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Caus PA, Hamamoto Filho PT, Avila MAG. Caregivers' evaluation of an educational material targeted to children with hydrocephalus. Childs Nerv Syst 2021; 37:81-89. [PMID: 32504172 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-04682-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Modern pediatric neurosurgery succeeded in reducing ventricle-peritoneal shunt malfunctions and shunt revisions. However, some children may be submitted to many surgeries, posing burden to their caregivers. And most of caregiver assume responsibility for care without emotional preparation. It is up to health professionals to carry out the educational process. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of informal caregivers of children with hydrocephalus before and after intervention with previously developed educational material. METHODS This is a quasi-experimental, before-and-after study conducted with 32 informal caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. Data collection occurred in three stages: pre-test, educational intervention through educational material, and post-test. The knowledge, attitude, and practice survey was used as a pre-test and post-test assessment tool. RESULTS The mean score in the three domains (knowledge, attitude, and practice) was lower in the pre-test compared to the post-test. After caregivers read the educational material, the correct answer rate increased by 17% in the knowledge domain and 21.4% in the practice domain, with p values of < 0.01. In the attitude domain, there was a non-significant increase of 0.06 (2.0%, p = 0.161) points in the mean score between the pre-test and the post-test. CONCLUSION The educational material enables the acquisition of knowledge of informal caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. This can be used by health professionals to strengthen the bond between professional care staff and family, and to facilitate the educational process.
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- P A Caus
- Department of Nursing, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Av. Prof. Montenegro, s/n, Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Av. Prof. Montenegro, s/n, Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, Brazil. .,Departamento de Neurologia, Psicologia e Psiquiatria, UNESP - campus de Botucatu, Distrito de Rubião Jr, s/n, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Nursing, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Av. Prof. Montenegro, s/n, Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, Brazil
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de Araújo PF, Kerr LRFS, Kendall C, Rutherford GW, Seal DW, da Justa Pires Neto R, da Costa Pinheiro PN, Galvão MTG, Araújo LF, Pinheiro FML, da Silva AZ. Behind bars: the burden of being a woman in Brazilian prisons. BMC INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2020; 20:28. [PMID: 33121484 PMCID: PMC7594946 DOI: 10.1186/s12914-020-00247-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. In 2016, the female prison population totaled 42,000, an increase of 656% over the population recorded in the early 2000s. The objective of this study was to describe the socialeconomic and reproductive health of women in Brazilian prisons, and the specific assistance received within the prison system. Methods This is a first of its kind national survey conducted in 15 female prisons in eight Brazilian states between 2014 and 2015. The sample consisted of 1327 women in closed or semi-open prison regimes. Data collection used Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI). STATA v.15. Was use in analysis. The study was submitted to the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Ceará, under CEP protocol No. 1,024,053. Results The population was overwhelmingly Black or Brown, poor and little educated. When women worked previously, they had worked as domestic servants and were the sole source of income for their families. Most were mothers, with 39% having children less than 10 years old, now in the care of others. Most were in jail for drug-related crimes. Prisons were crowded, with more than 2/3rds of the inmates sharing a cell with 6 or more inmates. Services were provide, but women had not had a cervical cancer screening within the past 3 years and breast cancer screening was not conducted. Conclusions Overall, given their backround and prison conditions they are unlikely to change the circumstances that brought them to prison in the first place. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12914-020-00247-7.
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- Priscila França de Araújo
- Department of Public Health, Federal University of Ceara, Professor Costa Mendes, 1608 - Didactic Block, 5th floor Neighboor Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.430-140, Brazil.
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- Department of Public Health, Federal University of Ceara, Professor Costa Mendes, 1608 - Didactic Block, 5th floor Neighboor Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.430-140, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health, Federal University of Ceara, Professor Costa Mendes, 1608 - Didactic Block, 5th floor Neighboor Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.430-140, Brazil.,School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
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- School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Federal University of Ceara, Professor Costa Mendes, 1608 - Didactic Block, 5th floor Neighboor Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.430-140, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health, Federal University of Ceara, Professor Costa Mendes, 1608 - Didactic Block, 5th floor Neighboor Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.430-140, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health, Federal University of Ceara, Professor Costa Mendes, 1608 - Didactic Block, 5th floor Neighboor Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.430-140, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health, Federal University of Ceara, Professor Costa Mendes, 1608 - Didactic Block, 5th floor Neighboor Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.430-140, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health, Federal University of Ceara, Professor Costa Mendes, 1608 - Didactic Block, 5th floor Neighboor Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.430-140, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health, Federal University of Ceara, Professor Costa Mendes, 1608 - Didactic Block, 5th floor Neighboor Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, Ceará, 60.430-140, Brazil
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Tavares MKB, de Melo RLP, da Rocha BF, Andrade DJ, Evangelista DR, Peres MCTS, Baldaçara LR, DeSouza-Vieira T, Assis EV, Silva JBNF. Dating Applications, Sexual Behaviors, and Attitudes of College Students in Brazil's Legal Amazon. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17207494. [PMID: 33076286 PMCID: PMC7602409 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17207494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Although dating applications (apps) have become popular among young adults, there is a dearth of information regarding the sexual health implications among Brazilian college students. This study examined risky sexual behavior and attitudes of dating app users, based on their sex in Brazil’s Legal Amazon. Three hundred and fifty-nine students reported their sociodemographic data, dating app use, and sexual behaviors and attitudes through self-administered questionnaires. Bivariate analyses and analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Bonferroni post-hoc tests were performed. Dating app use was reported by 238 (66.3%) subjects, most of whom had an encounter and sex with a casual partner. Women frequently requested condom use. Trust in one’s partner or having repeated encounters were the main reasons for engaging in risky sexual behavior. Men had a greater number of sexual partners and less protective attitudes. Sexual health awareness by apps was not reported by 97% of women, and most of them were not tested for sexually transmitted infections. A positive attitude toward sexual health was not a predictor of safe sex. Important similarities and differences regarding risky sexual behaviors and attitudes were observed between the sexes, many of which correlated with increased sexual vulnerability during the sexual encounters arranged through the dating apps. This cross-sectional study supports efforts on sexual health promotion and sexual education implementation in the face of growing usage of apps among young adults for sexual matters.
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- Maycon Klerystton B. Tavares
- Medicine Course, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77001-923 Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil; (M.K.B.T.); (B.F.d.R.); (D.J.A.); (M.C.T.S.P.); (L.R.B.)
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- Psychology Course, Faculdade Santa Maria, 589000-000 Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil;
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- Medicine Course, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77001-923 Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil; (M.K.B.T.); (B.F.d.R.); (D.J.A.); (M.C.T.S.P.); (L.R.B.)
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- Medicine Course, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77001-923 Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil; (M.K.B.T.); (B.F.d.R.); (D.J.A.); (M.C.T.S.P.); (L.R.B.)
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- Medicine Course, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77001-923 Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil; (M.K.B.T.); (B.F.d.R.); (D.J.A.); (M.C.T.S.P.); (L.R.B.)
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- Medicine Course, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77001-923 Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil; (M.K.B.T.); (B.F.d.R.); (D.J.A.); (M.C.T.S.P.); (L.R.B.)
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- Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA;
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- Medicine Course, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, 58900-000 Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil;
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- Medicine Course, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, 77001-923 Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil; (M.K.B.T.); (B.F.d.R.); (D.J.A.); (M.C.T.S.P.); (L.R.B.)
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Angelo BHDB, Pontes CM, Sette GCS, Leal LP. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of grandmothers related to breastfeeding: a meta-synthesis. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2020; 28:e3214. [PMID: 32074204 PMCID: PMC7021479 DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.3097.3214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of grandmothers that support or discourage the breastfeeding process. METHOD This is a meta-synthesis based on the theoretical and methodological framework of meta-ethnography developed by Noblit and Hare. A critical evaluation of the articles was conducted using the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (Coreq). Primary and secondary constructs derived from the results of nine articles were grouped into a new theory, leading to tertiary constructs that were presented in a diagram based on the functionality of Sanicola's Social Network Theory. RESULTS Grandmothers know the benefits of breastfeeding, the importance of a special diet and proper hydration for the production of good quality milk, but report inadequacies in the treatment of breast complications and the need for breast milk complementation before the sixth month of life. These aspects were also observed: religious interference, opposition of ideas about breastfeeding, and family decisions based on the grandmother figure. CONCLUSION Through knowledge, attitudes and practices, grandmothers, central figures in breastfeeding support, support their daughters and daughters-in-law in breastfeeding or discourage breastfeeding with contrary opinions and inadequate guidance.
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- Bárbara Helena de Brito Angelo
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Hospital das Clínicas, Núcleo
Interno de Regulação, Recife, PE, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Enfermagem,
Recife, PE, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Enfermagem,
Recife, PE, Brasil
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Boti N, Hussen S, Shegaze M, Shibru S, Shibiru T, Zerihun E, Godana W, Abebe S, Gebretsadik W, Desalegn N, Temtime Z. Effects of comprehensive sexuality education on the comprehensive knowledge and attitude to condom use among first-year students in Arba Minch University: a quasi-experimental study. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:700. [PMID: 31655627 PMCID: PMC6815450 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4746-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of comprehensive sexuality education on the comprehensive knowledge and attitude to condom use among first-year students at Arba Minch University. RESULTS A total of 832 students participated at a baseline, and 820 students participated at the posttest. This study found that there was a significant effect on changing students' knowledge and attitude towards a condom. In the education group, the students' average change of comprehensive condom knowledge score was 0.229 higher than the average score of students' in the control group (ATE = 0.229, 95% CI 0.132 to 0.328; p < 0.001). The average change of attitude toward condom score of students' in the education group was 1.834 higher than the average change score of students' in the control group (ATE = 1.834, 95% CI 1.195 to 2.772; p < 0.001).This study provides further evidence on the effectiveness of comprehensive sexuality education in terms of knowledge and attitude towards a condom. Therefore, the implementation of this education should be strengthened in order the prevent youths from STI/HIV and unintended pregnancies.
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- Negussie Boti
- College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine & Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Public Health, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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Sousa CSPD, Castro RCMB, Pinheiro AKB, Moura ERF, Almeida PC, Aquino PDS. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Condom Self-Efficacy Scale: application to Brazilian adolescents and young adults. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2018; 25:e2991. [PMID: 29319748 PMCID: PMC5768214 DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.1062.2991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective: translate and adapt the Condom Self-Efficacy Scale to Portuguese in the Brazilian
context. The scale originated in the United States and measures self-efficacy in
condom use. Method: methodological study in two phases: translation, cross-cultural adaptation and
verification of psychometric properties. The translation and adaptation process
involved four translators, one mediator of the synthesis and five health
professionals. The content validity was verified using the Content Validation
Index, based on 22 experts’ judgments. Forty subjects participated in the pretest,
who contributed to the understanding of the scale items. The scale was applied to
209 students between 13 and 26 years of age from a school affiliated with the
state-owned educational network. The reliability was analyzed by means of
Cronbach’s alpha. Results: the Portuguese version of the scale obtained a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of
0.85 and the total mean score was 68.1 points. A statistically significant
relation was found between the total scale and the variables not having children
(p= 0.038), condom use (p= 0.008) and condom use with fixed partner (p=0.036).
Conclusion: the Brazilian version of the Condom Self-Efficacy Scale is a valid and reliable
tool to verify the self-efficacy in condom use among adolescents and young
adults.
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- PhD, Adjunct Professor, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- PhD, Adjunct Professor, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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