Should body mass index be adjusted for relative sitting height in cross-sectional studies of chronic diseases in Japanese-Brazilians?

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：: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：:The aim of this article was to evaluate socio-environmental vulnerability by selecting and analyzing socioeconomic, demographic, and infrastructural indicators around the Fazenda Botafogo Industrial Park in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, taking this work as a case study. The study aimed to determine whether there...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cartier R,Barcellos C,Hübner C,Porto MF

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to verify the influence of pressure from sociocultural agents on dissatisfaction with face and body in young women mediated by the internalization of the lean and muscular body and to identify the contribution of individual characteristics to this model. A total of 612 university female studen...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva WRD,Barra JV,Neves AN,Marôco J,Campos JADB

更新日期：2020-12-18 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：:The study aimed to measure use of medication and polypharmacy among the elderly in Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and to compare socio-demographic, economic, and health characteristics in relation to area of residence (urban versus rural) in a random sample of 811 persons 60 year of age or older. Int...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Dal Pizzol Tda S,Pons Eda S,Hugo FN,Bozzetti MC,Sousa Mda L,Hilgert JB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study aimed to identify the main determinants of self-rated health for individuals aged 60 years or older in Bogotá, Colombia, and if those determinants vary between groups. Data was obtained from the Demographic Health Survey 2011 for Bogotá. Logistic regression models were estimated to identify the determinants ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Pinilla-Roncancio M,González-Uribe C,Lucumí DI

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study describes the eco-epidemiological aspects of arbovirus diseases in the municipalities (counties) of Novo Progresso and Trairão, Para State, Brazil, in the area affected by highway BR-163. Hemagglutination inhibition (HI) antibodies to different arboviruses were detected, with monotypic reactions to M...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nunes MR,Barbosa TF,Casseb LM,Nunes Neto JP,Segura Nde O,Monteiro HA,Pinto EV,Casseb SM,Chiang Jde O,Martins LC,Medeiros DB,Vasconcelos PF

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes the prevalence of non-submittal to Pap smears according to socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related behavioral variables in women 40 years or older in Campinas, São Paulo State. This was a cross-sectional population-based study with a sample of 290 women. Based on multivariate analysis, facto...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Amorim VM,Barros MB,César CL,Carandina L,Goldbaum M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was an analytical, descriptive, cross-sectional study to establish the profile of poisonings among children 0 to 4 years of age reported to the Rio Grande do Sul State Toxicology Information Center (CIT/RS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2003. A total of 1,311 cases were selected and data were extracted on children who...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ramos CL,Targa MB,Stein AT

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the work of some key players in the current debate on the construction of the notion of sexual difference in modernity, taking as the focus of analysis and illustration the theses submitted at the School of Medicine in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the 19th century. The objective is to confront...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rohden F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess Mini-Mental State Examination norms of a functionally normal sample of community-dwelling elderly. Illiterate and low-educated subjects who scored less than 5 on the Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire (PFAQ) [n = 397; female = 269; mean age = 72.15 (SD = 7.24) years] ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Laks J,Baptista EM,Contino AL,de Paula EO,Engelhardt E

更新日期：2007-02-01 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 paper deals with the subject of citizenship and people's participation in the health area through an analysis of ideas pertaining to a specific group: health care professionals working in Basic Health Care Clinics in the 3.1 Programmatic Area of the City of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The article analyzes their view...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bosi ML

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cohort studies of mothers and children (1982 and 1993) were used to document changes in health care utilization patterns. The cohorts included all hospital deliveries in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, for the two years. Some 20% of the mothers and children were visited at home at a median interval of one ye...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Costa JS,Victora CG,Barros FC,Halpern R,Horta BL,Manzolli P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study applies the risk perception analytical methodology based on rapid surveys. It took place in the micro-basin of the São Lourenço Creek in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The methodological approach was based on participatory observation, semi-structured interviews with 24 key informants s...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Peres F,Rozemberg B,de Lucca SR

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with negative self-rated oral health. Elderly subjects from the Brazilian Ministry of Health's oral health survey (2002-2003) who rated their own oral health as bad or very bad were compared to those who rated their oral health as excellent, good, or fair, us...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Martins AM,Barreto SM,Pordeus IA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea is an important cause of hospitalization among infants. There are many complex factors that influence hospital use: socioeconomic and cultural characteristics, access, medical needs, and supply. The objective was to measure hospitalization rates from diarrhea among infants in Rio de Janeiro in 1996 and the as...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bittencourt SA,Leal Mdo C,Santos MO

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study characterizes the women receiving precarious prenatal care according to socio-demographic variables, mother's reproductive history, family support, satisfaction with pregnancy, and risk behavior during pregnancy. A total of 1,967 adolescents were interviewed in the immediate post-partum in public and outsou...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gama SG,Szwarcwald CL,Sabroza AR,Castelo Branco V,Leal Mdo C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes factors associated with diabetes prevalence according to demographic and socioeconomic variables, health status, and lifestyle among 872 elderly living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in addition to health services utilization and control measures and practices. Reported diabetes prevalence among...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Mendes Tde A,Goldbaum M,Segri NJ,Barros MB,Cesar CL,Carandina L,Alves MC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the Southampton Assessment of Mobility and test its intra- and inter-examiner reliability for Brazilian elderly living in the community and diagnosed with dementia, with severity classified according to the Clinical Dementia Rating. The instrument was applied...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Pereira LS,Marra TA,Faria CD,Pereira DS,Martins MA,Dias JM,Dias RC

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Sucre State, Venezuela, and its association with epidemiological risk factors. The cluster sampling design allowed selecting 96 villages and 576 dwellings in the State's 15 municipalities. A total of 2,212 serum samples were anal...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： García-Jordán N,Berrizbeitia M,Rodríguez J,Concepción JL,Cáceres A,Quiñones W

更新日期：2017-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In the early 1990s, a group of British researchers developed a new methodology for healthcare resource allocation based on need. The methodology's main characteristics are to draw on the theoretical model for healthcare services demand and apply data on health services utilization to estimate needs-based use. The obje...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Porto S,Martins M,Travassos C,Viacava F

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:The presence of intestinal parasites and epidemiological aspects were evaluated in 238 workers from a fast food company and other individuals working in street markets and farmers' produce markets in the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Parasitological techniques used in this study were: Lutz, Baer...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nolla AC,Cantos GA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the literature on the physical growth of native populations from Brazil. Studies aiming at relating the physical growth patterns of these populations to their nutritional status are relatively recent and still do not provide a comprehensive picture of the situation. Compared to non-indigenous Brazil...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Santos RV

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify different profiles in the AIDS epidemic in Brazil by relating them to the health sector's organization, situations involving increased risk of infection, and the degree of implementation of the response by health services. The Brazilian municipalities (counties) were grouped accor...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Grangeiro A,Escuder MM,Castilho EA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to evaluate factors associated with overweight among adults living in urban areas, with the income of the census tract as a context variable. The survey assessed individuals from two health districts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Excess weight was determined by body mass index ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Andrade RG,Chaves OC,Costa DA,Andrade AC,Bispo S,Felicissimo MF,Friche AA,Proietti FA,Xavier CC,Caiaffa WT

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to describe vulnerability profiles and to verify their association with non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among 295 HIV-patients receiving their first prescription in two public-referral centers in Minas Gerais States, Brazil. The cumulative incidence of non-adherence was 3...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bonolo Pde F,Machado CJ,César CC,Ceccato Md,Guimarães MD

更新日期：2008-11-01 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