Development and Validation of the Quality of Life in the Neighborhood Questionnaire for Children 8 to 10 Years of Age (QoL-N-Kids 8-10).

Create and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Quality of Life in the Neighborhood Questionnaire for Children 8 to 10 years of Age (QoL-N-Kids 8-10). The present study was conducted in a medium-sized city in southeastern Brazil with children at four public schools and one private school. The study involved three phases: a) generation and validation of the content of the items through a qualitative study and expert panel ( = 8); b) face validity through a pilot study and interviews with children ( = 30); and c) application of the final version ( = 261) for the evaluation of internal consistency, temporal stability, construct validity and discriminant validity.

Brazilian Children's Understanding of the Quality of Life in Their Living Environment: A Qualitative Study.

(1) Objective: To understand the perception of Brazilian children about the Quality of Life (QoL) considering their living environment. (2) Methods: This is a qualitative study conducted with children aged 6-10 years, from a medium-sized Brazilian municipality, recruited from public and private schools. An adaptation of the "draw, write, and say" method was used to collect data.

Knowledge, behaviour and microbial load of workers handling dental solid waste in a public health service in Brazil.

Healthcare wastes are those generated inside healthcare services, including dental clinics. Workers coming into close proximity to hazardous healthcare waste are potentially at risk. In an attempt to assess the knowledge and attitudes of workers dealing with infectious waste, a questionnaire was administered.