Profile of general hospitals in the Unified Health System.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the characteristics and associated factors of the smoking habit among older adults. METHODS:A population-based study was carried out comprising 1,606 (92.2%) older adults (> or =60 years old) living in the Bambuí town, Southeastern Brazil in 1997. Data was obtained by means of interview and socio...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

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

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To describe the patterns of alcohol consumption in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS We investigated adolescents who participated in the Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA). This is a cross-sectional, national and school-based study, which surveyed adolescents of 1,247 schools from 124 Brazilia...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Coutinho ES,França-Santos D,Magliano Eda S,Bloch KV,Barufaldi LA,Cunha Cde F,de Vasconcellos MT,Szklo M

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine sociodemographic and epidemiological factors associated with private health insurance coverage in the elderly. METHODS:A total of 2,143 individuals aged 60 years or more were interviewed in the city of São Paulo in 2000 and 2006. Having private health insurance was the dichotomous dependent variab...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Hernandes ES,Lebrão ML,Duarte YA,Santos JL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess spatial distribution of risks for work-related injuries controlled for nutritional variables and other covariables. METHODS:Hospital-based spatial case-control study with work-related injuries spatial distribution as the main variable of interest. A total of 794 workers were selected between May an...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Zangirolani LT,Cordeiro R,Medeiros MA,Stephan C

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of acute exposure to air pollutants (NO2 and PM10) on hospitalization of adults and older people with cardiovascular diseases in Western São Paulo. METHODS:Daily cardiovascular-related hospitalization data (CID10 - I00 to I99) were acquired by the Department of Informatics of the Braz...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Pestana PR,Braga AL,Ramos EM,Oliveira AF,Osadnik CR,Ferreira AD,Ramos D

更新日期：2017-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the validity of the Portuguese version of the Clinical Dementia Rating for classifying the cognitive function among the elderly. METHODS:The Mini Mental State Examination was utilized as a screening method for cognitive deficit among a cohort of 424 elderly. All those who scored <26 points (108 e...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Montaño MB,Ramos LR

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the frequency of rural occupational accidents and its association with potential risk factors. METHODS:The study was carried out in a urban area of Pelotas, RS, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted. A representative sample of rural workers was selected using a multi-stage sampling. Fr...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Fehlberg MF,Santos I,Tomasi E

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a deprivation index to study health inequalities in 221 areas of Ecuador, to describe the pattern of deprivation in Ecuador, and to explore the applications of the index to study health inequalities by analysing the association between deprivation and mortality in the study areas. METHODS:We perf...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Peralta A,Espinel-Flores V,Gotsens M,Pérez G,Benach J,Marí-Dell'Olmo M

更新日期：2019-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the quality of information registered on fetal death certificates. METHODS:Records were reviewed from 710 fetal deaths registered in the consolidated database of deaths from the State System for Data Analysis and the São Paulo State Secretary of Health, for deaths in São Paulo municipality (South...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Almeida MF,Alencar GP,Schoeps D,Minuci EG,Silva ZP,Ortiz LP,Novaes HM,Alencar AP,Raspantini PR,Santos PC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence and patterns of psychotropic use by population and to compare the results with a study carried out in 1994. METHODS:This is a population-based cross-sectional study carried out in 2003 with 3,542 participants aged 15 or older who lived in an urban area in Southern Brazil. Two-week re...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Rodrigues MA,Facchini LA,Lima MS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe methods and initial findings of a surveillance system of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) based on telephone interviews. METHODS:Interviews undertaken in a random sample of the adult population of the Municipality of Sao Paulo living in households with telephone. Samplin...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Monteiro CA,de Moura EC,Jaime PC,Lucca A,Florindo AA,Figueiredo IC,Bernal R,da Silva NN

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the severity of dapsone (DDS) acute intoxication - an uncommon medical event - using clinical and laboratory parameters. METHODS:Two hundred and seventy four patients with acute DDS intoxication, aged 1 month to 50 years old, were studied and classified into four age groups. Clinical evaluation ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Carrazza MZ,Carrazza FR,Oga S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess costs and consequences of prenatal care on perinatal morbidity and mortality. METHODS:Evaluation study using two types of analysis: implementation and efficiency analysis, carried out at 11 Family Health Units in the Recife, Northeastern Brazil, in 2006. The costs were calculated by means of the ac...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Vidal SA,Samico IC,Frias PG,Hartz ZM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the obstacles and challenges faced by managers and coordination professionals in their practices in municipal coordinating centers. METHODS:An exploratory descriptive study with a qualitative focus, applied in 40 managers and coordination professionals, from September 2017 to November 2018, with s...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Bastos LBR,Barbosa MA,Rosso CFW,Oliveira LMAC,Ferreira IP,Bastos DAS,Paiva ACJ,Santos AASD

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the intensity of Pediculus capitis infestation (abundance) among Argentinean schoolchildren. Children's sex and social stratum were analyzed as modifiers of the general prevalence and degree of parasitism. METHODS:The study included 1,370 schoolchildren (692 girls, 678 boys) from 26 schools of t...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Catalá S,Junco L,Vaporaky R

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was the identification of risk factors for benign breast diseases (BBD); 257 women with BBD diagnosed through pathological anatomy or cytology and a matched control for each were studied. Subjects were selected at The State University of Campinas Hospital and at a private clinic. To enter the ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Hardy EE,Pinotti JA,Osis MJ,Faúndes A

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variation of the physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics of brines during their utilization for salting mozzarella cheese. Forty brine samples used for submersion salting of mozzarella cheese in a dairy industry in the State of S. Paulo, Brazil, were analysed for the purpose of discovering the variation...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： do Amaral LA,Nader Filho A,Iaria ST,Ferro JA

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of extreme anthropometric measurements in children indicative of their nutritional status. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a random sample of 1,386 children under five in the state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. The prevalence of deficits (z <-2; WHO...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ferreira Hda S,Luciano SC

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mortality data are important for monitoring violence, making it possible to assess the trends and the impact of interventions towards its reduction. The objective of the study is to assess the quality of the filling out and codification of the death certificates for unspecified accidents and events of unde...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Drumond M Jr,Lira MM,Freitas Md,Nitrini TM,Shibao K

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between tooth loss and general and central obesity among adults. METHODS:Population-based cross-sectional study with 1,720 adults aged 20 to 59 years from Florianópolis, Southern Brazil. Home interviews were performed and anthropometric measures were taken. Information on sociodemo...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Bernardo Cde O,Boing AF,Vasconcelos Fde A,Peres KG,Peres MA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the diversity of oviposition containers and buildings where females of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti can be found. METHODS:A study was carried out in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southern Brazil, between 2002 and 2003. Larvae in different types of buildings were investigated, and immature forms...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： da Silva VC,Scherer PO,Falcão SS,Alencar J,Cunha SP,Rodrigues IM,Pinheiro NL

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify the prevalence of anemia among children aged 0 to 36 months, who attend public day care centers in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and assess its possible risk factors. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out in 557 children aged 0 to 36 months of all public day care centers in Porto Alegre. Anthropo...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Silva LS,Giuglian ER,Aerts DR

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents epidemiological and control characteristics of yellow fever in Brazil, taking its wild and urban transmission cycles into consideration. No urban cases have been reported in Brazil since 1942, but urban yellow fever cases were reported in Paraguay in 2008, after more than 50 years without registere...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Tauil PL

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of air pollution on hospitalizations for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in the largest Brazilian metropolis. METHODS:This study was carried out at the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, Brazil. Environmental data were obtained from the network of monitoring stations of nine mun...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Gouveia N,Corrallo FP,Leon ACP,Junger W,Freitas CU

更新日期：2017-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The shared management put into effect by the "Ações Integradas de Saúde" (Integrated Health Actions) in the State of S. Paulo (Brazil), in the early 80s is analysed. The relevant data were collected from the minutes of the meetings of the "Comissão Interinstitutional de Saúde" (Interinstitutional Health Committee). Th...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Tanaka OY,Escobar EM,Gimenez AS,Camargo KG,Lelli CL,Yoshida TM

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Domestic violence against children has been a subject of concern to many Brazilian institutions, though there are few studies about the services offered to the community. The aim of this study is to evaluate administrative and operational aspects of the SOS Criança and provide insight to similar programs w...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Gonçalves HS,Ferreira AL,Marques MJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of the burnout syndrome and of common mental disorders among community-based health agents, also identifying associated factors. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2006 with 141 community-based health agents who had been working for at least six months in primary c...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Silva AT,Menezes PR

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of health advocacy is presented by means of a description of its elements, practice and agents. The need to formulate this concept derives from one of the main functions of the university: the identification of social demands and the presentation of alternatives that aim at eliminating obstacles to their f...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Dallari SG,Barber-Madden R,Torres-Fernandes Mde C,Shuqair NS,Watanabe HA

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accuracy of the cancer mortality figures was determined by comparing the underlying causes of death as coded on death certificates with pathology reports and hospital diagnoses of a sample of 966 deaths of the total deaths occurring in Salvador during 1983. The death certificates were found to be accurate in 65% o...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Schnitman A

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the spread of human American visceral leishmaniasis and identify the key municipalities for developing surveillance and control activities. METHODS:The area of the study was composed of the 316 municipalities in the state of Sao Paulo belonging to the five health districts in which human American ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Cardim MF,Rodas LA,Dibo MR,Guirado MM,Oliveira AM,Chiaravalloti-Neto F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00