Abstract INTRODUCTION: The popular names "surucucu" and "jararaca" have been used in literature for Lachesis muta and Bothrops atrox snakes, respectively. We present the popular names reported by patients who suffered snakebites in the Alto Juruá region. METHODS: Fifty-seven (76%) patients saw the s...
Introdução: o conhecimento da importância dos cuidados em saúde bucal é deficiente em âmbito escolar, ressalta-se que jovens capacitados, partilham o aprendizado assumindo papel importante na sociedade. Objetivos: capacitação de estudantes para difusão do conhecimento sobre cuidados em saúde bu...
Salud Bucal,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Promoción de la Salud/métodos,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Emociones,
Apariencia Física,
Factores de Tiempo,
Dentición,
Traumatismos de los Dientes/cirugía,
Reimplante Dental,
Avulsión de Diente
OBJECTIVES: Despite the contribution of awareness campaigns to the rise of organ donation rates in Brazil, younger folks are subject to few awareness actions. Records on the effect of informative campaigns at improving opinion and knowledge of undergraduates about organ donation are scarce. This study ai...
OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a questionnaire to assess the knowledge of mechanical ventilation among final-year medical students in Brazil. METHODS: A cross-sectional study conducted between October 2015 and October 2017 involving 554 medical students was carried out to develop a questionnaire for...
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Evaluación Educacional,
Medicina de Emergencia/educación,
Medicina de Emergencia/normas,
Análisis Factorial,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Internado y Residencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Respiración Artificial,
Estudiantes de Medicina,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios/normas
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knowledge and acceptability of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among health professionals from western Amazonia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Sistema Assistencial è Saúde da Mulher e da Criança (Health Care System for Women and Children; SASM...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of students and dental practitioners about dental and biomedical waste disposal and to impart emphasis on important aspects such as eco-friendly waste management. Material and Methods: This questionnaire-based study involved 186 participants which comprised...
Abstract Objective: To assess the knowledge of school nurses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, about the emergency management of Traumatic Dental Injuries (TDIs) at schools. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted amongst 68 school nurses (SN) prior to inviting them to ...
O objetivo foi descrever o conhecimento de programas públicos de atividade física, a prática de atividade física em programas públicos e as barreiras relacionadas à não participação nestes programas de uma amostra representativa nacional, segundo o sexo, idade, cor da pele, renda, Unidades da Fe...
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Etnicidad,
Ejercicio Físico,
Salud de la Familia,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Promoción de la Salud/métodos,
Promoción de la Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Educación del Paciente como Asunto,
Práctica de Salud Pública,
Sector Público,
Características de la Residencia,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the knowledge and adherence of nurses to the standard precautions in critical care units. Method: descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, with the population of nurses from a university hospital in the Distrito Federal, Brazil. For data col...
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the attitudes of residents in an urban commune of Concepción, Chile towards people with drug abuse according to drug type, personal experience and socio-demographic variables. Method: descriptive and cross-sectional study that examines the attitude of 121 people of five ...
