[Use of causal diagrams in Epidemiology: application to a situation with confounding].

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：:Public spaces could promote health equity by providing a place for people to engage in physical activity. Whereas most studies show a positive association between public spaces and physical activity, there are still mixed results, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The objectives of this mixed-methods stu...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bojorquez I,Romo-Aguilar ML,Ojeda-Revah L,Tena F,Lara-Valencia F,García H,Díaz R,Aranda P

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes factors affecting the risk of malaria among individuals working in wildcat gold mining camps (garimpos) in northern Mato Grosso State in the Brazilian Amazon. Historically, such mining camps have the locations with the highest malaria prevalence in the Brazilian Amazon. However, little attention ha...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbieri AF,Sawyer DO

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue, a reemerging disease, is one of the most important viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. Climate is considered an important factor in the temporal and spatial distribution of vector-transmitted diseases. This study examined the effect of seasonal factors and the relationship between climatic variables and ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gomes AF,Nobre AA,Cruz OG

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study in a sample of 887 primigravidae in Rio Branco, Acre State, Brazil aimed to analyze factors associated with the use of medicines during the first pregnancy. Information was obtained from interviews and prenatal cards. Medicines were classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Andrade AM,Ramalho AA,Koifman RJ,Dotto LM,Cunha Mde A,Opitz SP

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article was based on the results of research concerning health policy in municipalities that achieved the most extensive development of decentralization and innovation in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The study applied a questionnaire for health system users' representatives in Municipal Health Councils. T...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gerschman S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to estimate the incidence of self-reported hearing loss among the elderly in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and identify associated risk factors. A longitudinal study based on a representative sample of individuals aged 60 years and over interviewed in 2000 was conducted in 2006. The sample was obtain...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cruz MS,Lima MC,Santos JL,Lebrão ML,Duarte YA,Ramos-Cerqueira AT

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to analyze the oral health care network in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, in municipalities with 100,000 inhabitants or more, focusing on the identification and integration of the network's essential elements. Primary data were obtained through a structured questionnaire applied to oral health care admi...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Godoi H,Mello AL,Caetano JC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the perceptions of 250 women who requested contraceptive methods (CM) at a public health clinic in relation to their freedom of choice and the role of an educational activity and consultation in this degree of freedom. Satisfaction with the chosen method and continuation after 6 months were also st...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Osis MJ,Duarte GA,Crespo ER,Espejo X,Pádua KS

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The public budget in Brazil has undergone significant changes since enactment of the 1988 Federal Constitution. Mechanisms for integration of planning activities and budget execution have been created, and Legislative participation in budgeting has increased. Congressional amendments appeared in this context. The arti...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Baptista TW,Machado CV,Lima LD,Garcia M,Andrade CL,Gerassi CD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of smoking and associated factors in a nationally representative sample of 6,510 Brazilian schoolteachers. Data were obtained from telephone interviews using a questionnaire on sociodemographic information, health status, work absenteeism, and the characteristics ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbosa REC,Fonseca GC

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Access to water and sanitation services by the population of the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, has been marked by processes of socio-spatial segregation and social exclusion. Considering the recognition, in 2010, of the human rights to water and sanitation by the United Nations, we se...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nahas MIP,Moura ASA,Carvalho RC,Heller L

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:The aim of the study was to identify dietary patterns in Brazil and verify aggregation among members of the same family based on the Brazilian National Dietary Survey, a nationwide dietary survey conducted in 2008-2009 in individuals over 10 years of age. Dietary intake was estimated with a food record. Dietary patter...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Massarani FA,Cunha DB,Muraro AP,Souza Bda S,Sichieri R,Yokoo EM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to describe childhood tuberculosis incidence in Southeast Brazil in 1996. It is a descriptive study based on secondary records from the Tuberculosis Division of the Sao Paulo State Health Department. The study area includes 40 cities, has some 1,800,000 inhabitants, and is located between Sao Paulo and...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nascimento LF

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study's objective was to assess the contribution of selected chronic diseases to the prevalence of disability in elderly Brazilians, based on data from the National Health Survey (PNS 2013). Disability was defined as some degree of difficulty in performing ten activities, considering three levels: (i) without dis...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Costa Filho AM,Mambrini JVM,Malta DC,Lima-Costa MF,Peixoto SV

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous obesity increases morbidity and mortality risk and has been associated with nutritional habits, which in turn can be affected by health education. Health education aims to promote patient participation in achieving behavior change and healthy lifestyles. The objective of this study is to show the advantages ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cabrera-Pivaral CE,González-Pérez G,Vega-López MG,Arias-Merino ED

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article aims to systematize the profile of cocaine and crack users in Brazil. The study adopted a literature review of the MEDLINE, LILACS, Cochrane Library databases and CAPES thesis/dissertation database. Data were grouped in thematic categories: national household surveys, surveys of specific population groups...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Duailibi LB,Ribeiro M,Laranjeira R

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：:Passive smoking causes severe and lethal effects on health. Since 1996 Brazil has been moving forward in the implementation of anti-smoking legislation in enclosed public spaces. This article aims to evaluate the perceived enforcement of anti-smoking legislation in the cities of Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul State),...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Mendes FL,Szklo AS,Perez CA,Cavalcante TM,Fong GT

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of work rehabilitation in Brazil recently incorporated changes in its underlying concepts and principles, expanding the definition of incapacity for work based on the biopsychosocial health model and adopting a territorial approach and inter-sector practices, with a view towards backing the implementation of...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Miranda CB

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to verify the validity of secondary data in the investigation of the food environment and to analyze the characteristics of the community environment and consumers in territories covered by a health promotion service. This was an ecological study in 18 units of the Health Academy Program in Belo Horizo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Costa BVL,Freitas PP,Menezes MC,Guimarães LMF,Ferreira LF,Alves MDSC,Lopes ACS

更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents part of the results from the Baseline Study on the PROESF. The objective was to evaluate primary health care in the cities of Cuiabá, Várzea Grande, and Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, based on the inter-subjectivity in human relations (among health workers, users of health services, and...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Melo EM,Paiva L,Alvares J,Flecha AL

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Few Brazilian studies have addressed the use of mental health services for children and adolescents. This study aimed to characterize the national distribution of Psychosocial Care Centers for Children and Adolescents (CAPSi) and describe the patient profile in this age group between 2008 and 2012. An ecological study...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Garcia GY,Santos DN,Machado DB

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine changes in the time spent in each mode of transportation used for going to school by gender and age among adolescents from Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Two school-based surveys were performed in 2001 (N = 5,028) and 2011 (N = 6,529) in high school students (15-19 years old). The mode of transportation (on ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Silva KS,Lopes AD,Silva RC,Costa FF,Assis MA,Nahas MV

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate trends of potential years of life lost (PYLL) rates in the Slovak population and analyze the average annual percent change (AAPC) of PYLL rates regarding the most common causes of death between 2004 and 2013. National mortality and demographic data were obtained from the Statistic...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Samohyl M,Argalasova L,Hirosova K,Jurkovicova J

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates factors associated with non-adherence to continuous drug therapy in individuals 40 years and older. A population-based survey was conducted in Cambé, Paraná State, Brazil. Treatment adherence was assessed with the four-item Morisky et al. medication adherence scale. The study also assessed soci...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Remondi FA,Cabrera MA,Souza RK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify different profiles in the AIDS epidemic in Brazil by relating them to the health sector's organization, situations involving increased risk of infection, and the degree of implementation of the response by health services. The Brazilian municipalities (counties) were grouped accor...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Grangeiro A,Escuder MM,Castilho EA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00