Objective The objective is to describe the barriers to sexual health care of Women Who Have Sex with Women (WSW) in Argentina during 2013. Methods A cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study. An online survey was conducted using the Internet, in the period of April-July 2013, with homosexual and bisexual women over 18 living in Argentina, making use of the snowball methodology. Results A total of 161 women were surveyed. The results showed that 97.5 % had previously visited a doctor. The doctor did not ask about their sexual orientation in 82.8 % of cases. 93.6 % of the surveyed did not receive information about STDs; 83.8 % perceive little/no risk regarding STDs. 48.4 % are unaware of the methods of protection of STDs among women and 51.6 % obtained this information from websites and friends. 77.5 % reported not using protection methods. The main reasons were: stable partner, discomfort and the inability to acquire them. Discussion The results of this research allow for identifying the low perception among WSW regarding STDs, and the difficulty of approaching health professionals about this subject.
<p>Introducción: Desde 2003 la política sanitaria nacional prioriza el Primer Nivel de Atención. Objetivo: Describir y analizar las becas financiadas por el Ministerio de Salud de la Nación entre 2004-2011 para la formación de especialistas en Medicina Familiar y General y su relación con indicadores sociosanitarios. Materiales y métodos: Análisis cuantitativo con descripción de cargos ofrecidos, adjudicados y egresados por provincia. Los resultados se agruparon por estratos sociosanitarios. Resultados: Existe correlación negativa entre los cargos ofrecidos y los adjudicados. En el análisis por estratos, la adjudicación aumenta a medida que las necesidades decrecen. La adjudicación correlaciona negativamente con el índice de NBI, la mortalidad infantil y la población sin cobertura, mientras que la correlación con el indicador de médicos cada 10.000 habitantes es positiva. Conclusión: La oferta de cargos ha sido insuficiente para incrementar la formación de médicos de familia, especialmente en las provincias con peores indicadores. </p>
Objective:
To report the results of a nationwide critical-care course for non-intensivists to increase staff capacity of intensive care units (ICU) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina.
Methods:
Three academic organizations, with special funding from 55 private companies, developed a short virtual course comprised of web-based videos, virtual tutorials, and a forum chat. Each state assigned scholarships to non-ICU staff from public hospitals. Students received active follow-up for the completion of the course and took a survey upon course completion.
Results:
After four months, there were 10,123 students registered from 661 hospitals in 328 cities. Of these, 67.8% passed the course, 29.1% were still ongoing and 3.1% were inactive. Most students were female (74.2%) with a median of 37 years old (IQR 31-44). The group was composed of 56.5% nurses, 36.2% physicians, and 7.4% physiotherapists, of whom 48.3% did not have any experience in critical care. Mean overall satisfaction was 4.4/5 (SD 0.9), and 90.7% considered they were able to apply the contents to their practice.
Conclusions:
This course was effective for rapid training of non-ICU personnel. The assignment strategy, the educational techniques, and the close follow-up led to low dropout and high success rates and satisfaction.
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