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Epidemiol Serv Saude ; 33: e2023899, 2024.
Article in English, Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38629675

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To describe the profile of cases of mpox in the city of Rio de Janeiro between June and November 2022. METHODS: This was a descriptive study of secondary data obtained from mpox notification forms. Socioeconomic, clinical and spatial data were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 928 cases, 93.7% were male, 85.0% cisgender male, 65.6% homosexual, 41.8% between 30 and 39 years old, and 41.0% were of White race/skin color. A total of 34.5% had immunosuppression due to illness, and 41.9% reported their HIV status as being positive. The most prevalent signs and symptoms were: skin lesions (96.6%), especially with multiple manifestations (67.8%) in the genital region (46.1%), in addition to fever (58.3%), adenomegaly (43.3%) and headache (38.7%). Most notifications occurred in public services (81.3%) and in hospital care (51.3%). CONCLUSION: The study revealed high incidence of mpox, especially among young, cisgender and homosexual men. Most cases were mild, with genital lesions, progressing to cure without hospitalization. Person-to-person transmission was predominant.


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Mpox (monkeypox) , Humans , Male , Adult , Female , Brazil/epidemiology , Cities , Incidence , Socioeconomic Factors
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Rev. enferm. UFPE on line ; 12(7): 1901-1911, jul. 2018. ilus, tab
Article in Portuguese | BDENF - Nursing | ID: biblio-986656

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Objetivo: avaliar a efetividade das orientações em saúde no contexto domiciliar na capacidade funcional de idosos com úlceras venosas. Método: estudo quantitativo, descritivo, do tipo estudo de múltiplos casos, realizado no Ambulatório de Reparo de Feridas e domicílios de pacientes. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de instrumento de avaliação da unidade de saúde, da Escala de KATZ-EIAVD, do Índice de TINETTI e de roteiro de orientações a serem prestadas aos sujeitos da pesquisa que receberam visita domiciliar. Resultados: os casos estudados apresentaram melhoras sobre a capacidade funcional após a realização de orientações em saúde. Conclusão: as melhoras percentuais observadas apontam que o enfermeiro na visita domiciliar deve considerar e avaliar as necessidades dos pacientes com úlcera venosa estabelecendo um plano assistencial.(AU)


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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Varicose Ulcer , Varicose Ulcer/nursing , Activities of Daily Living , Health of the Elderly , Health Education , Frail Elderly , Ambulatory Care , Health Promotion , Home Care Services , House Calls , Primary Health Care , Epidemiology, Descriptive
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