[On haystacks, needles, doctors, and medical knowledge: the thought style of physicians].

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the 3rd percentile (P3), 50th percentile (P50 = median age at menarche = MAM), and amplitude between the extremes (P97 and P3) of age at menarche among schoolgirls in the county of Barrinha, São Paulo, Brazil. Values were correlated with socioeconomic conditions such as socia...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Tavares CH,Haeffner LS,Barbieri MA,Bettiol H,Barbieri MR,Souza L

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different factors have been identified as influencing drug prescribers. Some studies emphasize the role played by sources of information available to physicians. Reports have been published on the influence of marketing strategies on these health professionals. Such strategies include advertisements in medical journal...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barros JA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Workplace violence is currently a worrying factor at many hospitals. The objectives of this study were to characterize the occupational violence problems detected by health workers in an emergency hospital. The study was exploratory and transversal, with a quantitative data approach. It took place at the emergency war...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cezar ES,Marziale MH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cesarean section rate in municipal public maternity hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the year of 2000 was 30.1%. With such a high rate, our hypothesis is that attending obstetricians in these units are indicating cesarean sections for reasons not restricted to clinical factors. The article aims to analyz...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Dias MA,Deslandes SF

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary changes in Western society highlight the need for individual and collective health providers to use their strategic positions to actively promote healthy eating habits. Using the research-action methodology in various clinics in the Federal District of Brazil, the present study aimed to identify what these pro...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva DO,Recine EG,Queiroz EF

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently confirmed several cases of acute schistosomiasis in Porto de Galinhas beach, Northeast Brazil. A total of 662 patients were diagnosed by parasitological and clinical examinations. The infection likely occurred during the September 7 national holiday, when heavy rainfall flooded the Ipojuca River and people...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbosa CS,Domingues AL,Abath F,Montenegro SM,Guida U,Carneiro J,Tabosa B,Moraes CN,Spinelli V

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human albumin is frequently used without regard for the relationship between its pharmacological properties and the respective disease. We investigated the prescription of human albumin in a Brazilian public hospital with emphasis on adherence to international guidelines. Data were gathered from pharmacy and medical r...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Matos GC,Rozenfeld S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main focus of this study was the effect of chronic disease (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, lung disease, cancer, and arthropathy) on the functional status (activities of daily living - ADL, instrumental activities of daily living - IADL) among the elderly, controlling for age, gender, living arran...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alves LC,Quinet Leimann BC,López Vasconcelos ME,Sá Carvalho M,Godoi Vasconcelos AG,Oliveira da Fonseca TC,Lebrão ML,Laurenti R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Tripartite Influence Scale (TIS) is used to assess the influence of social and family factors on individuals' body image. However, little evidence has been presented on the validity of the TIS construct. The study aimed to estimate the psychometric indicators in TIS and identify the degree of influence of the medi...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva WRD,Marôco J,Campos JADB

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to determine the dynamics of precancerous lesions in women of a cohort treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and followed up over the next two years. The conditional probability of failure was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the raw and adjusted hazard ratios...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Prado PR,Koifman RJ,Silva IF

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual and reproductive health is a major public health concern, since it involves individual health and wellbeing and affects the socioeconomic level of societies. Socially underprivileged groups like immigrants may be more exposed to sexual and reproductive health problems. The current study examines key aspects of ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rocha CM,Dias SF,Gama AF

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The terrorist attacks launched on September 11, 2001, ignited fear of further aggression with biological weapons, leading to a discourse and allocation of resources for both defensive and dissuasive/ offensive use in order to counteract such threats. Many such measures involved the investigation and production of biol...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Kottow M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alarming trends in the resurgence of vector-borne diseases are anticipated to continue unless more effective action is taken to address the variety of underlying causes. Social factors, anthropogenic environmental modifications and/or ecological changes appear to be the primary drivers. The ecological dimension of vec...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ellis BR,Wilcox BA

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:From November 1989 to May 1991, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was investigated in 795 women coming from the Public Health Services, who were divided into three groups: 490 pregnant women in pre-natal care period, 104 after-delivery women and 201 non-pregnant women (control). Copro...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Macedo LM,Rey L

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：: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：:This article proposes a model for quality evaluation of oral health care in children. The conceptual framework for the evaluation matrix consisted of evaluation studies on oral health care services in Brazil and other countries and a survey and review of prevailing public policies for children's health in Brazil. Two ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Martins LG,de Lacerda JT,Nickel DA,Traebert J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed the effectiveness of weekly iron supplementation on hemoglobin concentration, nutritional status, and mental and motor development of infants at four public daycare centers in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. This was a before-after intervention study conducted with weekly iron supplementation for...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Eickmann SH,Brito CM,Lira PI,Lima MC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The few studies on health and nutrition in indigenous peoples in Northeast Brazil point to some differences with indigenous peoples in the North and Central of the country. This study estimated the prevalence rates and risk of overweight and excess weight in Xukuru children in the village of Ororubá, Pernambuco State,...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Fávaro TR,Ferreira AA,Cunha GMD,Coimbra CEA Jr

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum creatinine (sCr) is usually higher among black people in the United States due to increased muscle mass, justifying the addition of race adjustment in creatinine-based formulas to estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). We aimed to assess if sCr levels are different in low-income communities in Brazil accord...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barcellos RC,Matos JP,Kang HC,Rosa ML,Lugon JR

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global Mental Health is a field of teaching, research, and practice whose goal is to improve access to mental health and reduce inequalities in mental health outcomes for all people worldwide, especially proposing action in low- and middle-income countries like Brazil. Given this global scenario and Brazil's progress ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Menezes ALDA,Muller MR,Soares TRA,Figueiredo AP,Correia CRM,Corrêa LM,Ortega F

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This article takes an ethical approach to briefly analyze current therapeutic guidelines in Brazil for cases diagnosed as "ambiguous genitalia" (one of the "disorders of sexual development", DSD) in intersex children. Except when there is clear risk to the infant's life, there is no medical or institutional consensus ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Guimarães A,Barboza HH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates factors associated with psychological distress among military police (n = 1,120) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The article describes their social, economic, and demographic characteristics, quality of life, mental health, and work conditions. Measurement of psychological distress used the Self-Rep...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Souza ER,Minayo MC,Silva JG,Pires Tde O

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this cross-sectional study nested in a cohort was to describe the targeting and coverage of the Family Income program in children 13 to 35 months of age. Data were obtained from the BRISA Birth Cohorts in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, and São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil. The cohorts started in 2010 with...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva FS,Queiroz RCS,Branco MDRFC,Habenschus MIAT,Scorzafave LG,Saraiva MDCP,Bettiol H,Barbieri MA,Rodrigues MAFR,Barbosa YC,Simões VMF,Silva AAMD

更新日期：2019-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine smoking prevalence and associated factors among older adults (> 60 years). The study was conducted in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte and Bambuí town, both located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In the former, 1,774 subjects were selected, and in the latter, 1742. In Belo Horizonte...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Peixoto SV,Firmo JO,Lima-Costa MF

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to investigate: (a) multiple relations between socio-demographic, psychosocial, and health variables and quality of life in the elderly and (b) the model's validity through correlation with depressive symptoms. The sample included 339 elderly individuals from 60 to 98 years of age (M ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Oliveira SE,Von Hohendorff J,Müller Jde L,Bandeira DR,Koller SH,Fleck MP,Trentini CM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the association between anemia and physical functional capacity in a cross-sectional population-based sample of 709 hospitalized elderly patients aged 60 years and over admitted to the Madre Teresa Hospital, Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mann-Whitney or "t" test, and chi-squar...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bosco Rde M,Assis EP,Pinheiro RR,Queiroz LC,Pereira LS,Antunes CM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral interventions have been essential components of HIV prevention approaches, especially those aimed to promote safe sexual practices. We conducted a comprehensive literature search without language restrictions between 1980 and July 2014 to identify randomized controlled trials or controlled studies investiga...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gonçalves TR,Faria ER,Carvalho FT,Piccinini CA,Shoveller JA

更新日期：2017-01-23 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