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O diagnóstico como "passaporte" para reconhecimento e significação das experiências na dislexia

Physis (Rio J.); 29 (3), 2019
Resumo Analisamos as implicações do diagnóstico de dislexia na produção de sentidos sobre as experiências relacionadas a esta condição, a partir da ótica de diferentes atores sociais em campos de interações diversos. Utilizamos o método de narrativas em diálogo com os conceitos de "normalida...

Narrativas autobiográficas de mulheres com endometriose: que fenômenos permeiam os atrasos no diagnóstico?

Physis (Rio J.); 29 (3), 2019
Resumo Este artigo objetiva compreender a rede de significados construídos intersubjetivamente que caracterizam o fenômeno da endometriose na vida das mulheres acometidas, equilibrando perspectivas micro e macrossociais. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa ancorada na técnica de narrativa autobiográ...

Association between sociodemographic characteristics and sexual behaviors among a nationally representative sample of adolescent students in Brazil

Abstract: Although low socioeconomic status (SES) adolescents suffer from higher rates of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes, evidence on the association between SES and sexual behaviors has been less consistent. A cross-sectional analysis of the association between sociodemographic characte...

Early adolescent childbearing in Colombia: time-trends and consequences

Teenage childbearing has been increasing, especially among girls aged 10 to 14 years, slowing the improvements in public health and propelling social marginalization. The objective of this article is to study adolescent pregnancy in Colombia and suggest possible policy interventions. The study comprises ...

Characteristics of hormone use by travestis and transgender women of the Brazilian Federal District

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 22 (supl.1), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: Travestis and transgender women resort to the use of hormones for body modification. Due to restrictions in the access to health services, self-medication is frequent. The aim of this study was to describe the self-reported prevalence of hormones used by travestis and transgender ...

Factors related to quilombola attendance to child follow-up appointments

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (supl.3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To understand factors interfering with the attendance of quilombola children to growth and development follow-up appointments. Method: It is a qualitative research based on Symbolic interactionism, during which 14 mothers of children bellow 1 year-old were interviewed, who attended ...

Risco de desenvolvimento do diabetes tipo 2 em enfermeiras e sua relação com alterações metabólicas

Objetivo: identificar o risco de desenvolvimento de diabetes tipo 2 em enfermeiras e sua relação com as alterações metabólicas. Método: estudo transversal, com 155 enfermeiras. As variáveis investigadas foram: sociodemográficas, índice de massa corporal, a circunferência da cintura, índice ci...

The importance of corrosion resistance test of cannulas in the quality control of hypodermic needles

According to Anvisa risk rating, hypodermic needles offer medium risk to the user's health. This study discussed the importance of the corrosion resistance test in tubes of hypodermic needles, in the product quality control. A review of cannulas of hypodermic needles was carried out according to ISO 9626...

Do Brazilian hospital pharmacists record, document, archive and disseminate their clinical practice?

An exploratory study was conducted to present the approach of Brazilian hospital pharmacists to registering, documenting, archiving and disseminating clinical practice. The data were collected using an electronic questionnaire (n=348). In fact, 97.41% of pharmacists record their clinical practice, out of...

Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of phenolic compounds extracted from Populus nigra and Populus alba buds (Algeria)

The interest of this work is the discovery of new antimicrobial agents of plant origin to inhibit the formation of microbial biofilms. The present research was conducted to identify and quantify the phenolic compounds extracted from Populus nigra and Populus alba buds harvested in the area of Tizi-Ouzou ...