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Objective: to investigate the repercussions of period poverty for women and people who menstruate. Method: an integrative review of the literature, performed in MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science and CINAHL databases. The sample included complete articles, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, and with a timeframe of seven years (2017-2023) to answer the guiding question: What are the repercussions of period poverty in the lives of women and people who menstruate? The inclusion of the articles was done by two independent reviewers and with consensus by a third party. Results: 15 articles were included and three main repercussions of period poverty were observed: school absenteeism, increased risk of genital tract infections and emotional repercussions. Final considerations: period poverty brings negative repercussions for women and people who menstruate, compromising physical, mental and social health, which is why the theme needs to be widely publicized and combated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to reflect on the situations of health vulnerabilities experienced by sex workers during the pandemic resulting from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Method: this is a reflective study, based on the conceptual theoretical framework of vulnerability in four dimensions: ontological, epidemiological, symbolic and political-programmatic. Result: the health of sex workers, in the daily experience of sexual work, has been a challenge for governments among all groups associated with stigmas and vulnerable populations, precisely because they are socially marginalized. This is important for understanding this phenomenon in the midst of the financial, economic and health crisis that people from different nations suffer before the progress of SARS-CoV-2. Conclusion: the situations of health vulnerability resulting from the SARS-CoV-2 infection that expose sex workers are consolidated, mainly, by the absence of the State in the social-legal protection and in the guarantee of human rights, so that these women acquire conditions of coping and prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objetive: to compare life quality of people living in quilombo remnant communities in municipalities of Bahia. Method: descriptive and quantitative research involving inhabitants of two quilombo communities in the state of Bahia. Life quality data were collected by means of the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire. Data were analyzed in terms of similarities and differences between the chosen variables in each community. Results: with regard to the physical domain pain and discomfort, which cause lack of energy for routine activities and fatigue, had a low score. In the psychological domain the score for spirituality was also low in both communities. In the environmental domain the variable financial resources obtained low scores, but in the social relations domain satisfactory results were obtained. Conclusion: the general analysis of the facets scores shows that both quilombo communities have similar profiles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to identify nurses' social representations about the relationship among prostitution, health and the Family Health Strategy. Method: qualitative study supported by the Theory of Social Representations, carried out with 12 nurses from the Family Health Strategy. Data collection used the Free Words Association technique and structured interviews. The data were organized using an association of the lexical content and the Collective Subject Discourse, presented in a figure and tables, analyzed in a descriptive and interpretative way. Results: the social representations of the nurses influence the actions and behaviors offered insofar as they are restricted to the sexual and reproductive sphere, to the detriment of the contextual aspects of everyday life, work and health. Conclusion: nurses' social representations link sexual practices to the risk of catching sexually transmitted infections and lacks the articulation of health promotion and the principle of integrality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]