RESUMO
This is a descriptive exploratory study developed at the city of Natal/RN, through interviews with 10 young girls that made sexual programs at the Meio and Ponta Negra beaches. The purpose was to identify the reasons that made young girls to opt for this activity and the future perspectives of this group. Authors identified that the principal cause that leads these kids to become prostitutes was the lack of financial conditions, and, also, that they believe in future, to be able to work, to leave the prostitution, to have a profession and a better life. Therefore, there is a need for decisions by the responsible agencies and for society in general to give alternatives to these young kids to leave prostitution and mainly to prevent the ingress of new adolescents in this activity.
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Escolha da Profissão , Trabalho Sexual/psicologia , Adolescente , Brasil , Feminino , Previsões , Humanos , Pobreza/psicologia , Pobreza/estatística & dados numéricos , Trabalho Sexual/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
This descriptive study was developed in a State School, located in the city of Natal-RN, with the purpose to identify the knowledge and opinion of a group of adolescents about AIDS prevention. 30 questionnaires were applied and among the main obtained results, the authors found out that the adolescents are not well informed regarding this disease. Among the mentioned prevention methods they found the use of condom, but not in a systematic way by 50% of the population studied.
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/prevenção & controle , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Psicologia do Adolescente , Adolescente , Comportamento do Adolescente/psicologia , Brasil , Preservativos , Avaliação Educacional , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Avaliação das Necessidades , Comportamento Sexual/psicologia , Comportamento Sexual/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach that aimed at applying the nursing process based in Orem Self-Care Theory, through a case study with a pregnant adolescent in order to identify the nursing diagnosis in the above mentioned clients, based on NANDA'S nursing diagnoses. Results obtained identified three nursing diagnoses: prejudiced adaptation, sleep disturb and familiar change process. The application of the nursing process based in Orem and the importance of the diagnosis identified for clients nursing care were evidenced.
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Diagnóstico de Enfermagem , Processo de Enfermagem , Teoria de Enfermagem , Gravidez na Adolescência/psicologia , Autocuidado/métodos , Autocuidado/psicologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Adolescente , Feminino , Humanos , Acontecimentos que Mudam a Vida , Pesquisa Metodológica em Enfermagem , Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente , GravidezRESUMO
This is an exploratory descriptive study with a qualitative approach that had as its purpose to characterize the educational activities of the nurses that work in the prevention and control program for sexually transmittable diseases and AIDS in the municipality of Natal, RN. The study ws conducted in the basic health care units with 10 (ten) nurses that implemented educational activities in AIDS prevention. A structured interview was used and content analysis techniques were applied to the data. It was identified that the majority of the nurses understood health education as the transmission of information and that the AIDS prevention program had insufficient actions, lacked structure in the service settings and institutional support by the Municipal Secretariat of Health. The program activities were characterized as traditional limited, sporadic, and lacking human and material resources.