Objective: to evaluate the results of the red reflex test in newborns. Method: this is a quantitative, exploratory study with a sample of 32 newborns attended at the nursing consultation in childcare in the Family Health Strategy. Direct ophthalmoscope and color gradient were used to perform and classify the test result. Data analysis and presentation was through absolute and relative frequency construction. Re...
Objective : to understand the experiences of blind parents in care related to breastfeeding and complementary feeding of children. Methods : qualitative research with the participation of four blind mothers and five blind fathers. Home interviews were carried out to address the experience of feeding children in the context of blindness, categorized by the technique of thematic analysis. Results: three categorie...
Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) can be prevented through safe behavior and sex. This study aimed to understand the behavior of blind men and women in view of the STD problem, comparing similarities and differences. A descriptive study was carried out in an association of blind people in Fortaleza, Brazil, between September and November of 2005, involving seven blind men and four blind women over 18 years ol...
Objetivo: compreender as vivências de pais cegos nos cuidados relacionados à amamentação e alimentação complementar dos filhos. Métodos: pesquisa qualitativa, com participação de quatro mães e cinco pais cegos. Realizaram-se entrevistas domiciliares sobre a experiência de alimentar crianças no contexto da cegueira, categorizadas pela técnica de análise temática.Resultados: emergiram três categorias: Amamentação...
Objective: to understand the experiences of blind parents in care related to breastfeeding and complementary feeding of children. Methods: qualitative research with the participation of four blind mothers and five blind fathers. Home interviews were carried out to address the experience of feeding children in the context of blindness, categorized by the technique of thematic analysis. Results: Three categories ...
Blind people have children and, due to their sensory limitation, they experience difficulties to take care of their children. Complementary feeding of infants is critical, as it involves not only foods, but also preparation, hygiene and offering. Nursing assists blind people through the development of assistive technology (AT), granting them autonomy and independence. The objective was to validate AT for blind ...
Avaliaram-se a cobertura vacinal e as características sociodemográficas de adultos deficientes visuais. Pesquisa exploratória-descritiva quantitativa, com 41 adultos de uma associação de cegos em Fortaleza-CE, Brasil, de fevereiro a maio de 2011. Realizou-se entrevista com instrumento semiestruturado contendo nome, sexo, escolaridade e situação vacinal. Os resultados mostraram um grupo predominantemente do sexo...
This study is aimed at assessing the vaccination coverage of visually impaired adults and their socio-demographic characteristics. Quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research, involving 41 visually impaired adults in an association of the blind in Fortaleza, CE, between February and May/2011. For data collection semi-structured questionnaire was used with these variables: name, gender, schooling and vacc...
This study is aimed at assessing the vaccination coverage of visually impaired adults and their socio-demographic characteristics. Quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research, involving 41 visually impaired adults in an association of the blind in Fortaleza, CE, between February and May/2011. For data collection semi-structured questionnaire was used with these variables: name, gender, schooling and vacc...
Objective: identifying the knowledge of pregnant women about the cytopathological examination. Method: a descriptive and exploratory study, which involved 24 pregnant women aged between 16 and 40 years old, with different schooling, conducted in the waiting room of the nursing prenatal of a Decentralized Health Area, of the Family Health Strategy of the municipality of Quixeramobim (Ceará), Brazil. There was us...