Loide Corina Chaves

Incidence of Leptospirosis infection in the East Zone of Sao Paulo City, Brazil

Background Leptospirosis is a zoonosis which is spread through contamined running water. This contaminations is seriously affected by the flooding which occurs in the area surrounding the Aricanduva river. The transmission of the disease results mainly from the contact of water with soil contaminated by the urine of infected animals. We aimed to conduct an epidemiological survey on Leptospirosis cases in Sao Paulo East Zone area. Method The analysis conducted in this study was based on data collected from the health authorities of that region close the Aricanduva river between 2007 and 2008 years, which give the rates of confirmed cases, mortality and death from human Leptospirosis. Other information concerned with the relationships among rainfall index, points of flooding and incidence of Leptospirosis. Results We observed a direct and important water contamination. Records of flooding points and dates of the reported cases in the region showed a direct relationship from which the period of higher rainfall also recorded an increase in cases. The annual record of the city and the region and rainfall regions also presented correlation. Conclusion The association between the indices of flooding and Leptospirosis cases indicates that preventive measures are necessary to avoid exposing the community.

O ENSINO DE ENFERMAGEM SOBRE HIV/AIDS SOB A ÓTICA DA CIDADANIA

The aim was to investigate the perception of nursing faculty about their responsibility in teaching practice on HIV/AIDS and if they value the construction of knowledge on the subject of HIV/AIDS focused on parameters aimed to citizenship. This qualitative study had its theoretical framework on Morin Complex Thought. Seven professors from jive institutions of higher education in Sao Paulo participated of the study in the period from January to July 2010. Data were collected through focus group and analysed through content analysis. The semantic categories were: The importance of reflection and criticality of the professor in teaching HIV/AIDS; the exercise of citizenship through education of HIV/AIDS and; the understanding of the human in learning from the experience of a person with HIV/AIDS. The study shows that the role of the professor when teaching HIV/AIDS is essential to an ethical and a citizen development for the future nurse.El objetivo fue investigar la percepcion de los docentes de enfermeria sobre su responsabilidad en la ensenanza de practicas sobre el VIH / SIDA y el valor de la construccion del conocimiento en el tema de VIH / SIDA centrado en parametros orientados a la ciudadania. Este estudio cualitativo fue el Pensamiento Teorico Complejo de Morin. Los participantes fueron siete docentes de cinco instituciones de educacion superior en Sao Paulo, en el plazo de enero a julio de 2010. Los datos fueron recolectados a traves de grupos de enfoque y trabajaron a traves del analisis de contenido. Las categorias resultantes fueron: La importancia de la reflexion y criticidad del maestro en la ensenanza del VIH / SIDA, el ejercicio de la ciudadania a traves de la educacion sobre el VIH / SIDA y la comprension del aprendizaje humano de la experiencia con una persona con VIH / SIDA. El estudio muestra que el papel del profesor en la ensenanza de VIH / SIDA es esencial para una etica y ciudadana de la enfermera futuro.

Percepção das mães em relação ao aleitamento materno no período do pós parto

Introduction: In order to achieve breastfeeding efficiency, World Health Organization proposes education of mothers during pregnancy by health care professionals. Objective: To observe the perceptions of mothers regarding breastfeeding. Methods: Descriptive quantitative study following exploratory technique. Research was carried out at the Centro de Saude Escola Capuava in Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The population consisted of 29 mothers submitted to the first postpartum visit. Results: The mean age of mothers was 26 years and the mean number of children was 1.8. Most of them are married or have stable union (93.1%) and completed high school (62.1%). A total of 51.7% are currently employed; 58.6% had cesarean section. Most (69.0%) of newborns were breastfed in the delivery room. Of mothers, 79.3% have protruding nipples, and 55.2% showed no fissures; 37.9% did not have any care regarding nipple cleaning, the remaining used various procedures, most commonly breast milk alone (17.2%) and ointment alone (13.8%). The frequency of breastfeeding was quite variable. Of newborns 89.3% presented correct latch. Of mothers, 96.6% reported receiving all the necessary information in the prenatal and postpartum; 44.8% intend to early introduce pacifier for their newborn. Conclusion: The instructions given during pregnancy and postpartum become important and gradually produce positive results, it is worth emphasizing that the nurse becomes a key part in achieving the guidelines during pregnancy and postpartum periods.

[Nursing teaching on HIV/AIDS in the perspective of citizenship].

The aim was to investigate the perception of nursing faculty about their responsibility in teaching practice on HIV/AIDS and if they value the construction of knowledge on the subject of HIV/AIDS focused on parameters aimed to citizenship. This qualitative study had its theoretical framework on Morin Complex Thought. Seven professors from jive institutions of higher education in Sao Paulo participated of the study in the period from January to July 2010. Data were collected through focus group and analysed through content analysis. The semantic categories were: The importance of reflection and criticality of the professor in teaching HIV/AIDS; the exercise of citizenship through education of HIV/AIDS and; the understanding of the human in learning from the experience of a person with HIV/AIDS. The study shows that the role of the professor when teaching HIV/AIDS is essential to an ethical and a citizen development for the future nurse.El objetivo fue investigar la percepcion de los docentes de enfermeria sobre su responsabilidad en la ensenanza de practicas sobre el VIH / SIDA y el valor de la construccion del conocimiento en el tema de VIH / SIDA centrado en parametros orientados a la ciudadania. Este estudio cualitativo fue el Pensamiento Teorico Complejo de Morin. Los participantes fueron siete docentes de cinco instituciones de educacion superior en Sao Paulo, en el plazo de enero a julio de 2010. Los datos fueron recolectados a traves de grupos de enfoque y trabajaron a traves del analisis de contenido. Las categorias resultantes fueron: La importancia de la reflexion y criticidad del maestro en la ensenanza del VIH / SIDA, el ejercicio de la ciudadania a traves de la educacion sobre el VIH / SIDA y la comprension del aprendizaje humano de la experiencia con una persona con VIH / SIDA. El estudio muestra que el papel del profesor en la ensenanza de VIH / SIDA es esencial para una etica y ciudadana de la enfermera futuro.

La enseñanza de enfermería sobre el VIH / SIDA en la perspectiva de la ciudadanía

The aim was to investigate the perception of nursing faculty about their responsibility in teaching practice on HIV/AIDS and if they value the construction of knowledge on the subject of HIV/AIDS focused on parameters aimed to citizenship. This qualitative study had its theoretical framework on Morin Complex Thought. Seven professors from jive institutions of higher education in Sao Paulo participated of the study in the period from January to July 2010. Data were collected through focus group and analysed through content analysis. The semantic categories were: The importance of reflection and criticality of the professor in teaching HIV/AIDS; the exercise of citizenship through education of HIV/AIDS and; the understanding of the human in learning from the experience of a person with HIV/AIDS. The study shows that the role of the professor when teaching HIV/AIDS is essential to an ethical and a citizen development for the future nurse.El objetivo fue investigar la percepcion de los docentes de enfermeria sobre su responsabilidad en la ensenanza de practicas sobre el VIH / SIDA y el valor de la construccion del conocimiento en el tema de VIH / SIDA centrado en parametros orientados a la ciudadania. Este estudio cualitativo fue el Pensamiento Teorico Complejo de Morin. Los participantes fueron siete docentes de cinco instituciones de educacion superior en Sao Paulo, en el plazo de enero a julio de 2010. Los datos fueron recolectados a traves de grupos de enfoque y trabajaron a traves del analisis de contenido. Las categorias resultantes fueron: La importancia de la reflexion y criticidad del maestro en la ensenanza del VIH / SIDA, el ejercicio de la ciudadania a traves de la educacion sobre el VIH / SIDA y la comprension del aprendizaje humano de la experiencia con una persona con VIH / SIDA. El estudio muestra que el papel del profesor en la ensenanza de VIH / SIDA es esencial para una etica y ciudadana de la enfermera futuro.

Potentially hazardous waste produced at home

Background The purpose of this study was to identify the sources of waste generation household consisting of biological material and to investigate the knowledge presented by those responsible for the generation of waste in the home environment on the potential health risk human and environmental. Method It is a quantitative survey performed in Parque Capuava, Santo André (SP). The questionnaire was administered by the community employers and nursing students during the consultation with nursing supervision through interview question/answer. The exclusion criteria were patients who were not in the area served by the Basic Health Unit which covers the area of Pq Capuava. The sample was consisted of 99 persons and the data collection a questionnaire was used. Results We observed that 63.3% of people said to use disposables, with the majority (58.7%) of these use the public collection as the final destination of these materials. It was reported that 73.7% of those surveyed reported having knowledge about the risk of disease transmission. Public awareness of the importance of proper packaging and disposal of potentially hazardous household waste may contribute significantly to the preservation of human and environmental health and this procedure can be performed and supervised by professional nurses. Conclusion We suggest implementation of workshops for community health workers and the general population in order to enhance their knowledge about the storage and disposal of potentially infectious waste generated at home, thereby reducing the potential risk of disease transmission by improper management.