OBJETIVO: Conhecer e avaliar o vínculo mãe-filho e a saúde mental de mães de crianças com deficiência intelectual. MÉTODOS: Participaram 74 mães de crianças de até 7 anos com deficiência intelectual. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas. Os instrumentos utilizados foram o Protocolo de Avaliação do Vínculo Mãe-Filho e o Self-Report Questionnaire. Para estatística, foram utilizados os testes de χ² e t de Student. Fixou-se em 5% o nível de rejeição da hipótese de nulidade. RESULTADOS: Não houve diferença significativa entre as médias das idades maternas, entre vínculo e escolaridade e nem entre tempo de união e condição social. A porcentagem de mães com vínculo fraco na condição socioeconômica baixa foi de 38,7% e na condição socioeconômica alta de 68,8%. CONCLUSÃO: A ocorrência de fraco vínculo está associada ao Self-Report Questionnaire e às condições socioculturais. Ou seja, mães com alteração no Self-Report Questionnaire têm maior probabilidade de desenvolver distúrbios mentais e maior chance de apresentar fraco vínculo com o filho, o mesmo ocorrendo com as mães nas condições sociais mais privilegiadas.

OBJECTIVE: To verify and evaluate the mother-child bond and mental health of mothers of children with intellectual disabilities. METHODS: A total of 74 mothers of children aged up to 7 years participated. Data collection was made through interviews. Evaluation tools were Mother-Child Bonding Evaluation Protocol and Self-Report Questionnaire. We used statistical analysis χ² and Student-t tests. A 5%-level of rejection of the null hypothesis was set. RESULTS: There were no significant results between the average maternal ages, between bond and schooling, nor time of marriage and social status. The percentage of low social condition mothers with weak bond were 38.7% and in high condition, 68.8%. CONCLUSION: The occurrence of weak bond is associated with the Self-Report Questionnaire and socio-cultural conditions. That is, mothers with alteration in the Self-Report Questionnaire are more likely to develop mental disorders, weak bond with their children, the same occurring with the mothers in the most privileged social conditions.

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important worldwide public health problem. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health estimates that 15% of the population has had contact with HBV, and that the mean rate of chronic carriers in Northeastern Brazil is around 0.5%. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HBV markers in pregnant women receiving prenatal care at the public maternity hospitals of São Luís. Methods: Demographical and epidemiological data were collected from 541 pregnant women according to the research protocol. Blood samples were collected, and the anti-HBc test was performed first. If positive, the sample was subsequently tested for HBsAg and anti-HBs. All HBsAg and/or anti-HBc positive samples were additionally tested for HBV-DNA. RESULTS: 40 (7.4%) pregnant women turned out positive for anti-HBc. Of those, five (0.9%) were HBsAg positive, four (0.7%) were anti-HBc positive with negative HBsAg and anti-HBs, and 31 (5.7%) were positive for anti-HBc and anti-HBs. Anti-HBc positivity was associated with family history of hepatitis and education level below 11 years of schooling. HBV-DNA was positive in only one HBsAg-positive sample. There was no HBV-DNA positivity among HBsAg negative samples. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of HBsAg in pregnant women in this study confirmed that São Luís is a low endemicity area. Occult hepatitis B was not detected in these samples.