The Health in School Program (PSE), an intersectoral policy developed by the Ministries of Health and Education, has been working on the essential training of students through health promotion, disease prevention and health care actions. The study aimed to describe the health promotion actions of the Family Health Teams (EqSF) linked to the PSE and the characteristics of the microcontext and macrocontext associ...
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...
Objective: to investigate the risk and protection factors related to STD/HIV/AIDS among adolescents. Method: it is a descriptive, qualitative study with 30 adolescents. A semi-structured interview, a codification of the testimonies originating two thematic categories and subcategories were used for the collection. The analysis was by literature. Results: two central categories emerged: 1 - Risk Factors, 2 - Pro...
The aim is to report educational intervention with young crack users in order to prevent HIV / AIDS, using the methodology of Culture Circle. It is action research, carried out with ten young crack users in a therapeutic community between May and July 2012. Data collection included: participant observation diary, photographic recording and fi lming. The analysis and interpretation of results favored the discuss...
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (Aids) represent significant public health problems in Brazil and the whole world. Any sexually active person is susceptible to contract STD/HIV/AIDS. Nonetheless, adolescents are considered very vulnerable subjects. The main objective of this study is to assess the performance of nurses in the preve...
This is a descriptive and qualitative study that aimed to verify the knowledge of nurses, doctors and dentists of the Family Health Strategy in the municipality of Bela Cruz, Ceará, Brazil, about health regulation. Data collection happened from November to December 2008 by applying a questionnaire. Data were organized according to content analysis of Bardin. The results show that the participants have knowledge...
This qualitative exploratory-descriptive study was performed by means of the Community Based Participant Research. The main objective was to understand the health perception of adolescents from a rural community. The focal group and field journal techniques were used to collect data from 26 adolescents of a rural community. The results were analyzed and qualitatively interpreted, expressed through two thematic ...
This study drew on the discourse of fathers to investigate the benefits of paternal participation in infant care during the breastfeeding period. It was a qualitative study with seven parents of infants assisted at a family health center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, from February to May 2011. The technique underpinning the analysis was the discourse of the collective subject. Results show that paternal involvem...
Objective: To identify the risk factors associated with mental health issues in adolescents. Method: An integrative review was conducted in four databases with publications from 2007 to 2013. The terms Adolescent and Mental Health were used to search adequate articles as DeCs/MeSH bases. Results: Publications were found in different journals in different fields of knowledge and the quantitative research was the...
Estudo descritivo e qualitativo, que objetivou verificar o conhecimento dos enfermeiros, médicos e dentistas da estratégia saúde da família do município de Bela Cruz-CE/Brasil sobre regulação em saúde. A coleta dos dados ocorreu de novembro a dezembro de 2008, mediante a aplicação de questionário. Os dados foram organizados conforme as etapas de análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Os resultados mostram que os partic...