Introduction: The clinical characteristics of women who conceive during leprosy and the association between leprosy and pregnancy are not well known. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 49 pregnant or lactating women diagnosed with leprosy in 2011. Results: The patients had a clinical dimorphous form of leprosy (44.9%), no physical incapacity at diagnosis (87.5%), and no complications in either the pat...
Infertility is the inability of a couple to achieve pregnancy after a year of unprotected sexual intercourse (at least twice a week). In Primary Health Care (PHC), we verify the demands from people with infertility complaints; however, health professionals working at this level of attention usually have low knowledge to manage this clientele. Knowing that protocols are instruments that standardize the care and ...
To assess the knowledge and practice of nurses concerning infertility in primary care. Quantitative, cross-sectional study, carried out with 171 nurses in the Municipal Health System of Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. Data were collected through interviews, from November 2009 to April 2010. Likert scales were used to assess the knowledge and practice of nurses. The predominant sex was female, age and time of work in fami...