Evidence-based medicine and prejudice-based medicine: the case of homeopathy.

abstract：:This study focused on elderly members of community groups, specifically their physical, social, psychological, and economic conditions. A descriptive cross-sectional study included 197 individuals, using the modified Brazilian Old Age Schedule, with questions on physical health, medical services, activities of daily l...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Borges PL,Bretas RP,Azevedo SF,Barbosa JM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies (mABs) have been indicated as an innovative technology for the treatment of some types of cancer, since they are capable of targeting and selectively killing tumor cells. However, the high costs of these therapies raise questions as to the sustainability of access. This study aimed to identify th...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Vidal TJ,Figueiredo TA,Pepe VLE

更新日期：2018-11-29 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：: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：:Two cohort studies of mothers and children (1982 and 1993) were used to document changes in health care utilization patterns. The cohorts included all hospital deliveries in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, for the two years. Some 20% of the mothers and children were visited at home at a median interval of one ye...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Costa JS,Victora CG,Barros FC,Halpern R,Horta BL,Manzolli P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to analyze the relationship between health, work characteristics, education, and skills on the work ability of teachers in basic education in Brazil. This was a cross-sectional, population-based study using data from the Brazilian National Survey on Health, Work Conditions, and Absences in Schoolteache...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alcantara MA,Medeiros AM,Claro RM,Vieira MT

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on fruits and vegetables consumption in Brazil in the three levels of dietary data was analyzed and compared. Data about national supply came from Food Balance Sheets compiled by the FAO; household availability information was obtained from the Brazilian National Household Budget Survey (HBS); and actual i...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Claro RM,Jaime PC,Lock K,Fisberg RM,Monteiro CA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquitoes are vectors of arboviruses that can cause encephalitis and hemorrhagic fevers in humans. Aedes serratus (Theobald), Aedes scapularis (Rondani) and Psorophora ferox (Von Humboldt) are potential vectors of arboviruses and are abundant in Vale do Ribeira, located in the Atlantic Forest in the southeast of the ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Laporta GZ,Ribeiro MC,Ramos DG,Sallum MA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution is a widely recognized hazard to human health. In industrial cities the emission of toxic gases and particulate matter into the atmosphere compounds the pollution problem caused by circulation of vehicles, often creating hazardous public health situations. The goal of this study was to analyze patterns i...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Peiter P,Tobar C

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this article are to propose indicators for evaluation of the quality of hospital management of bronchial asthma patients, based on explicit criteria from literature reviews. The central problem identified in the literature review is the erroneous evaluation of severity of asthma crises, either by pat...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Noronha MF,Machado CV,Lima LD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to investigate the significance of linear childhood growth retardation in relation to classroom performance. It began with a Height Census carried out in the 1989 school year, involving children attending the first grade of all public and private schools in Osasco (Greater S o Pa...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lei DL,Chaves SP,Lerner BR,Stefanini ML

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify changes in knowledge and practices learned to prevent dengue fever in two areas of Catanduva, São Paulo State, from 1999 to 2001: a study area and a control area. The study included an initial quantitative survey, qualitative research, a preliminary diagnosis presented to the community to ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Chiaravalloti Neto F,Fiorin AM,Conversani DT,Cesarino MB,Barbosa AA,Dibo MR,Morais MS,Baglini V,Ferraz AA,Rosa RS,Battigaglia M,Cardoso RP Jr

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the Japreira indigenous community, Venezuela, and its relationship to age and gender. An intentional, non-probabilistic sample of 149 individuals was selected from a total of 300. All samples were studied for the presence of ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Monsalve-Castillo F,Echevarría JM,Atencio R,Suárez A,Estévez J,Costa-León L,Montiel P,Molero T,Zambrano M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin (HPFH) is a benign clinical condition characterized by the synthesis of HbF and which continues without hematological alterations during adult life. Since the function of HPFH in many hemoglobinopathies is that of a severity modulator, it is important to learn its frequency. ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Costa VA,Acedo MJ,Polimeno NC,Bertuzzo CS

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aims to evaluate the current operation of Brazilian syringe exchange programs (SEP). After consulting national and regional networks of people working in projects/programs aiming to reduce drug-related harm, we identified 134 potential participant programs. Unfortunately, only 45 SEPs answered a surv...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Fonseca EM,Ribeiro JM,Bertoni N,Bastos FI

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between inadequate nutrient intake, oral health and family cohesion. This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 887 non-institutionalized elderly people from Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Oral examination was performed by trained and calibrated ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： de Andrade FB,Caldas Junior Ade F,Kitoko PM,Zandonade E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have emphasized that there is no justification for using the odds ratio (OR) as an approximation of the relative risk (RR) or prevalence ratio (PR). Erroneous interpretations of the OR as RR or PR must be avoided, as several studies have shown that the OR is not a good approximation for these measures w...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Camey SA,Torman VB,Hirakata VN,Cortes RX,Vigo A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current article aimed to verify the degree of agreement in classification of nutritional status according to body mass index (BMI) and corrected body mass index (BMIc). Data were used from a cross-sectional study of Japanese-Brazilians. Statistical analysis provided prevalence rates for chronic diseases, kappa sta...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ribeiro AB,Gimeno SG,Andreoni S,Ferreira SR,Japanese Brazilian Study Group.

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a methodological proposal for studying suicide and suicide attempts from a combined socio-anthropological, epidemiological, and psychosocial perspective. This interdisciplinary and complex research model simultaneously examined individual, socioeconomic, historical/cultural, and population data as ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Minayo MC,Cavalcante FG,de Souza ER

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyses the challenges of building the Welfare State in late democracies in Latin America. The author shows how the literature has identified different social protection patterns in the region and how recent reform models have transformed institutions, in an unfavorable socioeconomic context. The results p...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Fleury S

更新日期：2017-07-27 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：:This paper discusses methodologies for analyzing relations between social inequalities, marginalization, prejudice, and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, highlighting current difficulties and alternative research strategies. It also reviews the international and Brazilian literature, emphasizing: economic and macropolitical ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bastos FI,Szwarcwald CL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:This study aimed to identify the median duration of breastfeeding and associated factors in a cohort of 531 infants in two municipalities in the Recôncavo region, Bahia State, Brazil. Breastfeeding duration was estimated by survival analysis and its associations by the Cox multivariate model. Median duration of exclus...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Demétrio F,Pinto Ede J,Assis AM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Brazil, the Unified National Health System (SUS) is responsible for the majority of kidney transplants. To maintain these interventions, the guidelines recommend the use of cyclosporine or tacrolimus, associated with corticosteroids and azathioprine or mycophenolate. Taking the perspective of the National Health Sy...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Guerra Junior AA,Acúrcio Fde A,Andrade EI,Cherchiglia ML,Cesar CC,Queiroz OV,Silva GD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the health-disease-healthcare process in immigrants settled in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, have revealed a complex web of relations in the demands by immigrants and the actions conceived and planned by health services. In this context, intermediation by health workers in the relationship between immigran...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silveira C,Goldberg A,Silva TB,Gomes MH,Martin D

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports on the epidemiological characterization of malaria following implementation of a program to control the endemic in a gold-mining area in northern Amapá State. The study focuses on total malaria cases in Amapá and the impact of the disease on the population, as represented by the Mineração Novo Astro...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Couto AA,Calvosa VS,Lacerda R,Castro F,Santa Rosa E,Nascimento JM

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration and internationalization of health plan companies in Brazil gave them a clearly financial face. Based on the need to understand the health care industry's capital accumulation patterns, the current study examines health plan companies' expansion strategies through the classification of their supply a...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bahia L,Scheffer M,Tavares LR,Braga IF

更新日期：2016-11-03 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