ABSTRACT Objective: to elaborate and validate a Nursing Theory for Patients' Compliance with the Treatments of Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus. Method: this is a theoretical and methodological study that followed four stages, namely: development of the concepts; development and validation of proposals; structuring and contextualization of the theory; and content validation. The validity process took...
IntroductionAn awareness of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is necessary to encourage the population to participate in prevention and control in collaboration with more efficient, centrally organized health programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of the riverside population regarding VL and the association between awareness and the prevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL).MethodsIn to...