Social scientists in public health: a fuzzy approach.

abstract：:The article outlines the development and initial validation of a Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) including five social determinants of risk to health and demonstrates its application in the financing of primary care by the Unified Health System (SUS) in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Municipal indicators of vulnerab...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Drachler Mde L,Lobato MA,Lermen JI,Fagundes S,Ferla AA,Drachler CW,Teixeira LB,Leite JC

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify factors associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) among non-institutionalized elderly people. It involved a cross-sectional study conducted on the basis of a household survey, followed by spirometry. People diagnosed with COPD were compared with those with normal spirome...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Barbosa AT,Carneiro JA,Ramos GC,Leite MT,Caldeira AP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia is a public health problem that affects about 30% of Brazilian women, which may cause deleterious effects on the health and quality of life of mother and child. This article seeks to evaluate the healthcare and gestational factors associated with anemia among mothers receiving care at a human milk bank (HMB) of...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Ferreira LB,Melo LF,Melo MEF,Sousa TM,Miranda C,Pereira SCL,Notaro KAM,Santos LCD

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to investigate the perception of quality of life and the importance of the physical, psychological, social relationships and environmental domains for overall quality of life for elementary education teachers in Florianópolis in the State of Santa Catarina. The sample was composed of 349 teachers of ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pereira EF,Teixeira CS,Lopes Ada S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the first half of 2014, 6,675 adults and caregivers of children using Primary Care (PC) services in Rio de Janeiro were interviewed using the Primary Care Assessment Tool - PCATool-Brazil. The aim was to arrive at an accurate overview of the extent to which PC services in all of the Planning Areas (PA) of the Rio d...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Harzheim E,Pinto LF,Hauser L,Soranz D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coping strategies as components of resilience among the elderly serve three purposes: protection against threats to adaptation, recovery from the effects of adversity, and personal development. The present paper aims to investigate internal and external validity for a coping inventory. 415 elderly subjects (aged 65 an...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Fontes AP,Neri AL

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：: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：:The medication leaflets represent the main source of written information supplied to the patients, in special to the elderly. This study aimed to analyze the content of the leaflets of drugs often prescribed for elderly people with hypertension, as well as their adequacy to the sanitary regulations and possible health...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Lyra Junior DP,Balisa-Rocha BJ,Mesquita AR,da Rocha CE

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vulnerable population groups, including people living with HIV/Aids (PLHA), may have a high prevalence of food insecurity (FI). A cross-sectional study evaluated the internal validity of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale (Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar - EBIA) and measured the prevalence of FI in a sampl...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Medeiros ARC,Lima RLFC,Medeiros LB,Trajano FMP,Salerno AAP,Moraes RM,Vianna RPT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A four-block exploratory study was conducted with an electronic online, anonymous questionnaire to study the path of postgraduates  from two professional master's degree classes, as follows: personal, current professional activity, course-professional situation relationship, and open-ended questions for positive/negat...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Engstrom EM,Hortale VA,Moreira COF

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of this study was to analyze the narratives of young university students about the experience of sexual initiation. The theoretical and conceptual references used were the sexual scripts of our society that inform people about when, how, where and with whom they should have their sexual experiences,...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Rebello LE,Gomes R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this study was to analyze child healthcare in the Family Healthcare Program (FHP) in Teixeiras, MG, Brazil. A descriptive transversal study was conducted by applying a questionnaire to 161 mothers of children under 2 years of age. A specific score system was used to analyze the dimensions of structure, pr...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Costa GD,Cotta RM,Reis JR,Ferreira Mde L,Reis RS,Franceschini Sdo C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes municipal management through managerial and manager practices in family health program offices in municipal health ministries and basic health clinics. Theoretically management and social relationship technologies are considered tools for the work carried out in the health care field, and they are ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Vanderlei MI,de Almeida MC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mais Médicos (More Doctors) Program (MMP), which was launched in 2013, sought to provide doctors to work in primary health care in priority areas within the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). This article analyzes the perception of MMP service users through the results of a qualitative study that consisted of ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Silva TR,Silva Jdo V,Pontes AG,Cunha AT

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, in Brazil, 1.78% of the population area blood donors, a level lower than the ideal one that, according to WHO, should be between 3% and 5% of the population. Following this scenario, the current study has a general goal of identifying and analyzing the main critical factors of the process of blood donation ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pereira JR,Sousa CV,Matos EB,Rezende LB,Bueno NX,Dias ÁM

更新日期：2016-08-01 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 objective of this article is to translate, to adapt and to validate the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey to apply at Brazilian college students. 208 college students from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and University of Pernambuco (UPE) participated in the study. The validation was carried...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Franca Cd,Colares V

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article addresses the elaboration of a method for analysis/intervention in the sphere of public health policies. It describes the introduction of the National Humanization Policy of the Unified Health System (SUS) in a general hospital. It proposes institutional support expressed as a method for doing things that ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Barros ME,Guedes CR,Roza MM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burnoffs (intentional fires for agricultural purposes) and forest fires of large proportions have been observed in various regions of the planet. Exposure to high levels of air pollutants emitted by fires can be responsible for various harmful effects on human health. In this article, the literature on estimating acut...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： do Carmo CN,Hacon Sde S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In some Latin American countries acute intoxication is professionally managed by specialized physicians qualified in the area. Something similar occurs with work-related chronic intoxication in the formal sector. However, a different reality prevails for the assessment of chronic intoxication of environmental origin, ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Leal ME,González D,García SI,Pérez-Maldonado IN,Rico E,Cossío P,Van Brussel E,Domínguez G,Díaz-Barriga F

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of the population base conducted in the town of Colombo in the state of Paraná. The objectives were to identify the prevalence of food insecurity in families that are beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program and the factors related to this condition, and describe the nutri...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Monteiro F,Schmidt ST,da Costa IB,Almeida CC,Matuda Nda S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1996, there have been worldwide shifts in the causes of hospitalization for patients with HIV/AIDS. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of HIV/AIDS patient hospitalizations between 1997 and 2012. This cross-sectional study ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Nunes AA,Caliani LS,Nunes MS,da Silva AS,de Mello LM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research is based on epidemiological records of toxicological occurrences in individual records of investigation into pesticide poisoning at the Maringá Intoxication Control Center at the Regional University Hospital of Maringá. The intoxications in patients poisoned from 2002 to 2011, in towns that comprise the ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Neves PD,Bellini M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even after the publication of Law 8213 in 1991, which established quotas for employing disabled persons, their inclusion in the workplace still presents a challenge for Brazilian society. In order to understand the main barriers that hamper this process a qualitative research study was conducted in the municipality of...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Neves-Silva P,Prais FG,Silveira AM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with mental disorders may develop serious adverse effects in their functional performance. A structured care network may favor psychosocial components, such as self-confidence and problem solving capacity. This work seeks to identify the care network for children with mental disorders and develop intervention...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Tszesnioski Lde C,da Nóbrega KB,de Lima ML,Facundes VL

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality, hospitalization and emergency attendance visits for assault in Brazil, from 1996 to 2007 were analyzed. The data sources are the Mortality Information System/SIM, the Hospital Information System/SIH and the Surveillance System of Violence and Injuries/VIVA of the Ministry of Health. It was focused on males ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Souza ER,Gomes R,Guimarães e Silva J,Correia BS,da Silva MM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of effective and safe nanotechnology medication with a high cost-benefit ratio is a strategic imperative for public health in Brazil. The lack of information demands sanitary regulation geared to protecting health and the environment. This study seeks to assess the current stage of development, the reg...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Batista Ade J,Pepe VL

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:This is a cross-sectional study to verify the prevalence and associated factors related to exclusive breastfeeding in adolescent mothers between 14 and 16 years of age with 6-month-old or younger babies, born in Porto Alegre in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2009. The sample was based on 50% of the newborn...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： de Gusmão AM,Béria JU,Gigante LP,Leal AF,Schermann LB

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00