Introdução: O descarte inadequado de material perfurocortante utilizado nas residências por diabéticos em insulinoterapia leva ao risco de contaminação por acidentes intradomiciliares e de trabalho, vinculado aos profissionais da coleta de lixo. A orientação correta sobre o descarte de material contribui para redução dos acidentes com potencial contaminante. Objetivo: Relatar uma atividade de sala de espera, pa...
The aim of the study was to develop and evaluate an educational booklet for the promotion of healthy lifestyle in people living with HIV (PLHIV) using antiretroviral therapy, as well as the creation and validation of the specific knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) survey to evaluate the use of the booklet. This is a study of the development of interventional educational technology, adopting the Transtheoret...
Objectives: to verify the prevalence of arterial hypertension and its risk factors among people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome under antiretroviral therapy. Method: crosssectional study with 208 patients. Data collection was conducted through interviews using a form containing data on sociodemographic, clinical and epidemiological aspects, hypertension risk factors, blood pressure, weight, height, body...
Objective: To analyze the insulin therapy waste disposal produced in the households of people with diabetes mellitus (DM). Method: Cross-sectional study with 105 Primary Care patients. Socio-demographic and clinical variables and insulin therapy practice were analyzed through the absolute and relative frequencies, Fisher’s exact test and prevalence ratio (PR). Results: The association between types of insulin (...