order to improve the management of cases, avoiding greater transmissibility of the virus.