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Objective: To investigate the quality of life of community health workers and associate the results with socioeconomic variables. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 153 Community Health Workers of the Brazilian Northeast region active workers in December 2014. We used self-report instrument composed of sociodemographic profile and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire. To determine the domains of the SF-36, mean and standard deviation, the Mann-Whitney test was used, with a 0.05 significance level. Results: Most agents were women (80.4%) aged 42 years (±8.01); 64.1% who worked in that position for at least 10 years. The Bodily Pain and General Health Perception domains were the most affected ones. In the first domain, the low rates of means were associated with women over forty years old, less than twelve years of study and more than ten years as a Community Health Worker. In the second domain, the lowest mean levels were associated with women living with more than four people in the household. Conclusion: We detected a loss in quality of life of community health workers, demonstrating low means in the investigated areas, with lower scores for Pain and General Health Perceptions. Several socioeconomic factors interfere with the health and quality of life of workers, as being female, aged over 40, low education level, higher family composition and greater working time.

Objective. To analyze sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with vulnerability to HIV according to sexual orientation. Method. is is a cross-sectional study conducted using data on 3,818 people in the city of Imperatriz, Brazil, during 2015 and 2016. e survey's questionnaires addressed sociodemographic and behavioral variables. For the data analysis, association (chi-square test) and strength of association (odds ratio) were observed. A significance level of 푝 < 0.05 and adjustment for age and gender were taken into consideration. Results. A substantial portion of the sample stated they were heterosexual (88.8%). ese individuals demonstrated a lower chance of HIV infection (푝 < 0.001), sexually transmitted infections (푝 < 0.001), alcohol use (푝 < 0.001) and condom use (푝 < 0.001), compared to men who have sex with men and/or bisexuals. In this group, a er adjusting for confounding variables, the factors associated with HIV infection were being male (푝 < 0.001), unmarried (푝 < 0.001), having completed higher education (푝 < 0.001) and boasting multiple sexual partners (푝 < 0.001). Conclusion. Behavioral and sociodemographic factors of vulnerability to HIV are predominant among men who have sex with men and/or are bisexual.

Objective: Evaluate the impairment of tissue integrity in patients with diabetic foot and verify its association with time of diagnosis of the disease. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 134 patients in an outpatient clinic located in the Northeast region of Brazil. A semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection, which was subjected to descriptive analysis and the Mann-Whitney U non-parametric test. Results: Indicators with the lowest average score were: skin temperature, sweating, skin lesions, right and left pedal pulses, right and left tibial pulses. Patients less than ten years old had worse scores on thickness, elasticity, right tibial pulse and tissue integrity. Those with a diagnosis time of more than ten years had a greater impairment of sensation and right pulse. Conclusion: All indicators showed some impairment of tissue integrity, and the time of diagnosis of the disease was associated with six of these.

The identification of risk factors for DCO assists nurses to intervene early and minimize the consequences of a deficient cardiac function.

Human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) cases are important public health problems due to their zoonotic aspect, with high rates of morbidity and mortality in Brazil. The aim of this this study was to identify spatial patterns in both rates of HVL cases in Brazilian states during the period from 2006 to 2015. This is an ecological study, using geoprocessing tools to create choropleth maps, based on secondary data from open access platforms, to identify priority areas for control actions of the disease. Data were collected in 2017 and analysed according to the global and local Moran's I, using TerraView 4.2.2 software. Similar clusters were observed in neighbouring municipalities in thematic maps of HVL, suggesting spatial similarity in the distribution of the disease in humans mainly in the North and Northeast Regions, which concentrate the states with the highest rates of HVL. Heterogeneous spatial patterns were observed in the distribution of HVL, which show municipalities that need higher priority in the intensification of disease surveillance and control strategies.

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Introdução: A alimentação é um fator de importância para assegurar a existência, o crescimento e o desenvolvimento adequados de uma criança. Objetivos: identificar o perfil socioeconômico das crianças menores de um ano internadas em hospital público no interior do Maranhão e de suas mães; conhecer a alimentação complementar praticada por elas e o histórico de aleitamento materno das mesmas. Método: Pesquisa descritiva, transversal, quantitativa, realizada entre fevereiro e setembro de 2015. Dados coletados através de formulários aplicados às mães, sendo que a amostra compreendeu 174 sujeitos. Resultados: Eram do sexo masculino 62,7% das crianças, 42,5% tinham de 1 a 4 meses, 55,7% foram internadas com problemas respiratórios, suas mães eram donas de casa com idade entre 15 e 35 anos. Os dados mostram que as crianças receberam líquidos, leite artificial e alimentos precocemente, e apenas 20,1% praticaram ao aleitamento materno exclusivo até o sexto mês. Conclusão: As crianças menores de um ano internadas apresentam padrão alimentar inadequado. Portanto, são necessárias ações que promovam a prática da alimentação saudável. Introducción: La fuente de alimentación es un factor importante para asegurar el correcto crecimiento y desarrollo de un niño. Objetivo: Identificar el perfil socioeconómico de los niños menores de un año ingresados en hospital público en interior de Maranhão y de sus madres; conocer la alimentación complementaria practicada por ellas y el histórico de amamantamiento materno. Método: Investigación descriptiva, transversal de naturaleza cuantitativa, realizada entre febrero y septiembre de 2015. Datos recolectados en formularios aplicados a las madres de los niños, siendo la muestra de 174 sujetos. Resultados: Eran del sexo masculino 62,7% de los niños, 42,5% tenían de 1 a 4 meses, 55,7% fueron ingresados con problemas respiratorios, sus madres eran amas de casa con edad entre 15 y 35 años. Los datos muestran que los niños recibieron líquidos, leche artificial y alimentos precozmente, y sólo 20,1% practicaron al amamantamiento materno exclusivo hasta el sexto mes. Conclusión: Los niños menores de un año ingresados presentaron tipo alimentación inadecuado. Por lo tanto, son necesarias acciones que promuevan la práctica de la alimentación saludable. Introduction: Food is an important factor to ensuring the existence, growth and development of a child. Objectives: to identify the socioeconomic profile of children under one year of age hospitalized in a public hospital in the country side of Maranhão and of their mothers; to know the complementary feeding given tby mothers and their history of breastfeeding. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative research conducted between February and September 2015. Data were collected through forms applied to mothers, and the sample comprised 174 individuals. Results: 62.7% of the children were male, 42.5% were 1 to 4 months old, 55.7% were hospitalized with respiratory problems, their mothers were housewives aged between 15 and 35 years. The data showed that children received liquids, artificial milk and food precociously, and only 20.1% had practiced exclusive breastfeeding until the sixth month. Conclusion: The children under one year of age have an inadequate eating pattern. Therefore, actions that promote the practice of healthy feeding are necessary.