Introdução Idealizada pelo sanitarista Oswaldo Cruz há mais de um século, a imunização no Brasil possibilitou erradicar e controlar doenças preveníveis por meio da vacina. Com aproximadamente cinquenta anos de existência, mundialmente o Programa Nacional de Imunização (PNI) brasileiro é reconhecido pelo seu sucesso em atingir altos níveis de cobertura populacional. Para ele, não existem excluídos. Enquanto ação desempenhada no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), é universal, ou seja, um direito de cidadania a todas as pessoas. Desse […]

Abstract Objective To characterize the socioeconomic and demographic profile of quilombola children and adolescents in Bahia. Methods Descriptive study with 296 quilombola children and adolescents. Descriptive analyzes were performed and statistical differences were tested using Pearson’s chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests. Results 57.1% were adolescents; 51.0% male; 93.9% live with first-degree relatives; 65.2% were from socioeconomic class D-E; 54.7% and 6.8% of parents/guardians have primary education and formal employment, respectively; 68.9% of families receive government benefits; 69.9% have 4 to […]

Abstract Objective To assess women’s knowledge about breastfeeding, using the Knowl Scale. Methods Cross-sectional quantitative observational study, whose sample consisted of 128 pregnant women, users of primary care units in a medium-sized municipality in the west of Paraná, carried out from February to September 2019. The analysis was descriptive and inferential statistics, in which Kuder-Richardson, Cronbach’s alpha, and intraclass correlation tests were used. Results Knowledge was considered between moderate and adequate, whose number of correct answers in the questions individually […]

Abstract The pandemic generated by the new coronavirus has had major impacts on the world, including education. The present study addresses aspects related to remote care during the pandemic in the Hospital Class of A.C. Camargo Cancer Center Hospital, which treats children and adolescents affected by cancer. The Hospital Class service was reinvented in 2020 and despite the pandemic, there was a significant increase in pedagogical assistance, due to the use of the online tool for remote education. It is […]

Abstract Objective To investigate, among the available treatments, the best levels of evidence for the treatment of diaper dermatitis associated with the use of antibiotic therapy. Methods Systematic review carried out in August 2020, in MEDLINE/Pubmed, CINAHL, SCOPUS and Web of Science databases, with the descriptors: Newborn, Infant, Diaper Rash, Therapeutics. Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt were used to level the evidence. Single-arm meta-analyses of event rates were performed using the random effects model with logit transformation. Heterogeneity was assessed by the […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the epidemiological profile and spatial distribution of respiratory system diseases among children in Brazil in the period before and during the pandemic of COVID-19. Methods Ecological time-series, descriptive study, carried out with data from the Brazilian Department of Public Health Informatics about hospitalizations and deaths of children under 10 years old due to respiratory diseases in Brazil from March/2019 to February/2021. The analysis occurred by sex, age group, race/color and macroregion. Results The epidemiological profile with […]

Abstract Objective To evaluate puerperal women’s knowledge about breastfeeding using the Knowledge Breastfeeding Scale (KBS). Methods This is an exploratory, observational, cross-sectional research with descriptive design, quantitative approach of the analytical type with correlation between variables. It was developed with fifty puerperae in the sector of the Guthrie Test at the Pediatrics Hospital Outpatient Clinic in São José do Rio Preto, in 2022. Data were collected using the Knowledge Scale on Breastfeeding (KNOWL), validated for the Portuguese-Brazilian language, with 25 […]

Abstract Objective To identify preoperative educational strategies for parents of outpatient surgical children and their effects. Methods Integrative review between March and May 2021, Lilacs, Medline, Scopus and Science Direct databases. Included studies on preoperative strategies with parents of outpatient surgical children, from 2015 to 2020, in English, Portuguese and/or Spanish. Descriptors caregivers, parents, family, preoperative education and preoperative care were used. Opinions, comments, reviews, theses, dissertations and incomplete studies were excluded. Level of evidence from one to seven was […]

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 The role of nurses is based on scientific evidence and based on the systematization of nursing care, which allows the design of work in relation to methodology, human and instrumental resources. In neonatal units, systematization is applied as an essential action, as it encompasses physiological and quality factors, such as breastfeeding, and the role of nurses in this scenario is essential. The study aims to identify in the literature the nursing process related to breastfeeding in neonatal units through […]

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 evaluate the quality of life of adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus assisted at an outpatient clinic specialized in adolescent health. Methods Descriptive, quantitative study developed in an outpatient clinic. It was carried out with 19 adolescents living with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, using a quality of life assessment scale. Data were collected from January to August 2020 and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results Predominance of female adolescents, aged over 15 years, white, attending elementary school, family income in […]