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Health actors in low-income countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo are paying increasing attention to performance-based financing. This system aims to improve the qualitative and quantitative performance of healthcare services. Its purpose is to make essential health care of good quality accessible to all with the participation of the community. With the sensitization of the Health Committees, this system should increase the rate of use of health services by patients and in this case the Health Units should increase their own revenue.

Background: Breast self-examination (BSE) is a simple, low-cost, and non-invasive method that women use to detect breast cancer at early stages. BSE is recommended for teenage and adult women as it helps to detect unusual swelling and lumps. The early intervention reduces the spread of cancer cells and improves health outcomes. This study assessed the determinants of knowledge and practice of BSE for early detection of breast cancer among women attending maternal health clinic at JaramogiOginga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), Kisumu County in Kenya.

It is estimated that 221,869 people are unassisted by public authorities and homeless in Brazil. Discriminated, invisible and in increased exposure to risks of accidents and diseases. The emergence of Covid-19 impacted on increased unemployment, forcing entire families to live on the streets, explaining the need for the government to act through emergency policies and measures to ensure protection.

Context: Anemia is common in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis treatment, and oxidative stress and persistent inflammatory state are important for its genesis. Ascorbic acid, a known antioxidant, can serve as an adjunct to your management. Objective: to evaluate the effect of intravenous ascorbic acid’s replacement in chronic renal patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Study with the objective of analyzing the knowledge available in the scientific literature on women’s awareness about early detection of breast cancer. This is an integrative literature review. Data collection was performed at the Virtual Health Library and PubMed Central. The association of the Boolean operator “AND” with the following controlled descriptors extracted from MeSH and Decs was used: “Breast neoplasms”, “Awareness” and “Early Detection of Cancer”. Scientific articles in Portuguese and English published between 2019 and 2021were included.

Essential oil is one of the most used plant products in drug strategies and complementary treatments. Pharmacologically, they are known for their anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory potential, etc. The geraniol (GE) essential oil, found in plants such as: citronella, orange, "palmarosa" and geranium, has several therapeutic purposes through its regulation of multiple signaling pathways biological processes. Biological targets and bioavailability were analyzed using Swiss ADME software, based on the interaction of the molecule with cytochrome P450 enzymes.

Objetivo: Mapear e analisar as evidências sobre tecnologias educativas existentes para a promoção do autocuidado da gestante no âmbito da atenção primária. Materiais e Métodos: Trata-se de uma scoping review, onde a coleta de dados ocorreu de junho a agosto de 2020.

Com esse trabalho buscou-se conhecer o perfil socioeconômico das mulheres imigrantes em situação de cárcere no Brasil, os seus direitos e as principais violações a que são submetidas por sua condição, numa tentativa de compreender as relações e nexos existentes entre a condição de mulher-trabalhadora-migrante-encarcerada, o perfil penal, o modo de produção vigente e suas instituições.

O estudo apresenta análise sobre as inovações pedagógicas e o desafio do processo de formação docente continuada em tempos de pandemia, objetivandoanalisar como as inovações nas práticas pedagógicas desafiam o processo de formação continuada. A pesquisa buscou responder: Como as inovações nas práticas pedagógicas desafiam o processo de formação continuada em tempos de pandemia? Estudo de enfoque qualitativo, do tipo exploratório que buscou, elaborar uma revisão da literatura referente à temática. A coleta de dados ocorreu através de entrevista seguindo da análise dos dados.

Testicular cancer has as important characteristics the involvement of young men and high cure rate, even in advanced cases. Its incidence has been increasing in recent decades, generating negative impacts at personal, family, and socioeconomic levels. This study aims to analyze the cases of testicular cancer in the State of Maranhão from 2008 to 2018 and is characterized by being quantitative descriptive, with data reported in the Mortality Information System (SIM), collected on the DATASUS platform.