[Proposal of a model for the evaluation of public oral health care for children].

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 Tripartite Influence Scale (TIS) is used to assess the influence of social and family factors on individuals' body image. However, little evidence has been presented on the validity of the TIS construct. The study aimed to estimate the psychometric indicators in TIS and identify the degree of influence of the medi...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva WRD,Marôco J,Campos JADB

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the prevalence of anemia and to evaluate the association between hemoglobin (Hb) level and indicators of nutritional status and health services utilization in an elderly population (≥ 60 years). Of the 1,742 older adults in the baseline of the Bambuí cohort, 1,441 (82.7%) were included. Th...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva CL,Lima-Costa MF,Firmo JO,Peixoto SV

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is a genetic disease of broad clinical spectrum, characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme iduronate2-sulfatase. The aim of this study was to assess whether enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with idursulfase (IDS) for MPS II is effective and safe. PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS,...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alegra T,Eizerik DP,de Cerqueira CC,Pereira TV,Dornelles AD,Schwartz IV

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the practice of infanticide in indigenous communities in Brazil. Taking as a reference point a specific case involving two children of the Zuruahá people, it takes a broader look at the issue and discusses how infanticide is understood among other indigenous peoples. A debate focusing specificall...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Feitosa SF,Garrafa V,Cornelli G,Tardivo C,Carvalho SJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 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 study analyzes Brazil's tobacco control policy from 1986 to 2016, seeking to describe the policy's history and discuss its achievements, limits, and challenges. The study adopted a political economics approach and contributions from public policy analysis. Data were based on a search of the literature, documents,...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Portes LH,Machado CV,Turci SRB

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper reports data on secular trends in the stature of Brazilian Navy recruits born from 1940 to 1965. The final sample included 3269 individuals aged 18.00-18.99. Statistics performed were: ANOVA (one-way and two-way), Sheffe test, simple linear regression between stature and year of birth, and multiple l...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Kac G

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：:Domestic and peridomestic triatomine colonization, T. infestans infection rate and human seropositives to Trypanosoma cruzi in rural areas of Empedrado Department, Corrientes, Argentina, were carried out. Methods used in order to search the triatomines, to determine them systematically, to obtain their infection rates...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bar ME,Damborsky MP,Oscherov EB,Alvarez BM,Mizdraji G,Avalos G

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paid work should not be an obstacle to women's breastfeeding. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. In Brazil, women are legally entitled to 4 months of maternity leave, but in practice few women enjoy such benefits. How is it possible to practice exclusive breastfeeding ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Vianna RP,Rea MF,Venancio SI,Escuder MM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low birth weight is associated with increased risk of dying in the first year of life. This study was motivated by recent changes in the determination of birth weight patterns with the advent of the perinatal epidemiological transition. We analyzed data from the Brazilian National Survey of Demographic and Health of C...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Viana Kde J,Taddei JA,Cocetti M,Warkentin S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the schistosomiasis control program implemented in Taquaraçu de Minas, Minas Gerais, from 1985 to 1995. In 1995, we measured the prevalence and intensity of infection for a retrospective comparison with the data from 1985. The local health team was trained to manage all the program activities. The...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Coura-Filho P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to analyze aspects related to choice of type of delivery in two maternity hospitals, one public and the other private, in São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil. This cross-sectional study compared 163 primiparous women in a public maternity hospital and 89 in a private hospital, with mean ages of 21.63 +/-...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Mandarino NR,Chein MB,Monteiro Júnior Fd,Brito LM,Lamy ZC,Nina VJ,Mochel EG,de Figueiredo Neto JA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the association between the reported frequency of breast self-examination and five dimensions of social support (material, emotional, affective, information, and positive social interaction) among 2,240 female employees from a university in Rio de Janeiro who were participants in Phase 1 of a ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Andrade CR,Chor D,Faerstein E,Griep RH,Lopes CS,Fonseca Mde J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article takes an ethical approach to briefly analyze current therapeutic guidelines in Brazil for cases diagnosed as "ambiguous genitalia" (one of the "disorders of sexual development", DSD) in intersex children. Except when there is clear risk to the infant's life, there is no medical or institutional consensus ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Guimarães A,Barboza HH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the implementation of WHO guidelines for managing severely malnourished hospitalized children, a case-series study was performed with 117 children from 1 to 60 months of age. A checklist was prepared according to steps in the guidelines and applied to each patient at discharge, thus assessing the procedures ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Falbo AR,Alves JG,Batista Filho M,Cabral-Filho JE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: The study analyzed the social representations of primary health care professionals on evaluative processes of groups that work with food and nutrition, and described the educational strategies used in this care. This was a qualitative study from 2012 to 2014 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in which 48 interviews w...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Vincha KRR,Vieira VL,Guerra LDDS,Botelho FC,Pava-Cárdenas A,Cervato-Mancuso AM

更新日期：2017-09-28 00:00:00

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 is a descriptive study to assess the leprosy control program in the municipality of Buriticupu in Maranhão State, Brazil. The records of 214 patients with different forms of leprosy were studied. Patients were treated at a health center of the Federal University in Maranhão located in the above-mentioned municipa...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： de Aquino DM,Santos JS,Costa JM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents prevalence rates for malnutrition, intestinal parasitic infections, anemia, and iron deficiency in under-five children in a population-based cross-sectional survey performed in the urban area of two counties in the Western Brazilian Amazon, Assis Brasil (n = 200) and Acrelandia (n = 477). Availabl...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Muniz PT,Castro TG,Araújo TS,Nunes NB,da Silva-Nunes M,Hoffmann EH,Ferreira MU,Cardoso MA

更新日期：2007-06-01 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

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (OPR) has shown positive results. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of home or community-based pulmonary rehabilitation (HCPR) in individuals with COPD. This ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Neves LF,Reis MH,Gonçalves TR

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents a critical view of the interaction between prescribers, dispensers, and patients, considering information one of the key issues in enhancing the qualitative aspects involved in this complex relationship. It describes the acquisition of information by health professionals, possible sources of this ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Pepe VL,Castro CG

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at establishing the cross-cultural equivalence of scales used to evaluate physical activity level and measure cardiorespiratory fitness, for further application in elderly subjects. Three scales were identified after systematic review: Veterans Physical Activity Questionnaire (VSAQ), Rating of Perceiv...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Maranhão Neto Gde A,Ponce de Leon AC,Farinatti Pde T

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines region-specific relations between prevalence of protection against sunlight and socio-demographic and behavioral variables in Brazil. Data were derived from a cross-sectional population-based random sample. Information on sunlight exposure was available for a total of 16,999 individuals 15 years ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Szklo AS,Almeida LM,Figueiredo V,Lozana Jde A,Azevedo e Silva Mendonça G,Moura Ld,Szklo M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper, the second in a series, reports on a study designed to assess how physicians operate selective mechanisms to sort out relevant and/or reliable information from what is presented to them. Twenty-four professors of internal medicine from two leading medical schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, answered open-en...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： de Camargo KR Jr

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:The aim of the present study was to describe vulnerability profiles and to verify their association with non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among 295 HIV-patients receiving their first prescription in two public-referral centers in Minas Gerais States, Brazil. The cumulative incidence of non-adherence was 3...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bonolo Pde F,Machado CJ,César CC,Ceccato Md,Guimarães MD

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction prior to and during the first pregnancy. This was a cross-sectional study using postpartum interviews with 778 primigravidae who were married or in stable unions and had given birth at the two maternity hospitals in Rio Branco, Acre State, Brazil, from ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lima AC,Dotto LM,Mamede MV

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00