[Dengue vector control and community participation in Catanduva, São Paulo State, Brazil].

abstract：:Exogenous obesity increases morbidity and mortality risk and has been associated with nutritional habits, which in turn can be affected by health education. Health education aims to promote patient participation in achieving behavior change and healthy lifestyles. The objective of this study is to show the advantages ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cabrera-Pivaral CE,González-Pérez G,Vega-López MG,Arias-Merino ED

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to describe several chronological milestones in institutionalizing the evaluation of public programs and policies in France from a governmental perspective and in the health sector, situating such references in the international context. The institutional nature of evaluation implies int...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Hartz ZM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the working conditions of Chagas' disease patients in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, focusing on two-hundred-fifty patients with steady employment and treated at the University Hospital (HC-FCM/Unicamp): 98% were working-age and 77.6% were men. The origin of the patients reflected the migratory ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Guariento ME,Camilo MV,Camargo AM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides a new interpretation of Geografia da Fome [The Geography of Hunger], by Josué de Castro, focusing on the convergence of three fields of knowledge: geography, clinical science, and epidemiology. Although there is a certain commonality in the methodological procedures, the book offers multiple conf...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Melo Filho DA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past year, the Brazilian Federal Government and society have reported and acted on a crack use epidemic, which has been exacerbated by the media. This study hypothesized that crack use has not increased at the rate suggested by the Brazilian media. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2010 using a multis...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nappo SA,Sanchez ZM,Ribeiro LA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the association between prenatal exposure to air pollutants and low birth weight in a medium-sized city. An ecological study was performed, using live birth data from São José dos Campos, São Paulo State, Brazil. The environmental data were obtained from the São Paul State Environme...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nascimento LF,Moreira DA

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:In Brazil, nonprofit or charitable organizations are the oldest and most traditional and institutionalized form of relationship between the third sector and the state. Despite the historical importance of charitable hospital care, little research has been done on the participation of the nonprofit sector in basic heal...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Canabrava CM,Andrade EI,Janones FA,Alves TA,Cherchiglia ML

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted to identify age at menopause and its associated factors as well as socio-cultural, demographic, and economic characteristics of climacteric women in Campinas, São Paulo State. Subjects were 456 Brazilian women between 45 to 60 years of a...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Pedro AO,Pinto Neto AM,Paiva LH,Osis MJ,Hardy E

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:This article focuses on the Brazilian National AIDS Program and its policy of distributing and producing antiretroviral drugs, emphasizing links between local decisions and global HIV/AIDS policies. Emphasizing recent developments in the Brazilian and international scenario with regard to access to treatment for peopl...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Galvao J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Municipal health policy planning can include exemplary practices for expanding the population's access to health services. The current study seeks to analyze the limits and possibilities of planning practices for policy implementation by a municipal health department. The empirical data were analyzed based on a concep...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Vilasbôas AL,Paim JS

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of sedentary behavior and investigate associated factors in adolescents 11 years of age from the 1993 birth cohort in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Sedentary behavior was investigated with a questionnaire, and was defined as spending more than two hours ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Dumith SC,Hallal PC,Menezes AM,Araújo CL

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents prevalence rates for malnutrition, intestinal parasitic infections, anemia, and iron deficiency in under-five children in a population-based cross-sectional survey performed in the urban area of two counties in the Western Brazilian Amazon, Assis Brasil (n = 200) and Acrelandia (n = 477). Availabl...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Muniz PT,Castro TG,Araújo TS,Nunes NB,da Silva-Nunes M,Hoffmann EH,Ferreira MU,Cardoso MA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative study analyzed meanings associated with tuberculosis (TB) in children. Interviews were conducted with lay caregivers and health professionals in six health situations in a vulnerable territory. Data collection was followed by thematic content analysis and interpretation in consultation with the litera...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Machado Dde C,Moreira MC,Sant'Anna CC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article was based on the results of research concerning health policy in municipalities that achieved the most extensive development of decentralization and innovation in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The study applied a questionnaire for health system users' representatives in Municipal Health Councils. T...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gerschman S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative clinical study investigated the impact of moderate intellectual disability on family dynamics and quality of life. The data were collected using individual interviews with 15 mothers of children with intellectual disabilities, as a convenience sample, and examined with categorical thematic content ana...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Tomaz RVV,Santos VA,Silva de Avó LRD,Germano CMR,Melo DG

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine construct validity, internal consistency, and reproducibility of the Body Change Questionnaire (BCQ). A total of 439 female and male adolescents (13-22 years of age) were evaluated. Construct validity was assessed by exploratory factor analysis and correlation between the scores of the BCQ ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Meireles JF,Amaral AC,Neves CM,Conti MA,Ferreira ME

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional management practices are sometimes considered merely a necessary condition for superior performance. Other resources and competencies with higher barriers to imitation are assumed to be potential sources of competitive advantage. This study describes and analyzes the effect of traditional management practi...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Brito LA,Malik AM,Brito E,Bulgacov S,Andreassi T

更新日期：2017-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary health care model implemented by the Family Health Program in Brazil still lacks systematized, validated mechanisms for its monitoring and evaluation. Based on an actual experience, the current study sought to understand experiences and explore concepts held by staff and managers in the Ceará State Health ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Vasconcelos SM,Bosi ML,Pontes RJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines have been proposed for assessing the quality of clinical trials, observational studies and validation studies of diagnostic tests. More recently, the COSMIN (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments) initiative extended those in regards to epidemiological measurement too...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Reichenheim ME,Hökerberg YH,Moraes CL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A follow-up study was carried out in two localities in the semi-arid region of the State of Bahia, Northeast Brazil, with the aim of identifying the occurrence and nature of possible acute side effects subsequent to vitamin A megadose supplement given together with mass immunization in children 6-59 months old. The sa...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Assis AM,Santos LM,Prado MS,Martins MC,Barreto ML

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a poverty infectious disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Evidences suggest that social protection strategies (SPS) can improve TB treatment outcomes. This study aimed to synthesize such evidences through systematic literature review and meta-analysis. We searched for studies conduct...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Andrade KVF,Nery JS,Souza RA,Pereira SM

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines region-specific relations between prevalence of protection against sunlight and socio-demographic and behavioral variables in Brazil. Data were derived from a cross-sectional population-based random sample. Information on sunlight exposure was available for a total of 16,999 individuals 15 years ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Szklo AS,Almeida LM,Figueiredo V,Lozana Jde A,Azevedo e Silva Mendonça G,Moura Ld,Szklo M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dyad comprising eye anomalies and congenital heart defects in the same newborn has been proposed as the best sentinel phenotype for the early detection of rubella embryopathy. Time-space birth prevalence distributions of the eye-heart dyad were described in 36 Brazilian hospitals from the Latin-American Collaborat...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Orioli IM,Camelo JS,Rittler M,Castilla EE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This essay aims to suggest food for thought on discrepancies between scientific evidence on physical inactivity and the associated factors and determinants and information communicated by the media on this topic. We specifically examine a case in which "laziness" was used as the "explanatory" factor for the high level...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Loch MR,Guerra PH

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the prevalence of anemia and to evaluate the association between hemoglobin (Hb) level and indicators of nutritional status and health services utilization in an elderly population (≥ 60 years). Of the 1,742 older adults in the baseline of the Bambuí cohort, 1,441 (82.7%) were included. Th...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

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

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, family planning programs have targeted women almost exclusively. More recently it has become clear that men have a strong influence on their partners' use of contraception, either by opposing the use of any or one specific method, or by deciding that a woman has to either use a given method or be sterili...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Duarte GA

更新日期：1998-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In an experimental microcosm, an analysis was performed of the influence exerted by freshwater Mesocyclops longisetus copepods on the survival of Vibrio cholerae O1 serovar Inaba. In the State of Ceará, copepods are used in the control of Aedes aegypti larvae. The system consisted of water with a salinity of 0.27 per ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Araújo DB,Martins SC,Albuquerque LM,Hofer E

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00