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SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the ongoing obesity pandemic, its coexistence with COVID-19 becomes worrying and has a less favorable outcome. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe the clinical and epidemiological profiles of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in individuals with obesity in the state of Alagoas. METHODS: The observational cross-sectional study involving 138 confirmed cases of COVID-19 who had obesity as a comorbidity reported at the time of notification of the disease. The data were collected from the COVID-19 database in the state of Alagoas, and the variables analyzed were sex, age (and age group), race/color, outcome, clinical manifestations, and associated comorbidities. The Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Mann-Whitney U, χ², or Fisher’s exact tests were performed as appropriate. The significance was set at 5 and 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: There was a predominance of females (55.1%; n=76), aged

Este trabalho objetiva apresentar o ensaio fotográfico das paredes do antigo presídio Desembargador Luiz de Oliveira Souza, em Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brasil. Trata-se de um produto do projeto de extensão intitulado “Itinerários, mostras de vidas”, cujo objetivo é debater a realidade social sob a ótica do diálogo entre diferentes formas de expressão. Após desativação, o prédio foi doado à Universidade Federal de Alagoas (Ufal), sendo incorporado ao campus Arapiraca. Assim, surgiu a necessidade de manter um registro post factum do que um dia foi lugar de cumprimentos de penas. Trata-se de um ensaio capaz de revelar o cotidiano dos indivíduos que lá estiveram. Sob as lentes da câmera, as imagens contam-nos uma história. This article presents a photographic essay of the walls of the former prison Desembargador Luiz de Oliveira Souza in Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brazil. It is one of the products of the extension project “ Itinerários, mostras de vidas ” (Itineraries, an exhibition of lives), whose aim is to debate social reality through the lens of dialogue between different forms of expression. After the prison was closed, the building was donated to the Federal University of Alagoas and incorporated into the Arapiraca campus. The need then arose to make a post factum record of what was once a place where sentences were served. The article comprises an essay capable of revealing the daily life of the individuals who were there. The images depict a story told through the lens of a camera. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar el ensayo fotográfico de las paredes del antiguo presidio Desembargador Luiz de Oliveira Souza, Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brasil. Se trata de un producto del proyecto de extensión titulado “ Itinerários, mostras de vidas ”, cuyo objetivo es debatir la realidad social bajo la óptica del diálogo entre diferentes formas de expresión. Después de la desactivación, el edificio fue donado a la Universidad Federal de Alagoas, habiéndose incorporado al campus Arapiraca. De esa forma, surgió la necesidad de mantener un registro post factum de lo que un día fue un local de cumplimiento de condenas. Se trata de un ensayo capaz de revelar el cotidiano de los individuos que estuvieron allí. A través de las lentes de la cámara las imágenes nos contaron una historia.

INTRODUCTION: The number of syphilis cases among pregnant women in Brazil has increased. This study aimed to analyze the temporal trend of syphilis indicators among pregnant women in Northeast Brazil. METHODS: A time-series study was performed. RESULTS: We observed an increase in the detection rate of syphilis among pregnant women, those aged 15-19 years, and those of brown ethnicity. A strong correlation was observed between the detection rate of syphilis and family health strategy coverage. CONCLUSIONS: Despite an increase in primary care coverage, The increase in cases of syphilis among pregnant women is still considered a challenge.

Introduction The high transmissibility and infectivity of the new coronavirus, the high proportion of asymptomatic transmitters and the rapid and continuous spatial displacement of people, by the different mechanisms of locomotion, are elements that can contribute to the dissemination of COVID-19. This study aims to describe the geographical dispersion of COVID-19 in the state of Bahia and the importance of major airports and highways in the dynamics of disease transmission. Methods This is an ecological study involving all cases of COVID-19 registered in the state of Bahia between March 6, date of the first registered case and May 16, 2020. After collection, an exploratory spatial analysis was performed, considering the cases accumulated on the last day of each epidemiological week. Results The first cases of COVID-19 were concentrated in areas served by three important airport complexes in the state, located in Salvador, Ilheus and Porto Seguro. From week 16–20, there was a more intense expansion of COVID-19 to the interior of the state. A global spatial autocorrelation was observed (I Moran 0.2323; p = 0.01), with the influence of distance: positive correlation at distances less than 205.8 km (I Moran 0.040; p = 0.01) and greater than 800 km (I Moran 0.080; p = 0.01). Conclusions Based on the spatial dispersion pattern of COVID-19 in the state of Bahia, airports and highways that cross the state were responsible for the interiorization of the disease.