O papel do enfermeiro na manutenção do doador após o diagnóstico de Morte Encefálica (ME) é imprescindível. Objetivo:verificar o conhecimento do enfermeiro no processo de doação de órgãos e tecidos para transplantes, em um Hospital Geral deSergipe. Metodologia: transversal, descritivo, quantitativo, realizado através de entrevistas com 45 enfermeiros das unidadesde terapia intensiva e emergência. Resultados: 55,6% afirmaram que a ME não é de notificação compulsória; 8,9% indicaramtodos os exames gráficos necessários. Conclusão: os enfermeiros apresentaram considerável conhecimento em relação aoprocesso de doação, e baixo em relação a manutenção do potencial doador.Descritores: Enfermagem, Doação de órgãos, Morte encefálica.NURSES KNOWLEDGE IN THE PROCESS OF ORGAN DONATIONThe nurse’s role in donor maintenance after the diagnosis of Brain Death (ME) is essential. Objective: To check the nurse’sknowledge in the organ donation process and tissues for transplantation, in a General Hospital of Sergipe. Methodology:Cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative, conducted through interviews with 45 nurses of the emergency and intensivecare units. Results: 55.6% said that the ME is not reportable; 8.9% indicated all the necessary graphics tests. Conclusion: thenurses had considerable knowledge regarding the donation process, and low relative maintenance of the potential donor.Descriptors: Nursing, Organ donation, Brain death.CONOCIMIENTO DEL ENFERMERO EN EL PROCESO DE DONACIÓN DE ÓRGANOSEl papel de la enfermera en el mantenimiento de los donantes después del diagnóstico de muerte encefálica (ME) es esencial.Objetivo: Para comprobar el conocimiento de la enfermera en el proceso de donación de órganos y tejidos para trasplante, enun Hospital General de Sergipe. Metodología: Estudio transversal, descriptivo, cuantitativo, realizado a través de entrevistas con45 enfermeras de las unidades de emergencia y cuidados intensivos. Resultados: el 55,6% dijo que el ME no es de notificaciónobligatoria; 8,9% indicó todas las pruebas de gráficos necesarios. Conclusión: las enfermeras tenían un conocimientoconsiderable sobre el proceso de donación, y bajo mantenimiento relativo de la posible donante.Descriptores: Enfermería, La donación de órganos, La muerte cerebral.

Background Leptospirosis is an endemic disease in Brazil of social and economic relevance related to behavioural and socioenvironmental factors. This study aimed to analyse the spatiotemporal distribution of the incidence of leptospirosis and its association with social determinants in health in a state of northeastern Brazil. Methods An ecological study of temporal series with techniques of spatial analysis using secondary data of the cases of leptospirosis notified in the Information System of Notifiable Diseases of the state of Sergipe (2008–2017) was conducted. The analysis of temporal trends was performed using Poisson regression. Spatial analyses were performed using the Moran index, the local empirical Bayesian model, scan statistics and spatial regression. Results The incidence rate decreased from 3.66 to 1.44 cases per 100 000 inhabitants in 2008 and 2017, respectively. Leptospirosis was associated with social inequities, mostly affecting males aged 20–49 y living in urban areas. The space-time scan indicated the formation of a risk cluster in municipalities in the metropolitan region of the state. Conclusions The data indicated the persistence of leptospirosis transmission, maintaining a pattern of high endemicity in some municipalities associated with social inequities. The study showed the temporal and spatial dynamics of the disease to better target specific actions for prevention and control.

Objectives This study aimed to compare the climacteric symptoms, quality of life indices, and self-care attitudes in women before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2020 and September 2021. The sample consisted of 342 climacteric women who were divided into two groups: before the pandemic (BP group; n = 62) and during the pandemic (DP group; n = 280). The Menopause Rating Scale and Women’s Health Questionnaire were used to measure the health-related quality of life and degree of climacteric symptoms reported by women. Results During the COVID-19 pandemic, women were able to decrease their somatic symptoms derived from the climacteric period (BP group: 7.84 ± 4.46, DP group: 5.94 ± 9.20; P = 0.003). Conclusions There was no worsening in the self-reported symptoms, quality of life, and self-care attitudes of climacteric women because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, only somatic symptoms decreased during the pandemic.

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