Objective: To analyze the epidemiologic profile of HIV infection in indigenous and non-indigenous pregnant women in the state of Para. Methodology: Cross-sectional epidemiologic study based on data from 2010 to 2017 collected from the Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (System for Notifiable Diseases). Results: HIV detection rates in pregnant women showed a growth trend in both ethnic groups. P...
Objective: to analyze the association between the occurrence of new tuberculosis cases and the Adapted Living Condition Index, and to describe the spatial distribution in an endemic municipality. Method: this is an analytical and ecological study that was developed from new cases in residents of an endemic municipality in the North Region of Brazil. The data were obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Informatio...
Aim: To analyze nurses' perceptions about the exclusivity of material collection for oncotic colpocytology. Method: a descriptive study of qualitative nature, having as participants 18 nurses from Municipal Health Units of Belém-Pará. Data collection took place between June and August 2017 with the aid of a semi-structured interview script, and content analysis was used to interpret the results. Results: the da...
Objetivo: descrever atributos associados à Qualidade de Vida de crianças e adolescentes transgêneros brasileiros segundo sua própria percepção. Método: estudo descritivo, realizado com 32 participantes entre oito e 18 anos, entrevistados ou que participaram de grupos focais. Os depoimentos foram transcritos, agrupados com auxílio do software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de ...
Objective: To analyze the profile of indigenous infant mortality. Method: Cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted with 254 deaths in indigenous children under one year of age, notified to the Indigenous Health Care Information System, in the state of Pará, from 2013 to 2018. Results: A higher proportion of deaths in male children (53.9%; n=137), Kaiapó (38.2%; n=97), Munduruku (27.6%; n=70) and Xicrim (...
Objetivo: Conhecer se os homens que vivem em situação de rua sabem a forma de acesso aos serviços de atenção primária em saúde e analisar as possíveis dificuldades que enfrentam para ter acesso a esses serviços. Método: Realizou-se entrevista individual com 24 homens vivendo em situação de rua, frequentadores de uma instituição filantrópica situada em Belém – Pará. Para análise utilizou-se a técnica de análise ...