?rea de concentra??o: Promo??o da sa?de, preven??o e controle de doen?as. / Submitted by Jos? Henrique Henrique (jose.neves@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2017-02-17T16:45:32Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) fabio_jesus_santos.pdf: 2424769 bytes, checksum: 269d705172be6f1ae7d5fa65bc1bd100 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2017-03-06T11:42:59Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) fabio_jesus_santos.pdf: 2424769 bytes, checksum: 269d705172be6f1ae7d5fa65bc1bd100 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-06T11:42:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) fabio_jesus_santos.pdf: 2424769 bytes, checksum: 269d705172be6f1ae7d5fa65bc1bd100 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016 / Aproximadamente 1,24 milh?es de pessoas morrem por ano em acidentes de tr?nsito em todo o mundo, sendo que 23% destas mortes ocorrem com os motociclistas e entre 20 e 50 milh?es sofrem traumatismos n?o fatais. O Brasil ? o quinto pa?s no mundo em n?mero de mortes por acidentes de tr?nsito, sendo que entre os anos de 1996 a 2009 a taxa de mortalidade por acidente de motocicletas aumentou em 800%. Este estudo objetivou identificar e compreender os fatores que motivam os motociclistas a escolherem a motocicleta como um meio de transporte, verificar se eles percebem o risco ao conduzir uma motocicleta, identificar poss?veis comportamentos inseguros e conhecer atitudes de preven??o de acidentes praticadas por eles. Optou por um estudo qualitativo do tipo estudo de caso, desenvolvido com os motociclistas v?timas de acidentes de tr?nsito que deram entrada no centro cir?rgico do Hospital Jo?o XXIII, localizado na cidade de Belo Horizonte/MG, no m?s de mar?o de 2016. O m?todo de coleta de dados foi a entrevista semiestruturada, gravada na forma de ?udio, com posterior transcri??o. Os documentos foram analisados na perspectiva da an?lise de conte?do por categoria tem?tica. Dos 15 motociclistas, todos eram homens, sendo a m?dia de idade igual a 26,9 anos. Os fatores motivacionais revelados foram: o ganho no tempo, a economia proporcionada pelo ve?culo, o gosto pela motocicleta, o fato de ser um ve?culo mais r?pido, a praticidade, a agilidade, o fato de ser mais barato, a situa??o de que a condi??o financeira ? de ter uma moto e a situa??o de ser o ?nico ve?culo dispon?vel no momento para uso do sujeito. Os motociclistas perceberam o risco a que est?o expostos, por?m apresentaram esta percep??o com enfoques diferentes, como a percep??o clara do risco, o risco relacionado a terceiros, relacionado ao condutor, associado ? exposi??o corporal, o risco cont?nuo e tamb?m o risco direto n?o percebido pelo motociclista. Os comportamentos inseguros foram: falta de aten??o, alta velocidade, andar no corredor, pressa demais, ultrapassagem perigosa, costurar no tr?nsito, agir por impulso, uso de bebida alco?lica, conduzir sem condi??es alimentares e exibicionismo. As atitudes de preven??o de acidentes reveladas foram: prestar aten??o, andar devagar, respeito ?s sinaliza??es, n?o realizar manobras perigosas no tr?nsito, realizar manuten??o cont?nua da motocicleta, manter dist?ncia entre ve?culos, utilizar seta adequadamente e sair de casa mais cedo. Entende-se que a motiva??o pode ser criada ao longo da viv?ncia dos motociclistas que s?o estimulados por quest?es sociais e culturais. No contexto atual observa-se que o meio de produ??o capitalista age influenciando e/ou determinando o modo de vida das pessoas. A pesquisa revelou a rela??o do uso da motocicleta com as necessidades trabalhistas. A hospitaliza??o dos motociclistas n?o demonstrou ser uma condi??o que limitasse as respostas deles em prol dos objetivos investigados. Os resultados encontrados foram semelhantes a alguns estudos realizados no Brasil, por?m destaca-se a rela??o entre o fator tempo e o aspecto financeiro como um conjunto quase que obrigat?rio para o motociclista na escolha do meio de transporte. / Disserta??o (Mestrado Profissional) ? Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Sa?de, Sociedade e Ambiente, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2016. / About 1,240,000 people die every year in traffic accidents in the world, with 23% of these deaths occur with motorcyclists and between 20 and 50,000,000 suffer non-fatal injuries. The Brazil is the fifth country in the world in number of deaths from traffic accidents, and between the years of 1996 to 2009 accident mortality rate of motorcycles increased by 800%. This study aimed to identify and understand the factors that motivate the bikers to choose the motorcycle as a means of transport, check if they perceive the risk while driving a motorcycle, identify potential unsafe behavior and meet accident prevention attitudes practiced by them. Opted for a qualitative study of case study type, developed with the biker?s victims of traffic accidents who checked in the operating room of the John XXIII Hospital, located in the city of Belo Horizonte/MG, in the month of March 2016. The method of data collection was the semi-structured interview, recorded in the form of audio, with subsequent transcription. The documents were analyzed from the perspective of content analysis by thematic category. Of the 15 riders, all were men, the median age being equal to 26.9 years. The motivational factors revealed were: the gain in time, the economy provided by the vehicle, the taste for motorcycles, the fact of being a vehicle faster, practicality, agility, being cheaper, the situation of the financial condition is to have a motorcycle and the situation to be the only vehicle available at the time for use of the subject. Motorcyclists realized the risk to which they are exposed, but presented this perception with different approaches, as the clear perception of risk, the risk related to third parties, related the driver associated with the display, continuous risk and also the direct risk is not perceived by the biker. Unsafe behaviors were: lack of attention, high speed, walking in the hallway, in a flash, dangerous overtaking, sew in traffic, acting on impulse, use of alcohol, driving while impaired and exhibitionism. The attitudes of accident prevention revealed were: pay attention, walk slowly, about the signs, not perform dangerous maneuvers in traffic, perform ongoing maintenance of motorcycle, maintaining distance between vehicles, use arrow keys properly and leave home early. It is understood that motivation can be created along the experience of riders that are stimulated by social and cultural issues. In the current context it is observed that the means of capitalist production acts influencing and/or determining the way of life of the people. The survey found the use of the motorcycle with the labor needs. The hospitalization of riders not shown to be a condition that limited their responses for the investigated. The results were similar to some studies conducted in Brazil, but the relationship between the time factor and the financial aspect as a set almost mandatory for the biker in the choice of means of transport.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / A partir da formalização do Programa de Agentes Comunitários de Saúde e do Programa Saúde da Família pelo Ministério da Saúde (anos 90), as discussões sobre a reorientação dos modelos assistenciais ganham destaque. O Programa Saúde da Família passa a ser visto por boa parte dos profissionais de saúde coletiva como um modelo capaz de imprimir mudanças não apenas na atenção em si como também na dinâmica dos processos. Ao propor a substituição das estratégias tradicionais, voltadas para a doença e centradas no hospital, a nova proposta voltase, entre outros aspectos, para a ação preventiva e para a promoção da saúde. Busca contemplar também a atenção às necessidades de saúde da população adscrita, a família e seu território, ações intersetoriais e tem na equipe multiprofissional pilar importante no cuidado. O Agente Comunitário de Saúde se apresenta como ator importante na possibilidade de mudança de modelo assistencial; atuando intensamente na produção do cuidado assim como na organização de tal assistência. Criam-se conflitos acerca da percepção de potencialidades e da possibilidade de interação entre os diversos aspectos envolvidos neste contexto. Este trabalho buscou investigar a percepção de Agentes Comunitários de Saúde do município de Petrópolis RJ acerca dos saberes envolvidos na sua prática. A estratégia metodológica utilizada para coleta de dados em campo foi a de entrevistas semi estruturadas. O corpo textual gerado pelas entrevistas foi analisado com base na teoria da Análise do Discurso. Este estudo concluiu que o saber do Agentes Comunitários de Saúde aponta para uma posição que vai além de ser ponte ou de fazer ponte. Argumenta que a potencialidade deste saber é a de ser como a linha de costura entre comunidade e as propostas de cuidado. Esta imagem indica que ao pertencer em algum momento a ambos tecidos, e ao fazer o movimento de pertencer ora ao tecido comunidade e hora ao tecido UBS, o ACS pode aproximar essas partes na busca da construção de algo mais unificado. Como em uma colcha de retalhos, onde cada tecido mantém suas características e padronagens iniciais, mas aos serem costurados, formam algo único, inteiro. / The debate about a new orientation of health assistance models is highlighted after Brazilian Health Ministry developed Community Health Agents Program and Family Health Program (late 90s). Family Health Program then begins to be seen by health workers as a model that is able to make changes not only in health care itself but also in processes dynamics. This new model aims preventive actions and health promotion. It substitutes traditional strategies, which are more related to disease and hospitals. This model also aims to address attention to the target population health necessities, families and their territory and intersectional actions. Health workers from different professions form the teams and this fact is one of the most important features regarding health care. The Community Health Agent plays a very important role helping the model change, working intensively to provide care and organization of such assistance. Some conflicts come up as one gets aware of potentials and interaction possibilities among the several aspects this agent can offer in the health care context. This research has aimed to investigate the perception from Community Health Agents of the city of Petropolis, RJ Brazil, about the knowledges involved in their practice. The methodology used for data collection was semistructured interview. The text generated by the interviews was analysed based on Discourse Analysis Theory. Through this study one can come to the conclusion that the Community Health Agents knowledge appears to be more than only being a link or to make links. The study discusses that the potential of that knowledge plays a sewing cord between the community and the health care proposals. This image indicates that, as sometimes the Community Health Agents belongs to both fabrics, and by switching the position, from the community fabric to Heath Unit fabric, the Agent can bring those parts together, looking for a sort of unification. As a patchwork sheet, where each part keeps its root design and patterns, but when they are sewed together, they form one whole thing.

O maior enfoque na graduação de enfermagem continua sendo na capacidade de reter as informações que surgem no dia-a-dia, especialmente de caráter técnico e procedimental. Para promover a formação de um profissional autônomo, crítico e reflexivo, é preciso que sejam também desenvolvidos conteúdos de natureza atitudinal e relacional. Este estudo teve como objetivo geral investigar o ensino dos conteúdos atitudinais ministrado por docentes de uma instituição pública na formação inicial do enfermeiro. Tratou-se de uma pesquisa exploratória-descritiva, de natureza qualitativa realizada na Escola de Enfermagem da USP (EEUSP), com docentes envolvidos no ensino de graduação em Enfermagem e que participam do Grupo de Apoio Pedagógico (GAP). Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista semi-estruturada utilizando-se um roteiro composto de uma parte de caracterização geral e outra de questões relacionadas ao ensino destes conteúdos. Os dados foram analisados utilizando-se a análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Participaram da pesquisa nove docentes que apontaram que os conteúdos atitudinais são entendidos como valores, comportamentos e posturas, porém com dificuldade em identificá-los nos conteúdos programáticos das disciplinas, pois estão diluídos nos conteúdos factuais e procedimentais, além de serem pouco valorizados no ensino de graduação. Os conteúdos atitudinais são trabalhados por iniciativa individual dos docentes que utilizam diferentes estratégias, em sala de aula ou em campo de prática. No processo de ensino, os docentes identificaram possibilidades e limites relacionados à instituição, aos docentes e aos estudantes. A grande dificuldade consiste na avaliação dos conteúdos atitudinais e há necessidade de instrumentos que direcionem a avaliação do docente para os conteúdos. Tendo em vista que a EEUSP é referência no ensino de Enfermagem e o tema abordado nesta pesquisa é ainda pouco investigado, é necessário o desenvolvimento de novas investigações nesta temática, pela sua importância e complexidade / The nursing graduation most important focus still remais on the capacity of retaining information that arises on a daily basis, specialy when it comes to its technical and procedural ones. To promote the formation of a critical and reflective professional, it is demanding that contents of attitudinal and relational nature are also developed. The general objective of this study is investigating the attitudinal contents taught by professors at a nurse graduation course at a public institution. It is an exploratory, descriptive and qualitative research held at Escola de Enfermagem da USP (EEUSP) - Nursing School of the University of São Paulo, whith professors involved in teaching undergraduate nursing and participating in the Pedagogical Support Group (GAP - Grupo de Apoio Pedagógico).The data has been collected through semi-structured interview using a script composed by a part of general characterization and other with issues related to the teaching of these contents.The data has been annalized using Bardin\'s content analisys. The nine professors who participated in this research indicated that the attidudinal contents are understood as values, behaviors and attitudes, but they are very difficult to be identified in the disciplines programs because they are diluted in the factual and procedural contents. Their value is also not very well recognized on graduation teaching. The attitudinal contents are brought to light by the professors\' individual initiative and different strategies are used in the classroom or in the fieldwork. In the teaching process the professors identified the possibilities and limitations related to the institution, the professors and the students. The major dificulty is the evaluation of the attitudinal contents and there is also the need of instruments capable to lead the professors\' evaluation to them. Considering that EEUSP is the reference on nursing graduation in Brazil and the addressed issue is still poorly investigated, and because of its importance and complexity, it is necessary to develop new research on this topic

Orientador: Maria Helena Baena de Moraes Lopes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T15:33:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Alves_AlineSalheb_M.pdf: 2193188 bytes, checksum: fa4506f5c5c9e20cec2d5bd0fc85f4c8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: A Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) define como adolescentes as pessoas com idade entre dez e 19 anos. A adolescência é um período onde decisões importantes são tomadas a partir de pouca experiência de vida e tais decisões podem ter conseqüências para toda a vida. A sexualidade, presente em toda a trajetória de vida do ser humano, busca sua afirmação na adolescência. Pesquisadores demógrafos desenvolveram um modelo especial conhecido como estudo CAP (conhecimento, atitude e prática), numa tentativa de coletar informações sobre contracepção e comportamento reprodutivo. Sabe-se também que características pessoais e da personalidade influenciam o comportamento, e é o que a escala de locus de controle pretende avaliar. Locus de controle' é uma variável que se refere a uma característica individual das pessoas sobre a percepção de quem controla os acontecimentos. Pode ser interna, no caso do indivíduo acreditar que mantém o controle sobre sua vida; ou externa, no caso do sujeito atribuir o controle da sua vida a outras pessoas, entidades ou até mesmo sorte ou destino. Foi objetivo deste estudo avaliar a relação entre o locus de controle e o conhecimento, atitude e prática do uso de pílula e preservativo entre adolescentes, ingressantes de uma universidade pública do estado de São Paulo. Foi utilizado um questionário e a escala multidimensional de locus de controle de Levenson. A amostra foi composta por 295 adolescentes. Pouco mais da metade (51,2%) relatou não ter iniciado atividade sexual e dentre os que haviam iniciado, 91,7% afirmaram que utilizaram método contraceptivo na primeira relação sexual. Os métodos mais utilizados foram o preservativo e a pílula, isoladamente ou combinados com outros métodos. Dentre os estudantes que tinham iniciado atividade sexual, 75,7% não planejavam suas relações sexuais, ou planejavam, às vezes. Sobre o preservativo, 92,6% afirmaram que os adolescentes devem utilizá-lo em todas as relações sexuais e 23,1% consideraram que usar o preservativo diminui o prazer nas relações. Os adolescentes demonstraram ter maior conhecimento do que prática correta de uso de pílula e preservativo (71,4% vs 37,1%, p<0,001 pelo teste de Wilcoxon). Quanto ao locus de controle, observou-se maior externalidade-outros poderosos para o sexo masculino. Verificou-se correlação entre o locus de controle e a prática: quanto maior o escore do locus externalidade-outros poderosos, menor a prática correta de uso do método contraceptivo. Não foi encontrada diferença significativa entre o locus de controle e as características sociodemográficas. Conclui-se que os universitários iniciam atividade sexual mais tardiamente, buscam conhecimento sobre anticoncepção e a pílula e o preservativo masculino são os métodos mais utilizados. Embora apresentem conhecimento e atitudes adequados, precisam modificar algumas de suas práticas para uma anticoncepção eficaz. O locus de controle externalidade outros-poderosos influencia a prática anticoncepcional nesse grupo de adolescentes / Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescents as people between ten and nineteen years old. Adolescence is a period of time in which many important decisions are made based on little life experience, decisions which may imply in consequences for the rest of their lives. Sexuality, which is present throughout the life of the human being life, is usually asserted during adolescence. Demographic investigators developed a special model known as KAP study (knowledge, attitude and practice), with the purpose of collecting information regarding contraceptives and reproductive behavior. It is already known that personal characteristics may affect behavior, and that is what the multidimensional Levenson?s locus of control scale intends to evaluate. ?Locus of Control? is a variable referring to the individual characteristics of people regarding the perception of who controls the facts in their lives. It can be internal if the person considers themselves as the source of the facts in which they are involved; or external, when the person attributes the control of their life to other people, entities, or even to luck or fate. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the locus of control and the knowledge, attitude and practice concerning the use of contraceptive pills and male preservatives among teenagers at a Public University in the State of São Paulo. A questionnaire and the Levenson?s locus of control scale were utilized. The sample was composed of 295 teenagers. Over half of them (51.2%) had not yet initiated sexual activity. Among those who had initiated in sexual activities, 91.7% reported that they had utilized some type of contraceptive method during their first sexual intercourse. The most frequent methods used were preservatives and pills, or these in combination with other methods. It was verified that frequently (40.3%) the relationships were not planned. Regarding preservatives, 92.6% agreed that their use by adolescents was necessary during each and every sexual intercourse and 23.1% believed that using preservative diminished pleasure. The adolescents showed higher knowledge than correct practice concerning the use of contraceptive pill and preservative (71.4% vs 37.1%, p<0,001 with the Wilcoxon test). Male students had higher scores of powerful others externality. It was observed correlation between locus of control and the practice: the higher the rate of powerful others externality, the lower the correct use of contraceptives. It was no significant differences between the locus of control and social-demographic characteristics. It was concluded that this adolescents had sexual initiation late, seek information about contraception, and the contraceptive pill and the preservative were the most utilized method. Although they have corrects knowledge and practice, they need modified some of their practices for an effective contraception. The powerful others externality locus influenced the practice of contraceptive use in this group of adolescents / Mestrado / Enfermagem e Trabalho / Mestre em Enfermagem

Os Centros de Testagem e Aconselhamento (CTA) disponibilizam a testagem para o HIV e o aconselhamento. Alguns pacientes não retornam para pegar o resultado. Investigou-se características associadas a "falha no retorno" (FNR) no CTA-Betinho, em 2003 e 2004. Conduziu-se um estudo observacional transversal. A FNR foi de 19,4% (n=548). Foram associadas a FNR: faixa etária; faixa etária adolescente; origem do cliente; tipo de orientação; primeiro teste no CTA; CTA-Itinerante; tempo de espera do resultado e tempo de espera maior que 30 dias; resultado HIV reagente. Após análise multivariada, permaneceram: faixa etária adolescente; CTA-Itinerante; tempo de espera do resultado maior que 30 dias; resultado HIV reagente. Aspectos de vulnerabilidade estariam contribuindo para FNR. Procedimentos implantados no CTA poderiam diminuir a FNR. Os resultados condizem com a literatura internacional / The HIV Counseling and Testing Centers (CTC) offer the HIV test and counseling. Some of the patients fail to return for HIV test result delivery. It was investigated characteristics related to failure to return (FTR) at the CTC Betinho in 2003 and 2004. A cross-sectional study was conducted. FTR during the study period was 19.4% (n=548). Variables associated to FTR were: age; teenagers; patient's reference; kind of pretest counseling; first HIV test at the CTA; Itinerant CTA; waiting period for the result; waiting period for the result of more than 30 days; HIV positive test result. After logistic regression, the following variables remained: teenagers; Itinerant CTA; waiting period for the result of more than 30 days; HIV positive test result. FTR could be explained by some issues related to social and individual vulnerability. Procedures could be implemented at CTA to minimize FTR. These results corroborate international studies

Orientador: Maria Helena Baena de Moraes Lopes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T23:10:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Alves_AngelaFerreiraSilvaMiranda_M.pdf: 8133917 bytes, checksum: 2ddba523f4ac0561b3078da05e510508 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: A gravidez na adolescência é um problema de saúde pública, que traz complicações não somente aos adolescentes, mas à criança, à família e a toda a sociedade. De acordo com a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) a adolescência corresponde como sendo a segunda fase da vida e varia as idades entre 10 e 19 anos. Pesquisadores demógrafos desenvolveram um modelo especial conhecido como estudo CAP (Conhecimento, Atitude e Prática), que pretende medir o conhecimento, atitude e prática de uma população, permitindo fazer um diagnóstico e mostrar o que as pessoas sabem, sentem e como elas se comportam perante determinado tema. Determinadas características de personalidade contribuem para a adesão ou não da anticoncepção na adolescência, e isso é o que a escala de lócus de controle pretende avaliar, ou seja, quem ou o quê é responsável pelo controle de sua própria vida. Pode ser interna, no caso do indivíduo acreditar que mantém o controle sobre sua vida; ou externa, no caso do sujeito atribuir o controle da sua vida a outras pessoas, entidades ou até mesmo sorte ou destino. O presente estudo visa avaliar a relação entre o lócus de controle; conhecimento, atitude e prática na anticoncepção em um grupo de adolescentes do ensino médio de escolas públicas no interior de Minas Gerais, a fim de melhor subsidiar o desenvolvimento de intervenções específicas para esse público alvo. Tratou-se de um estudo descritivo e transversal, com abordagem quantitativa. A amostra foi composta por 1193 adolescentes. Iniciaram as relações sexuais 494 (41,4%) adolescentes, e dentre os que haviam iniciado, 424 (87%) relatou ter usado algum método contraceptivo na primeira relação sexual. Os métodos mais utilizados foram o preservativo masculino e a pílula anticoncepcional. Observou-se que 282 (74,7%) dos adolescentes buscam informações por meio de sugestões da família, do companheiro e de informações dadas pelos profissionais de saúde. Analisando o conhecimento em relação à prática, observou-se uma correlação positiva fraca (p<0,0001 e r=0,361), indicando que quanto maior os índices de conhecimento, maiores os de prática. Considerando-se a relação entre atitude e conhecimento, o adolescente que tem uma atitude positiva apresentou maior conhecimento sobre os métodos (p=0,0002). Em relação à prática, a atitude positiva também estava relacionada a uma prática mais adequada (p<0,0001), indicada pelos índices mais elevados de acerto das questões relacionadas. Comparando a pílula e o preservativo, há um maior conhecimento e prática em relação ao preservativo. Quanto ao lócus de controle, as adolescentes do sexo feminino tiveram maior Externalidade Outros Poderosos quando comparados com os adolescentes masculinos (p=0,0015). Na correlação do lócus de controle com a idade, os adolescentes com idade acima de 17 anos tem maior Externalidade Acaso (p=<0,0001) que os de menor idade. Os estudantes que fizeram uso de algum método anticoncepcional na primeira relação sexual apresentaram maior Externalidade Outros Poderosos (p=0,0107) e o uso de coito interrompido, como uso de contraceptivo, relacionou-se com maior Externalidade Acaso (p=0,0013). Os que faziam uso atual de algum método apresentavam maior Externalidade Outros Poderosos (p=0,0217) e Externalidade Acaso (p=0,0077), o uso atual de preservativo masculino também esteve associado a maior Externalidade Acaso (p=0,0001). A Internalidade foi inversamente proporcional à prática (p=< 0,05 e r= -0,075), porém a correlação foi ínfima. Não houve associação entre a atitude e as dimensões do lócus de controle. Conclui-se que os adolescentes iniciam atividade sexual precocemente, mas buscam informações sobre anticoncepção. Apesar do conhecimento dos adolescentes sobre anticoncepção, existe uma necessidade de ampliar o acesso a serviços especializados, como também, enfocar sobre a importância do processo educativo referente à sexualidade, promoção da saúde e a inclusão da família e da comunidade nesse processo. As dimensões do lócus de controle influenciam a prática contraceptiva nesse grupo de adolescentes, assim, elas podem ser consideradas nas intervenções relacionadas à anticoncepção / Abstract: Teenage pregnancy is a public health problem, which brings complications not just for adolescents but to the child, family and society as a whole. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the adolescence corresponds as the second phase of life and ages ranging between 10 to 19 years old. Researches demographers have developed a special study known as KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices), which aims to measure knowledge, attitude and practice of a population, allowing a diagnosis and to show what people know, feel and how they behave towards certain theme. Certain traits of personality contribute to the membership or not of contraception in adolescence, and this is what the scale of lócus of control to evaluate, and, who or what is responsible for controlling their own lives. It can be internal, in the case that the individual believe that he maintains the control over his life, or external, in the case of the subject to assign control over his life to other people, entities or even luck or fate. The present study evaluates the relation between lócus of control, knowledge, attitude and practice on contraception in a group of high school adolescents from public schools in the interior of Minas Gerais state, in order to better inform the development of specific interventions for this public target. This was a descriptive and transversal study with a quantitative approach. The sample comprised 1,193 adolescents. Of all these adolescents, 494 (41.4%) had already the first intercourse, and among those who had started, 424 (87%) reported having use a contraceptive method at first intercourse. The methods used were the condom and the birth control pill, observed that 282 (74,7%) of the teenagers seek information through suggestions from family, partner and information given by health professionals. Analyzing knowledge regarding the practice, there was a weak positive correlation (p <0.0001 and r = 0.361), indicating that the higher rates of knowledge, the largest of practice. Considering the relationship between attitude and knowledge, the teenager who has a positive attitude showed greater knowledge about methods (p = 0.0002). Regarding practice, positive attitude was also related to a more appropriate practice (p <0.0001), indicated by higher rates of correct questions. Comparing the birth control pill and condoms, there is a greater knowledge and practice about condom use. Regarding the lócus of control, female adolescents were more Powerful than Others Externality compared to male adolescents (p=0.0015). In the correlation of lócus of control with age, adolescents aged of 17 years have more chance externality (p=<0.0001) than those of younger age. Students who used a contraceptive method at first intercourse had higher Powerful Others Externality (p=0.0107) and the use of coitus interruptus, and contraceptive use, was related to greater Externality by Chance (p=0.0013). Those who were currently using some method had higher Powerful Others Externality (p=0.0217) and Chance Externality (p=0.0077), current use of condoms was also associated with greater externality Chance (p=0.0001). The Internality was inversely proportional to the practice (p=<0.05 and r=-0.075), but the correlation was insignificant. There was no association between the attitude and the dimensions of lócus of control. It is concluded that adolescents initiate sexual activity early, but seek information about contraception. Despite the knowledge of adolescents about contraception, there is a need to expand that access to specialized services, but also focus on the importance of the educational process about sexuality, health promotion and inclusion of the family and community in this process. The dimensions of lócus of control influence contraceptive practice in this group of adolescents, so they can be considered in interventions related to contraception / Mestrado / Enfermagem e Trabalho / Mestra em Ciências da Saúde

Abstract The aim of this study was to explore child- and parent-related determinants of oral health-related lifestyle and presence of active initial caries lesions among a group of Finnish schoolchildren. The original study population consisted of 5th and 6th graders and their parents in Pori (n = 1691) and in Rauma (n = 821), Finland. Data concerning oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors were gathered with questionnaires. In Pori, all children included in the sample were invited to participate in a dental screening performed to find suitable candidates for a randomized clinical trial. For screening, the presence or absence of active initial caries lesions was used. A group of behaviors comprising frequencies of toothbrushing with fluoride toothpaste, consumption of sweets and soft drinks and use of xylitol products described oral health-related lifestyle. More girls (36%) than boys (21%) had a favorable lifestyle lifestyle (i.e. at least three of the four recommended behaviors). Parents' healthy lifestyle was indicative of a healthy lifestyle among their children. Among boys, the effect of parents' lifestyle was slightly stronger than among girls. Children whose behaviors were favorable were more likely to have good knowledge about oral health-related items than did those whose behaviors were unfavorable. In addition, parents whose children belonged to the favorable lifestyle group had better oral health-related knowledge than those parents whose children belonged to the moderate or poor lifestyle groups. Parent's poor self-assessed dental health and poor oral health-related lifestyle were found to be indicators for dental decay among their children. Those children who did not know if their mother and/or father had dental decay were more likely to have at least one active initial caries lesion than those who knew whether their parents had tooth decay. Poor belief and negative attitudes were associated with the presence of caries lesions. Both children's and their parents' oral health-related knowledge is associated with children's oral health-related lifestyle. Parents' favorable lifestyle and good dental health seem to have a favorable impact on their children's dental health. In adopting healthy oral health-related lifestyle, both the mother and the father seem to play an important role. / Tiivistelmä Suun terveyteen liittyviä tapoja on usein tutkittu yksittäin, mutta yksilöiden elämäntyyliä kuvataan yleensä tarkastelemalla useampaa tapaa kerrallaan. Tässä tutkimuksessa suun terveyteen liittyvää elämäntyyliä kuvasivat hampaiden harjaustiheys sekä makeisten, virvoitusjuomien ja ksylitolituotteiden käyttö. Tavoitteena oli selvittää lapsen ja hänen vanhempiensa ominaisuuksia, jotka liittyvät koululaisten suun terveyteen ja siihen liittyvään elämäntyyliin. Tutkimusjoukon muodostivat porilaiset (n = 1691) ja raumalaiset (n = 821) peruskoulun 5. ja 6. luokkien oppilaat ja heidän vanhempansa syksyllä 2001. Asenteita, tietoja, uskomuksia ja tapoja kartoitettiin kyselyllä. Porilaiset oppilaat kutsuttiin seulontatarkastukseen, jossa tutkittiin, onko lapsella aktiivisia varhaisia kariesvaurioita vai ei. Tyttöjen elämäntyyli oli suotuisampi kuin poikien: vähintään kolme suositeltua suun terveyteen liittyvää tapaa oli 36 prosentilla tytöistä ja 21 prosentilla pojista. Vanhempien elämäntyyli heijastui usein lasten samankaltaisena elämäntyylinä, mutta vanhempien elämäntyylin vaikutus oli hiukan voimakkaampi pojilla kuin tytöillä. Lapsilla, joiden tavat olivat suotuisia, oli hyvät tiedot suun terveyteen vaikuttavista tavoista useammin kuin niillä, joiden tavat olivat vähemmän suotuisia. Myös vanhempien hyvät tiedot heijastuivat usein lasten hyvinä terveystapoina. Vanhempien huono suun terveys ja epäterveellinen elämäntyyli näkyivät usein lasten hampaiden alkavana reikiintymisenä. Myös niillä lapsilla, jotka olivat vastanneet "en tiedä" kysymykseen vanhempiensa hampaiden kunnosta, oli useammin varhaisia kariesvaurioita kuin niillä, jotka vastasivat tietävänsä, että vanhemmalla on tai ei ole reikiä hampaissaan. Niillä, jotka eivät uskoneet hampaiden säilyttämiseen koko elämän ajan ja joilla oli kielteisiä suun terveyteen liittyviä asenteita, oli useammin aktiivisia kariesvaurioita kuin niillä joiden uskomukset ja asenteet olivat myönteisiä. Lasten ja heidän vanhempiensa tiedot suun terveyteen liittyvistä tavoista ovat yhteydessä lasten suun terveyteen liittyvään elämäntyyliin ja terveellisen elämäntyylin omaksumisessa sekä äidin että isän rooli on tärkeä. Vanhempien suun terveys ja siihen liittyvät tavat myötävaikuttavat heidän lastensa hammasterveyteen.

The investigator made a comparative study of the health knowledge and health practices of participants in interscholastic athletics for boys and non-participants in a selected number of class A Texas high schools during the school session of 1948-1949.

Despite high rates of suicide and mental health concerns (Duldulao, Takeuchi, & Hong, 2009; Kisch, Leino, & Wilverman, 2005; Lee, Park, Lee, Oh, Choi, & Oh, 2018; World Health Organization, 2019), many Asian Americans including Koreans and Korean Americans do not seek mental health services (Lam & Zane, 2004; Lee, Hanner, Cho, Han, & Kim, 2008; Markus & Kitayama, 1991; Sue, Cheng, Saad, & Chu, 2012). Especially for Koreans and Korean Americans, stigma (Masuda & Latzman, 2011) as well as cultural values (e.g., Cheng, Leong, & Geist, 1993; Cheong & Snowden, 1990; Kim & Omizo, 2003; Tracey, Leong, & Glidden, 1986) can prevent them from seeking appropriate services. The current study compares Korean, Korean American, and non-Korean emerging and young adults’ mental health literacy (Jorm, Korten, Jacomb, Christensen, Rodgers, & Pollitt, 1997), specifically mental health knowledge, confidence in finding appropriate mental health services, and attitudes towards mental disorders and treatment. A pilot study was conducted to tailor the Mental Health Literacy Scale (O’Connor & Casey, 2015) to answer the main research questions and examine internal consistency and validity. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the differences among the sociocultural groups (i.e., Koreans, Korean Americans, and non-Asians) and investigate individual and contextual influences (e.g., age, gender, citizenship). The results demonstrated that (1) non-Asians have significantly higher mental health knowledge scores, higher self-efficacy, and less negative attitudes towards mental disorders compared to Koreans and Korean Americans and (2) there were no significant differences in the scores between Koreans and Korean Americans. The discussion section describes the importance of enhancing mental health literacy and increasing help seeking behavior for Koreans and Korean Americans and suggests cultural factors to consider in creating culturally appropriate outreach programs.

No / The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of one part of a larger study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, which explored the management of pain in adult male prisoners in one large category B prison in England. In this paper, the authors focus on the attitudes and perceptions of prison staff towards pain management in prison. A qualitative design was utilised to explore the staff perceptions of pain and pain management in one adult male prison. Questionnaires were provided for all staff with prisoner contact, and a follow up focus group was undertaken to further explore questionnaire data. The questionnaire and focus group findings demonstrated that staff had a good awareness of pain and pain management in prison, with both physical and emotional pain identified. The frequency of approaches by prisoners to staff for pain relief was noted to be high, whilst awareness of how the prison environment could potentially exacerbate pain was discussed. The acquisition of analgesia by prisoners for secondary gain was identified as a challenge to both assessing levels of pain and providing pain relief in prison, illustrating the complexity of providing care within a custodial culture. The effect on staff of caring for prisoners found to be confrontational and deceitful was significant for participants, with feelings of anger and frustration reported. This study was undertaken in one adult male category B prison with a very high turnover of prisoners. Staff working in other types of prison, for example, higher security or those more stable with longer sentenced prisoners could provide alternative views, as may staff caring for younger offenders and women. The challenges to undertaking research in prison with staff who can understandably be reluctant to engage in reflection on their practice cannot be underestimated and impact significantly on available methodologies. This qualitative research is the first of its kind to offer the perspectives of both health care professionals and prison staff working with prisoners complaining of pain in an English prison. It provides the groundwork for further research and development.