[Air pollution and low birth weight in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2002].

abstract：:We assess the quality of care provided in the cities with full health system management, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, by means of the rate of hospitalizations for primary care sensitive conditions, between 1995 and 2005. The following were considered as hospitalizations for sensitive conditions: diabetes...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Dias-da-Costa JS,Büttenbender DC,Hoefel AL,Souza LL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed social representations of institutional eating and nutritional patterns among residents of long-term homes for the elderly, in order to identify conditioning factors for eating behavior that may interfere in their nutritional status. A qualitative exploratory study was performed in five homes for t...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Santelle O,Lefèvre AM,Cervato AM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children and youth are currently one of the population segments most heavily jeopardized by the worsening of social, economic, and cultural problems in Brazil. Factors such as lack of government support for a sound, universally accessible school system, income concentration, low wages, unemployment, and family dysfunc...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cruz Neto O,Moreira MR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the association between prenatal exposure to air pollutants and low birth weight in a medium-sized city. An ecological study was performed, using live birth data from São José dos Campos, São Paulo State, Brazil. The environmental data were obtained from the São Paul State Environme...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nascimento LF,Moreira DA

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:This study aimed to describe the prevalence of anemia and to evaluate the association between hemoglobin (Hb) level and indicators of nutritional status and health services utilization in an elderly population (≥ 60 years). Of the 1,742 older adults in the baseline of the Bambuí cohort, 1,441 (82.7%) were included. Th...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva CL,Lima-Costa MF,Firmo JO,Peixoto SV

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with the impact of night work from a gender perspective, through a field study at a factory employing men and women on the night shift. It is based on data for hours of sleep over the course of several weeks, socio-demographic data, and job information, using a semi-structured interview. The methodolo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rotenberg L,Portela LF,Marcondes WB,Moreno C,Nascimento CP

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates factors associated with non-adherence to continuous drug therapy in individuals 40 years and older. A population-based survey was conducted in Cambé, Paraná State, Brazil. Treatment adherence was assessed with the four-item Morisky et al. medication adherence scale. The study also assessed soci...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Remondi FA,Cabrera MA,Souza RK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The self-rated health in a sample of adults living in the central area of São Paulo, Brazil, was studied by comparing a group of residents in census tracts without social vulnerability, identified using an indicator developed by the SEADE Foundation, and a group of residents in census tracts with middle, high or very ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barata RB,Ribeiro MC,Cassanti AC,Grupo do Projeto Vulnerabilidade Social no Centro de São Paulo.

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Rio Grande do Sul State has the highest suicide rates in Brazil. Previous studies have suggested a possible role of agricultural activities, especially tobacco farming, where pesticide use is intensive. An ecological study was designed to assess associations between age-adjusted suicide rates based on death certificat...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Faria NM,Victora CG,Meneghel SN,de Carvalho LA,Falk JW

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lifestyles have been highlighted as the main risk factor for noncommunicable diseases in the 21st century, often leaving aside the role of material conditions of reproduction of daily life in modeling of habits and behaviors. The article addresses the tensions and transactions in family nutrition in the city of Santia...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Anigstein MS

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most childbirth care in Brazil is financed by the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS), there are out-of-pocket expenditures (private personal costs) involved in births. This study aims to compare maternal out-of-pocket expenditures in births of children from the Pelotas Birth Cohorts of 2004 and 20...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Guttier MC,Tejada CAO,Wehrmeister FC,Silveira MF,Domingues MR,Barros AJD,Santos IS,Matijasevich A,Bassani DG,Bertoldi AD

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot study for the control of Bancroftian filariasis transmission was developed in two areas of Recife, Brazil, where microfilaraemic prevalence was 10% in 1991. Mass treatment with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) using low and spaced doses was employed in both areas. In one such instance, DEC therapy was associated with ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Regis L,Furtado AF,Oliveira CM,Bezerra CB,Silva LR,Araújo J,Maciel A,Silva-Filha MH,Silva SB

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Record linkage is the process of identifying and merging records across different databases belonging to the same entity. The health sector is one of the pioneering areas of record linkage techniques applications. In 1998 we began the development of a software package, called RecLink that implemented probabilistic rec...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Camargo KR Jr,Coeli CM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model has been used to assess the health impact of job stress. We aimed at describing the cross-cultural adaptation of the ERI questionnaire into Portuguese and some psychometric properties, in particular internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and factorial structure. We devel...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Chor D,Werneck GL,Faerstein E,Alves MG,Rotenberg L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the dimensional structure and internal consistency of the Brazilian version of the Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ-BR) for measurement of functional capacity in the elderly, based on the informant's report. This was a cross-sectional study with 525 non-institutionalized elderly info...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Jomar RT,Lourenço RA,Lopes CS

更新日期：2018-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess dietary patterns in Brazilian children and factors associated with better diet. The authors used data for 2,477 children 6 to 36 months of age from the Brazilian National Survey of Demographic and Health in 2006-2007. Diet was assessed and classified using a composite index. T...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bortolini GA,Vitolo MR,Gubert MB,Santos LM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of the spread of the AIDS epidemic ranges according to the characteristics of each geographical region in different population groups. The aim of this study was to evaluate spatial and temporal trends of the AIDS epidemic among the elderly in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A retrospective study usin...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rodrigues NC,Almeida AS,Braga JU,O'Dwyer G,Apratto Junior PC,Daumas RP,Lino VT,Andrade MK,Monteiro DL,Barros MB

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Redemocratization in the 1970s brought about changes in the public health system in Brazil. The Unified National Health System (SUS) was implemented in 1988, based on local and regional administrative systems. This was an important step that resulted in greater local control and the introduction of new technologies. T...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva EM,Nozawa MR,Silva JC,Carmona SA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of job satisfaction and work impact among psychiatric staff is highly useful for policymakers and mental health professionals. Since there are few studies on this issue in Brazil, a cross-sectional study was carried out among mental health professionals. Data were collected for 133 professionals from 4 menta...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rebouças D,Abelha L,Legay LF,Lovisi GM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes the proportion of Brazilian women who have sex with women, considering three time periods. The data are from a national population-based survey from 1998. The proportion of the female population who reported having any same-sex relations during their lifetime decreased from 3% to 1.7% in the previo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbosa RM,Koyama MA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study analyzed variations in energy and nutrient intake by adolescents enrolled in public schools, examined in two school-based cross-sectional surveys, in 2003 and 2008. Food consumption was assessed with three food records. Weight was classified according to World Health Organization criteria. A total of 433 ado...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Vasconcelos TM,Veiga GV,Sichieri R,Pereira RA

更新日期：2016-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses dental fluorosis as a relevant public health problem, using a review of epidemiological studies published in the last 10 years on the disease's prevalence, severity, and risk factors. The results suggest that there are already more cases than expected, although few studies refer to major severity....

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cangussu MC,Narvai PC,Castellanos Fernandez R,Djehizian V

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify food patterns and eating behaviors among adolescents and to describe the prevalence rates, this study applied the Grade of Membership method to data from a survey on health risk factors among adolescent students in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (N = 1,632). The four profiles generated were: "A" (12.1%) more frequ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cardoso Lde O,Alves LC,Castro IR,Leite Ida C,Machado CJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has led to a substantial increase in the survival of people living with AIDS, despite heterogeneities among individuals from different socioeconomic strata. The present paper analyzes AIDS deaths in Brazil during a period in which HAART became a key treatment regimen, explo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Fonseca MG,Lucena Fde F,Sousa Ad,Bastos FI

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proportion of cancer attributed to occupation varies, and estimates are partially dependent on the characteristics of exposed populations, type of tumor, and methodology. The main difficulty for estimating these proportions is the reconstruction of past individual occupational exposure. Appropriate methods for ret...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ribeiro FS,Wünsch Filho V

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:Various strategies for eliminating leprosy as a public health problem have evolved in the last 20 years. In some countries, especially highly endemic ones, the WHO target rate for leprosy elimination fell far short. The current study aimed to analyze the impact of different strategies for reducing leprosy prevalence i...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： da Cunha MD,Cavaliere FA,Hércules FM,Duraes SM,de Oliveira ML,de Matos HJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify factors associated with psychological well-being among young people 18 to 24 years of age in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. In a population-based cross-sectional study, 1,621 subjects answered a structured questionnaire on socio-demographic data, religion, employment, and substa...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Souza LD,Maragalhoni Tda C,Quincoses MT,Jansen K,Cruzeiro AL,Ores L,Silva RA,Pinheiro RT

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00