[The concept of space in infectious disease epidemiology]

abstract：:Leishmaniasis in Colombia has traditionally been seen as a health risk for adult males, as they become infected when they enter the vector's biotopes to tap natural resources. National health statistics seem to confirm this theory. However, during field studies, the Program for the Study and Control of Tropical Diseas...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Velez ID,Hendrickx E,Robledo SM,del Pilar Agudelo S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The text De Profundis: Valsa Lenta (De Profundis: Slow Waltz), by Portuguese author José Cardoso Pires, describing the aphasia he experienced after a stroke, was used as a starting point to study the different approaches writers and physician have regarding the disease. The differences in form and content of texts des...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Scliar M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to validate two versions of CPITN for periodontitis diagnosis. A sample of 400 individuals underwent full mouth periodontal examination including Clinical Attachment Loss, Periodontal Pocket Depth, and Sub-gingival Calculus. Full and partial CPITN versions were derived from this exam (...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bassani DG,da Silva CM,Oppermann RV

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) are currently considered potentially carcinogenic to humans. In Brasil, severe soil contamination by HCHs has been identified at Cidade dos Meninos, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, where an old HCH factory was abandoned 40 years ago, leaving 1,700 local residents at risk. Calcium oxide t...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： de Oliveira RM,Bastos LH,de Oliveira e Dias AE,da Silva SA,Moreira JC

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This essay problematizes the dominant approach to health risk communication. It thus consults and analyzes authors that present themselves as experts in risk communication and passages from mainstream audiovisual media broadcasts. While risk communication appears as an area of mediation between experts and the lay pub...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Castiel LD,Vasconcellos-Silva PR,Moraes DR

更新日期：2017-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational exposure to some pesticides, and particularly DBCP and chlordecone, may adversely affect male fertility. However, apart from the therapeutic use of diethylstilbestrol, the threat to human reproduction posed by "endocrine disrupting" environmental contaminants has not been supported by epidemiological evid...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cocco P

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed the association between air pollution and deaths from respiratory diseases, considering differential susceptibility according to gender. The authors used daily deaths from respiratory diseases (ICD-10, J00-J99), PM(10), SO(2), and O(3) levels, and meteorological indicators in Volta Redonda, Rio de ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Oliveira MS,Leon AP,Mattos IE,Koifman S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assess the quality of care provided in the cities with full health system management, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, by means of the rate of hospitalizations for primary care sensitive conditions, between 1995 and 2005. The following were considered as hospitalizations for sensitive conditions: diabetes...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Dias-da-Costa JS,Büttenbender DC,Hoefel AL,Souza LL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was a comparison of neonatal mortality rates in four maternity hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The study population consisted of newborns with birth weight below 1,500 g. The research instrument was a questionnaire with data reported by the mother and collected from the patient record. For ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Duarte JL,Mendonça GA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral surveillance surveys have been carried among military conscripts, in Brazil, since 1996. This paper presents the results of the 2007 survey and compares actual findings with those obtained in previous studies carried out in the period 1999-2002. The conscripts were selected with a two stage sampling stratif...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Szwarcwald CL,Andrade CL,Pascom AR,Fazito E,Pereira GF,Penha IT

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the Federal implementation of primary health care policy in Brazil from 2003 to 2008, considering the government functions of health planning, regulation, financing, and health services delivery. The methodology included literature and document review, interviews with key policy actors, budget an...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Castro AL,Machado CV

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent or mitigate an AIDS epidemic among injecting drug users (IDUs), effective activities need to be implemented on a large enough scale to reach and assist sufficient numbers of drug users and thereby change their risk behaviors related to drug use and sex. Recent work by UNAIDS on "high coverage sites", adopti...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Burrows D

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (ERICA) is a pioneering study that aimed to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, including metabolic syndrome components in Brazilian adolescents. This study aims to describe the methodological aspects related to blood collection as well as to report per...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cureau FV,Bloch KV,Henz A,Schaan CW,Klein CH,Oliveira CL,Giannini DT,Leon EB,Abreu GA,Telo GH,Dias GM,Carvalho KMB,Barufaldi LA,Kuschnir MCC,Szklo M,Montenegro R Jr,Silva TLND,Ekelund U,Schaan BD

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the association between the reported frequency of breast self-examination and five dimensions of social support (material, emotional, affective, information, and positive social interaction) among 2,240 female employees from a university in Rio de Janeiro who were participants in Phase 1 of a ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Andrade CR,Chor D,Faerstein E,Griep RH,Lopes CS,Fonseca Mde J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the absence of a fossil record, the evolution of protozoa has until recently largely remained a matter for speculation. However, advances in molecular methods and phylogenetic analysis are now allowing interpretation of the "history written in the genes". This review focuses on recent progress in reconstruction of ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Stevens JR,Gibson WC

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the majority of chemical carcinogens are not capable of causing hazardous effects per se, the metabolism of these compounds is a crucial part of the initial host response to the environmental exposure. Disturbances in the balance between activation and detoxification may thus explain the individual variations in...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Conforti-Froes N,el-Zein R,Au W

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The infant mortality rate (IMR) is considered a good indicator of living conditions. It is simple to calculate and reflects the health conditions of the most vulnerable segment of the population: children less than one year of age. Official Brazilian data indicating a decrease of 31% in the IMR seem surprising, consid...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Duarte CM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model has been used to assess the health impact of job stress. We aimed at describing the cross-cultural adaptation of the ERI questionnaire into Portuguese and some psychometric properties, in particular internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and factorial structure. We devel...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Chor D,Werneck GL,Faerstein E,Alves MG,Rotenberg L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population ageing in Brazil has been more rapid and more intense among women. This phenomenon is well described in developed countries where mortality rates are higher for men than women. In this regard, the analysis of mortality patterns by cause contributes to elucidate the determinant factors of the present situati...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： de Aquino EM,Menezes GM,Amoedo MB,Nobre LC

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to analyze the relationship between health, work characteristics, education, and skills on the work ability of teachers in basic education in Brazil. This was a cross-sectional, population-based study using data from the Brazilian National Survey on Health, Work Conditions, and Absences in Schoolteache...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alcantara MA,Medeiros AM,Claro RM,Vieira MT

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the work performed by garbage collectors in the Rio de Janeiro City Street Cleaning Company (COMLURB) (Rio Comprido division) and its consequences for their health. Data were collected through interviews and on-site video documentation. A detailed description of the work process was performed. In ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Velloso MP,Santos EM,Anjos LA

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the results of a study on Federal health policy in the Brazilian Legal Amazon (BLA) from 2003 to 2005, aimed at backing the development of regional health policies. The region has peculiar dynamics, an extensive border area, and adverse social indicators. The methodology included documental and f...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Viana AL,Machado CV,Baptista TW,Lima LD,Mendonça MH,Heimann LS,Albuquerque MV,Iozzi FL,David VC,Ibañez P,Frederico S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with the impact of night work from a gender perspective, through a field study at a factory employing men and women on the night shift. It is based on data for hours of sleep over the course of several weeks, socio-demographic data, and job information, using a semi-structured interview. The methodolo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rotenberg L,Portela LF,Marcondes WB,Moreno C,Nascimento CP

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes the health of Kaingáng women in the Faxinal indigenous territory in Paraná State, Brazil, with regard to risk factors for breast cancer. A descriptive and exploratory investigation was undertaken that included 95.4% of females 20 years or over. Data showed that 92.3% of Kaingáng women reported brea...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： da Silva EP,Pelloso SM,Carvalho MD,Toledo MJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frailty is a syndrome that leads to practical harm in the lives of elders, since it is related to increased risk of dependency, falls, hospitalization, institutionalization, and death. The objective of this systematic review was to identify the socio-demographic, psycho-behavioral, health-related, nutritional, and lif...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Mello Ade C,Engstrom EM,Alves LC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study analyzed the use of the Paideia Method for training professionals that use matrix support in Curitiba (Paraná State), Uberlândia (Minas Gerais State), and Campinas (São Paulo State), Brazil. An 18-month training process (Specialization Course) was developed for this purpose with matrix support professionals....

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Viana MMO,Campos GWS

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In the services sector, the product of labor is not a commodity that can be traded easily. What is sold is a specialized service, basically through an exchange of information to meet the client's needs and expectations. What emerge are thus the social relations between individuals: professionals and clients/consumers....

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Maciel-Lima SM

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the relationship between school trajectory and incidence of teenage pregnancy. A cross-sectional residence-based questionnaire was applied, interviewing 4,634 youth ages 18 to 24 years, selected through a stratified three-stage sample. For the present study, young people ages 20 to 24 years (65.6%...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Almeida Mda C,Aquino EM,de Barros AP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper aims to analyze mortality among elderly residents in the city of Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, and its association with social deprivation (hardship) in the year 2000. An ecological study was performed, and 94 neighborhoods and 5 social strata were analyzed. The independent variable consisted of a compo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva Vde L,Leal MC,Marino JG,Marques AP

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a case study on a company focusing on the form of management and the shop floor workers, in order to identify the possible effects of participant work strategies on workers' health. Data on the company included its history, type of management, and organization of both production and the work process. Data...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Monteiro MS,Gomes JR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00