The study aimed to investigate the factors related to the stages of behavioral change in health of adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes users from a Diabetes outpatient clinic. Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional research performed in a pediatric outpatient clinic of a reference hospital in the city of Fortaleza. Adolescents aged 10 to 19 years were followed up for at least 1 month. An individual interview ...
INTRODUCTION: Accidents in chilhood are an important theme for Public Health due to what they represent and also to the repercussions children and their family may present. To investigate the association between risk factors and the occurrence of domestic accidents involving children under the age of five in a municipality in the countryside of northeastern Brazil. METHOD: Analytical, cross-sectional study.Prim...
Introduction: The kangaroo-mother care method is an approach adopted in Brazil as a public police, which has helped in the reduction of neonatal mortality rate. Premature birth and its vulnerabilities can trigger, especially in mothers, feelings of fear and insecurity related to taking care of newborns. Objective: Investigate care continuity of preterm newborns from a kangaroo-mother care method unit in primary...
Objetivo: avaliar o conhecimento sobre o diabetes em crianças e adolescentes e as dificuldades acerca da doença. Métodos: estudo quantitativo, com quarenta pacientes de 6 a 17 anos que foram submetidos a um questionário, baseado nos comportamentos de autocuidado propostos pela American Association of Diabetes Educators. Resultados: a faixa etária média foi de 11,6 anos, com predominância do sexo feminino (57,5%...
Objective: to evaluate the knowledge on diabetes in children and adolescents and the difficulties regarding the disease. Methods: a quantitative study with 40 patients from 6 to 17 years older who were subjected on a questionnaire based on self-care behaviors proposed by the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Results: the average age was 11.6 years with predominance of the female gender (57.5%), most a...
Objective: Understand the infl uence of cultural aspects of adolescents of the Emo group before their sexual-affective behavior and the prevention of STD/HIV. Methods: A qualitative study was conduct by means of semi-structured interviews with 15 adolescents who reported themselves as Emos, aged between 13 and 18, in Fortaleza, CE. Results: Participants refer suffering social discrimination due to intolerance t...