ABSTRACT Objectives: to verify the association between knowledge and adherence to foot self-care practices performed by patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out with 197 patients in basic health units located in the Northeast region of Brazil. For ...
Diabetes Mellitus/psicología,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Podiatría/normas,
Autocuidado/normas,
Cumplimiento y Adherencia al Tratamiento/psicología,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Diabetes Mellitus/terapia,
Podiatría/estadística & datos numéricos,
AutocuidadoMétodos,
Autocuidado/estadística & datos numéricos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Cumplimiento y Adherencia al Tratamiento/estadística & datos numéricos
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify men's knowledge on body care. Method: it is a cartographic study with a qualitative approach. The research was conducted with 70 men in the city of Boa Vista, state of Roraima. The strategy for data production was called the meeting. Participants were encouraged to think...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the knowledge of health professionals on the health policies for the riverside population; identify how health practices with this group are developed; and discuss facilitators and barriers for the implementation of these policies. Methods: qualitative and descriptive st...
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Política de Salud,
Atención Primaria de SaludMétodos,
Ríos,
Actitud del Personal de Salud,
Grupos FocalesMétodos,
Atención Primaria de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Investigación Cualitativa,
Poblaciones Vulnerables/psicología,
Poblaciones Vulnerables/estadística & datos numéricos
ABSTRACT Objectives: analyze the association between the level of HIV knowledge among young people from Amazonas region, their sociodemographic profile and infection risk factors. Methods: cross-sectional analytical study, which used a structured questionnaire containing questions about sociodemographi...
Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Estudios Transversales,
Infecciones por VIH/fisiopatología,
Infecciones por VIH/terapia,
Modelos Logísticos,
Oportunidad Relativa,
Factores de Riesgo,
Asunción de Riesgos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the beliefs of people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus related to insulin use. Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative-qualitative study based on Theory of Planned Behavior and performed with 32 participants using insulin. The data were analyzed and grouped i...
ABSTRACT Objective: investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of informal elderly caregivers about falls and its prevention. Method: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted with 97 informal elderly caregivers residents in areas covered by five Health Strategy Units (ESF) in Cuiab...
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the relationship between inadequate functional health literacy and inadequate blood pressure control in older people with hypertension in Primary Health Care. Method: a cross-sectional study with sample calculated at 392. SAHLPA-18 tool was used for functional health liter...
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of women on the cervical-uterine cancer screening and to investigate their association with sociodemographic variables. Method: a cross-sectional study, carried out from July to September 2015, with 500 women enrolled in the Basic Hea...
Detección Precoz del Cáncer,
Estudios Transversales,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prueba de Papanicolaou,
Prevalencia,
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/epidemiología,
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/prevención & control,
Servicios de Salud para Mujeres
ABSTRACT Objective: assess the knowledge of sex workers about HIV/AIDS and its influence on sexual practices. Method: Ninety women participated in the study. The Scientific Knowledge Test about HIV/AIDS and sexual practices was used. The Wald test was applied to verify the relationship between knowledg...
ABSTRACT Objective: To apprehend the social representations elaborated by older people about HIV/AIDS and to understand how they relate to the prevention of HIV infection. Method: Descriptive and qualitative research based on the Theory of Social Representations with 42 older people assisted at primary...
Infecciones por VIH/prevención & control,
Infecciones por VIH/psicología,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Entrevistas como Asunto/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Medicina Preventiva/métodos,
Medicina Preventiva/normas,
Investigación Cualitativa,
Refuerzo Social,
Estigma Social
