Aspectos socioculturales relacionados con la donación voluntaria de sangre descritos por promotores de la donación de un Banco de sangre de la Ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia / Sociocultural aspects related to voluntary blood donation promoters described by donating a blood bank of the city of Bogotá, Colombia

Introducción: La promoción de la donación voluntaria y altruista de sangre se convierte en una estrategia de reclutamiento y seguridad de componentes sanguíneos. Objetivo: Conocer los principales aspectos socioculturales relacionados con la donación voluntaria de sangre descritos por promotores de la donación de un Banco de sangre categoría A de la ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia. Materiales y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de tipo trasversal, por medio de la aplicación de una encuesta a 52 promotores de la donación de la Fundación Hematológica Colombia, se les solicito que según su experiencia clasificaran según género de la población los aspectos socioculturales evaluados. El análisis de los datos se hizo bajo supuestos de normalidad en todos los casos. Resultados: La edad promedio de los promotores fue de 26±5,25 (IC95% 24,52-27,46), en la distribución de los imaginarios sociales descritos por los promotores fue; "miedo a las agujas" fue predominante para el género masculino en un 55,77% (n=29), mientras que para el género femenino fue "Aumento o pérdida de peso" en un 45,28% (n=24), los aspectos que motivan a las personas a la donación "colaboración" en un 33% (n=17) seguido del "altruismo" en un 29% (n=15). Discusión: Dentro de los motivos para la donación se encontró que los promotores describen que el sexo femenino realiza la donación principalmente por "Compromiso Social", mientras que el sexo masculino lo hacen por "Beneficio propio", de igual manera se encuentra que el principal imaginario social es el "Aumento de peso" en las mujeres y "Miedo a las agujas" en hombres.

Introduction: The promotion of voluntary, unpaid donation of blood becomes a recruitment strategy and safety of blood components. Objective: To identify cultural aspects related to voluntary blood donation promoters described by donating a category Blood Bank city of Bogotá, Colombia. Methods: This was a transversal study, through the implementation of a survey to 52 promoters of Hematology Foundation grant Colombia, were asked to rank according to their experience of the population by gender sociocultural evaluated. The data analysis was made under assumptions of normality in all cases. Results: The average age of the promoters was 26±5.25 (95%CI 24.52 to 27.46), in the distribution of social images was described by the promoters, "afraid of needles" was predominant male gender in 55.77% (n=29), while for the female gender was "weight gain or loss" in 45.28% (n=24), the aspects that motivate people to donation "collaboration" by 33% (n=17) followed by "altruism" by 29% (n=15). Conclusions: Among the reasons for the donation was found that developers described that females performed mainly by donation "Social Commitment", while males do so for "personal gain", just as it is the main social imaginary is the "weight gain" in women and "Fear of needles" in men.

Cumplimiento de la norma técnica de atención del recién nacido en hospitales del nivel I y III de Barranquilla y Soledad / Fulfillment of the technical norm for the appropriate attention of a newborn of Barranquilla and Soledad

Objectives: To value the execution of the norm 0412 of 2000 for the appropiate atention ofa newborn in the clinical institutions of Barranquilla and Soledad, Jun-Dic 2005.Materials and Methods: A descriptive study of 210 childbirths was observed and aquestionnaire was applied in order to assess the observance of the norm for the childbirthand the newborn care. One questionnaire was implemented for each institution to judge theresolution capacity. The 210 events were observed to assess the condition of the humanizedcare through the observation and the response to one survey by the mother. The tabulationand analysis of the data were computerized by using the EpiInfo software version 6.04d.Results: In the results, the nurse assistant participated in the care up to a 98.6 percent, thesurgeon attended 58.1percent of the childbirths, and the gynecologist/obstetrician (17.6percent) andthe pediatrician (17.1percent). The Apgar evaluation 5 minutes after birth was applied in 64.3percentof the newborns and the 10 minutes 28.6percent of the newborn. The newborn was identifiedtimely only in 49.5percent of the cases. It was found that poor attitude occurs during teamworkin 48.3percent of the service staff in the childbirth and maternity ward, and 46.7percent of them hadno attitude for teamwork. The evidences showed lack of humanization in the followinginstitutions. Little resolution capacity was found in the Institutions.Conclusions: Although the evidences showed certain knowledge of the norm, many of itsactivities are not being implemented. The context in which is applied isn’t satisfactory.