{"id":202,"date":"2017-07-14T12:48:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T15:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/?p=202"},"modified":"2023-04-14T11:45:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:45:12","slug":"mother-do-you-know-what-is-the-guthrie-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/2017\/07\/14\/mother-do-you-know-what-is-the-guthrie-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother: Do you know what is the Guthrie Test?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Alessandra Bernadete Trov\u00f3 de Marqui, Associate Professor of Genetic Discipline – Universidade Federal do Tri\u00e2ngulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, MG, Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A study entitled “Knowledge of puerperal women on the Guthrie Test”, published in the Revista Paulista de Pediatria<\/em>, showed superficial knowledge of the mothers about the subject. This research was conducted in the city of Uberaba, state of Minas Gerais, which is in phase IV of the Neonatal Screening Program (PNTN). By means of the Guthrie test are identified six diseases: phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, hemoglobinopathies, cystic fibrosis, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and biotinidase deficiency. In Guthrie test, some drops of blood from the heel of the newborn are collected. The ideal period for collection is between the third and the seventh day of life of the newborn. The Guthrie test is an action of preventive pediatrics and the main initiative of the Brazilian Unified Health System (UHS) in the field of genetics (LE\u00c3O; AGUIAR, 2008). In this context, the study aimed at evaluating what mothers know about the Guthrie test, since only a correct and timely understanding make them take their children to the test collection during the appropriate period, avoiding subsequent sequelae, especially intellectual disability.<\/p>\n

A descriptive and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was carried out with 75 mothers older than 18 years, with children up to 40 days of age. For the collection of data, a questionnaire was prepared by the researchers, with closed questions (some dichotomous \u2014 yes or no and others of multiple choice) applied and filled by the same person.<\/p>\n

The study demonstrated that mother\u2019s knowledge of the Guthrie test is superficial and may be a consequence of the fragility of health team performance. \u201cThe most relevant fact is that some mothers, after responding to the questionnaire, questioned the researcher on the subject, showing that they did not have enough knowledge of the topic, but found it extremely important,\u201d says Professor Dra. Alessandra Trov\u00f3 de Marqui, coordinator of the research.<\/p>\n

According to Dra. Alessandra, the study deserves to be disclosed to the society, as it intended to contribute positively to the health of the newborn by means of mother\u2019s awareness of the importance, the purpose, the diseases screened, and the time to perform the Guthrie test. \u201cThrough this research, initiatives that contribute to increasing the knowledge of mothers about the health of their child can be developed,\u201d said the Professor. The results of the study can stimulate the design of educational materials and\/or new studies that contribute to enhance the maternal knowledge of the subject. \u201cIt also enables greater dissemination of information for the implementation of public policies aimed at promoting child health,\u201d concluded Dra. Alessandra Trov\u00f3 de Marqui.<\/p>\n

References<\/h3>\n

ARDUINI, G. A. O.,\u00a0et al<\/em>. Conhecimento das pu\u00e9rperas sobre o teste do pezinho. Rev. paul. pediatr<\/em>. [online]. 2017 [viewed 27 June 2017]. DOI: 10.1590\/1984-0462\/;2017;35;2;00010. Available from:\u00a0http:\/\/ref.scielo.org\/ydbd5p<\/a><\/p>\n

LEAO, L. L. and\u00a0AGUIAR, M. J. B. Triagem neonatal: o que os pediatras deveriam saber. J. Pediatr<\/em>. (Rio J.) [online]. 2008, vol. 84, no. 4, supl. pp. S80-S90 [viewed 27 June 2017]. DOI:\u00a010.1590\/S0021-75572008000500012. Available from: http:\/\/ref.scielo.org\/scq8q8<\/a><\/p>\n

External link<\/h3>\n

Revista Paulista de Pediatria – RPP: <http:\/\/www.scielo.br\/rpp<\/a>><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A study conducted with mothers showed superficial knowledge about the Guthrie Test. Such test, included in the Neonatal Screening Program (PNTN), aims at detecting asymptomatic infectious and genetic diseases at birth, mainly inborn errors of metabolism, facilitating early diagnosis and treatment of these diseases, in order to avoid sequelae for the child. Read, find out, and update your knowledge on this important subject for the promotion of neonatal health. …<\/span> Read More →<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8,12,37],"tags":[191,38],"class_list":["post-202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-sciences","category-press-releases","category-rpp","tag-medicine","tag-revista-paulista-de-pediatria"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":379,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions\/379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.scielo.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}