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A legislação brasileira obriga a realização de testes sorológicos em todas as amostras de sangue de doadores, com o objetivo de prevenir a transmissão transfusional de microorganismos causadores de doenças como hepatite B, hepatite C, síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (SIDA), doença de Chagas, HTLV I/II e sífilis. Este procedimento é importante, porém não é suficiente para garantir a segurança do procedimento transfusional, sendo assim durante todo o ciclo do sangue, atitudes são adotadas para minimizar sinistros no objetivo final que a transfusão. Para receptores, a mesma legislação só obriga a realização de testes imuno-hematológicos pré-transfusionais, o que não revela o perfil sorológico deles, que por vezes pode ser positivo para algum dos marcadores antes da transfusão. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar o perfil sorológico pré-transfusional para doenças infecciosas transmissíveis por transfusão sanguínea em receptores de sangue de um hospital brasileiro de referência, o Hospital Geral de Palmas (HGP), no Estado do Tocantins. Foram realizados testes sorológicos pré-transfusionais para SIDA, hepatite B, hepatite C e sífilis em 514 receptores de transfusão do HGP, no período de fevereiro de 2014 a agosto de 2014. Vinte e nove receptores (5,65%) apresentaram-se reagentes para pelo menos um dos marcadores sorológicos testados. Os receptores apresentaram sorologia positiva para hepatite B (1,57%), hepatite C (0,58%), SIDA (1,17%) e sífilis (2,33%). Dentre os receptores de sangue que apresentaram sorologia positiva para alguma das doenças infecciosas testadas, 37,93% foram atendidos no centro cirúrgico e 27,59% na unidade de tratamento intensivo do HGP. Dentre os receptores com sorologia positiva, 62% não haviam sido transfundidos anteriormente. Este estudo determinou a prevalência de doenças infecciosas em receptores de sangue de um hospital brasileiro de referência, bem como discutiu a viabilidade e importância da implementação de testes sorológicos pré-transfusionais em receptores de sangue no Brasil. A avaliação sorológica pré-transfusional tem grande relevância pois possibilita o diagnóstico precoce de infecções nos receptores de sangue, minimizando assim o risco de comorbidade. Por outro lado, confere uma maior segurança judicial para os Serviços de Hemoterapia e para o Estado, quando da necessidade de esclarecimentos sobre possíveis transmissões de doenças infecciosas por transfusão sanguínea. / Brazilian law requires serological tests in all donors of blood samples, in order to prevent transfusion transmission of disease-causing organisms such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS), Chagas disease, HTLV I/II and syphilis. This is important, but not sufficient to ensure the safety of the transfusion procedure, so all the blood cycle, actions are taken to minimize losses in the ultimate goal that the transfusion. For receivers, the same legislation only requires the completion of pre-transfusion immuno-hematological tests, which does not reveal the serological profile of them, which can sometimes be positive for any of the markers prior to transfusion. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pre-transfusion serological profile for transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases in blood recipients from reference Brazilian hospital, Palmas General Hospital (HGP), State of Tocantins, Brazil. Pre-transfusion serological tests for HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis were performed in 514 transfusion recipients of HGP, from February 2014 to August 2014. Twenty and nine receivers (5.65%) presented reactivity for at least one of the evaluated serological markers. The recipients were positive for hepatitis B (1.57%), hepatitis C (0.58%), AIDS (1.17%), and syphilis (2.33%). Among the blood recipients with positive serology for any of the tested infectious diseases, 37.93% were treated at the surgical center and 27.59% in the intensive care unit of the HGP, and 62% of recipients had not been previously transfused. Thus, this study determined the prevalence of infectious diseases in blood recipients from a Brazilian reference hospital, and discussed the feasibility and importance of implementing pre-transfusion serological tests for blood recipients in Brazil. The pre-transfusion serological evaluation is important because it provides both an early diagnosis of infections in blood recipients, thus minimizing the risk of comorbidity, and a greater legal certainty for Hematology Services and for the State, when clarification about possible transmissions of infectious diseases by blood transfusion are needed.

The purpose of this study was to investigate two underlying questions related to welfare reform and its impact on participants in the Cumberland Plateau Region: (1) What are the training and other noneducational needs of the participants in the VIEW program? and (2) What is the projected success of the impact of the training on the lives of the participants? The research study included 47 interviews with four distinct groups of individuals--VIEW participants, case managers, administrators, and trainers. Three focus group interviews were conducted with individuals who were participants in the VIEW program or professionals actively involved in the administration and implementation of the program. All the individuals interviewed in the study identified four difficulties to the successful implementation of the VIEW program: (1) the lack of economic development in the region, (2) the abbreviated time frame for the implementation of VIEW, (3) an excessive amount of paperwork, and (4) the lack of transportation. The participants cited the following difficulties: (1) child care, (2) inappropriate dress for interviews, (3) attitudes and busyness of case worker, (4) penalties associated with securing employment, and (5) limited opportunities for training. The training personnel identified three areas posing difficulties for participants: (1) motivation, (2) attitudes of the participants, and (3) leadership development. In summarizing the responses of all the individuals interviewed in this study, the two viable remedies emerged as options available to assist participants: (1) seeking additional help from family members or friends, and (2) taking the initiative to investigate other avenues of assistance outside the scope of the Departments of Social Services. The training component of the VIEW program was considered the most favorable among all the individuals interviewed in this study. The-proposed outcome of the training received for all participants in the VIEW program was the attainment of full-time or part-time employment. All the interviewees felt to varying degrees that the VIEW program would assist participants in securing employment. The administrators and case managers ultimately viewed the employment as the measure of success of the training. However, most of the participants were very unsure if they would secure employment in the Cumberland Plateau Region.

Transport is a significant factor in development. It determines the extent to which people can access social services as well as work and livelihood opportunities. The study presented in this dissertation is based on a case study ofthe Lions River pay point, which is a shop in the Mngeni Municipality. The aim ofthe study was to look at the influence of transport in accessing social services for women (Child Support Grant beneficiaries) in rural areas. The findings are based on a sample of66 Child Support Grant (CSG) beneficiaries. Using quantitative methods, the study focused on women and their transport needs when accessing the Child Support Grant, medical care for their child/children and their child/children getting to and from school The sampling technique used was an in-depth use ofa case study as illustrative ofrural settings. The respondents constituted a convenience sample as anyone who was at the Lions River pay point were asked whether or not they received the CSG. Ifthe respondents were beneficiaries ofthe CSG, they were asked to respond to a survey questionnaire. The results ofthe study show that in rural areas, transport is a barrier to accessing social services. Due to poor roads and the limited availability oftranspo~women spend a considerable amount oftime accessing social services, time that could be used in income generating activities. Findings ofthis study confirm research undertaken in other unpublished studies (Ngubane 1999 and Nzama 2(01). They show that in rural settlements, transport is a serious barrier to accessing social services. Welfare beneficiaries have no choice and are forced to use expensive public transport due to a lack ofalternate modes oftransport. It has been suggested by Nzama (2001:2) that the transport efficiency ofrural households can be enhanced by improving the rural transport system (by creating better roads and foot paths) and by locating social services close 10 people in order 10 reduce the distance that they need to travel. / Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2003.

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A legislação brasileira obriga a realização de testes sorológicos em todas as amostras de sangue de doadores, com o objetivo de prevenir a transmissão transfusional de microorganismos causadores de doenças como hepatite B, hepatite C, síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (SIDA), doença de Chagas, HTLV I/II e sífilis. Este procedimento é importante, porém não é suficiente para garantir a segurança do procedimento transfusional, sendo assim durante todo o ciclo do sangue, atitudes são adotadas para minimizar sinistros no objetivo final que a transfusão. Para receptores, a mesma legislação só obriga a realização de testes imuno-hematológicos pré-transfusionais, o que não revela o perfil sorológico deles, que por vezes pode ser positivo para algum dos marcadores antes da transfusão. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar o perfil sorológico pré-transfusional para doenças infecciosas transmissíveis por transfusão sanguínea em receptores de sangue de um hospital brasileiro de referência, o Hospital Geral de Palmas (HGP), no Estado do Tocantins. Foram realizados testes sorológicos pré-transfusionais para SIDA, hepatite B, hepatite C e sífilis em 514 receptores de transfusão do HGP, no período de fevereiro de 2014 a agosto de 2014. Vinte e nove receptores (5,65%) apresentaram-se reagentes para pelo menos um dos marcadores sorológicos testados. Os receptores apresentaram sorologia positiva para hepatite B (1,57%), hepatite C (0,58%), SIDA (1,17%) e sífilis (2,33%). Dentre os receptores de sangue que apresentaram sorologia positiva para alguma das doenças infecciosas testadas, 37,93% foram atendidos no centro cirúrgico e 27,59% na unidade de tratamento intensivo do HGP. Dentre os receptores com sorologia positiva, 62% não haviam sido transfundidos anteriormente. Este estudo determinou a prevalência de doenças infecciosas em receptores de sangue de um hospital brasileiro de referência, bem como discutiu a viabilidade e importância da implementação de testes sorológicos pré-transfusionais em receptores de sangue no Brasil. A avaliação sorológica pré-transfusional tem grande relevância pois possibilita o diagnóstico precoce de infecções nos receptores de sangue, minimizando assim o risco de comorbidade. Por outro lado, confere uma maior segurança judicial para os Serviços de Hemoterapia e para o Estado, quando da necessidade de esclarecimentos sobre possíveis transmissões de doenças infecciosas por transfusão sanguínea. / Brazilian law requires serological tests in all donors of blood samples, in order to prevent transfusion transmission of disease-causing organisms such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS), Chagas disease, HTLV I/II and syphilis. This is important, but not sufficient to ensure the safety of the transfusion procedure, so all the blood cycle, actions are taken to minimize losses in the ultimate goal that the transfusion. For receivers, the same legislation only requires the completion of pre-transfusion immuno-hematological tests, which does not reveal the serological profile of them, which can sometimes be positive for any of the markers prior to transfusion. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pre-transfusion serological profile for transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases in blood recipients from reference Brazilian hospital, Palmas General Hospital (HGP), State of Tocantins, Brazil. Pre-transfusion serological tests for HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis were performed in 514 transfusion recipients of HGP, from February 2014 to August 2014. Twenty and nine receivers (5.65%) presented reactivity for at least one of the evaluated serological markers. The recipients were positive for hepatitis B (1.57%), hepatitis C (0.58%), AIDS (1.17%), and syphilis (2.33%). Among the blood recipients with positive serology for any of the tested infectious diseases, 37.93% were treated at the surgical center and 27.59% in the intensive care unit of the HGP, and 62% of recipients had not been previously transfused. Thus, this study determined the prevalence of infectious diseases in blood recipients from a Brazilian reference hospital, and discussed the feasibility and importance of implementing pre-transfusion serological tests for blood recipients in Brazil. The pre-transfusion serological evaluation is important because it provides both an early diagnosis of infections in blood recipients, thus minimizing the risk of comorbidity, and a greater legal certainty for Hematology Services and for the State, when clarification about possible transmissions of infectious diseases by blood transfusion are needed.

The main focus of this thesis is the child support grant, as part of a broader social security system, in post-apartheid South Africa. Since the end of apartheid of 1994, the new South African government has sought to redress the racial imbalances and inequalities of the past by engaging in measures of redistribution. Central to this pursuit of redistribution has been a restructured system of social grants, of which the child support grant is the most significant. However, the post-apartheid government has adopted a largely neo-liberal macro-economic strategy such that social inequality and endemic poverty remain pervasive particularly amongst the African population, which includes the recipients of the child support grants. In adopting a sustainable livelihoods framework as the main theoretical perspective, the thesis seeks to understand the livelihoods of child support grant mothers in the face of conditions of extreme poverty. It does this through a localised study of twenty child grant mothers in Sinathingi Township in KwaZulu-Natal Province. In examining the livelihoods of these child-grant mothers, the thesis brings to the fore that mothers and their children do not exist as autonomous living units but are embedded in a broader set of social relations, including intra-household relations and relations with the fathers of the grant-children. It also demonstrates that child-grant mothers are not simply victims of structures of poverty in contemporary South Africa, but actively construct their livelihoods through a range of activities and strategies which show perseverance and ingenuity.

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The purpose of this project was to develop a career workshop curriculum for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Welfare Services in the Inland Empire Area. The major steps involved in job search will be covered including: goal setting, networking, resumes and cover letters, interviewing, salary negotiations, and follow-up.