Objetivou-se identificar o perfil dos óbitos por tuberculose pulmonar em um município do nordeste brasileiro durante o período de 2005-2014. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, exploratório, documental, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado por meio do Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade na qual a amostra foi composta por 37 óbitos cuja causa básica foi por tuberculose pulmonar. O tratamento dos dados se deu por meio de estatística descritiva simples. Houve prevalência de óbitos com idade média de 60 anos, predomínio da forma pulmonar, sem menção de confirmação bacteriológica ou histológica (81,0%), sexo masculino (65,0%), raça/cor parda (67,0%), estado civil solteiro (51,0%), parcela predominante apresentou ensino médio completo (32,0%) e aposentados (32,0%). Observou-se ainda que a maioria dos óbitos ocorreu no hospital (73,0%), com assistência médica antes do óbito (76,0%), sendo a maior parcela atestada por médico assistente (38,0%) e a maioria absoluta dos óbitos (94,0%) não foi submetida à necropsia. A presente investigação revelou o perfil de uma população fatalmente atingida pela tuberculose pulmonar, evidenciando aspectos epidemiológicos importantes a serem considerados em termos de gestão e organização dos serviços de saúde para a equidade no acesso, desenvolvimento social e intensificação das ações de controle da doença.

Background: Incorporating spatial approaches into epidemiological research is a challenge in public health research. The goal in this study was to analyze the spatial distribution of cases of deaths by tuberculosis in Imperatriz -MA (Brazil) and to characterize these events according to sociodemographic and operational characteristics. Methods and Findings:In this ecological study, all deaths from tuberculosis as the primary causeregistered in the Mortality Information System from 2005 to 2014 were considered. The research variables were subject to descriptive analysis, point density analysis (Kernel Intensity Estimation) and area analysis.Fifty cases of deaths by TB were identified, particularly the pulmonary clinical form. Male patients were predominant, with a median age of 59 years, mulatto race/color, single, who had finished secondary education. Most deaths happened at the hospital, with medical care before death and without autopsy. Most events happened at the hospital, with medical care delivery by an assistant physician and without autopsy. The point density revealed heterogeneity in the spatial distribution of the deaths, with rates of up to 2.33 deaths/km 2 . The

IntroductionThe popularisation of mobile devices has been considered by many to be the technological revolution of greatest impact in recent years. Thus, the development of computational solutions in the form of applications for mobile devices represents an effective means of making available health education contents for adolescents. The objective of the study was to describe the development of the application Adolescent Chat with information on sexuality and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention.MethodsThis is a research and methodological development, carried out in 2016. In this study, an application was developed based on the website already developed, Adolescent Chat, containing subjects on sexuality and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention as a tool to promote Adolescents that attend the Catholic Church. Ethical aspects were respected in accordance with protocol No. 1.165.118. ResultsThe application was developed in the Engine Unity that allows platform portability and friendly interactions from the definition of visual contexts aligned with the target audience, adolescents and young Catholics. The contents selected to be placed in the mobile application were selected from the contents of the Adolescent Chat site, and focus on the themes of Sexuality, STD/HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention. The contents were developed and validated in a previous study. In addition to the presentation of explanatory content, the adolescent has the option of interacting through illustrations, animations and quizzes. ConclusionThe relevance of this study is therefore acknowledged, since it is focused on the development of an educational technology in health in the virtual format, aimed at adolescents, using recreational methods that favour critical reflection and, consequently, adoption of safe sexual behaviours. The importance of the application as an instrument of health education is highlighted, enhancing the actions of STD/HIV/AIDS prevention, solidifying the interdisciplinary practice, mainly aimed at improving the care of adolescents.

IntroductionChildren and adolescents constitute population connected to screens and digital technologies. They invest in the interactive process, periods of time that would be available for leisure, entertainment, study, school tasks, social and family relationships and other daily activities. In this context, this study aims to relate the mobile applications on sexuality and STD/HIV/AIDS prevention available on the main existing platforms. MethodsThe list of applications was based on the Google Play (Android), App Store (iOS) and Marketplace (Windows Phone) search terms: Adolescent/teenager, sexuality, isolated and associated STD/HIV prevention, on both platforms, in the period between March and April 2016. Subsequently, the five most popular applications were identified from the identification of the available note and the number of evaluators. To analyse the data the main characteristics of the applications aimed at adolescents and discussed with the relevant literature were identified. The study obeyed the ethical aspects related to research involving human beings. ResultsThe research revealed that the most popular applications were games and erotic content, it is noted that no applications were found that contemplated adolescence and disease prevention. The most popular applications had scores ranging from 4.0 to 4.7 from a maximum score of 5.0 points. Of the five most popular, three belonged to the Android operational system and two to the Windows Phone operational system, of these, two propose to follow menstrual cycle, thus contemplating aspects of health promotion, and the others were games. ConclusionThe increasing use of information and communication technologies in the health area raises the need to include the concept of health care promotion using features such as mobile applications developed for smartphones and tablets. Therefore, the importance of adapting the contents of mobile devices is extended, extending its use to information and health education.