[External control of fluoride levels in the public water supply in Lages, Santa Catarina State, Brazil].

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between oral health literacy (OHL) among caregivers and untreated dental caries among preschoolers. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 415 preschool children and their caregivers from Curitiba, Brazil. The children were examined for dental caries and ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Montes GR,Bonotto DV,Ferreira FM,Menezes JVNB,Fraiz FC

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The Community Health Worker Program was established in 1991 with the aim of contributing to improving the quality of life of the population, with the community health workers being the program's protagonists. In line with this, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout syndrome in the community health wor...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Mota CM,Dosea GS,Nunes PS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the association between environmental factors and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in public schools. It was studied 480 students, by means of anthropometric measurements evaluation, weight and height--BMI by sex and age and in accordance with the parameters of WHO and IOTF. Environmental i...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Rodrigues PA,Marques MH,Chaves Md,de Souza CF,de Carvalho MF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Health Survey is a household-based nationwide survey carried out by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The scope of the survey is to establish the health status and lifestyles of the population - as well as how they look after their health - wit...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Szwarcwald CL,Malta DC,Pereira CA,Vieira ML,Conde WL,Souza Júnior PR,Damacena GN,Azevedo LO,Azevedo E Silva G,Theme Filha MM,Lopes Cde S,Romero DE,Almeida Wda S,Monteiro CA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this study was to conduct a critical analysis of the application of the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index - Revised (BHEI-R), to explain the ease and difficulties in its calculation, to suggest adaptations and to compare its distribution. This was done in accordance with sociodemographic variables among the ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pires RK,Luft VC,Araújo MC,Bandoni D,Molina MDC,Chor D,Cardoso LO

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the results of a retrospective, descriptive, qualitative study of suicide among university students in Bogotá, Colombia. The objective of this study was to document the magnitude, principal characteristics, and impact of this phenomenon in the selected population. A semi-structured survey was employed to col...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Franco SA,Gutiérrez ML,Sarmiento J,Cuspoca D,Tatis J,Castillejo A,Barrios M,Ballesteros-Cabrera MD,Zamora S,Rodríguez CI

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is an observational cross-sectional survey which included 707 individuals from a south Brazilian city (Joaçaba, in Santa Catarina State) aiming to know the alcohol user prevalence as well as the profile of the user. The results showed that 45.5% (322) of that population consume alcohol on regular basis and had us...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Bortoluzzi MC,Traebert J,Loguercio A,Kehrig RT

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe and analyze factors associated with emergency care and hospitalization of hypertensive and diabetic patients in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, especially those related to the use of medicines. This is across-sectional study using secondary database from a household survey that approac...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Freitas PDS,Matta SR,Mendes LVP,Luiza VL,Campos MR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Psychosocial Section of the Criminal Executions Court of the Federal District Court of Justice assists people who are under civil commitment, namely a legal sentence that labels them as sick people and criminals. In the juridical context, there are two options facing them: outpatient treatment or internment in a s...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Silva EQ,Brandi CQ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adolescence is considered a healthy stage of life and therefore little studied. This study described mortality over time in teenagers in Uruguay and analysed the burden of disease at this stage of life by the measure of Years of Life Lost by Premature Death in Uruguay and by comparison with rates in Latin ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Aleman A,Colistro V,Colomar M,Cavalleri F,Alegretti M,Buglioli M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The scope of this study was to verify the occurrence of sensitivity to latex and conduct dosage of anti-latex antibodies in health professionals of the Dental, Medical and Nursing Schools of the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, ES, Brazil. This was a cross-sectional observational study. ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Gomes MJ,Barbosa RS,Dias FP,de Carvalho RB,de Oliveira ER,Hebling E

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal pain and functionality are linked to the individual health and, thus, influence the mode of interaction between individuals and between them and the environment that surrounds them. However, there are not many studies that question such health issues concerning the population in general, especially whe...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Sousa Mata M,da Costa FA,de Souza TO,de Sousa Mata ÁN,Pontes JF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the work process of a Family Health Unity (USF) in a small municipality, inland the state of Rio de Janeiro. We would like to start with the question of what is causing the population registered in a family health program to look for the Emergency Service (SE) of a General Hospital. Semi-structured...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Barros DM,Sá Mde C

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complexity appears in the twentieth century as a way to understand many phenomena that are perceived as chaotic and complex from classical thought, which still persist in our way of explaining the world. Its purpose is to study the complex and adaptive systems that are sensitive to initial conditions. Some of the char...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Gómez CA,Jaramillo FL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of clowns in hospitals is relatively recent and more than 700 organizations now perform clown therapy in hospitals in Brazil and around the world. Considering the emphasis on comprehensive care and the humanization of health, it is timely to understand and analyze the national and international scientific...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Catapan SC,Oliveira WF,Rotta TM

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:It was investigated the perception of service users in relation to the professional practice of dentists, based on gender differences. The Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool) was applied to 900 users of the Public Service in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Sixty clinics were selected using random sampling, divided between co...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Kfouri MDG,Moysés ST,Gabardo MCL,Nascimento AC,Rosa SVD,Moysés SJ

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescence is a period in human development characterized by profound biological, psychological and social modifications affecting both adolescents and their entire social and family environment. This stage, which has good character forming opportunities, is also permeated by various risks, including violence. Nowada...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Melo MC,Barros EN,Almeida AM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Floods are among the most frequent natural disasters and they affect the lives of approximately 102 million people each year, mainly in developing countries and in major urban areas with a tendency to grow further over the coming decades. The scope of this paper is to provide input for a clearer understanding of these...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Freitas CM,Ximenes EF

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1998, the Brazilian Ministry of Health established the Guidelines for Protection in Medical and Odontological Radiography, aimed at ensuring the quality of radiological procedures provided to the population as well as radiological protection for the health professionals. The purpose of this study was to verify the ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Melo Mde F,Melo SL

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper was to analyze the food intake quality in one year-old children seen by a primary healthcare (PHC) service. This is a cross-sectional studied nested within a child oral health cohort study which collected data regarding children born in 2013 and monitored in Porto Alegre for two years. We app...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Freitas LG,Cortés MAP,Stein C,Cousin E,Faustino-Silva DD,Hilgert JB

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioethics strives for humanization in health services along with promoting the rights of patients. In view of the lack of dental research dealing with this topic, the present study was undertaken to identify, from the viewpoint of dental surgeons, ethical problems experienced in dental practice. It is a descriptive ex...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Amorim AG,Souza EC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this paper is to address some questions about Occupational Health Surveillance (VISAT) in Brazil based on various elements of analysis, in order to contribute to the debate on this theme at the Fourth National Conference on Occupational Health. The topics discussed in the article are: the role of Referenc...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Vasconcellos LC,Gomez CM,Machado JM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study correlated the impact of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) on the labor activity of individuals of working age on their quality of life (QOL) and that of their relatives/caregivers. It involved qualitative (content analysis) and quantitative (descriptive) research. Forty-eight individuals with ABI and 27 relative...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Ponte AS,Fedosse E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is considered the most important nutritional disorder due to a rapid increase in its prevalence in recent years. The scope of this study was to estimate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and excess fat in students aged 11 to 14 (boys and girls) from a town in the mountains of southern Brazil, and to verify t...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pedroni JL,Rech RR,Halpern R,Marin S,Roth Ldos R,Sirtoli M,Cavalli A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By 2050, the number of Brazilians living in urban areas will be over 200 million and 29% of the population will be elderly. The long-lived elderly are 80 or more years old and the young elderly are between 60 and 79 years of age. The scope of this article was to verify the difference in perception between the young el...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Navarro JH,Andrade FP,Paiva TS,da Silva DO,Gessinger CF,Bós ÂJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the existence of racial inequalities in the prevalence of emotional problems, the search for healthcare services and the use of psychotropic drugs. A population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted with data from the 2014/15 Campinas Health Survey. Sample of 1953 i...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Fernandes CSE,Lima MG,Barros MBA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased life expectancy and the prospect of longevity lead to reflection on the importance of spirituality while aging. This article aims to investigate and analyze the concepts that older people have of spirituality and how this concept affects their quality of life. It is a descriptive, exploratory, quantitative-q...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Chaves LJ,Gil CA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative burden due to non communicable diseases (NCD) is increasing worldwide and has been shown to be generally greater for men than women. The objective of this paper is to describe gender differences in NCD mortality rates and trends in Brazil. Standardized mortality rates for the years 1991-2010 were correcte...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Stevens A,Schmidt MI,Duncan BB

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate factors associated with falls in community-dwelling older adults diagnosed with cataracts. An analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of community-dwelling older adults residing in the Federal District of Brazil. Interviews and assessment tools were ad...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Paz LPDS,Borges LL,Marães VRFDS,Gomes MMF,Bachion MM,Menezes RL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This survey examined the status of the implementation of policies for tobacco control in a medium-sized municipality through an assessment of actions recommended by the National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) promoted by Primary Health Care (PHC) units. The coordinator of the local NTCP and professionals from 44 PHC u...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Portes LH,Campos EM,Teixeira MT,Caetano R,Ribeiro LC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00