Objective: Describing the profile of victims and assaults by gunshot, where the outcome was death. Method: An ecological study conducted in the city of Maceió/AL, in 2012. Data were collected from the death statements. The variables studied were: the death circumstances, gender, age, marital status, place, date, time, month and proportion according to the occurring neighborhood. Results: The homicide mortality rate was 65.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, with 130.6 per 100,000 men and 7.8 per 100,000 women. Of the total number of homicides, 93.6% of the victims were men. The age group between 15 and 29 years of age was the most affected, with 68.8%. In 97.6% of cases the death occurred at the site of aggression, 74.1% in the streets. In relation to the date, 54.2% of cases occurred between Friday and Sunday. 59.7% of the homicides were concentrated in seven neighborhoods. Conclusion: The map of violence presented shows heterogeneous areas for the occurrence of assaults with firearms, characterizing the existing urban inequality in violence distribution.

A qualitative study, which aimed at comprehending, by the experiences of women who became mother in adolescence, the meaning of maternity in their context of life. Fourteen women from 20 to 24 years old, who lived in Maceio suburbs, capital of Alagoas State, took part in the study. The information collection was carried out through interviews, using thematic oral history as methodological procedure. We built narratives from these women's life history and, later, we analyzed these narratives based on gender referential. We observed that interviewees had their sexual initiation during dating period when they had received no previous orientation concerning sexuality or reproductive health. Some women lived with their partners when pregnancy occurred, even though they considered it to be unexpected. The great majority of them accepted pregnancy, and there were also unions, even if they were not legalized, of many couple who did not lived together. There were reports of abortion attempts when the partner did not accept the pregnancy immediately. Gender questions are present in conjugal relations, with the partners figuring as family providers and women dependent on them, focused on domestic environment, taking the responsible by home, kids and partner's care. Men acted freely, maintaining extra-conjugal relations and hitting their wives at home. Although resentful with their partner's attitude, they maintained the relation. The interviews made explicit the lamentation with the lost of freedom, working and studying opportunities when assuming maternity. On the other hand, they emphasized their non-regret for taking their pregnancy till the end. This way, their daily living seems to be centered on their kids caring and they are conscious that they are the main responsible by them, turning their projects of life for this care. These mothers' lives are marked by inequality, social, economical, cultural and gender conditions in which they live. This way, despite their manifested desire, they find few objective opportunities of breaking with life context in which they are inserted.

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OBJECTIVE: to describe mortality from homicides in Itabuna, in the State of Bahia. METHOD: study with hybrid, ecological and time-trend design. The mortality coefficients per 1,000 inhabitants, adjusted by the direct technique, proportional mortality by sex and age range, and Potential Years of Life Lost were all calculated. RESULTS: since 2005, the external causes have moved from third to second most-common cause of death, with homicides being responsible for the increase. In the 13 years analyzed, homicides have risen 203%, with 94% of these deaths occurring among the male population. Within this group, the growth occurred mainly in the age range from 15 to 29 years of age. It was ascertained that 83% of the deaths were caused by firearms; 57.2% occurred in public thoroughfares; and 98.4% in the urban zone. In 2012, the 173 homicides resulted in 7,837 potential years of life lost, with each death causing, on average, the loss of 45.3 years. CONCLUSIONS: mortality by homicide in a medium-sized city in Bahia reaches levels observed in the big cities of Brazil in the 1980s, evidencing that the phenomenon of criminality - formerly predominant only in the big urban centers - is advancing into the rural area of Brazil, causing changes in the map of violent homicide in Brazil.

Objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a sexualidade das mulheres mastectomizadas, identificando quais as fases do ciclo da resposta sexual são afetadas e quais as disfunções desenvolvidas, utilizando um questionário com dados socioeconômicos e o Questionário Quociente Sexual - versão feminina. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva de cunho quantitativo, com mulheres mastectomizadas em atendimento no ambulatório de Cuidado oncológicos. O desempenho sexual da população estudada apresentou-se heterogêneo, onde 50% apresentou padrão sexual satisfatório e 50% algum tipo de comprometimento na sexualidade, e dentro deste grupo, incluem-se as casadas, com menos de 49 anos e com grau de instrução de nível fundamental. Diante do exposto, os profissionais de saúde em geral devem estar atentos para a ocorrência dessas modificações na vida dessa mulher, diante do todo o processo, desde diagnóstico, no tratamento e readaptação, para dessa forma contribuir para o cuidado integral.

Objective: to relate the type of breastfeeding in the women’s sexual function. Method: a cross-sectional study conducted with 150 women in the postpartum period registered in the Family Health Strategy of a large Brazilian municipality. Two instruments were used: one for characterizing sociodemographic, obstetric and breastfeeding variables, and the Female Sexual Function Index for the sexual function. Descriptive data analysis was performed, comparing the variables of interest using the Analysis of Variance, Brown-Forsythe and Tukey tests. Results: there was statistical significance between the groups that practiced different types of breastfeeding in the vaginal lubrication domain (p = 0.015), with the mothers in mixed or partial breastfeeding presenting a higher score for this domain (3.8). Conclusion: there is a difference in the female sexual function between different types of breastfeeding. Women who presented better vaginal lubrication belonged to the mixed breastfeeding group.

Objectives: to investigate the presumption of sexual abuse through the records of live births with mothers up to 13 years of age. Methods: this is a quantitative study, with an ecological design, carried out in Maceió, with data from the Brazilian Live Birth Information System from 2009 to 2017, based on Law 12,015/2009, on sexual crimes against the vulnerable, applying the presumption of violence in children under 14 years old. Results: nine hundred fifty-three births of children with mothers aged 10 to 13 years were recorded; 1.3% were reported as victims of sexual abuse; 20.3% declared to be married or living in a stable relationship. Records were concentrated in 04 neighborhoods, Guaxuma, Benedito Bentes, Tabuleiro do Martins, and Jacintinho. Conclusions: there was a prevalence of pregnancy and marriage in girls under 14 years of age and scarcity of reporting presumed sexual abuse by health professionals.

Introdução: A prática de atividade física constitui a base que norteia os protocolos de saúde com intuito de manutenção e preservação da saúde e, quando realizada adequadamente, pode prevenir e controlar doenças crônicas. No Brasil, há poucos estudos de base populacional ou escolar sobre atividade física em adolescentes, sendo que a prevalência é muito variada. Objetivos: Este estudo analítico teve como objetivo descrever o padrão da prática regular de atividade física de escolares do ensino fundamental da rede pública estadual de Manaus-AM, no ano de 2011. Método: Participaram 304 alunos que responderam o questionário Dia Típico de Atividade Física e Alimentação. Resultados: A média de idade foi de 9,4 anos e o desvio padrão foi 0,7 ano, com IC 95% (9,3;9,5). Entre as atividades físicas, apenas os exercícios físicos sistematizados foram estatisticamente maiores no grupo dos não ativos. O sedentarismo foi observado em 48,0% IC 95% (42,4;53,6) e a prática da atividade física de leve a moderada foi de 96,7% IC 95% (94,7;98,7) de escolares. Conclusões: O comportamento sedentário é, portanto, preocupante, sendo imprescindível o incremento de pesquisas nessa área visando evidenciar seus riscos e incentivar a inserção de prática de atividades físicas regulares e monitoradas no dia a dia de escolares para propiciar o crescimento seguro e saudável dessa população.Descritores: atividade motora; crianças; saúde escolar; estilo de vida sedentário. 0%, 95% CI (42.4;53.6) and the practice of mild or moderated physical activity was 96.7%, 95% CI (94.7;98. ABSTRACT Introduction: The practice of physical activity has been the fundamental basis for guiding health protocols in order to maintain and preserve health and, when properly performed, can prevent and control chronic diseases. In Brazil