Abstract Objective To identify the perception of health professionals about the health needs of adolescents and the reasons why they do not go to the health unit. Methods This is a descriptive-exploratory qualitative study carried out in a Basic Family Health Unit located in the north of the state of Santa Catarina. The study participants were 13 professionals from the family health team linked to the unit. Data was collected from April to June 2023, using semi-structured interviews, and analyzed […]

Abstract Objective To identify risk factors for parenting practices that promote child development during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods Cross-sectional study carried out in three Brazilian early-childhood education centers, from October to November 2020. Data collected through an online questionnaire with items from the instrument “Early Childhood for Healthy Adults”. Results A total of 109 family members participated in the study. The use of alcohol or tobacco during pregnancy, the child’s coexistence with a caregiver who uses alcohol, maternal depression and […]

Abstract Objective To describe the weaknesses in child health care actions in Basic Health Units, during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods This is an exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, carried out in the municipality of Floriano, Piauí, in July 2021. The research involved five nurses from the Family Health Strategy who participated in a semi-structured interview. In the data analysis, the content analysis technique was used. Thus, the results were divided into four cores of meaning, according to the […]

Abstract Objective To identify the knowledge and difficulties that nursing professionals face in carrying out neonatal screening in Primary Care. Methods Qualitative, descriptive, exploratory study, carried out in basic units in a medium-sized city in Mato Grosso, Brazil, with nurses and nursing technicians who participate in the performance of neonatal screening. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the thematic analysis technique. Results Presented in two thematic axes: “Professionals’ knowledge about the purpose of neonatal screening”; “Difficulties of […]

Abstract Objective To identify knowledge and practices of families regarding post-vaccination adverse events in children and adolescents. Methods Cross-sectional survey study carried out in a primary health care service in the city of São Paulo. The sample consisted of 38 parents or guardians of children aged 2 months to 14 years. Data were collected using an instrument designed specifically for the study and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results Most (76.3%) of the participants were able to indicate which vaccines the […]

Abstract Objective To analyze, in the literature, the interventions and care performed by nurses in the first consultation with newborns in primary care. Methods Integrative review carried out in the second half of 2020, by accessing the data bases PubMed, LILACS, CINAHL and Web of Science. Using the descriptors: Infant, Newborn; Nursing; Primary Care Nursing; Primary Health Care; Physical Examination; Growth and Development; Neonatal Screening; Nursing Care; Education, Nursing; Child Care. Inclusion criteria: period between 1999 and 2019; Portuguese, English […]

Abstract Objective To evaluate the influence of university extension activities on the attributes of Primary Health Care (PHC) in the context of childcare. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group, which analyzed the attribute scores in two scenarios: Intervention group (scenario that participated in an extension project in childcare), and the control group (other PHC scenarios). The assessment instrument (PCATOOL, child version) was applied to caregivers of infants who accessed the PHC. Attributes were analyzed by […]

Abstract Objective To understand the care of nurses in the prevention of hospitalizations for children due to Conditions Sensitive to Primary Care, by diagnoses of gastroenteritis, pneumonia and asthma. Methods Descriptive research with a qualitative approach, carried out in the city of Teresina in January and February 2021. Eleven nurses have participated in the study. The collection was based on a semi-structured interview. Data were analyzed using Bardin’s content analysis. Approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Municipal Health […]

Abstract Objective To validate the instrument for defining the role of the advanced practice nurse (IDREPA) in Cuba. Methods A methodological study was carried out in the province of Villa Clara, Cuba, in 2020, with two phases, the first was the cultural adaptation to Cuban Spanish through a discussion group session with experts and the second through a pilot test with 43 nurses of the Policlinic Chiqui Gómez Lubián. Was calculated an index with the application of Crespo’s fuzzy logic […]

Abstract Objective To estimate the prevalence and analyze demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with arterial hypertension among Brazilian adolescents. Methods This is a cross-sectional, multicentric and nationwide study with 4,471 adolescents who were interviewed during external evaluations of the National Program for Quality Improvement in Primary Care, between 2013 and 2014. The prevalence of hypertension was estimated, with its 95% confidence intervals (CI95%) according to socioeconomic and demographic factors. Differences between prevalence were analyzed using Pearson’s chi-square test. Poisson regression […]

Abstract Objective To verify the actions of primary care nurses, in traditional basic health units and family health units, in routine childcare actions during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods Qualitative and quantitative research conducted in June and July 2020; an online form was applied to 80 nurses from three Brazilian municipalities. Descriptive analysis and content analysis. Results Three analytical categories were identified: The old and the current: challenges for childcare; Impact and change: actions to continue childcare; Certainty / uncertainty: […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the actions developed by the nurse in the puericulture appointment to a child, in units of family health. Methods Descriptive research with qualitative approach developed in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with nurses that performed the nursing appointment with a child in a programmatic way in units of family health. 21 appointments were observed between January and February 2012. The data were analyzed by the content analysis technique and resulted in three categories: monitoring of the growth […]