Study of implementation and direct cost estimates for diagnostic tests for human visceral leishmaniasis in an urban area in Brazil.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess knowledge on prenatal care and pregnancy risk among women in poor neighborhoods in the city of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Data were collected using a cross-sectional design. A standard questionnaire was applied to all pregnant women from poor neighborhoods. Trained...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Mendoza-Sassi RA,Cesar JA,Ulmi EF,Mano PS,Dall'Agnol MM,Neumann NA

更新日期：2007-09-01 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 aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of dental pain preventing the performance of routine tasks and to assess its association with socioeconomic factors, minor psychiatric disorders, number of missing teeth, and dental consultation patterns. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-complete...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alexandre GC,Nadanovsky P,Lopes CS,Faerstein E

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the temporal-spatial patterns of dengue epidemics in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, from 1996 to 2002 and to analyze residential address as a proxy for exposure. Reported dengue cases were analyzed according to week of onset of symptoms and residential census tract. Local Mora...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Almeida MC,Assunção RM,Proietti FA,Caiaffa WT

更新日期：2008-10-01 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 International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) aims at standardization, but its applicability requires consistent instruments. In Brazil, invasive therapeutic approaches are frequent, leading to functional alterations. The current study thus aimed to identify and discuss instruments capa...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Carvalho FN,Koifman RJ,Bergmann A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to shed light on the meanings ascribed to chronic pain in medical discourse and clinical practice in two Pain Clinics located in University hospitals in Salvador (Bahia) and São Paulo, Brazil. An ethnographic approach used participant observation and semi-structuralized interviews with attending and m...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lima MA,Trad LA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines renal care from the perspective of kidney transplant patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), as well as their families. A qualitative study was performed in three cities of Uruguay. Using theoretical sampling, we selected 25 persons with CKD that were living with kidney transplants, in addition...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Mercado-Martínez FJ,Levin-Echeverri R

更新日期：2017-10-26 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：: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：: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：:Population ageing in Brazil has been more rapid and more intense among women. This phenomenon is well described in developed countries where mortality rates are higher for men than women. In this regard, the analysis of mortality patterns by cause contributes to elucidate the determinant factors of the present situati...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： de Aquino EM,Menezes GM,Amoedo MB,Nobre LC

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess whether physical intimate partner violence affects the nutritional status of adult women with different levels of body mass index (BMI). This was a population-based cross-sectional study with 625 women selected through complex multistage cluster sampling. Information on physical intimate par...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ferreira Mde F,Moraes CL,Reichenheim ME,Verly Junior E,Marques ES,Salles-Costa R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the association between use of misoprostol and other drugs to induce menstruation, and congenital anomalies. A sample of 4,856 pregnant women 20 years and older were enrolled consecutively in prenatal services in the Unified National Health System, in six Brazilian State capitals. Data on socio-de...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Dal Pizzol Tda S,Sanseverino MT,Mengue SS

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the Federal implementation of primary health care policy in Brazil from 2003 to 2008, considering the government functions of health planning, regulation, financing, and health services delivery. The methodology included literature and document review, interviews with key policy actors, budget an...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Castro AL,Machado CV

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:No consensus has been reached concerning the definition of criteria and standards for evaluating the decentralization of actions by municipal health surveillance systems. With the aim of developing and validating an objective image for municipal health surveillance that would correspond to an appropriate system for th...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ferraro AH,Costa EA,Vieira-da-Silva LM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study is the organization of activities in the vaccination program in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, during the process of municipalization of health services, analyzing changes and estimating results. The methodology included a survey performed during supervisory visits and questionnaires with 20 nurse...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gonçalves Md,Almeida MC,Gera SC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of intestinal parasites and epidemiological aspects were evaluated in 238 workers from a fast food company and other individuals working in street markets and farmers' produce markets in the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Parasitological techniques used in this study were: Lutz, Baer...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nolla AC,Cantos GA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A descriptive analysis of systems and forms of payment for medical labor was carried out based on an intentional sample of hospitals, according to preestablished criteria. Hospital administrators, physicians, and representatives of medical and entrepreneurial corporations were interviewed. The results were analyzed ac...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cherchiglia ML

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cohorts of children born in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in 1993 and 2004, were compared in terms of neuro-psychomotor development at the age of 12 months. Children were evaluated using the Denver II screening test. Analyses were performed using the Poisson regression technique. The prevalence of suspecte...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Halpern R,Barros AJ,Matijasevich A,Santos IS,Victora CG,Barros FC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the spatial distribution of homicide rates in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, using data from the Ministry of Health Mortality Information System (SIM/MS) from 1996 to 2000. Population data used to calculate rates were also obtained from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Minas Gerais has a large terr...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Castro MS,Silva BF,Assunção RM,Beato Filho CC

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:The objective of this study was to compare the avoidability of infant deaths according to different classification methods. This was a descriptive comparative study from 2006 to 2013 in Espírito Santo State, Brazil, focusing on the classification of 5,316 infant deaths according to five different methods. The methods ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Dias BAS,Santos ETD Neto,Andrade MAC

更新日期：2017-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The obesity epidemic is a global phenomenon that does not respect geographic or socio-demographic boundaries. Thus, research on factors related to the obesity epidemic has focused on social and economic characteristics of modern societies. This article discusses obesity in Spain and trends in several associated factor...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gutiérrez-Fisac JL,Regidor E,López García E,Banegas Banegas JR,Rodríguez Artalejo F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1999 and 2000, a population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Pelotas, southern Brazil, to describe the population distribution of abdominal adiposity according to "action level points" and to identify risk factors. The study included a sample of 1,935 adults (20-69 years) residing in urban areas. Ab...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Olinto MT,Nácul LC,Dias-da-Costa JS,Gigante DP,Menezes AM,Macedo S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to identify the association between emotional distress and social support networks with quality of life in primary care patients. This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,466 patients in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2009/2010. The General Health Questionnai...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Portugal FB,Campos MR,Correia CR,Gonçalves DA,Ballester D,Tófoli LF,Mari JJ,Gask L,Dowrick C,Bower P,Fortes S

更新日期：2016-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper offers a critical review of the theoretical literature on the relationship between the production of scientific knowledge and its use in policy formulation and implementation. Extensive academic output, using a diversity of approaches and analytical frameworks, has sought to systematize knowledge transfer c...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Almeida C,Báscolo E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This epidemiological study focused on meningococcal meningitis in the Municipality of Manaus, Brazil from 1998 and 2002, considering the following aspects: incidence and case-fatality, age, sex, clinical manifestations, evolution, diagnostic criteria, and predominant meningococcal strains. The mean incidence rate for ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Santos ML,Ruffino-Netto A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper aims to analyze mortality among elderly residents in the city of Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil, and its association with social deprivation (hardship) in the year 2000. An ecological study was performed, and 94 neighborhoods and 5 social strata were analyzed. The independent variable consisted of a compo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva Vde L,Leal MC,Marino JG,Marques AP

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00