The Family Health Strategy Influence on the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Acceptance in a Peripheral Community of the Brazilian Amazon Region.

Introduction: The coverage of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine remains low worldwide. The Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Brazil has an important role in health promotion in communities. Given the FHS's close contact with assisted communities, the coverage of the HPV vaccine should be high in children. This study aims to investigate the acceptance of the HPV vaccine of parents or guardians of a peripheral community of the Brazilian Amazon region assisted by the FHS and influencing factors. Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study recruiting the residents of a subnormal agglomerate of Belém (Pará-Brazil) and covered by the FHS was conducted. Data were collected from September 30 to November 5, 2019. The questionnaire "Knowledge and Acceptability of HPV and Its Vaccine" was used. Data were analyzed through binary and multiple regression analyses. Results: A total of 247 participants were included in this study, and 85 of which (34.4%) declared that they did not vaccinate their children. Hesitation to vaccinate was related to few years of schooling (odds ratio [OR]: 0.79, p=0.008), having sons (OR: 3.14, p=0.000), inadequate knowledge about doses of the HPV (OR: 2.44, p=0.015), and knowledge of anyone who received the HPV vaccine (OR: 7.07, p=0.000). Conclusion: Results suggested the low efficiency of FHS in increasing the HPV vaccination coverage in the assisted communities. A strategy involving a dialog with assisted families and continuous health education to health professionals should be implemented to combat fake news and increase HPV vaccination coverage.

Nursing process for elderly women susceptible to falls from the perspective of the Pender's Model.

OBJECTIVES: to describe the strategy of applying the nursing process guided by Pender's Health Promotion Model to elderly women susceptible to falls with a view to promoting a self-efficacy behavior for fall prevention. METHODS: application of the nursing process to eleven elderly women who had already experienced falls, living in a neighborhood in the outskirts of Belem, state of Pará, which involved interviews to obtain their nursing history and group meetings using the focus group technique to develop the other phases of the nursing process: nursing diagnosis, nursing interventions, and nursing assessment. RESULTS: despite the risk factors for falls, the intervention model adopted in this study allowed elderly women to enhance their self-efficacy. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the model proved to be suitable for the participation of elderly women in actions to build fall prevention behaviors, with a view to healthier lifestyles.

Nursing process for elderly women susceptible to falls from the perspective of the Pender's Model / Proceso de enfermería para ancianas susceptibles a caídas en la perspectiva del Modelo de Pender / Processo de Enfermagem para idosas suscetíveis a queda na perspectiva do Modelo de Pender

ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the strategy of applying the nursing process guided by Pender's Health Promotion Model to elderly women susceptible to falls with a view to promoting a self-efficacy behavior for fall prevention. Methods: application of the nursing process to eleven elderly women who had already experienced falls, living in a neighborhood in the outskirts of Belem, state of Pará, which involved interviews to obtain their nursing history and group meetings using the focus group technique to develop the other phases of the nursing process: nursing diagnosis, nursing interventions, and nursing assessment. Results: despite the risk factors for falls, the intervention model adopted in this study allowed elderly women to enhance their self-efficacy. Final Considerations: the model proved to be suitable for the participation of elderly women in actions to build fall prevention behaviors, with a view to healthier lifestyles.

RESUMEN Objetivos: describir la estrategia de aplicar el proceso de enfermería orientado por el Modelo de Promoción de Salud de Pender a ancianas susceptibles a caídas, apuntando a un comportamiento auto eficaz en la prevención de caídas. Métodos: aplicación del proceso de enfermería en once ancianas que ya habían sufrido caídas, residentes en un barrio periférico de Belém, PA. Incluyó: entrevista para obtener el historial de enfermería; reuniones grupales, siguiendo la técnica del grupo focal para desarrollar las restantes fases del proceso de enfermería: diagnóstico de enfermería, intervenciones de enfermería, evaluación de enfermería. Resultados: a pesar de los factores de riesgo de caídas presentes, el Modelo de intervención adoptado permitió que las ancianas incrementaran su potencial de autoeficacia. Consideraciones Finales: el Modelo se mostró adecuado al protagonismo de las ancianas en acciones de construcción de comportamientos preventivos de caídas, con miras a estilos de vida más saludables.

RESUMO Objetivos: descrever a estratégia de aplicação do processo de enfermagem guiado pelo Modelo de Promoção de Saúde de Pender a idosas suscetíveis a queda com vistas ao comportamento auto eficaz de prevenção de quedas. Métodos: aplicação do processo de enfermagem a onze idosas que já haviam sofrido quedas, moradoras em bairro de periferia de Belém, PA, o qual envolveu entrevista para obter o histórico de enfermagem e reuniões grupais, seguindo a técnica do grupo focal para desenvolver as demais fases do processo de enfermagem: diagnóstico de enfermagem, intervenções de enfermagem, avaliação de enfermagem. Resultados: apesar dos fatores de risco presentes para quedas, o Modelo adotado de intervenção propiciou a idosas potencializarem seu poder de autoeficácia. Considerações Finais: o Modelo mostrou-se adequado ao protagonismo das idosas em ações na construção de comportamentos de prevenção de quedas, com vistas a estilos de vida mais saudáveis.

Factors associated with low knowledge about sexually transmitted infections in subnormal agglomerate, in the Brazilian Amazon.

BACKGROUND: Populations living in subnormal agglomerates in urban areas are more vulnerable to infections, including sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In these groups, inadequate knowledge about sexually transmitted infections can further increase the risk of contracting STIs. AIM: We investigated the factors associated with low knowledge about STIs in a peripheral population in the Brazilian Amazon. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Belém, in the Amazon region that has a high percentage of subnormal agglomerates in an urban area and a high incidence of STIs. Random sampling was adopted which resulted in a sample of 320 participants. To assess knowledge about STIs, the self-administered Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Questionnaire was used. To assess aspects of vulnerability, a questionnaire was constructed which is linked to individual, social, and programmatic factors. The chi-square test, G test, and ordinal regression analyses were all performed. FINDINGS: The sample of this study was composed of 320 participants. The mean age of the participants was 46.09 years. 37.5% (120), 50.6% (162), and 11.9% (38) showed low, medium, and high knowledge, respectively. Multiple analysis revealed that the factors associated with higher chance of having smaller knowledge about sexually transmitted infections were single/separated/divorced/widow(er) marital status (AOR: 1.80, CI: 1.15-2.84, P = 0.01); income equal to or less than one minimum wage (1.98, CI: 1.21-3.17, P = 0.00); equal to or over than 52 years old (AOR: 1.99, CI: 1.25-3.17, P = 0.00); lack of guidance by a health professional (AOR: 1.59, CI: 1.01-2.51, P = 0.04). Our results show that this community suffer from suboptimal levels of knowledge on STIs, which are linked to individual, social, and programmatic factors. Characterising the risk and vulnerabilities factors allows for carrying out appropriate interventions for populations living in subnormal agglomerates in urban area.