ABSTRACT: The aim was to characterize feeding aspects of children born exposed to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Crosssectional study was developed at a referral hospital for infectious diseases in Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil, between January and June 2010. The sample consisted of 62 mothers who provided information on 64 children born exposed to the virus. In the nursing consultation, the Assessment Scale of Ca...
Exploratory study, that characterizes 35 women with HIV/AIDS, assisted at clinics and it proposes nursing interventions. It was accomplished in October, 2004, in a reference service for attendance of HIV/AIDS in Fortaleza-CE. The results obtained through semi-structured form revealed that 52% of the women were in the age group between 30 and 39 years of age, 43% were single, 68% went to school during one to eig...
The study aimed to characterize pregnant women submitted to the rapid HIV test in a maternity in Fortaleza, State of Ceará. As for the sociodemographic and clinic characteristics. it was a Transverse study of the retrospective documental type, with thirteen pregnant women with positive rapid HIV test, from April 2002 to April 2004. The pregnant women were 26.2 years old on average; 61,5% and had gone to school ...
BARROSO, L. M. M.; GALVÃO, M. T. G.; CAVALCANTE, R. M.; FREITAS, J. G. Cuidado materno aos filhos nascidos expostos ao HIV/AIDS. Rev. RENE., Fortaleza, v.10, n.4, p. 155-164, out./dez. 2009.; This study aimed to assess maternal care delivery to children younger than six months exposed to HIV/aids aiming to decrease vertical transmission. Eighteen mothers were interviewed at a specialized outpatient clinic in Fo...
Objetivo: avaliar a capacidade de mães para cuidar de crianças expostas ao HIV, mediante a Escala de Avaliação da Capacidade para Cuidar de Crianças Expostas ao HIV e verificar a associação entre dimensões da escala e as características maternas. Método: estudo transversal, com participação de 62 mães HIV+ com filhos nascidos expostos ao vírus até um ano de idade. A Escala de Avaliação da Capacidade para Cuidar...
BARROSO, Léa Maria Moura ; FREITAS, Julyana Gomes ; GALVÃO, Marli Teresinha Gimeniz. Escala para avaliação da capacidade para cuidar de crianças expostas ao HIV. Rev. enferm. UFPE on line., Recife, v. 7, n. 1, p. 722-30, mar., 2013.; Objective: to construct a scale for assessment of ability to care for HIV-exposed infants. Method: a methodological research with quantitative approach held from February to Octobe...
Objective: To evaluate HIV-positive mothers’ ability to administer zidovudine and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SMZ/TMP) prophylaxis for HIV-exposed infants. Methods: This cross-sectional and quantitative study was carried out at a reference hospital for HIV/AIDS patients in Fortaleza (CE), Brazil. A total of 60 mothers responded to the ability assessment scale for the care of HIV-exposed children. Results: Th...
Objetivou-se conhecer a percepção de profissionais de saúde da família sobre promoção da saúde; identificar as práticas adotadas para promover saúde e as facilidades e dificuldades em realizar tais práticas. Pesquisa qualitativa, realizada em quatro Centros de Saúde da Família de Fortaleza-CE, Brasil. Foram sujeitos 11 profissionais das equipes. Os dados foram coletados mediante entrevistas e analisados através...
We aimed to know the family health professionals' perception on health promotion; identify the practices adopted to promote health; and identify the easiness and difficulties to carry out such practices. This is a qualitative research, carried out in four Family Health Units in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. 11 nursing professionals of the teams were subjects of study; the data were collected by interviews and analyzed...
This study aimed to assess maternal care delivery to children younger than six months exposed to HIV/aids aiming to decrease vertical transmission. Eighteen mothers were interviewed at a specialized outpatient clinic in Fortaleza, Brazil, in the second semester of 2007. It was an exploratory and descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The questions assessed health care recommendations from the perspecti...