Quality of life of individuals receiving kidney transplantation in Amazonas State.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the quality of life of kidney transplant receivers in the State of Amazonas. METHOD: a cross-sectional, descriptive study, performed with 222 individuals after renal transplantation registered in a private clinic and in a health public ambulatory. Data collection took place through structured interviews where the quality of life was measured by the Kidney Disease Quality of Life - Short Form. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. RESULTS: the quality of life scores found ranged from 36.5 to 83.1. The quality of life domains, specifics of renal disease, have proved to be superior to generic ones. The most compromised were work situation; sleep; physical function and emotional function, with scores of 36.5; 53.7; 52.4; 55.1, respectively, and correlated moderately and significantly with each other. CONCLUSION: the majority (63.2%) of the quality of life domains obtained high scores and the specific component of renal disease had higher scores than the generic component.

Quality of life of individuals receiving kidney transplantation in Amazonas State / Qualidade de vida de pessoas receptoras de transplante renal no Amazonas / Calidad de vida de las personas receptoras de trasplante renal en Amazonas

Abstarct Objective: to analyze the quality of life of kidney transplant receivers in the State of Amazonas. Method: a cross-sectional, descriptive study, performed with 222 individuals after renal transplantation registered in a private clinic and in a health public ambulatory. Data collection took place through structured interviews where the quality of life was measured by the Kidney Disease Quality of Life - Short Form. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. Results: the quality of life scores found ranged from 36.5 to 83.1. The quality of life domains, specifics of renal disease, have proved to be superior to generic ones. The most compromised were work situation; sleep; physical function and emotional function, with scores of 36.5; 53.7; 52.4; 55.1, respectively, and correlated moderately and significantly with each other. Conclusion: the majority (63.2%) of the quality of life domains obtained high scores and the specific component of renal disease had higher scores than the generic component.

Objetivo: analisar a qualidade de vida de receptores de transplante renal no Estado do Amazonas. Método: estudo transversal, descritivo, realizado com 222 indivíduos pós-transplante renal cadastrados em uma clínica privada e em um ambulatório público de saúde. A coleta de dados deu-se por meio de entrevista estruturada onde a qualidade de vida foi medida pelo Kidney Disease Quality of Life - Short Form. Para a análise dos dados, foi utilizada estatística descritiva. Resultados: os escores de qualidade de vida encontrados variaram de 36,5 a 83,1. Os domínios de qualidade de vida específicos da doença renal mostraram-se superiores aos genéricos. Os mais comprometidos foram Situação de trabalho; Sono; Função física e Função emocional, com escores 36,5; 53,7; 52,4; 55,1, respectivamente, e correlacionados moderada e significativamente entre si. Conclusão: a maioria (63,2%) dos domínios de qualidade de vida obtiveram escores elevados e o componente específico da doença renal teve pontuações superiores ao componente genérico.

Objetivo: analizar la calidad de vida de las personas receptoras de trasplante renal en el Estado de Amazonas. Método: estudio transversal descriptivo, realizado con 222 personas, con posterioridad a la realización de un trasplante renal, inscriptos en una clínica privada y en un hospital público. La recolección de datos se realizó mediante entrevista semiestructurada y se midió la calidad de vida por medio del Kidney Disease Quality of Life - Short Form. En el análisis de datos, se utilizó la estadística descriptiva. Resultados: El puntaje de calidad de vida obtenido osciló de 36,5 a 83,1. Los dominios de calidad de vida propios de la enfermedad renal, tuvieron un puntaje superior al genérico. Los más comprometidos fueron: situación laboral, sueño, función física y función emocional, con puntajes de 36,5; 53,7; 52,4; 55,1, respectivamente, y correlacionados moderada y significativamente entre sí. Conclusión: la mayoría (63,2%) de los dominios relativos a la calidad de vida obtuvieron puntajes elevados y el componente específico de la enfermedad renal obtuvo un puntaje superior al componente genérico.

High risk human papillomavirus prevalence and genotype distribution among women infected with HIV in Manaus, Amazonas.

BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women have a high prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), and are infected with a broader range of HPV types than HIV-negative women. We aimed to determine the prevalence of cervical cytologic abnormalities, high-risk (HR)-HPV prevalence, type distribution according to the severity of cervical lesions and CD4 cell count and identify factors associated with HR-HPV infection among women living with HIV in Manaus, Amazonas. METHODS: We enrolled 325 women living with HIV that attended an infectious diseases referral hospital. Each woman underwent a gynecological exam, cervical cytology, HR-HPV detection by Polymerase chain Reaction (PCR) using the BD Onclarity™ HPV Assay, colposcopy and biopsy, when necessary. We assessed the associations between potential risk factors and HR-HPV infection. RESULTS: Overall, 299 (92.0%) women had a PCR result. The prevalence of HR-HPV- infection was 31.1%. The most prevalent HR-HPV types were: 56/59/66 (32.2%), 35/39/68 (28.0%), 52 (21.5%), 16 (19.4%), and 45 (12.9%). Among the women with HR-HPV infection (n = 93), 43.0% had multiple infections. Women with HPV infection showed higher prevalence of cervical abnormalities than that HPV-negative (LSIL: 22.6% vs. 1.5%; HSIL: 10.8% vs. 0.0%). The prevalence of HR-HPV among women with cytological abnormalities was 87.5% for LSIL and 100.0% for HSIL. Women with CD4 < 200 cell/mm3 showed the highest HR-HPV prevalence (59.3%) although this trend was not statistically significant (p-value = 0.62). The mean CD4 cell count decreased with increasing severity of cervical lesions (p-value = 0.001). The multivariable analysis showed that increasing age was associated with a decreased risk of HR-HPV infection with an adjusted prevalence odds ratio of 0.9 (95.0% CI: 0.9-1.0, p-value: 0.03) for each additional year. The only factor statistically significant associated with HR-HPV infection was CD4 cell count. CONCLUSIONS: HR-HPV and abnormal cytology prevalence are high among women in the Amazonas. The low CD4 cell count was an important determinant of HPV infection and abnormal cytological findings. HPV quadrivalent vaccination used in Brazil might not offer protection for an important fraction of HPV-related disease burden in women living with HIV. This is partly explained by the high presence of non targeted vaccine HR-HPVs, such as the HPV genotype groups 56/59/66, 35/39/68 and individually HPV-52 and HPV-45, some of which contribute to high-grade lesion.