Determinants of growth retardation in Southern Brazil.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to estimate prevalence of negative self-rated oral health and associated factors among adults in rural settlements. The probabilistic sample consisted of 557 adults 20 to 59 years of age in rural settlements in Pernambuco State, Brazil. The dependent variable was self-rated oral health, with ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Moura C,Gusmão ES,Santillo PM,Soares Rde S,Cimões R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper offers a critical review of the theoretical literature on the relationship between the production of scientific knowledge and its use in policy formulation and implementation. Extensive academic output, using a diversity of approaches and analytical frameworks, has sought to systematize knowledge transfer c...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Almeida C,Báscolo E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the methodology and results of the implementation of a Surveillance System for Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors in Adolescents. A random sample of 8th-grade students (n = 1,684) enrolled in municipal schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was studied. Students were asked to complete a confidential...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Castro IR,Cardoso LO,Engstrom EM,Levy RB,Monteiro CA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The act of crossing an international border for healthcare is a reality in border areas and the flow is in the direction of the city with more human and healthcare resources. Although several prognostic factors related to HIV+ patients are known, the prognostic value of this type of mobility for long term care is stil...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Zaslavsky R,Goulart BNG,Ziegelmann PK

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyses the demographic dynamics of the Suyá, a Jê people, inhabitants of the Xingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, during the years 1970-2004. Data was gathered from medical records of the São Paulo Federal University Health Program at the Xingu Indigenous Park. The demographic characteristics...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Pagliaro H,Carvalho Nda S,Rodrigues D,Baruzzi RG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study investigates the use of health services and associated factors in individuals > or = 14 years of age in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 1,954 persons were interviewed in 40 census tracts. One-year prevalence of hospital admissions was 9.4%. Adjusted data analysis showed that hospitalizati...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Garbinato LR,Béria JU,Figueiredo AC,Raymann B,Gigante LP,Palazzo Ldos S,Aerts DR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional epidemiological study aimed to calculate the potential years of life lost by female homicide victims in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, in 2003-2007. A database was used from the Operational Division for Information on Births and Deaths under the Recife Municipal Health Department. All death cer...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva LS,Menezes ML,Lopes CL,Corrêa MS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brazilian AIDS epidemic is undergoing important changes in its third decade. The present article reviews some central findings: the proportional reduction in cases related to injection drug use; the stability, in recent years, of new cases in the male homosexual/bisexual population; and the relative and absolute i...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Fonseca MG,Bastos FI

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central theme of the 5th National Congress on Social and Human Sciences in Health held by ABRASCO in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2011 was The Place of Social Sciences in Public Health, fostering a broad process of reflection on the scope and importance of this area's contributions to the field of public health. The arti...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Trad LA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors for genital infection with HPV in women from rural and urban areas in two different regions of the Eastern Brazilian Amazon. A cross-sectional survey was performed in Pap screening programs, with a total sample of 444 women (233 urban and 211 rural). Uterine cerv...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Pinto Dda S,Fuzii HT,Quaresma JA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of common mental disorders and the association with social support in a community located in the Zona da Mata, a sugar cane plantation area in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. A household survey was carried out and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), t...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Costa AG,Ludermir AB

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:This study evaluated the association between obesity and emotional and behavioral difficulties in adolescents. We studied 4,325 individuals 11 to 15 years of age who were members of the 1993 birth cohort in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Information on body mass index (BMI), maternal assessment of the adole...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Assunção MC,Muniz LC,Schäfer AA,Meller Fde O,Carús JP,Quadros Lde C,Domingues LR,da Silva VL,Gonçalves H,Hallal PC,Menezes AM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paid work should not be an obstacle to women's breastfeeding. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. In Brazil, women are legally entitled to 4 months of maternity leave, but in practice few women enjoy such benefits. How is it possible to practice exclusive breastfeeding ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Vianna RP,Rea MF,Venancio SI,Escuder MM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this article are to propose indicators for evaluation of the quality of hospital management of bronchial asthma patients, based on explicit criteria from literature reviews. The central problem identified in the literature review is the erroneous evaluation of severity of asthma crises, either by pat...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Noronha MF,Machado CV,Lima LD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ-Porto Alegre), covering 135 food items, in comparison with the average of two consecutive 24-hour dietary recall questionnaires for adolescents, adults, and elderly who were randomly selected from a population-based survey. The Pearson correlation...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Henn RL,Fuchs SC,Moreira LB,Fuchs FD

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral impairments can affect overall health and life expectancy in older adults. Our study evaluates the life expectancy with negative physical oral health impact on quality of life (POHIQoL) among older adults. Life expectancy with negative POHIQoL was estimated by the Sullivan method, using the prevalence of POHIQoL ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Oliveira EJP,Alves LC,Duarte YAO,Andrade FB

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a critical reflection on quality of information concerning violence in Brazil, emphasizing some of the main sources of primary data: Public Law Enforcement Departments, Police, and Municipal and State Secretaries of Health. The city of Rio de Janeiro is taken as a typical "case" in this analysis. The hypoth...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Njaine K,Souza ER,Minayo MC,Assis SG

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal tobacco use during pregnancy is one of the most important factors for low birth weight and length. However, postnatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke has not been explored in children's growth studies. It is known that smoking is more prevalent in low socioeconomic groups and that stunting is also ass...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gonçalves-Silva RM,Valente JG,Lemos-Santos MG,Sichieri R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Domestic and peridomestic triatomine colonization, T. infestans infection rate and human seropositives to Trypanosoma cruzi in rural areas of Empedrado Department, Corrientes, Argentina, were carried out. Methods used in order to search the triatomines, to determine them systematically, to obtain their infection rates...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bar ME,Damborsky MP,Oscherov EB,Alvarez BM,Mizdraji G,Avalos G

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to identify people's knowledge on dengue and its vector biology, aimed at promoting a communications channel between technical and lay reasoning in order to foster community involvement in dengue and dengue vector control activities. A survey was conducted in an Aedes aegypti-infested area with dengu...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lefèvre AM,Ribeiro AF,Marques GR,Serpa LL,Lefèvre F

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variations in classification systems related to color/race and the contextual dependence of their utilization are two challenges for researchers conducting health studies within an ethnic/racial framework. A comparison was made between the results obtained by two distinct approaches to racial self-classification -- a ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Maio MC,Monteiro S,Chor D,Faerstein E,Lopes CS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Performance assessment in health services is essential. The comparison of performance indicators requires the use of risk adjustment strategies. The objective of this paper was to assess variations in clinical performance, measured by hospital mortality and length of stay, between private and public hospitals, while t...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Martins M,Blais R,Leite Ida C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the late 2000s, the expansion of Emergency Care Units (UPAs) in Brazil's policy for provision of urgent healthcare included hiring a large contingent of health professionals. This article analyzes government strategies for workforce management and the profile of these professionals in the UPAs in the State of Rio d...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Machado CV,de Lima LD,O'Dwyer G,de Andrade CL,Baptista TW,Pitthan RG,Ibañez N

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed the prevalence of secondary breast cancer prevention and associated factors in women 40 to 69 years of age in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil. Prevalence was 64.5% for breast self-examination, 71.5% for clinical examination, and 79% for mammography. The data suggest that age, schooling, ethnicity, so...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Matos JC,Pelloso SM,Carvalho MD

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to measure the occurrence of multimorbidity and to estimate the number of individuals in the Brazilian population 50 years or older at risk for severe COVID-19. This was a cross-sectional nationwide study based on data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), conducted in 2015-201...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nunes BP,Souza ASS,Nogueira J,Andrade FB,Thumé E,Teixeira DSDC,Lima-Costa MF,Facchini LA,Batista SR

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the prevalence of dental pain among adults and older people living in Brazil's State capitals. Information was gathered from the Telephone Survey Surveillance System for Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases (VIGITEL) in 2009 (n = 54,367). Dental pain was the outcome. Geographic r...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Peres MA,Iser BP,Peres KG,Malta DC,Antunes JL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of primary care to population health and health systems organization has been well documented, but some authors have highlighted that in Third World countries it has gained more ground in discourse than in facts and practices, with different possible configurations. The objectives of the current study...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Medina MG,Hartz ZM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brazil has developed policies for the prevention and control of obesity through the Brazilian Unified National Health System. This study analyzed the characteristics of proposed "models of care" reported by health professionals in primary care in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The methods included interviews and focus g...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Burlandy L,Teixeira MRM,Castro LMC,Cruz MCC,Santos CRB,Souza SR,Benchimol LS,Araújo TDS,Ramos DBDN,Souza TR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the lack of information on shift-work schedules and working organization in companies located in Botucatu, São Paulo State, we obtained initial information on areas of economic activity, number of workers, and work schedules from companis by using facsimiles and mailgrams afler receiving a list of companies...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Martinez MA,Oliveira LR

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00