Objective: Elaborate and validate an educational technology for adolescents on leprosy, focusing on preventing the disease and reducing stigma. Method: First, a prototype of the educational technology was elaborated and later analyzed by 17 adolescents and 7 researchers’ experts in the leprosy area and educational technologies who answered a questionnaire with questions related to the subject. Subsequently, the technology has been applied to 43 adolescents, and a questionnaire was handed before and after the use of the game, so that questionnaire scores were compared by a Wilcoxon paired test. Results: After the data collection with researchers and adolescents, the answers received descriptive treatment, and the Content Validity Index was calculated, which reached a good level of agreement, with an overall value (0.86), although there were improvements to the technology, based on the perceptions of researchers and adolescents. Conclusions: There was an increase in knowledge about leprosy.

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This study assesses the prevalence of bipolar disorder (BD) among 196 HIV-infected adult outpatients attending in a specialized unit in Fortaleza, Brazil. Patients were interviewed with the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), and a socio-demographic questionnaire based on WHO's behavioral surveillance surveys. Positive MDQ screening was found in 13.2% (N=26) and the BD diagnosis was confirmed in 8.1% (N=16) of the sample. There is an almost four times higher prevalence of BD among the HIV-infected patients of the sample (8.1%) than in the general population from the USA (2.1%). The prevalence of BD type I in the HIV patients was 5.6% (N=11) which is almost six times higher than the US general population (1%). The odds ratios of sexual behaviors and substance abuse variables correlated with BD were calculated. The variables associated with the diagnoses of BD were sex with commercial partners, sex outside the primary relationship, alcohol use disorders, and illicit drug abuse. The most common psychiatric comorbidity in the BD group was substance abuse (61.5%). A better understanding of psychiatric comorbidities and behavioral aspects of HIV-positive patients may help in improving long-term outcome of these patients.

RESUMO Objetivo Analisar a existência de possível associação entre a exposição ao abuso sexual na infância e qualidade de vida inferior em universitários. Métodos Participaram da pesquisa 935 estudantes universitários que responderam ao questionário de prevalência de abuso sexual infantil e ao questionário abreviado de avaliação de qualidade de vida (WHOQOL-bref), bem como a questões sociodemográficas e sobre histórico de doenças clínicas. Utilizou-se o teste de associação do qui-quadrado e análise de regressão logística, tendo-se como desfecho a variável binária qualidade de vida (inferior; superior). No modelo final de regressão, aplicou-se o teste de sensibilidade para identificar o acerto entre os casos observados com qualidade de vida superior e o teste de especificidade aplicado aos casos observados com qualidade de vida inferior, bem como avaliou-se a eficiência global do modelo para um cutoff de 0,5. Resultados A maioria dos participantes era: mulher (55,6%, 520), parda (52,3%, 489), solteira (58,4%, 546). A idade média foi de 21 anos (SD = ± 5) e a renda familiar média, de R$ 3.875,00 (SD = ± 4.690,00). A partir da regressão logística, observou-se que aumentaram a associação com qualidade de vida inferior: necessidade de acompanhamento psicológico, estar solteiro, sofrer violência sexual na infância, não ser de raça branca, praticar atividade física três vezes ou mais na semana, nascer no interior e praticar religião. Conclusão O estudo evidenciou que o abuso sexual infantil, mesmo transcorrido há muitos anos, associa-se negativamente à qualidade de vida de adultos.

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