This cross-sectional epidemiological study aimed to calculate the potential years of life lost by female homicide victims in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, in 2003-2007

Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral public hospital. Methods: it is aretrospective, descriptive study of cross-section type. Variables in the death certifications and maternal death investigationforms were analyzed. Results: there were 93 cases recorded, corresponding to the ratio of 228.4 maternal deaths per100,000 live births. Most of these deaths were from women aged 20-29 years old (47.3%), undergoing cesarean section(39.8%). Most deaths occurred in the postpartum period (66.7%), by direct obstetric causes (55.9%), especially: infection(28%), cardiovascular disease (20.4%) and lung disease (10.8%). Conclusion: maternal deaths occurred in a context ofsocio-economic unfavorable condition, especially affecting young women, black, victimized by infectious conditions andcardiovascular diseases. The importance of improving the quality of records, surveillance deaths and postnatal care wereevident.

Acolhimento do usuário e classificação de risco em emergência obstétrica: avaliação da operacionalização em maternidade-escola Acogimiento del usuario y clasificación de riesgo en emergencia obstétrica: evaluación de la operacionalización en una maternidad escuela

A formação relacionada com a sexualidade humana na perceção de estudantes de enfermagem La formación relacionada con la sexualidad humana en la percepción de los estudiantes de enfermería Maria das Neves Figueiroa*; Maria Lúcia Neto de Menezes**; Estela Maria Leite Meirelles Monteiro***; Ângela Roberta Lessa de Andrade****; Débora Priscila Ferreira Fraga*****; Monique Vieira de Oliveira****** AbstractBackground: Sexuality is a dimension in the life of all human beings. It is a continuous process that begins before birth and ends with death. Objective: To understand undergraduate nursing students' perception of the concept of sexuality and the importance of including the study of sexuality in professional nursing higher education. Methodology: Descriptive, exploratory study, using qualitative methodology. Data were collected through interviews and analyzed using content analysis techniques. Results: Participants associated sexuality with a biological need that goes beyond the sexual act and that is influenced by psychological and cultural factors. They highlighted the importance of the topic and reported that it was only superficially addressed during their undergraduate degree. Conclusion: Sexuality is a key topic in professional nursing training and needs to be more and better explored in undergraduate degrees, namely to expand and optimize these health professionals' performance in situations that address sexuality as a life dimension characterized by unique experiences.

Objetivo: comprender las percepciones de los adolescentes escolares de sexo masculino sobre el cuidado de su salud. Métodos: estudio descriptivo, con abordaje cualitativo, realizado con 32 estudiantes de una escuela pública estadual del municipio de Recife-PE. Para la recolección de datos se empleó una entrevista semiestructurada, siendo las declaraciones descompuestas y organizadas mediante la técnica del Discurso del Sujeto Colectivo. Resultados: Surgieron cinco Ideas Centrales resultado de los DSC: Busca de los adolescentes por aclaraciones de dudas y cuestiones de salud, Actuación de la escuela en la estrategia de educación en salud, Percepción de los adolescentes en relación al concepto de salud, Comportamiento de los adolescentes en el cuidado a la salud, Busca por mejoras en las condicione de salud. Conclusión: Fue evidenciado que la participación de la familia, escuela y profesionales de salud, especialmente los de enfermería ejercen importante influencia en el proceso de formación del adolescente. En este sentido, es fundamental la implicación de estos actores para el fortalecimiento de acciones de promoción de la salud y autocuidado de los adolescentes.