Emotional problems and the use of psychotropic drugs: investigating racial inequality.

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate factors associated with falls in community-dwelling older adults diagnosed with cataracts. An analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of community-dwelling older adults residing in the Federal District of Brazil. Interviews and assessment tools were ad...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Paz LPDS,Borges LL,Marães VRFDS,Gomes MMF,Bachion MM,Menezes RL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of deaths caused by intoxication with medication have been considered a worsening public health problem. The study describes the epidemiological profile of medication-related intoxication in the general Brazilian population from 1996 to 2005. A descriptive study was conducted with mortality data obtaine...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Mota DM,Melo JR,de Freitas DR,Machado M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid population aging and abdominal obesity (AO) are worldwide public health problems among the elderly and have been insufficiently investigated. This article sets out to identify the prevalence of AO among the elderly, its association with different morbidities, sociodemographic variables, and lifestyle according t...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Silveira EA,Vieira LL,Souza JD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic spinal diseases, including deformities and muscular pain, are significant causes of morbidity among adults and the elderly. The scope of this study is to assess the life expectancy of Brazilians with chronic spinal diseases by sex and age between 2003 and 2008. The Sullivan method was used, combining the morta...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Camargos MC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work is to describe the agreement between body image (BI) and nutritional status (NS) as well as to verify the association of BI and NS with behaviors regarding body weight (BRBW) among Brazilian adolescents. In 2009, a random sample of students in 9th year at public and private schools from 26 B...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Castro IR,Levy RB,Cardoso Lde O,Passos MD,Sardinha LM,Tavares LF,Dutra SP,Martins A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent crisis and conflicts in African countries, the Middle East and the Americas have led to forced population migration and rekindled concern about food security. This article aims to map in the scientific literature the implications of forced migration on food and nutrition of refugees. Scoping Review, and databas...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Guerra JVV,Alves VH,Rachedi L,Pereira AV,Branco MBLR,Santos MVD,Schveitzer MC,Carvalho BF

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article is to verify the association between nutritional status and physical activity with the perception of body image satisfaction in a sample of adolescents from Curitiba, State of Paraná. The sample consisted of 844 adolescents of 11 to 17 years of age. The level of physical activity was evaluated ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Fantineli ER,Silva MPD,Campos JG,Malta Neto NA,Pacífico AB,Campos W

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence and associated variables in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), by gender, in Duque de Caxias/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS:This is a population-based cross-sectional study with 1,246 adults. During home visits, questionnaires were applied on LTPA, socio-demographic factors a...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Sá Silva SP,Sandre-Pereira G,Salles-Costa R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brazil is a world benchmark in combating smoking and promoting actions through the National Program for Tobacco Control and other Risk Factors for Cancer (PNCTOFR). This literature review was conducted in order to outline the actions of PNCTOFR and identify evidence of their effectiveness in reducing the prevalence of...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Silva ST,Martins MC,Faria FR,Cotta RM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses some issues related to Brazilian dental researches having the bioethics as the rationale for appraising the adequacy of the scientific production in relation to the social context, aiming to contribute to a shift of the professional health formation. From a search in journals database and CAPES ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Finkler M,Calvo MC,Caetano JC,Ramos FR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sets out to discuss the emergence of the profession of sexologist in Portugal, comparing its development with international trends. This research also seeks to understand the self-identification of sexologists and the significances they attribute to it. The empirical information presented derives from a sur...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Alarcão V,Machado FL,Giami A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to compare the prevalence and intensity of dental pain in the last 3 months in adolescents living in two areas within the scope of Family Health Strategy with different to oralhealth care approaches. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 300 adolescents selected from public schools in the city o...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Carvalho JC,Rebelo MA,Vettore MV

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses part of the results obtained from a study carried out in two cities of the so-called ABCD Paulista Region in the period 2010-2012, in an attempt to spot the existence of non-state regulatory rationale towards access and consumption of health care services. The first stage includes interviews carri...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Meneses CS,Cecilio LCO,Andreazza R,Carapinheiro G,Andrade MDGG,Santiago SM,Araújo EC,Souza ALM,Reis DO,Pinto NRDS,Spedo SM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on recently published research findings on abortion rates, this paper re-examines original ethnographic data on abortion in order to open a discussion on the dissemination of abortion, its possible cultural configurations and its social legitimacy among low-income populations in Brazil. It refers retrospectively...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Leal OF

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Brazil has reduced social, economic and health indicators disparities in the last decade, intra- and inter-regional differences in child mortality rates (CMR) persist in regions such as the state capital of Mato Grosso. This population-based study aimed to investigate factors associated with child mortality i...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Lima JC,Mingarelli AM,Segri NJ,Zavala AA,Takano OA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to analyze the frequency of preterm births and identify the respective risk factors and their evolution over a decade (2001-2005-2010) in a city in São Paulo state. It is a time-series study using data from the Live Birth Information System. Univariate and multiple logistic regression were used to id...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Balbi B,Carvalhaes MA,Parada CM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was assessed the intake and prevalence of inadequate nutrient intake according to weight status among Brazilian adults from urban areas (n=16,198) evaluated in the Brazilian National Dietary Survey (NDS - 2008-2009), that obtained food records from two non-consecutive days. The prevalence of inadequate nutrient int...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Araujo MC,Estima CCP,Yokoo EM,Lopes TS,Pereira RA,Sichieri R

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this study is to evaluate the spatial distribution of live births (LB) in the Municipality of São Paulo (MSP), verify if there is spatial dependence, identify possible differences in birth profiles and evaluate the distances between homes and delivery hospitals. LB occurring in high complexity hospitals w...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： dos Santos PC,da Silva ZP,Chiaravalloti Neto F,de Almeida MF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is an integrated review of specific literature on the main factors associated to suicidal behavior in children under 14 years. Data were retrieved from PubMed and PsycInfo databases for the 1980-2016 period, with the following descriptors: "risk of suicide"; "children"; "suicide"; "childhood". Twenty-nine papers ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Sousa GS,Santos MSPD,Silva ATPD,Perrelli JGA,Sougey EB

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this study was to conduct a critical analysis of the application of the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index - Revised (BHEI-R), to explain the ease and difficulties in its calculation, to suggest adaptations and to compare its distribution. This was done in accordance with sociodemographic variables among the ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pires RK,Luft VC,Araújo MC,Bandoni D,Molina MDC,Chor D,Cardoso LO

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine of oral and oropharynx cancer mortality rate and the results were analyzed by applying the Spatial Analysis of Empirical Bayesian Model. To this end, we used the information contained in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), Chapter II, Category C00 to C14 ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Fonseca EPD,Oliveira CDL,Chiaravalloti F Neto,Pereira AC,Vedovello SAS,Meneghim MC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "basic care" is restricted to a few countries like Brazil. Since the 1978 Alma-Ata Conference, "primary health care" (PHC) has been used to designate care at the first level. The paper summarizes the experiences of evaluation in primary health care, based on the review of the set of manuscripts published by J...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pinto LF,Hartz ZMA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to understand the social representations of health and immunization for elderly individuals vaccinated and unvaccinated with influenza vaccine. The theoretical benchmark adopted was the Theory of Social Representations of a qualitative nature. The research was carried out with thirty elderly individu...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Costa e Silva SP,Menandro MC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the findings of a study of the coverage of health, science and technology during 2012 by the Jornal Nacional, a national television news program in Brazil produced by the Rede Globo de Televisão. A total of 246 news stories addressing health-related topics were analyzed, half of which addressed s...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Caron E,Ianni AMZ,Lefevre F

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The final destination of medicine residues is a relevant subject to the public health due to the pharmacological properties of each medicine, that in future will become a residue and will need to be treated. In Brazil, the correct discard of the solid medicine residues is regulated by the Ministry of Health and also b...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Falqueto E,Kligerman DC,Assumpção RF

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mário Magalhães da Silveira (1905-1986) was the main mentor of the school of thought known as "developmental public health" whose influence peaked at the III National Health Assembly. A critic of the adoption of North American models of public health organization, of the centralism and vertical organization of public ...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Escorel S

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:The scope of this paper is an analysis of suicide of elderly people and the impact on the dynamics of their families is presented. The method used is of the qualitative research type known as psychosocial autopsy and is based on interviews with the family members of 51 elderly people who committed suicide in 10 Brazil...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Figueiredo AE,Silva RM,Mangas RM,Vieira LJ,Furtado HM,Gutierrez DM,Sousa GS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevention of the use of alcohol and other drugs in Brazil is markedly discontinuous with a predominant model not based on evidence. In 2013, the General Coordination Office of Mental Health, alcohol and other drugs (Ministry of Health) implemented the European school program Unplugged#Tamojunto in the municipalit...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Pedroso RT,Hamann EM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope of this paper is to discuss how so-called "new professionalism" can help in how the education of physicians is conducted, by taking into account the effects of globalization both on the situation of health and on the needs of health professionals with particular emphasis on European Union countries, which ar...

journal_title：Ciencia & saude coletiva

authors： Campos AI

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00