Study of the sexuality and demand for gynecologic services by high school students in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

OBJECTIVE: To identify the sexual and reproductive profile and demand for gynecologic services by high school girls in the city of Rio de Janeiro. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study carried out by administration of a questionnaire filled in by the respondents on their own, given to students at 3 high schools with different socioeconomic profiles: private, state, and federal. The questions covered socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behavior, and demand for gynecologic services. The data were analyzed by the Yates chi-square test and Student t-test, with P < .05. SETTING: Three high schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro. INTERVENTIONS: None. PARTICIPANTS: Female high school students. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Age, race, socioeconomic level, parents' schooling, and sexual activity. RESULTS: A total of 418 students participated, 122 from a private school, 165 from a state public school, and 131 from a federal public school. The state school students were predominantly black and had the lowest socioeconomic level, with their parents having the fewest average years of schooling. They also reported the most sexual partners, pregnancies, and abortions. Their characteristics differed significantly from those of the private and federal school students, which were similar to each other. The average age of first sexual activity was similar for all the respondents and the first visit to a gynecologist occurred significantly later among the state school students. CONCLUSIONS: The more frequent pregnancies and abortions by the state school students can be a consequence of the lower demand for or insufficient access to gynecologic services, depriving these students of the necessary care to promote sexual and reproductive health. This demonstrates the need for public policies that promote and facilitate access to routine preventive gynecologic care by low-income adolescent girls.

[Project evidência [evidence]: research and education about accessing scientific databases in Azores]. / Projeto Evidência: investigação e formação sobre acesso a bases de dados de informação científica nos Açores.

Project Evidência [Evidence] intends to promote the use of scientific databases among nurses. This study aims to design educational interventions that facilitate nurses' access to these databases, to determine nurses' habits regarding the use of scientific databases, and to determine the impact that educational interventions on scientific databases have on Azorean nurses who volunteered for this project. An intervention project was conducted, and a quantitative descriptive survey was designed to evaluate the impact two and five months after the educational intervention. This impact was investigated considering certain aspects, namely, the nurses' knowledge, habits and reasons for using scientific databases. A total of 192 nurses participated in this study, and the primary results indicate that the educational intervention had a positive impact based not only on the increased frequency of using platforms or databases of scientific information (DSIs) s but also on the competence and self-awareness regarding its use and consideration of the reasons for accessing this information.

Projeto Evidência: investigação e formação sobre acesso a bases de dados de informação científica nos Açores / Project evidência [evidence]: research and education about accessing scientific databases in Azores / Proyecto evidencia: investigación y formación sobre acceso a bases de datos de información científica en las Azores

O projeto Evidência visa estimular os enfermeiros na utilização das bases de dados de informação científica. Este estudo teve por objetivos desenhar uma intervenção formativa facilitadora do acesso a essas bases de dados por parte dos enfermeiros, efetuar avaliação de diagnóstico relativamente aos hábitos dos enfermeiros quanto a esse tipo de ferramenta e determinar o impacto de uma intervenção formativa sobre essas matérias entre os enfermeiros residentes nos Açores. Em termos metodológicos, foi desenhado um projeto de intervenção e realizado um estudo quantitativo, do tipo descritivo, para avaliar esse impacto aos dois e cinco mêses após a formação, em dimensões como o conhecimento, hábitos e objetivos de utilização. No projeto participaram 192 enfermeiros, e os resultados apontam para um impacto positivo dessa formação, não só no aumento da frequência de utilização das bases de dados de informação científica, como na autopercepção de competência na sua utilização e motivos invocados para explorar esse tipo de informação.

Project Evidência [Evidence] intends to promote the use of scientific databases among nurses. This study aims to design educational interventions that facilitate nurses' access to these databases, to determine nurses' habits regarding the use of scientific databases, and to determine the impact that educational interventions on scientific databases have on Azorean nurses who volunteered for this project. An intervention project was conducted, and a quantitative descriptive survey was designed to evaluate the impact two and five months after the educational intervention. This impact was investigated considering certain aspects, namely, the nurses' knowledge, habits and reasons for using scientific databases. A total of 192 nurses participated in this study, and the primary results indicate that the educational intervention had a positive impact based not only on the increased frequency of using platforms or databases of scientific information (DSIs) s but also on the competence and self-awareness regarding its use and consideration of the reasons for accessing this information.

El proyecto Evidencia procura estimular al enfermero a utilizar bases de datos de información científica. Se objetivó ejecutar una intervención formativa para facilitar el acceso a tales bases por parte de enfermeros, efectuar evaluaciones de diagnóstico relativas a hábitos del enfermero respecto de dichas herramientas y determinar el impacto de una intervención educativa sobre el tema entre enfermeros residentes en las Azores. En términos metodológicos, fue diseñado un proyecto de intervención y realizado un estudio cuantitativo y descriptivo, para evaluar ese impacto a los dos y cinco meses luego de la formación, en dimensiones como conocimiento, habitualidad y objetivos de utilización. Participaron 192 enfermeros. Los resultados expresan un impacto positivo de la formación, no sólo en el aumento de frecuencia de utilización de bases de datos, sino también en la autopercepción de competencia en el uso y motivos expresados para abordar este tipo de información.