Descriptive study which aims to verify if the herbalist offer the information correct for the use of the medicinal plants; if they give for the customers concerning the possible poisonings or interaction with the allopathic guide and also if there is a criteria for the commercialization of the phytotherapics. A questionnaire was used containing open and closed questions involving aspects of the performance of the herbalists with the phytotherapics. The herbalists know the majority of the medicinal plants, however, there are some gaps concerning the correct indication of these products, of the collateral effect and toxicities. The herbalist lack to better know the principles of the grass, the therapeutically indications active, to guide the users concerning the possible pharmacological interactions or medicaments poisonings and regarding the cleanness, storage, time of useful life and contraindications of the product.

Objectives: To characterize sexual abuse in children and adolescents registered by the Sentinel Program in Campina Grande -PB; to analyze the incidence of sexual abuse; to define the profile of the children and adolescents seen at this program; to identify the main abusers and incidence of this type of abuse in the intra-and extra-family environment. Methods: This is a descriptive-exploratory study. Data were collected from 60 children and adolescents and treated statistically. Results: There were 23 notifications in 2005 and 37 in 2005. Of these, 51 notifications were related to girls and nine to boys in unfavorable socioeconomic conditions. The prevalent age ranges were from three to five years old and between 12 and 14. The main abusers were stepfathers, fathers, brothers-in-law; boyfriends and unknown men. There were 27 intra-family and 33 extra-family cases. The Tutelary Council -Conselho Tutelar -mediated most occurrences. Conclusion: The incidence of sexual abuse in children and adolescents is increasing, both in the intra-family and the extra-family environment. Continuous education is suggested to support family members and victims of sexual abuse. Keywords: Child abuse, sexual/diagnosis; Child abuse, sexual/epidemiology; Battered child syndrome; Domestic violence; Sexual violence; Child advocacy RESUMO Objetivos: Caracterizar abuso sexual em crianças e adolescentes registrados pelo Programa Sentinela em Campina Grande-PB; analisar incidência de abuso sexual; traçar perfil das crianças e adolescentes atendidas nesse programa; identificar principais abusadores e incidência desse abuso no ambiente intra e extrafamiliar. Métodos: Estudo descritivo-exploratório. Coletaram-se dados nos prontuários de 60 crianças e adolescentes. Os dados foram tratados estatisticamente. Resultados: Aconteceram 23 notificações em 2005, e 37em 2006. Identificou-se 51 notificações relacionadas com meninas e nove com meninos em condições sócio-econômicas desfavoráveis. Faixa etária prevalente: três a cinco e 12 a 14 anos. Principais abusadores: padrastos, pais, cunhados; namorados e desconhecidos. Aconteceram 27 casos no ambiente intrafamiliar e 33 no extrafamiliar. O Conselho Tutelar intermediou a maioria dos registros. Conclusão: Cresce incidência de abuso sexual de crianças e adolescentes, tanto no ambiente intrafamiliar como no extrafamiliar. Sugere-se educação continuada para apoiar familiares e vítimas de abuso sexual. Descritores: Maus-tratos sexuais infantis/diagnóstico; Maus-tratos sexuais infantis/epidemiologia Criança maltratada; Violência doméstica; Violência sexual; Defesa da criança e do adolescente RESUMEN Objetivos: Caracterizar el abuso sexual en niños y adolescentes registrados en el Programa Centinela en Campina Grande-PB; analizar la incidencia del abuso sexual; trazar el perfil de las niñas y adolescentes atendidas en ese programa; identificar principales abusadores e incidencia de ese abuso en el ambiente intra y extra familiar. Métodos: Se trata de un estudio descriptivo-exploratorio. Los datos fuer...

Objective: To assess the quality of life and the burden of female caregivers. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out with 224 informal caregivers from March to July 2016. Three instruments were used: a characterization form for the caregiver, the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire and the Zarit Burden Interview. The following tests were used: Cronbach’s Alpha, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman and Mann-Whitney. Results: The mean age of caregivers was 51.8 years with a standard deviation of 13.7. They were predominantly married, had a low income and low level of education, were first-degree relatives, had been providing care for one to five years and presented some pathology. The associations of quality of life that presented statistical significance were: income, marital status, number of people living with the caregiver and time of care. Conclusion: The burden was negatively correlated with QOL, that is, the greater the burden, the more impaired will be the life of these caregivers.

Objective: to investigate the nurses’ practice regarding sexual violence against women. Methods: quantitative cross-sectionalresearch conducted with 27 nurses in six Primary Care Units from each of the health districts of a city in the countryside ofthe Northeast Region of Brazil. Data collection took place from October to November 2011 through a questionnaire. Results:among the respondents, 96.3% recognized that it is their role to investigate it; 22.2% of nurses questioned their patientsabout the violence; 85.1% treated suspected and/or confirmed cases; and 15.8% used some protocol during the service. Only18.5% felt able to treat cases of sexual violence. Conclusion: there were difficulties for the referral of cases and treatmentrecommendations. Thus, in-service training and dissemination of educational/informative material are mandatory.

A descriptive study which aimed to characterize the conditions of people with disabilities (PD) in the Basic Health Units-UBS. Data were collected in January 2009 in 20 UBSF. It was used digital camera and check list based on the 9050-NBR ABNT. The results showed: Access town - no traffic lights (100%) of lanes for pedestrians (100%), bumpy sidewalks (90%); Access in UBS: non-standard ports (30%) staircases without banisters (20%); floor outside the standard (75%), in disagreement with standard mobile (20%), drinking at odds with standard (55%), making it difficult to people with disabilities to use a filter (30%), has no drinking or filters (15%); telephones installed inadequately (55%); inaccessible restrooms (96%). Access to UBS of PD is permeated by the symbolic violence.