Risk factors for intradomiciliary infestation by the Chagas disease vector Triatoma dimidiatain Jutiapa, Guatemala.

abstract：:Elevated arterial blood pressure varies substantially in relation to social and cultural variables. Early work on acculturation, socioeconomic status, and blood pressure documented this variation, which could not be explained entirely by conventional factors such as diet, physical activity, or access to medical care. ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Dressler WW,Santos JE

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research note is the result of a qualitative study in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, aimed at exploring traffic accident risk from the motorcycle couriers' point of view. The research results highlight the importance of accident prevention and health promotion for these workers. The study was based on s...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Veronese AM,de Oliveira DL

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:The aim of this study was to identify spatial-temporal clusters of high and low diabetes-related mortality from 1990 to 2012 in Argentina. This was a spatial-temporal retrospective ecological study in the population older than 34 years living in Argentina, according to sex, from 1990 to 2012. The spatial units of anal...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Leveau CM,Marro MJ,Alonso V,Lawrynowicz AE

更新日期：2017-02-13 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：:Knowledge on the incidence of childhood accidents according to the child's stage of development is important for designing preventive programs targeting each age bracket. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of falls, cuts, and burns in children up to four years of age according to family economic statu...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barcelos RS,Santos IS,Matijasevich A,Barros AJ,Barros FC,França GV,Silva VL

更新日期：2017-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In the late 2000s, the expansion of Emergency Care Units (UPAs) in Brazil's policy for provision of urgent healthcare included hiring a large contingent of health professionals. This article analyzes government strategies for workforce management and the profile of these professionals in the UPAs in the State of Rio d...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Machado CV,de Lima LD,O'Dwyer G,de Andrade CL,Baptista TW,Pitthan RG,Ibañez N

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capture-recapture methodology is used in Ecology to estimate the total size of wild animal populations. This method can be used in Epidemiology to estimate the incidence and prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases in a relatively inexpensive and quick way. Surveillance systems based on the use of this...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Coeli CM,Veras RP,da Silva Freire Coutinho E

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lima LD,Carvalho MS,Coeli CM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to summarize studies on adolescents' body satisfaction, focusing on the use of silhouette scales. A systematic review was carried out on MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, and in unpublished papers. The final analysis included 36 studies. The majority adopted the scale proposed by Stunkard et al., ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Côrtes MG,Meireles AL,Friche AA,Caiaffa WT,Xavier CC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper aims to identify variables associated with suicidal ideation during the previous 12 months in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Using a case-control design, risk factors for suicidal ideation were investigated through analysis of independent variables related to the individual, family, and health. So...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： da Silva VF,de Oliveira HB,Botega NJ,Marín-León L,Barros MB,Dalgalarrondo P

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:This paper analyzes factors affecting the risk of malaria among individuals working in wildcat gold mining camps (garimpos) in northern Mato Grosso State in the Brazilian Amazon. Historically, such mining camps have the locations with the highest malaria prevalence in the Brazilian Amazon. However, little attention ha...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbieri AF,Sawyer DO

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) is a widely used screening instrument. One- and two-factor structures have been identified in some countries. In Brazil, the best factor structure is still unclear. This study aimed at knowing its factorial validity and reliability, and testing the one-factor and two-f...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gouveia VV,Barbosa GA,Oliveira Andrade Ed,Carneiro MB

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：:Emergency rescue after an earthquake is complex work which requires the participation of relief and social organizations. Studying earthquake emergency coordination efficiency can not only help rescue organizations to define their own rescue missions, but also strengthens inter-organizational communication and collabo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rong H,Xuedong L,Guizhi Z,Yulin Y,Da W

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of the World Health Organization terminology for disability indicates the influence of the social model of disability in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. This theoretical framework should guide any translations of the document. In Brazil, the document was translated ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Diniz D,Medeiros M,Squinca F

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:Epidemiological research still rarely uses causal diagrams, despite growing recognition of their explanatory potential. One possible reason is that many research programs involve themes in which there is a certain degree of uncertainty as to mechanisms in the processes that generate the data. In this study, the relati...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cortes TR,Faerstein E,Struchiner CJ

更新日期：2016-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study is to explore some characteristics of women's perspectives on their sexuality, as there is information that associates the population's sexual culture with the incidence of cervical cancer. The value of sexual pleasure, sexual activity after menopause, and ways of preventing cervical cancer ar...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alvarez SL

更新日期：1998-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The text De Profundis: Valsa Lenta (De Profundis: Slow Waltz), by Portuguese author José Cardoso Pires, describing the aphasia he experienced after a stroke, was used as a starting point to study the different approaches writers and physician have regarding the disease. The differences in form and content of texts des...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Scliar M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air quality in industrial environments has been studied since the second half of the 20th century. Well-documented results show that exposure to chemical pollutants through their consumption, production, and storage can damage workers' health. New research focusing on non-industrial environments has shown unexpected c...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gioda A,de Aquino Neto FR

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to describe the prevalence and factors associated with uterine cervical cancer (CA) and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) in adolescents. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 702 sexually active adolescents treated at a general hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1993 to...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Monteiro DL,Trajano AJ,da Silva KS,Russomano FB

更新日期：2006-12-01 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 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：: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：:The city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows high potential receptiveness to the introduction, dissemination, and persistence of dengue transmission. The pattern of territorial occupation in the municipality produced a heterogeneous and diverse mosaic, with differential vector distribution between and within neighborhood...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Xavier DR,Magalhães MA,Gracie R,Reis IC,Matos VP,Barcellos C

更新日期：2017-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Rio de Janeiro State has one of the largest networks of psychiatric hospitals in Brazil, one of them the Dr. Eiras Paracambi Hospital (CSDE-P). In late 2000, the current Mental Health Advisory Division of the Rio de Janeiro State Health Department conducted a clinical and psychosocial census of patients hospitalized i...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gomes MP,Couto MC,Pepe VL,de Almeida LM,Delgado PG,Coutinho Eda S

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides information on the spatial distribution of schistosomiasis, correlating snail foci with human cases using spatial analysis. The locations studied were Merepe III, Pantanal, Salinas, and Socó, comprising 70% of the populated area of Porto de Galinhas. Malacological and parasitological surveys by a...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Araújo KC,Resendes AP,Souza-Santos R,Silveira Júnior JC,Barbosa CS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constitutional Amendment 29, passed in 2000, set the minimum percentages of budget resources that the Federal, State, and Municipal governments are required to spend on public health. Taking a descriptive approach, this article aims to verify the compliance with Amendment 29 at various levels of government, from 2000 ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Campelli MG,Calvo MC

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00