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The COVID-19 Pandemic and the changes in the lifestyle of adult Brazilians: a c...
Malta, Deborah Carvalho; Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann; Barros, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo; Gomes, Crizian Saar; Machado, Ísis EloahObjective. To describe the changes in lifestyles, regarding to the consumption of tobacco and alcohol, food intake and physical activity, in the period of social restriction resulting from the pandemic of the disease by the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Methods. This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil with data from the virtual health survey ConVid (Behavior Survey). Changes in lifestyles were analyz...
Late diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and associated factors
Ribeiro, Luana Carla Santana; Freitas, Maria Imaculada de Fátima; Tupinambás, Unaí; Lana, Francisco Carlos FélixObjetivo: analisar a ocorrência de diagnóstico tardio de infecção pelo Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana e seus fatores associados. Método: trata-se de estudo epidemiológico, transversal e analítico, realizado com 369 pessoas acompanhadas por Serviços de Assistência Especializada, em tratamento antirretroviral, entrevistadas por meio de questionário. Realizou-se análise univariada, utilizando-se os testes Qui-qu...
Interactions and the antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with ...
Freitas, Maria Imaculada de Fátima; Bonolo, Palmira de Fátima; Miranda, Wanessa Debôrtoli de; Guimarães, Mark Drew CroslandDespite increasing accessibility to antiretroviral treatment regimens, adherence remains a challenge for the health systems in Brazil. Difficulties related with low adherence among patients living with HIV/AIDS include adapting to treatment and poorer social interactions, usually due to the stigma of the disease. These and other psychosocial aspects of subjects are expressed in their social interactions. This i...
Representations of women milk donors on donations for the human milk bank.
Miranda, Wanessa Debôrtoli de; Passos, Maria Cristina; Freitas, Maria Imaculada de Fátima; Bonolo, Maria de FátimaBancos de leite humano têm dificuldades para manter ou aumentar seus estoques, pois a adesão das mulheres ainda é baixa. Este é um estudo qualitativo embasado na teoria das representações sociais. Objetivou-se compreender representações de mulheres sobre a experiência da doação de leite. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas durante o ano de 2013. No total, 12 mulheres com idades entre 18 a 39 anos part...
Perception of men with mental disorders about risk and self-care for sexually t...
Barbosa, Jaqueline Almeida Guimarães; Freitas, Maria Imaculada de FátimaRecent studies have shown high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among people with mental disorders in Brazil. In order to contribute to the enhancement of preventive actions for this population, this work analyzed the perceptions of men with mental disorders of the risk and self-care regarding STIs. Open in-depth interviews on self-care and sexual health issues were held with 22 men with mental di...
Risks for chronic non-communicable diseases in the view of Vigitel participants
Mássimo, Erika de Azevedo Leitão; Freitas, Maria Imaculada de FátimaThe aim of this study was to interpret reflexions of population groups divided by age on the risk of suffering from Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs) as part of the VIGITEL project qualitative axis, that monitors the prevalence of risk factors for CNCDs in Brazil. Methodological Procedures Data collection was conducted through focus groups sampled at Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, in 2008, considering th...
Antiretroviral therapy-associated dyslipidemia in patients from a reference cen...
Ceccato, Maria das Graças Braga; Bonolo, Palmira de Fátima; Souza Neto, Aureliano Inácio de; Araújo, Francisca Soares deThe aim of this study was to determine the impact of antiretroviral therapy on the lipid profile of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients before and after the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). This was a cross-sectional analysis of patients receiving HAART at a reference center in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on the basis of medical records from 2002 to 2006. Patients were included if...
Representations of Primary Care Professionals about the Occupational Risk of HI...
Souza, Marina Celly Martins Ribeiro de; Freitas, Maria Imaculada de FátimaThis was a qualitative study, based on the Social Representations Theory, with professionals that work in primary care, about the risk of HIV infection to which they are exposed in their quotidian work routine. Twelve physicians and nurses who work in two Health Centers in the city of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, were interviewed. The final analysis, carried out using the saturation of information criterion, was...
Representaciones sociales sobre aids de personas arriba de los 50 años, infecta...
Brasileiro, Marislei; Freitas, Maria Imaculada de FátimaNeste trabalho, analisa-se as representações sobre AIDSde 9 pessoas acima de 50 anos, infectadas pelo HIV. Da análise, surgiram representações: ‘AIDSé uma ameaça constante de morte’. Essas foram categorizadas e nomeadas pelas falas dos entrevistados: ‘médico nenhum pensa, primeiro, que a gente pode ter AIDS’; ‘AIDS não é câncer’; ‘ser velho e estar com AIDS é ser duplam...
Social representations associated with tube feeding among adult hospitalized pa...
Barbosa, Jaqueline Almeida Guimarães; Freitas, Maria Imaculada de FátimaThis study aimed to identify and understand adult patients' representations on tube feeding. Data were collected through interviews with sixteen patients who were using feeding tubes, which were analyzed through discourse analysis and Social Representation Theory. We identified a sequence in which representations are reorganized and redefined through experience, in order to turn this treatment tolerable. This s...