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Spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Southern Brazilian persons deprived of ...
Busatto, Caroline; Possuelo, Lia Gonçalves; Bierhals, Dienefer; de Oliveira, Carolina Larrosa; de Souza, Mariana Quaresma; Fanfa, DandaraTo evaluate the genetic diversity and clustering rates of M. tuberculosis strains to better understand transmission among persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), southern Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study, including strains of M. tuberculosis isolated from PDL, stored at the Central Laboratory of RS, in the period from 2013 to 2018. The molecular characterization was performed using t...
Community councils: social control and interlocution for health
Allgayer, Manuela Filter; Ely, Karine Zenatti; Prado, Thiago Nascimento; Croda, Julio; Krug, Suzane Beatriz Frantz; Schwarzbold, PaulineThis article aims to analyze the performance of Community Councils in penal institutions in Rio Grande do Sul State, related to prison health. This is an exploratory and descriptive research, with a qualitative approach, using Bardin’s data triangulation strategy and Content Analysis. Eight Community Councils participated in the study. The analysis of the collected data resulted in five thematic categories for ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of penitentiary agents related to tuberculos...
Berlt, Eloisa Luciana; Busatto, Caroline; do Prado, Thiago Nascimento; Colombelli, Fabiana; A. Silva-Sobrinho, Reinaldo; Zanatti Ely, KarineIdentify the sociodemographic profile of prison staff at the 8th Regional Penitentiary Police Station in Santa Cruz do Sul - RS, and identify their knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to tuberculosis and HIV. A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out based on data obtained through a self-administered questionnaire based on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) method. Of the 185 partic...