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Onfalite : uma realidade de saúde pública em Angola
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A investigação apresenta uma grave questão de saúde pública em Luanda, Angola, relacionada com situações de internamento e morte de recém - nascidos por onfalite que o país enfrenta. Objetivos: descrever a realidade de um hospital público geral na cidade de Luanda, relativamente a este problema; identificar as principais causas de onfalites no contexto Angolano; descrever os cuidados corretos com o coto umbilical; evidenciar as implicações sociais, culturais e de saúde nos cuidados ao recém-nascido. Método: estudo descritivo, exploratório e transversal. Foram analisados os processos de internamento de um serviço de pediatria de um hospital público com situações de internamento por onfalite, entre janeiro de 2017 e junho de 2018. Resultados: no período em estudo, foram analisados 182 processos de internamento neste hospital com registos de onfalites no recém-nascido. Destes internamentos, 26 culminaram em óbito. Dos 156 recém-nascidos internados, 153 tiveram alta para o domicílio, 2 tiveram transferência para o hospital pediátrico e houve um registo de fuga. Conclusão: os resultados obtidos demonstram que as mães e os recém-nascidos angolanos permanecem vulneráveis no que se refere aos cuidados ao coto umbilical, o que se traduz pelo elevado número de onfalites registadas. Torna-se, assim, prioritária a formação dos profissionais de saúde nesse domínio, de modo a que as intervenções sejam efetivas e de qualidade, no sentido de diminuir este flagelo de saúde pública neste país.
This study presents a serious public health issue in Luanda, Angola, related to situations of hospitalization and death of newborns due to omphalitis that the country faces. Objectives: to describe the reality of a general public hospital in the city of Luanda, regarding this problem; identify the main causes of omphalitis in the Angolan context; describe the correct care with the umbilical stump; evidence the social, cultural and health implications of newborn care. Method: descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study. The hospitalization processes of a pediatric service of a public hospital with situations of hospitalization for omphalitis between January 2017 and June 2018 were analyzed. Results: during the study period, 182 hospitalization processes were analyzed in this hospital with records of omphalitis in the newborn. Of these hospitalizations, 26 culminated in death. Of the 156 newborns admitted, 153 were discharged to the home, 2 were transferred to the pediatric hospital and there was a record of a leak. Conclusion: the results obtained demonstrate that Angolan mothers and newborns remain vulnerable with regard to the care of the umbilical stump, which translates into the high number of registered omphalitis. Thus, the training of health professionals in this field becomes a priority, so that interventions are effective and of quality, in order to reduce this scourge of public health in this country.
This study presents a serious public health issue in Luanda, Angola, related to situations of hospitalization and death of newborns due to omphalitis that the country faces. Objectives: to describe the reality of a general public hospital in the city of Luanda, regarding this problem; identify the main causes of omphalitis in the Angolan context; describe the correct care with the umbilical stump; evidence the social, cultural and health implications of newborn care. Method: descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study. The hospitalization processes of a pediatric service of a public hospital with situations of hospitalization for omphalitis between January 2017 and June 2018 were analyzed. Results: during the study period, 182 hospitalization processes were analyzed in this hospital with records of omphalitis in the newborn. Of these hospitalizations, 26 culminated in death. Of the 156 newborns admitted, 153 were discharged to the home, 2 were transferred to the pediatric hospital and there was a record of a leak. Conclusion: the results obtained demonstrate that Angolan mothers and newborns remain vulnerable with regard to the care of the umbilical stump, which translates into the high number of registered omphalitis. Thus, the training of health professionals in this field becomes a priority, so that interventions are effective and of quality, in order to reduce this scourge of public health in this country.
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Cordão umbilical Recém-nascido Mortalidade infantil Cuidados infantis Cultura Angola Saúde infantil Maternidade Saúde pública Onfalite Umbilical cord Newborn Child mortality Child care Culture Public health Maternity Children's health Onfalite
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Tavares, E. & Ramos, N. (2020). Onfalite : Uma realidade de saúde pública em Angola. Revista Ciência Plural, UFRN, V.6, nº 2: 1-20
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte