Risk of Femicide and Quality of Life Assessment of Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Background: Violence against women is a public priority issue for epidemiological and public health sciences. Severe consequences of violence affect the quality of life of women victims. The objective of this study was to quantify the impact in the quality of life of the strengthening group in women victims of intimate partner violence who attend a reference violence center in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Method: Quasi-experimental before and after the study was designed. The danger assessment and WHOQOL-BREF scales were applied at admission, after 3 and 6 months. Descriptive and statistical analysis of the variables was carried out to verify the difference between the measurements in the quality of life domains. Results: Seventy-eight victims of intimate partner violence participated in the study. The most prevalent violence was psychological (96.2%), physical (79.5%), and moral (67.7%). Three months after participating in the strengthening group, there was an improvement in the 4 domains of quality of life, significantly in the psychological (p=0.032) and physical (p=0.006) domains. More than half of the participants were classified at the extreme level of risk of femicide (51.3%). The study was stopped early because of the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: With the available data collected, the strengthening group proved to be a strategy that positively impacts the quality of life of women victims of intimate partner violence.

Biodiversity and phylogeny of novel Trichoderma isolates from mangrove sediments and potential of biocontrol against Fusarium strains.

BACKGROUND: Studies carried out with novel 13 strains of Trichoderma, isolated from mangrove sediments (PE, Brazil) using morphophysiological and molecular characterization, followed evaluation of biocontrol using Fusarium strains isolated from Caatinga soil (PE, Brazil). Trichoderma strains were characterized by polyphasic taxonomic approach, and the extracted DNA was amplified with primers ITS 1 and 4, and sequenced. The biocontrol evaluation was conducted at 24 and 48 h of growth intervals by Tukey test, with a significance of 5%. Antibiosis tests were assessed in vitro by dual plate and partition plate techniques against Fusarium strains. RESULTS: Trichoderma molecular identification, sequences of 500 bp were amplified, deposited into GenBank, and used for phylogenetic analyses. The strains were identified as T. asperellum (10), as T. harzianum (2) and one as T. longibrachiatum. Growth rate presented an average of 0.1207 cm h-1 for Trichoderma and lower growth rate of 0.031 cm h-1 for Fusarium spp., respectively. Antibiosis tests presented the best antagonist level of efficiency for T. asperellum UCP 0149 against F. solani UCP 1395 (82.2%) and F. solani UCP 1075 (70.0%), followed by T. asperellum UCP 0319 against F. solani UCP1083 (73.4%) and T. asperellum UCP 0168 against F. solani UCP1098 (71.5%), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The data obtained in this study as tool for identification of novel Trichoderma strains serve as basis for development of several sustainable use for biotechnological processes. Those Trichoderma strains found promising for the management antagonistic potential and interaction could aid the conduct of biotechnological biocontrol of contaminants, and improve environmental conditions for the health of plants.

Alcoolismo no Nordeste do Brasil: prevalência e perfil sociodemográfico dos afetados / Alcolism in the Northeas of the Brazil – prevalence and social demographic profile of the sample

Objetivo: Esse inquérito epidemiológico verificou a prevalência de alcoolismo e o uso de álcool nas famílias mais antigas e numerosas da população da ilha de Fernando de Noronha, estado de Pernambuco, Brasil, e tentou identificar o perfil sociodemográfico associadoa este problema naquela região. Métodos: A amostra representativa da população foi composta por 119 pessoas. O instrumento de investigação incluiu perguntas sobre os dados sociodemográficos da amostra e caracterização do consumo de álcool. Para avaliar a prevalência de alcoolismo, entre estes indivíduos, utilizou-se instrumento de rastreamentopara distúrbios relacionados ao álcool û o CAGE û, levando-se em conta o ponto de corte de uma ou mais respostas positivas para definir alcoolistas. Resultados: Observou-se prevalênciade consumo global de álcool em 62,2% da amostra e de alcoolismo em 40,34%,sendo 50,9% para homens e 30,6% para mulheres. Homens, solteiros, separados e viúvos não praticantes da religião protestante apresentaram risco significativamente mais elevado de alcoolismo nessa região. Conclusão: Os resultados obtidos foram comparados com estudos anteriores em outras populações e novas linhas de pesquisa são sugeridas.

Objective: The epidemiological survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of alcoholism and use of alcohol among the oldest and biggest families which make up the populationof the island of Fernando de Noronha, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, as well as to identify a socio-demographic profile associated with this problem in that region. Methods: A representativesample of the population was composed by 119 individuals. The instrument of research included questions on demographic and social data of the sample, and characterization of alcoholconsumption. To assess the prevalence of alcoholism among these people, we used an instrument for screening alcohol related disturbances û the CAGE û and in this analyses it was taken into consideration, one or more positive answers to define the alcoholics. Results: Results show an overall prevalence of alcohol consumption at 62.2% of the sample and alcoholism of40.34%, with 50.9% for men and 30.6% for women. Male, unmarried, divorced and widowed individuals, not practitioners of the Protestant religion showed significant higher risk of alcoholism. Conclusion: The results were compared with previous studies in other populations and new lines of research are suggested.