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Objetivo: Descrever a percepção dos homens, no contexto do cotidiano vivido com suas companheiras grávidas, sobre a atividade sexual no período gestacional. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, do qual participaram 10 cônjuges de gestantes atendidas em Unidades Básicas de Saúde do município de Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brasil. Os dados foram coletados nos meses de setembro e outubro de 2015, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada e avaliados através da técnica sistemática de análise de conteúdo à luz da literatura pertinente. Resultados: Os entrevistados, em sua maioria, pertenciam à faixa etária compreendida entre 24 e 29 anos, frequentaram o ensino médio e eram casados. Para os participantes do estudo, no que se refere à sexualidade, é compreendida por alguns para além do ato sexual, enquanto, para outros, a sexualidade relaciona-se apenas ao coito. Quanto à atividade sexual, identificaram-se mudanças em decorrência da gravidez, embora a prática tenha permanecida inalterada. Mitos associados à hipótese do sexo como prejudicial à gestação foram descartados.Conclusão: A prática sexual pode sofrer modificações em decorrência da gestação, as quais dependem, para além das alterações biológicas decorrentes do período gestacional, de simbologias e constructos sociais que ditam valores e normas quando o assunto é a manutenção ou não do ato sexual durante a gravidez.

Objective: To determine the ethnopharmacological use of plants in the treatment of urogenital tract infections (UTIs) by women living in the city of Crato, located in Chapada do Araripe, in the interior of the State of Ceará, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, performed from September to November, 2010, with 25 residents of Chapada do Araripe, who use and/or recommend plants for the treatment of UTIs. Results: The prevalent characteristics of the informants were: age-group between 56 and 60 years old, married, all of them farmers with a monthly income of minimum wage, and most of them with incomplete schooling. Nine plant species were identified as being used by the population against infection, inflammation and pain. The most common forms of usage are the decoction, cooking and the maceration of leaves and barks. Barbatimão and mallow were the most reported species by informants. Conclusion: Popular medicine is greatly adopted by traditional communities and represents an incalculable cultural wealth which should be preserved and evaluated to assure sustainable development. Information brought out by this research may be useful in further pharmacological studies.

Objective: To understand the cultural practices of care among mothers of infants with respiratory infection in a pediatric outpatient clinic, from the recognition of the importance of the use of traditional medicine in Brazil. Methods: We applied a descriptive and exploratory study, qualitative, with twenty-eight mothers of infants with respiratory infection seen at a referral center in the city of Barbalha - CE, Brazil. Data were collected between the months of November and December of 2010 through semi-structured interview with a tape recorder. The speeches were analyzed by thematic-categorical analysis, which allowed the creation of four themes: cultural practices of care among mothers, sources of information on medicinal plants, modes of preparation of medicinal herbs and plants used by mothers. To ensure anonymity of participants, they received enumeration following the order of interviews. Results: The study showed that mothers make use of folk medicine, through the preparation of home remedies in order to treat and cure respiratory infections of their children; the leaking tea and herbal medicine are worth mentioning. Mothers place great confidence and give real meaning to the use of homemade preparations. It was observed that this knowledge comes from their mothers, grandparents, relatives and neighbors. Conclusion: Mothers attach great importance to popular practice, the traditional knowledge of relevant cultural value, as it is transmitted from generation to generation and has been rebuilt over time.