The Burden and Risk Factors Associated with Infectious Diseases among Refugees in a Camp for Migrants in Porto Alegre: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Refugees usually face a disproportionate burden of infectious diseases. Recently, Brazil has experienced an influx of refugees which demands the need for scaling up public health efforts to address the challenges. The research sought to study the burden and risk factors associated with infectious diseases among refugees received in the city of Porto Alegre. This was a cross-sectional study of 261 newly arrived refugees. The study sample was predominantly composed of Venezuelans (50.6%) and Haitians (44%), male (146: 56.7%), single (30.7%), with an average age of 33.38 (± 7.30) years. The average schooling was 10.42 (± 2.09) years. Diseases with the highest prevalence were influenza, whooping cough, diphtheria, and tuberculosis. There was significant association between the country of origin and presence of symptoms for infectious and contagious diseases, which warrants targeted interventions for reducing the incidence of these diseases among refugees in Brazil.

A qualidade de vida dos profissionais da enfermagem que atuam no centro cirúrgico / The quality of life of nursing professionals working in the surgical center

Este artigo tem por objetivo identificar os domínios da qualidade de vida dos profissionais de enfermagem que atuam nos centros cirúrgicos de quatro hospitais do Rio Grande do Sul. Tratase de um estudo transversal realizado a partir de dois questionários: um sócio demográfico e o SF-36 (Medical Outcomes Study 36 ­ Item Short ­ Form Health Survey). Para o tratamento estatístico foram aplicadas frequência, média e desvio padrão em variáveis nominais e o teste t para amostras independentes. A amostra do estudo (125 participantes: 81,6% sexo feminino) correspondeu a 57,33% da população total, destes 48,8% eram do bloco cirúrgico, 30,4% da central de materiais e 20,8% da sala de recuperação anestésica. A média de idade foi de 35,8 anos e a média de atuação na instituição foi de 4,6 anos. Os oito domínios avaliados evidenciaram um escore médio superior a 50, porém, "Estado Geral de Saúde", "Dor" e "Vitalidade" apresentaram os menores escores. O estudo revela aspectos importantes sobre a qualidade de vida dos profissionais da enfermagem, apontando fatores com possibilidades de melhorias nos domínios avaliados.(AU)

This article aims to identify the domains of the nursing professional's quality of life domains that work in the surgical centers of four hospitals in Rio Grande do Sul. It is a cross-sectional study which has been realized as of two questionnaires, one was a socioeconomic and the other one was the SF-36 (Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short - Form Health Survey). For statistics processing, frequency, mean and standard deviation have been applied to nominal variables and T Test for independent samples. The sample of the study (125 participants: 81,6% female gender) have corresponded to 57,33% of the total population, from that total 48,8% are from the surgical center, 30,4% are from the material center, and 20,8% are from the anesthesia recovery room. The average age is of 35,8 years old and the mean of working years in the institution is of 4,6 years. The eight domains which have been evaluated, have obtained average score superior to 50,0, although, "General State of Health", "Pain" and "Vitality" have presented the minor scores. The study discloses important aspects regarding the interference in the professionals' quality of life, pointing out factors with potential for improvement among the evaluated domains.(AU)