The training of future physicians should be concurrent with the development of different skills and attitudes. This warrants the need to regularly provide students with opportunities for self-development throughout their academic career. This approach was exemplified in a medical school in the Brazilian Amazon, where students were allowed to play the role of high school teachers. As part of this exercise, they conducted reinforcement classes for high school students to increase the number of university admissions. The medical students were solely responsible for organizing and implementing this project, giving them the opportunity to develop teaching and leadership skills, enhance their understanding of communication and administration and contribute toward the society.
A malária é uma doença parasitária que constitui um grave problema de saúde pública. No Brasil, os casos estão concentrados principalmente na Amazônia Legal. As manifestações clínicas da malária dependem de vários fatores e a doença está relacionada com o desenvolvimento de anemia. Neste estudo, foi avaliada a prevalência de anemia em casos de malária e fatores associados. O estudo foi realizado em Mâncio Lima, no Acre. Os participantes foram escolhidos com base na detecção dos casos de malária pelos postos de saúde do município. Foi aplicado um questionário e amostras de sangue foram analisadas para a pesquisa de plasmódios e para a quantificação de hemoglobina. Valeu-se do SPSS 13.0, software para análise estatística. O estudo identificou 120 pessoas com o diagnóstico de malária, sendo 58,3% do sexo masculino e 41,7% do sexo feminino. A prevalência de anemia foi de 25%, associada com sexo feminino, tempo de sintomas superior a quatro dias e presença de cefaleia. A prevalência de anemia e os fatores associados a esses pacientes com diagnóstico de malária podem estar relacionados não somente à infecção, mas também à presença de doenças prévias ou sobrepostas.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in non-pregnant, pregnant, and postpartum women, and its association with potential risk factors. Methods: Cross-sectional study composed of 419 women, who attend public health units, from April to August 2019, in Rio Branco, Acre. The volunteers were subjected to a self-report questionnaire previously validated at national level: The Sexual Quotient-Female version. Results: Based on the total number of responses, 35.6% of the participants had sexual dysfunction. Of those, almost half of the volunteers (42%) were unemployed (p = 0.003). In the sexual desire and orgasm domains, the average score was higher among women during pregnancy (2.8203) (3,4844) than in the puerperal women (2.3454) (2,0912), respectively (p<0,05). Regarding pain, 30.1% answered "always" for its incidence during sexual intercourse. Age alone does not influence the sexual function of the participants, (r <1 and p> 0.05). Conclusion: The present study unveiled an important percentage of sexual dysfunction, predominantly in the pain subdomain. In addition, a significant difference was found in the sexual desire and orgasm domains, with higher scores found in pregnant women compared to puerperal women. Another fact was the higher percentage of sexual dysfunction in unemployed women.
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