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Espaço social do trabalho de enfermeiras em um serviço de assistência especializada em HIV/AIDS
The social space of nurses' work in a HIV/AIDS attendance service

Rev. enferm. UERJ; 14 (1), 2006
Objetivou-se analisar o espaço social de trabalho das enfermeiras em um Serviço de Assistência Especializada em HIV/AIDS de Fortaleza-CE. Com abordagem histórico-estrutural e dialética, foi realizado estudo qualitativo com quatro enfermeiras desse serviço. Para coleta dos dados, realizou-se entrevi...
VIH

Representations du SIDA: une theorie sexuelle du SIDA
Representations of AIDS: a sexual theory of AIDS

Rev. enferm. UERJ; 14 (1), 2006
Objectifs: II s'agissait d'étudier les representations du SIDA chez les infirmières. Une enquête qualitative (entretiens semi-directifs) a été réalisée au début des années 90 auprès de 74 infirmières travaillant dans des services hospitaliers de la région Ile de France. Ces entretiens ont ét...
VIH

Screening of diseases transmissible by blood in recipients prior to transfusion at a university hospital in the northeast of Brazil

The Brazilian Ministry of Health has made tests for HIV1 and HIV2, HTLV I and HTLV II, HCV, HBV, T. cruzi, T. pallidum and Plasmodium in endemic areas, mandatory for all blood collection bags used in the country. However, blood-borne infectious diseases are not investigated in blood recipients before tra...

Aspectos clínicos de la tuberculosis en pacientes infectados por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana

HIV infection is the single most important risk factor for tuberculosis. This article ummarizes the epidemiology (with emphasis in Latin America and the Caribbean), as well as the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in patients infected with HIV. In Latin America and the Caribb...

Seroprevalence of sexually transmitted infections among accepted and deferred blood donors in Jamaica

West Indian med. j; 55 (2), 2006
Critical donor selection and testing increases the safety of blood transfusion by excluding donors at risk of transmitting infections. This study investigated the seroprevalence of and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among accepted and deferred blood donors in Jamaica. A total of ...
VIH

Assessing HIV resistance in developing countries: Brazil as a case study

Increased transmission of resistant HIV has been raised as a potential consequence of expanded access to antiretroviral therapy. We review how limitations in resources and health care infrastructure may impact the transmission of resistant HIV, and we examine data from Brazil as a case study. We introduc...
VIH, VIH

A parceria sexual na visão de mulheres portadoras do vírus da imunodeficiência humana ? HIV

Introdução: vários fatores influenciam a vulnerabilidade da mulher para a aquisição do HIV, dentre eles baixa percepção de risco e desconhecimento sobre comportamentos de risco de sua parceria sexual. Objetivo: investigar a percepção de mulheres portadoras do HIV/aids sobre comportamentos de ris...

Costo-efectividad de intervenciones educativas en VIH/SIDA entre escolares de la provincia de Panamá en 2004 y 2005

Informa que el VIH/SIDA es un problema de gran magnitud en Panamá que ha sido objeto de diferentes intervenciones, de las cuales se desconoce su impacto y costo efectividad. Como se trata de una infección transmitida sexualmente, las intervenciones orientadas a los cambios de comportamiento sexual en a...