[Profile of mortality by intoxication with medication in Brazil, 1996-2005: portrait of a decade].

abstract：:This article analyzes some concepts relating to marketing, advertising, medications, regulation and manipulation. It discusses ethical and health surveillance parameters of drugs advertising for the general public. The focus of this work is the analysis of contradictions from a conceptual point of view between the pra...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Nascimento AC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed data from the telephone-based Surveillance System of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (VIGITEL) to assess the prevalence of clusters of healthy behavior patterns (non-smoker, non-alcohol-drinker, regular leisure-time physical activity and recommended consumption of ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Camelo Ldo V,de Figueiredo RC,Oliveira-Campos M,Giatti L,Barreto SM

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adoption of neo-liberal economic models in Latin American countries between the late 1980's and early 1990's has led to, among other impacts, a significant change in the rural production model, with a clear incentive to exportation-oriented agribusiness, especially that based on extensive monoculture (soy-bean, co...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Miranda AC,Moreira JC,de Carvalho R,Peres F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between health and the environment has been the object of increased interest from researchers in recent decades with information being the phenomenon that makes it possible to construct a tessitura between the 2 areas. The goal of this article is to examine how the recommendations of the National Heal...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Stedile NL,Guimarães MC,Ferla AA,Freire RC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes the mechanisms used in Brazil by health plan and insurance operators, hospitals and physicians for organizing the access to health care services and their strategies towards cost reduction and decision-making. The study is based on the literature about regulation of the health services, with specia...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Ribeiro JM,Lobato Lde V,Vaitsman J,Farias LO,Vasconcellos M,Hollanda E,Teixeira CP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study presents the current profile of Peruvian nursing, its professional construction and its dilemmas, emphasizing its socio-cultural features. To this end, an extensive literature was reviewed, interviewing nurses in key positions and analyzing secondary source data. This study keeps its distance from other stud...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Arroyo-Laguna J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper aims to analyze the male sexual initiation, identifying the way low income youth understand it. The theoretical and conceptual references were those in which sexuality reflects wider relations that involve the person itself and society. The methodological plan features a case study under the social sciences...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： do Nascimento EF,Gomes R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has seen a breakthrough in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) with the advent of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. There are few population-based observational studies on the prevalence of use of these drugs. We conducted a cross-sectional population-based study in the city of Pelotas (Brazil). O...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Duarte DV,Restrepo-Méndez MC,Silveira MFD

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article seeks to diagnose the profile of food handlers in the households of the city of Santa Maria in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. By geographical division of the city, a sample of 15 households per neighborhood was chosen, totaling 615 households. For the diagnosis of the profile of handlers in the household...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Deon BC,Medeiros LB,Hecktheuer LH,Saccol AL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand the transmission mechanisms of psychosocial difficulties prompted by teenage mother and baby interactions. The hypothesis is that the quality of the mother-child exchanges relies on linked with the characteristics of the mother, such as being abused and poor preparation for motherhood, as well a...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Bigras M,Paquette D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is a monthly assessment of fluoride levels in the public water supply in Lages, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. This town was divided into ten regions, where water samples were collected from October 2004 to September 2005. Two samples were drawn from each region and sent to the Fluoride Health...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Toassi RF,Kuhnen M,Cislaghi GA,Bernardo JR

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence and associated variables in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), by gender, in Duque de Caxias/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS:This is a population-based cross-sectional study with 1,246 adults. During home visits, questionnaires were applied on LTPA, socio-demographic factors a...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Sá Silva SP,Sandre-Pereira G,Salles-Costa R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and anthropometric and biochemical variables in a cross-sectional study conducted with secondary data from the first visit of the randomized clinical trial of the Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program (BALANCE Program) (2...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Ribas BLP,Longo A,Dobke FV,Weber B,Bertoldi EG,Borges LR,Abib RT

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the incompleteness in filling out death certificates (DC) in the regional health offices of the State of Pernambuco a descriptive study was conducted on data for infant mortality information on deaths of children under one year of age in the municipalities of Pernambuco in the 1999-2001 and 2009-201...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Ramalho MO,de Frias PG,Vanderlei LC,de Macêdo VC,de Lira PI

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Paulista Epidemiologic Bulletin (Bepa), created in 2004 is a monthly publication from the Coordinating Office of Diseases Control (CCD), from the State Office of Health of Sao Paulo (SES-SP) responsible for planning and executing actions of health promotion and preventing any risks and diseases throughout the cove...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Aranda CM,Schiavon LN,Rehder S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The female prison population is on the increase in the world. This population is being exposed to precarious conditions of confinement that often prevent or hinder access to food of effective and equitable quality, thereby representing a considerable problem within the scope of public health. This paper aims to unders...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Sousa LMP,Matos INB,Paiva TRL,Gomes SM,Freitas CHSM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with qualitative research conducted in the Therapeutic Residency Service in the municipality of Campina Grande, State of Paraíba, Brazil, the objective being to ascertain the difficulties encountered by the professionals in the healthcare practices defined by the aforementioned service and identify th...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Silveira Mde F,Santos HP Jr

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psycho-social Care Centers (PCC) are also designed to coordinate actions in mental health care in Brazil, mainly at Primary Health Care (PHC) level. Matrix support is one of the pillars of the program, as it aims to ensure assistance of specialized back-up staff to the health teams. In this respect, this research seek...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Quinderé PH,Jorge MS,Nogueira MS,Costa LF,Vasconcelos MG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article brings about both a discussion and reflection on the activation of integrality in the work process of multi-professional teams in collective health. It has been grounded on the theory of complexity, by Edgar Morin, as well as on the transdisciplinary logic, by Basarab Nicolescu, to understand paradoxes in...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Severo SB,Seminotti N

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to verify the records on file and the number of cases of attempted suicide among children and adolescents who were attended by Emergency Care health professionals in the municipality of Matozinhos, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Documentary and descriptive research was conducted, the data for which was collec...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Alves MA,Cadete MM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research aims to identify the strategies adopted by dwellers of a socially vulnerable community, characterized by social and economic inequality, to address the problems that interfere in the health conditions. A participant investigation anchored in hermeneutics was conducted through participatory diagnosis, wit...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Sousa IV,Brasil CCP,Silva RMD,Vasconcelos DPE,Vasconcelos Filho JE,Finan TJ,Bezerra IN,Pinheiro CPO

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this paper is an analysis of suicide of elderly people and the impact on the dynamics of their families is presented. The method used is of the qualitative research type known as psychosocial autopsy and is based on interviews with the family members of 51 elderly people who committed suicide in 10 Brazil...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Figueiredo AE,Silva RM,Mangas RM,Vieira LJ,Furtado HM,Gutierrez DM,Sousa GS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to present data concerning hazardous waste management in the health area, with emphasis to the utilization of mercury in dentistry. The study was based on a bibliographic review regarding the use of mercury in dental fillings and its potential toxicological risks for patients and due to occupa...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Grigoletto JC,Oliveira Ada S,Muñoz SI,Alberguini LB,Takayanagui AM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron-deficiency anemia can be considered the most important nutritional deficiency in Brazil. The scope of this article was to conduct a systematic review of the literature in order to describe the frequency of anemia in indigenous women and children in Brazil, and gather information on associated factors. A search of...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Lício JS,Fávaro TR,Chaves CR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A school-based cross-sectional study in 2007 evaluated the prevalence and associated factors of daily consumption of soft drinks, sweets and fried foods among adolescents (15 to 20 years of age) in public schools in Caruaru in the state of Pernambuco. To evaluate the factors associated with the daily consumption of th...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Zanini Rde V,Muniz LC,Schneider BC,Tassitano RM,Feitosa WM,González-Chica DA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subjects were selected from five urban beaches to characterize the type of work conducted on urban beaches in the city of Natal, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and determine potential associated factors among workers exposed to the sun. Data collection was based on a validated questionnaire. Results were obtain...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Lucena EE,Costa DC,da Silveira EJ,Lima KC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the Brazilian Association of Workers' Medicine, created in the end of 1944 as a space for consolidating occupational health as a medical specialty in Brazil. The Association was founded by the first group of specialists in the field of occupational hygiene and medicine with seat at the facilities...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Almeida AB

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scorpion stings are a serious public health issue in tropical and subtropical countries. This is a descriptive and retrospective study of the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of scorpion sting cases registered in the Health System in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba state, from 2007 to 2012. Data was collec...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Barros RM,Pasquino JA,Peixoto LR,Targino IT,de Sousa JA,Leite Rde S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are one of the most promising materials in nanotechnology. The various synthesis, purification and postprocessing methods produce CNTs with diverse physical characteristics, appliable in many fields. Their extensive projected use makes it important to understand their potential harmful effects....

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Helland A,Wick P,Koehler A,Schmid K,Som C

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental degradation has been affecting ecosystems and causing the imbalance of various life forms that comprise natural diversity, and consequently produce risks and hazards to public health. Therefore, an attempt was made to examine interdisciplinary health and environmental health in public undergraduate insti...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Souza CL,Andrade CS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00