Violence against pregnant women: prevalence and associated factors.

Objective: To identify the factors associated with domestic violence against pregnant women.

Methods: Interviews were conducted with 1,379 pregnant women undergoing antenatal care in basic health care units of the Brazilian Health System, within the municipality of Campinas (Southeastern Brazil). A structured questionnaire on domestic violence, validated in Brazil, was applied between July 2004 and July 2006.

Training medical students to improve the management of people with epilepsy.

Purpose: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and perception of medical students prior to and after a training course about epilepsy.

Methods: We used a KAP questionnaire with sixty-one questions which assesses knowledge, attitude and practice of epilepsy. Questionnaires were completed by 185 medical students, before and after epilepsy training.