Theoretical model of nursing care for children with obesity.

Objectives: to describe a theoretical model of nursing care for children with obesity in Primary Health Care.

Methods: Grounded Theory and the theoretical/philosophical framework of Virginia Henderson were used. The research was conducted in Family Basic Health Units and in Specialized Services in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.

Factors associated with delay in seeking care by tuberculosis patients.

Objective: To identify social, clinical and behavioral factors of tuberculosis patients that are associated with delay in the search for primary health care.

Method: This is a cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted with 56 people on treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in the city of Natal, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The data were collected through a structured instrument.