Child health and nutrition in the Western Brazilian Amazon: population-based surveys in two counties in Acre State.

abstract：:The objective was to evaluate the effect of a healthy eating intervention targeting adolescent mothers and maternal grandmothers on compliance with dietary recommendations in the first year of life. This was a randomized clinical trial involving 320 adolescent mothers, their infants, and 169 maternal grandmothers (whe...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nunes LM,Vigo Á,Oliveira LD,Giugliani ERJ

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The study analyzed clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) among adolescents from two Brazilian State capitals, according to the 2010 Updated Guidelines of the National TB Control Program (NTPC) through a descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study of reported TB cases from Man...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Sant'anna CC,Schmidt CM,March Mde F,Pereira SM,Barreto ML

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population aging and declining birth rate have significantly altered the Brazilian age structure pyramid. In parallel with demographic transition, epidemiological transition is altering morbidity-mortality profiles, without adequate health support for the elderly population group. By searching databases, the objective...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Moreira Rda S,Nico LS,Tomita NE,Ruiz T

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, work accidents in Brazil have been categorized in government documents and legal and academic texts as typical work accidents and commuting accidents. Given the increase in urban violence and the increasingly precarious work conditions in recent decades, this article addresses the conceptual inadequacy ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cordeiro R

更新日期：2018-02-19 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：:This article aims to assess the influence of hospital characteristics on the odds of performing an elective cesarean in the Southeast region of Brazil. Data were obtained from the Birth in Brazil study, conducted from February 2011 to October 2012. The current analysis includes the sample from Southeast Brazil, with 1...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Zaiden L,Nakamura-Pereira M,Gomes MAM,Esteves-Pereira AP,Leal MDC

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The study describes the relationship between anthropometric status, socioeconomic conditions, and quality of home environment and child cognitive development in 320 children from 20 to 42 months of age, randomly selected from 20,000 households that represent the range of socioeconomic and environmental conditions in S...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Marques dos Santos L,Neves dos Santos D,Bastos AC,Assis AM,Prado MS,Barreto ML

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate key characteristics of structure in a sample of maternity hospitals in Brazil. Structure was evaluated according to Ministry of Health criteria and included: geographic location, obstetric volume, presence of ICU, teaching activities, staff qualifications, and availability of equipment and...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Azevedo Bittencourt SD,Costa Reis LG,Ramos MM,Rattner D,Rodrigues PL,Neves DC,Arantes SL,Carmo Leal Md

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brazil is among the countries of the world with the most dengue cases. Case reporting systems are essential for monitoring the disease's evolution, but few reporting forms are properly completed. Knowledge of the patients' schooling level is important for understanding the role of social inequality in the risk of illn...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Guimarães LM,Cunha GMD

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study is the organization of activities in the vaccination program in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, during the process of municipalization of health services, analyzing changes and estimating results. The methodology included a survey performed during supervisory visits and questionnaires with 20 nurse...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gonçalves Md,Almeida MC,Gera SC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Field studies on the morbidity of schistosomiasis mansoni were carried out in some rural endemic areas of Northeastern Brazil during the first semester of 1991. These cross-sectional studies were limited to the assessment of the gradient of clinical forms of the disease. The entire population present in a house-to-hou...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbosa FS,Gonçalves JF,Melo MC

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on experiences and reflections reported by health professionals, the aim of this study was to critically analyze the actions, situations, and decisions in healthcare services that involve breastfeeding, examining aspects that favor or limit its possibilities. This was a qualitative study based on the conceptual ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Souza SN,Mello DF,Ayres JR

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated influenza vaccine coverage among elderly individuals (≥ 60 years) living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in 2015, and analyzed associated factors. This was a cross-sectional population-based study of data from the SABE Study (Health, Well-Being, and Aging). The dependent variable was influenza v...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Sato APS,Andrade FB,Duarte YAO,Antunes JLF

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescent pregnancy is associated with poor health and socioeconomic factors. The adolescent pregnancy rate in Mexico is the highest among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. We aimed to explore the factors associated with pregnancies and births in adolescent and young adult w...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Hubert C,Villalobos A,Abreu AB,Suárez-López L,Castro F

更新日期：2019-05-30 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：:This study focuses on the reactions of construction workers to educational materials (posters, folders, and leaflets) produced by the Brazilian Ministries of Health and Labor. The authors conducted two focal groups at construction sites in the city of Rio de Janeiro to analyze four educational materials, employing the...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Kelly-Santos A,Rozemberg B

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, leprosy has been mainly an urban disease, with an uneven geographical distribution related at least partially to the way urban space has been occupied and transformed. Spatial analysis may thus become an important tool to establish an epidemiological surveillance system for leprosy....

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lapa T,Ximenes R,Silva NN,Souza W,Albuquerque M,Campozana G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study's objective was to assess the contribution of selected chronic diseases to the prevalence of disability in elderly Brazilians, based on data from the National Health Survey (PNS 2013). Disability was defined as some degree of difficulty in performing ten activities, considering three levels: (i) without dis...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Costa Filho AM,Mambrini JVM,Malta DC,Lima-Costa MF,Peixoto SV

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis persists as a serious public health problem in Brazil. Prevalence rates are alarming in certain social groups, including indigenous peoples. This article presents an epidemiological analysis of records in the Rondonia State Tuberculosis Control Program, identifying the disease's profile among indigenous g...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Escobar AL,Coimbra CE Jr,Camacho LA,Portela MC

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 72 postmenopausal patients presenting no risk factors for cardiovascular disease nor osteoporosis, were studied. The study evaluated total serum cholesterol and fractions and bone mass by densitometry of the lumbar spine and femur using a Lunar-DPX. There was no association between lipid profile variables a...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Zabaglia SF,Pedro AO,Pinto Neto AM,Guarisi T,Paiva LH,Lane E

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：:This paper presents the perceptions of 250 women who requested contraceptive methods (CM) at a public health clinic in relation to their freedom of choice and the role of an educational activity and consultation in this degree of freedom. Satisfaction with the chosen method and continuation after 6 months were also st...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Osis MJ,Duarte GA,Crespo ER,Espejo X,Pádua KS

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:In July 27th, 2010, witnessed the late notification of a positive test result for measles IgM antibodies in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, sparking an epidemiological investigation and control and preventive measures. Two more confirmed cases were identified, both of whom were siblings of the index case, with clinical sig...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Jesus HS,Nascimento GL,Rosa FM,Santos DA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is the most important endemic parasitic disease in the world. Conditions are favorable for transmission of the disease in 60% of Brazil's territory. Over 500,000 cases per year are recorded in the country. However, the geographic distribution is uneven, which may explain differences in the efficacy and effecti...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Freitas LF,Chaves GC,Wannmacher L,Osorio-de-Castro CG

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to pose a public health problem worldwide. Men who have sex with men are still at differential risk of infection. Although there is evidence to claim that HIV can be transmitted by oral sex, the perception of this risk is ambiguous and relates par...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Funari SL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The public-private mix in the Brazilian health system favors double coverage of health services for individuals with private health plans and may aggravate inequities in the use of services. The aim of this study was to describe trends in the use of medical and dental services and associations with schooling and priva...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Pilotto LM,Celeste RK

更新日期：2018-03-29 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：:This study aimed to assess whether physical intimate partner violence affects the nutritional status of adult women with different levels of body mass index (BMI). This was a population-based cross-sectional study with 625 women selected through complex multistage cluster sampling. Information on physical intimate par...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ferreira Mde F,Moraes CL,Reichenheim ME,Verly Junior E,Marques ES,Salles-Costa R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prevalence study on smoking habits was carried out in 1991, among 864 school children from eight municipal schools in Sapiranga, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from the 6th through 8th grade of primary school. Data was collected in class, using a questionnaire applied by trained teachers. Among students,...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bordin R,Nipper VB,Silva JO,Bortolomiol L

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00