Cuidados iniciais à saúde na perspectiva cultural: produção científica sobre o tema / Initial health care under cultural perspective: scientific production about this topic

Objetivo: analisar os estudos existentes e disponíveis sobre cuidados iniciais à saúde, na perspectivacultural. Métodos: revisão integrativa da literatura cujo delineamento é qualitativo e descritivo,realizada a busca em julho de 2014, nas Bases de dados e no Banco de teses da Coordenação deAperfeiçoamento de Pessoal Nível Superior, sendo que após a aplicação dos critérios de seleçãorestaram 19 publicações. Resultados: o país com maior número de publicações é o Brasil, porém aspesquisas sobre a temática estão presentes nos cinco continentes, embora as produções ainda sejampouco expressivas. A análise das produções referente aos cuidados iniciais à saúde dentro de umaperspectiva cultural, dentre os cuidados elencados estão às terapias complementares. ConsideraçõesFinais: estes achados apontam para a importância do profissional de saúde atuar considerando ocontexto cultural que envolve as práticas de cuidados iniciais à saúde.

Objective: to analyze existing and available studies on early health care from a cultural perspective.Methods: integrative review whose delineation is qualitative and descriptive, carried out the searchin July 2014, in the Databases and in the Thesis Bank of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, and after the application of the selection criteria, there were 19 publications.Results: the country with the largest number of publications is Brazil, but research on the subjectis present in five continents, although the productions are still not very expressive. The analysis ofthe productions related to the initial health care from a cultural perspective, among the listed careare complementary therapies. Final considerations: these findings point to the importance of thehealth professional to act considering the cultural context that involves the initial health carepractices.

Ultrastructural study of acrosome formation in mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus).

Spermatogenesis is a complex and very well organized process lasting from 30 to 75 days in mammals. The spermatogenic process has been described mainly in laboratory mammals, such as the rat, while correspondent studies in wild animals are scarce. The gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) is a small rodent native of the arid regions of Mongolia and China. Few reports are available on reproduction in the male Mongolian gerbil. The present study provides the first description of the ultrastructural alterations in spermatid cytoplasm and nucleus, with particular reference to acrosome formation in gerbils. The testes were processed by conventional transmission electron microscopy technique. Based on the development of the acrosomal system and changes in nuclear morphology, the transformation of spermatids in spermatozoon was divided into 15 steps. There were four phases in the spermiogenesis process in the gerbil: Golgi, cap, acrosomal and maturation phases. This provides the foundation for a variety of future studies of the spermiogenesis of this animal.