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Bastos Filho PP, Francisco MVLDO, Santos CS, de Almeida BL, Souza MSDJ, Ribeiro DVB, de Araújo IMB, Lima BGDC, Rajan J, de Siqueira IC. High seroprevalence of antibodies against arboviruses in postpartum women in Salvador, Brazil. IJID Reg 2023; 9:55-58. [PMID: 37868343 PMCID: PMC10585381 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Objectives Arboviruses represent a major challenge to public health in Brazil. Dengue (DENV) virus has been endemic for decades, and the introduction of Zika (2015) and Chikungunya (2014) viruses (CHIKV) has imposed a significant burden on the country. The present study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of Zika virus (ZIKV), DENV and CHIKV in women in Salvador, Bahia-Brazil. Methods Cross-sectional study involving postpartum women admitted to a maternity hospital in Salvador, Brazil. Anti-ZIKV, anti-DENV and anti-CHIKV immunoglobulin G was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results A total of 302 women were enrolled with a median age: 26 years, interquartile range (21-33). Most self-declared as mixed-race or black skin color (92.4%). The seroprevalence was 57% for ZIKV); 91.4% for DENV, and 7.6% for CHIKV. Most participants denied awareness of previous arboviral infection, although 67 (22.3%) reported a previous history of ZIKV infection, 34 (11.1%) DENV infection and 9 (3%) CHIKV infection. Conclusion Our data indicate a high prevalence of past ZIKV and DENV infections in the population studied. Most of the participants remain susceptible to future CHIKV infection, highlighting the need for preventive and educational interventions. Our results suggest the need for continuous epidemiological surveillance of arboviral diseases, particularly among women residing in at-risk regions.
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- Pedro Paulo Bastos Filho
- Instituto de Perinatologia da Bahia, IPERBA-SESAB, Salvador, Brazil
- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Brazil
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Santana AIC, das Merces MC, de Souza MC, de Carvalho Lima BG, Galdino MJQ, de Carvalho Félix ND, Magalhães LBNC, Coelho JMF, Barbosa PJB, Dias Gomes ÉV, Pimentel RFW, de Sousa AR, de Oliveira MAF, de Queiroz AM, Florencio RMS, Cavalcante Neto JL, Gomes AMT, Souza Santos TB, Vieira SL, de Sousa DG, da Silva Thiengo de Andrade PC, de Negreiros Nogueira Maduro IP, Fernandes SL, Damasceno KSM, da Silva DAR, D'Oliveira Júnior A. Interaction between Work and Metabolic Syndrome: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10030544. [PMID: 35327022 PMCID: PMC8953470 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10030544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a clinical condition and a relevant risk factor in the development of cardiovascular diseases; it occurs as a result of lifestyle factors, e.g., work. The aim of this research was to estimate the interaction between work and MS among primary health care (PHC) nursing professionals in the state of Bahia, Brazil. A sectional multicentered study carried out in 43 municipalities in Bahia, whose study population consisted of nursing professionals. The exposure variables were occupation, professional exhaustion, and working time, and the outcome variable was MS. Interaction measures based on the additivity criteria were verified by calculating the excess risks due to the interactions and according to the proportion of cases attributed to the interactions and the synergy index. The global MS prevalence is 24.4%. There was a greater magnitude in the exposure group regarding the three investigated factors (average level occupation, professional exhaustion, and working time in PHC for more than 5 years), reaching an occurrence of 44.9% when compared to the prevalence of 13.1% in the non-exposure group (academic education, without professional burnout, and working time in PHC for up to 5 years). The study’s findings showed a synergistic interaction of work aspects for MS occurrence among PHC nursing professionals.
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- Amália Ivine Costa Santana
- Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
- Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Bahia, Brazil
- FTC University Center (UniFTC), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 41741-590, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Bahia, Brazil
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- FTC University Center (UniFTC), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 41741-590, Bahia, Brazil
- Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Nursing, State University of Northern Paraná (UENP), Bandeirantes 86360-000, Paraná, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia (UFRB), Santo Antônio de Jesus 44574-490, Bahia, Brazil
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- FTC University Center (UniFTC), Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 41741-590, Bahia, Brazil
- Department of Family Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Bahia, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
- Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Bahia, Brazil
- Brazilian Association of Nutrition (ABRAN), Catanduva 15801-150, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Nursing, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40231-300, Bahia, Brazil
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- School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro 20551-030, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Bahia, Brazil
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- Brazilian Association of Nutrition (ABRAN), Catanduva 15801-150, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, State University of Amazonas (UEA), Manaus 69850-000, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
- Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Bahia, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
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Brandão KDSAG, Lima BGDC, Travassos AGÁ, de Brito FDOR, de Souza EXP, Haguihara T, da Silva CAL. [Dual contraception adherence among HIV-infected women]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 37:486-91. [PMID: 26465168 DOI: 10.1590/so100-720320150005347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine adherence to dual contraception using depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and condom among HIV-infected women. METHODS A cross-sectional study carried out from December 2013 to September 2014 at a local reference center, with application of questionnaire elaborated after Delphi panel and content validation to 114 HIV(+) women aged 15 to 49 years, using DMPA plus condom for contraception. RESULTS Mean age was 33.2 ± 7.2 years, mean time since HIV detection was 8.1 ± 5.2 years, mean time of antiretroviral use was 6.8 ± 5 years and mean CD4 cells/mm3 count was 737.6 ± 341.1. Sexual HIV acquisition was reported by 98.2% (112/114), antiretroviral use by 85.9% (98/114), and 77.7% (84/114) had a CD4>500/mm3 count. Having a single sex partner was reported by 78.9% (90/114), with HIV serodiscordance in 41.2% (47/114) of couples, 21.9% did not know the serological status of their partner and in 37.7% of cases (43/114) the partner was unaware of the HIV(+) status of the woman. The last pregnancy was unplanned in 71.9% of cases (82/114) and 14.9% of the women had become pregnant the year before, with pregnancy being unplanned in 70.5% (12/17) of cases. Current use of DMPA was reported by 64.9% (74/114), with genital bleeding in 48.2% (55/114) and weight gain in 67.5% (77/114). Use of a male condom was reported by 62.2% of the subjects (71/114). Three reported that they always used a female condom and ten that they eventually used it. Unprotected vaginal sex was reported by 37.7% (43/114) and unprotected anal intercourse was reported by 32.4% (37/114). Partner resistance to use a condom occurred in 30.7% of cases (35/114). Dual contraception using DMPA with condom was reported by 42.9% (49/114). A partner who resisted wearing a condom was associated with poor adhesion (PR=0.3; 95%CI 0.2-0.7; p<0.001). A partner who was unaware that a woman was infected with HIV favored adherence (PR=1.8; 95%CI 1.2-2.7; p=0.013). CONCLUSION The percentage of dual contraception using DMPA plus condom was 42.9%, maintaining unplanned pregnancies and unprotected sex. Resistance of partners to use a condom increased three times the chance of a woman not adhering to dual contraception, and the partner not knowing women's HIV infection almost doubled the chance to adhere to safe contraception. GOALS to offer new hormonal contraceptives and to involve the partners in contraception and serologic detection tests.
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