Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) have become increasingly frequent worldwide, so they have become a major public health problem. The study aimed to describe the feelings experienced by women regarding the diagnosis of HIV / AIDS in a Serological Reference Center. It was a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and explanatory research. As for the main results, the discovery of the HIV / AIDS diagnosis was se...
This study aimed to investigate music and its effects on anxiety control in elderly people who were in long-term care facilities. It is a research with a quantitative and qualitative approach. Eight elderly people cared for at a Long-Term Care Institution, located in the city of Caxias - Maranhão, were surveyed. For data collection, observation techniques, semi-directed interviews, sociodemographic characteriza...
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is defined as a blood loss ≥ 500 mL that occurs within 24 hours after delivery, when this loss is greater than 1,000 mL it is considered severe. PPH is among the leading causes of severe maternal morbidities, accounting for about 25% of all deaths of pregnant women worldwide, especially in low-income countries. In Brazil, it is the second leading cause of maternal death. This study a...