Background Migrants are a high priority group for TB control measures due to their high exposure to risk factors such as poverty and social vulnerability. The study aimed to identify factors associated with latent TB among international migrants living in four Brazilian state capitals. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in September and October 2020 in a sample of 903 international migrants living in four Brazilian state capitals: Boa Vista/RR (458), Manaus/AM (136), São Paulo/SP (257), and Curitiba/PR (52). Data were collected with a questionnaire consisting of open and closed questions on personal characteristics, information on TB, and use of preventive measures. Tuberculin skin test (TST) was performed, with reading after 72 h by trained nurses and using 5 mm induration as the positive cutoff. Chi-square test (X2) and Fisher’s exact test, both two-tailed, were used to compare statistically significant levels of association between the migrants´ sociodemographic characteristics, vulnerability, and latent TB infection (LTBI). Binary logistic regression was applied to calculate odds ratios and respective 95% confidence intervals. For all the tests, type I error of 5% was defined as statistically significant (p < 0.05). Results Prevalence of LTBI among migrants was 46.1% in Manaus/AM, 33.3% in São Paulo/SP, 28.1% in Curitiba/PR, and 23.5% in Boa Vista/RR. Factors associated with latent infection were age, male gender, and brown or indigenous race. Conclusions The study showed high prevalence of latent TB among international migrants.
RESUMO Objetivo: caracterizar o grau de dependência dos cuidados de enfermagem de usuários internados no setor de emergência. Método: trata-se de estudo quantitativo, transversal, de base secundária e a amostra se constituiu dos usuários internados na área de estabilização no mês de março de 2017. Utilizou-se um instrumento para os dados sociodemográficos e clínicos e o Sistema de Classificação de Pacientes (SCP) de Fugulin, Gaidzinski e Kurcgant. Realizou-se a análise estatística no programa Epi Info. Resultados: verificou-se que 62,16% (n=46) da amostra era do sexo masculino, idade média de 55,29 ± 20,76 anos, principal diagnóstico de internação as doenças do aparelho circulatório (39,19%) e média de permanência de 4,29 ± 6,59. O SPC foi aplicado 166 vezes e predominou o cuidado de intensivo (69,28%), seguido por semi-intensivo (13,86%) e de alta dependência (11,45%). Conclusão: constatou-se um elevado número de cuidados intensivos e semi-intensivos, atrelados à longa permanência no setor, o que descaracteriza as unidades de emergência como local de estabilização. Fornece-se com essa caracterização bases científicas e fidedignas para o gerenciamento hospitalar e de pessoal de enfermagem. Descritores: Administração Hospitalar; Assistência ao Paciente; Emergências; Enfermagem em Emergência; Enfermagem; Organização e Administração.ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the degree of dependency of users hospitalized in the emergency unit with respect to nursing care. Method: this is a quantitative, cross-sectional and secondary-based study. The sample consisted of patients hospitalized in the stabilization unit in March 2017. An instrument was used to obtain sociodemographic and clinical data, and also the Patient Classification System (PCS) proposed by Fugulin, Gaidzinski and Kurcgant. Statistical analysis was performed using the Epi InfoTM software. Results: 62.16% (n=46) of the sample were male, with mean age of 55.29 ± 20.76 years. The main diagnosis of hospitalization was diseases of the circulatory system (39.19%), and the mean permanence was 4.29 ± 6.59. The PCS was applied 166 times and intensive care was prevalent (69.28%), followed by semi-intensive (13.86%) and high dependency (11.45%). Conclusion: There was a high number of intensive care and semi-intensive care provided and linked to prolonged length of stay in the sector, which mischaracterizes emergency units as patient stabilization sectors. This characterization provides scientific and trustworthy bases for hospital management and nursing personnel. Descriptors: Hospital Administration; Patient Care; Emergencies; Emergency Nursing; Nursing; Organization and Administration.RESUMEN Objetivo: caracterizar el grado de dependencia de los usuarios internados en el sector de emergencia en relación a los cuidados de enfermería. Método: se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, transversal y de base secundaria. La muestra se compuso de los usuarios internados en la unidad de estabilización durante el mes de marzo de 2017. Se utilizó un instrumento para obtener los datos sociodemográficos y clínicos y el Sistema de Clasificación de Pacientes (SCP) de Fugulin, Gaidzinski y Kurcgant. Se realizó el análisis estadístico en el programa Epi InfoTM. Resultados: se verificó que el 62,16% (n=46) de la muestra era del sexo masculino, con edad media de 55,29 ± 20,76 años. El principal diagnóstico de internación fue las enfermedades del aparato circulatorio (39,19%) y el promedio de permanencia fue de 4,29 ± 6,59. El SCP fue aplicado 166 veces y predominó el cuidado intensivo (69,28%), seguido por el semi-intensivo (13,86%) y el de alta dependencia (11,45%). Conclusión: Se constató un elevado número de cuidados intensivos y semi-intensivos relacionados con la larga permanencia en el sector, lo que descaracteriza las unidades de emergencia como locales de estabilización. Esta caracterización proporciona bases científicas y fidedignas para la gestión hospitalaria y de personal de enfermería. Descriptores: Administración Hospitalaria; Asistencia al Paciente; Emergencias; Enfermería de Emergencia; Enfermería; Organización y Administración.
Objective: To analyze the strategies undertaken by the government to address the health problem in Boa Vista/Roraima. Method: A study using the microhistory approach, with documentary sources from journalistic material of the 1970s through the triangulation technique: texts, images and context, with analysis from the perspective of the Social World Theory. Results: It was evidenced that the strategies undertaken by the government occurred in favor of the exploration of isolated areas in Roraima that demanded settlement processes, construction of villages and a highway to enable the interconnection of the state with other regions of Brazil, with a smoke screen symbolic effect produced by nurses on indigenous health. Conclusion: There was governmental manipulation, when the symbolic power was unveiled, making it possible to see and believe that nursing needs to guide political issues rather than being ruled.
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