Advocacy and coverage of needle exchange programs: results of a comparative study of harm reduction programs in Brazil, Bangladesh, Belarus, Ukraine, Russian Federation, and China.

abstract：:Low birth weight is associated with increased risk of dying in the first year of life. This study was motivated by recent changes in the determination of birth weight patterns with the advent of the perinatal epidemiological transition. We analyzed data from the Brazilian National Survey of Demographic and Health of C...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Viana Kde J,Taddei JA,Cocetti M,Warkentin S

更新日期：2013-02-01 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 article examines the role of States in mental health policy in Brazil from 1990 to 2009. The methods included the use of an electronic questionnaire on State coordination of mental health in 24 Brazilian States, document review, and analysis based on official data. The results showed that the States use various s...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Simon AG,Baptista TW

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors associated with physical violence against pregnant women were analyzed in a cross-sectional study of 1,446 pregnant women from a prenatal cohort who were interviewed in 2010 and 2011 in São Luís, Brazil. In the initial model, socioeconomic status occupied the most distal position, determining sociodemograp...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Costa DC,Ribeiro MR,Batista RF,Valente CM,Ribeiro JV,Almeida LA,Costa LE,Alves MT,Silva AA

更新日期：2017-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether men's and women's work status is associated with current smoking, after adjusting for schooling, income, and health, besides discussing hypotheses for such associations. The sample included individuals 15 to 64 years of age living in metropolitan areas, currently in the work force, and ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Giatti L,Barreto SM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the last fifty years, stomach cancer has become less important in terms of morbidity and mortality in developed countries, but the same pattern has not occurred in Brazil. The main risk factors for this neoplasm are certain diet patterns that became evident through epidemiological studies in various population gro...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Britto AV

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:With the aim of assessing the occurrence of severe intimate partner physical violence as a risk factor for inadequate screening of uterine cervical cancer, a case-control study was performed with a multidimensional questionnaire in a sample of 640 users of the Family Health Strategy in the Municipality of Nova Iguaçu,...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rafael RMR,Moura ATMS

更新日期：2017-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquitoes are vectors of arboviruses that can cause encephalitis and hemorrhagic fevers in humans. Aedes serratus (Theobald), Aedes scapularis (Rondani) and Psorophora ferox (Von Humboldt) are potential vectors of arboviruses and are abundant in Vale do Ribeira, located in the Atlantic Forest in the southeast of the ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Laporta GZ,Ribeiro MC,Ramos DG,Sallum MA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate excess mortality from dengue in Greater Metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during an epidemic in 2007-2008. A Poisson dynamic model was tested to predict the number of deaths during these epidemic years. Inference was conducted with a Bayesian approach. Excess mortality was d...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Malhão TA,Resende CM,Gamerman D,Medronho Rde A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at establishing the cross-cultural equivalence of scales used to evaluate physical activity level and measure cardiorespiratory fitness, for further application in elderly subjects. Three scales were identified after systematic review: Veterans Physical Activity Questionnaire (VSAQ), Rating of Perceiv...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Maranhão Neto Gde A,Ponce de Leon AC,Farinatti Pde T

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to translate into Portuguese and validate the Pharmacy Services Questionnaire (PSQ). The instrument includes 20 questions that measure user satisfaction with pharmacy services, and is organized according to two factors. It uses a Likert scale of answers from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). The PSQ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Correr CJ,Pontarolo R,Melchiors AC,Paula e Souza RA,Rossignoli P,Fernández-Llimós F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study's overall objective was to investigate the relationship between psychosocial stressors, sense of community, and subjective wellbeing in urban and rural schoolchildren in Northeast Brazil, focusing on differences according to territorial context. The sample consisted of 757 participants, 495 from urban school...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Abreu DP,Viñas F,Casas F,Montserrat C,González-Carrasco M,Alcantara SC

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute poisoning with medicines in Brazil has various causes, including a deficient national drug policy. The current study thus aimed to analyze socioeconomic variables, prescription characteristics, and forms of purchase or acquisition and storing of medicines by victims of acute unintentional poisoning. The data wer...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Margonato FB,Thomson Z,Paoliello MM

更新日期：2008-02-01 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

abstract：:Access to fluoridated water is a known protective factor against dental caries. In 1974, fluoridation of the public water supply became mandatory by law in Brazil, resulting in improved coverage, especially in more developed regions of the country. Coverage increased across the country as a priority under the national...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alves RX,Fernandes GF,Razzolini MT,Frazão P,Marques RA,Narvai PC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reporting family violence against children has two main benefits: it protects the child from the violence and improves epidemiological control of violence. Health professionals play an important role in this area, since they are required to report any known or even suspected case of violence. Nevertheless, when and ho...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Goncalves HS,Ferreira AL

更新日期：2002-01-01 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 objective of the present study was to investigate the significance of linear childhood growth retardation in relation to classroom performance. It began with a Height Census carried out in the 1989 school year, involving children attending the first grade of all public and private schools in Osasco (Greater S o Pa...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lei DL,Chaves SP,Lerner BR,Stefanini ML

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the schistosomiasis control program implemented in Taquaraçu de Minas, Minas Gerais, from 1985 to 1995. In 1995, we measured the prevalence and intensity of infection for a retrospective comparison with the data from 1985. The local health team was trained to manage all the program activities. The...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Coura-Filho P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration and internationalization of health plan companies in Brazil gave them a clearly financial face. Based on the need to understand the health care industry's capital accumulation patterns, the current study examines health plan companies' expansion strategies through the classification of their supply a...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bahia L,Scheffer M,Tavares LR,Braga IF

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study analyzed the characteristics of research on child labor in Latin America from 2004 to 2014. A total of 114 studies were identified in the LILACS and SciELO databases. The articles were categorized according to the concepts of field and social agents, as in Pierre Bourdieu, highlighting the authors, p...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva GCO,Iriart JAB,Chaves SCL,Abade EAF

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This Essay discusses the theme of teachers' work and health in Brazil. The objectives are to describe the initial history of research on teachers' health, discuss elements leading to a consensus on the characterization of the group's work and principal health problems, and systematize the main strides and challenges. ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Araújo TM,Pinho PS,Masson MLV

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes recent changes in the Canadian health system through a case study of Quebec. As the last Province to adopt federal principles of universal coverage, comprehensiveness, and public management, its reform, conducted in 1971, met these objectives by means of key innovations. In the 1980s and early 90s,...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Conill EM

更新日期：2000-10-01 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：:A methodological approach to infant mortality estimation in Brazil based on vital information provided by Ministry of Health systems is presented. The study evaluated the available data to establish criteria for identifying municipalities with serious data deficiencies, proposing an adequacy index. All municipalities ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Szwarcwald CL,Leal Mdo C,de Andrade CL,Souza PR Jr

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the practice of infanticide in indigenous communities in Brazil. Taking as a reference point a specific case involving two children of the Zuruahá people, it takes a broader look at the issue and discusses how infanticide is understood among other indigenous peoples. A debate focusing specificall...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Feitosa SF,Garrafa V,Cornelli G,Tardivo C,Carvalho SJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on an evaluative study of municipal management of the Brazilian National School Nutrition Program in the largest cities in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The matrix of indicators included two dimensions: political-organizational, with the sub-dimensions resources, inter-sector action, and social co...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gabriel CG,Calvo MC,Vasconcelos Fde A,Lacerda JT,Freitas SF,Schmitz Bde A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the spatial distribution of homicide rates in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, using data from the Ministry of Health Mortality Information System (SIM/MS) from 1996 to 2000. Population data used to calculate rates were also obtained from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Minas Gerais has a large terr...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Castro MS,Silva BF,Assunção RM,Beato Filho CC

更新日期：2004-09-01 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