Caregivers’ health literacy regarding child health promotion: a bibliometric study

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769293552

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Caregivers, Child, Health Literacy, Health Promotion, Bibliometrics

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Objective: to measure the scientific production on caregivers’ health literacy regarding the promotion of children’s health. Method: a bibliometric study associated with Methodi Ordinatio. Search strategies were developed for five national and international databases using descriptors/keywords combined with Boolean operators. Data analysis was performed using three bibliometric laws (Lotka’s, Bradford’s, and Zipf’s laws) and the In Ordinatio equation. Results: among the 722 articles identified, those published in 2021 and 2024 in English predominated. A total of 3,838 authors were identified, with different levels of productivity and collaboration; 341 journals were identified, of which 14 (4.1%) constituted Bradford’s core, accounting for 236 articles (32.7%); 4,541 keywords were cited 22,241 times, of which 28 (0.6%) constituted the trivial zone, accounting for 6,949 citations (31.2%). Methodi Ordinatio was applied to 13 articles. Conclusion: despite the considerable volume of studies on the topic, only a few are considered to have high bibliometric relevance.

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Lúvia Santos da Silva, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Nurse, master's student in Nursing at the Postgraduate Program in Nursing, at the State University of Pará (PPGENF - UEPA). Member of the research group G.A.M.E.S: Gamification Applied to Teaching Methods and Health, of the Study Group on Diseases in Traditional Populations of the Amazon (GEAPA) and of the research group Nursing and Social Representations in Health Care (ERAS).

Eliza Paixão da Silva, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Universidade do Estado do Pará/Estudante de pós-graduação

Erlon Gabriel Rego de Andrade, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Graduated in Nursing from the Magalhães Barata School of Nursing (EEMB), State University of Pará (UEPA) (2017). Specialist in Neurology, Multiprofessional Residency in Health modality, from the State University Center of Pará (CESUPA) (2020). Master's degree (2023) and PhD student in Nursing from the Graduate Program in Nursing at UEPA, linked to the research line Public Health Nursing and Epidemiology of Diseases in the Amazon. Scholarship holder from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Member of the research groups: Nursing and Social Representations in Health Care (ERAS/UEPA) and Determinants of Infectious and Parasitic Processes in Amazonian Environments (DPIPAA/UEPA).

Ivaneide Leal Ataíde Rodrigues, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Graduated in Nursing and Midwifery from the Federal University of Pará (1982), Master's in Nursing from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2003) Doctorate in Nursing from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2011) and Post-doctorate from the School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto / USP (2019). Currently, she is Adjunct Professor IV at the State University of Pará - Department of Community Nursing. Member of the Adjunct Coordination of the Associated Academic Master's Program UEPA / UFAM. Leader of the research group Nursing and Social Representations in Health Care - ERAS, vice leader of the Study Group on Diseases in Traditional Populations of the Amazon - GEAPA and member of the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Public Health and Endemic Control in the Amazon.

Alexandre Aguiar Pereira, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Nurse graduated from the Magalhães Barata School of Nursing, State University of Pará (UEPA). Master's and PhD student in Nursing from the Associated Academic Postgraduate Program in Nursing UEPA / UFAM, research line: "Public Health Nursing and Epidemiology of Diseases in the Amazon". Specialist in Women's and Children's Health, from the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Health of UEPA / Santa Casa de Misericórdia Foundation of Pará (FSCMPA), and in Adult and Neonatal Intensive Care (FINAMA). Specialization in Neonatal Nursing (UFPA) in progress (2024). Member of the Research Groups: Nursing and Social Representations in Health Care (ERAS), Educational Practices in Health and Care in the Amazon (PESCA) and Study Group on Diseases in Traditional Populations of the Amazon (GEAPA).

Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira, Universidade do Estado do Pará

Graduated in Nursing and Obstetrics from the Federal University of Pará (1982), Qualification in Public Health from the Federal University of Pará (1983), Full Degree in Nursing from the Federal University of Pará (1985), Master's Degree in University Teaching Education from the Latin American and Caribbean Pedagogical Institute - IPLAC - CUBA (2000), Doctorate in Nursing from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2011) and Post-doctorate in Nursing from the School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto / USP. Adjunct Professor IV at the State University of Pará - Department of Community Nursing. Leader of the Study Group on Diseases in Traditional Populations of the Amazon. Member of the Brazilian Health Literacy Network - REBRALS. Research Productivity Scholarship - CNPq.

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