Social inequalities in the use of contraceptives in adult women from Southern Brazil.

abstract：:Toluene, present in many industrial and domestic products, is the main solvent involved in solvent abuse and occupational exposure. The main problem in studying toluene-related pathologies is the fact that it is frequently combined with other substances. This review focuses on its potential toxicity. The following sub...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Forster LM,Tannhauser M,Tannhauser SL

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Data from household food budget surveys were examined in order to describe the regional and socio-economic distribution of household food availability in Brazil in 2002-2003 and trends from 1974 to 2003. METHODS:The study uses data from the "Pesquisa de Orçamento Familiar 2002-2003" budget survey conducted b...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Levy-Costa RB,Sichieri R,Pontes Ndos S,Monteiro CA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify type of service, frequency, and individual patient determinants associated with diagnostic test ordering in medical appointments. METHODS:A population-based study included 3,100 adults aged 20 years or older, living in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Sampling was carried out in multiple sta...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Capilheira MF,Santos IS

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the audiometric profile of civilian pilots according to the noise exposure level. METHODS:This observational cross-sectional study evaluated 3,130 male civilian pilots aged between 17 and 59 years. These pilots were subjected to audiometric examinations for obtaining or revalidating the functiona...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Falcão TP,Luiz RR,Schütz GE,Mello MG,Câmara Vde M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass vaccination campaigns against influenza in the elderly have been conducted in Brazil since 1999. A search of the literature on influenza in Brazil indicated that data on disease burden are still scarce and inaccurate. Published data seem to indicate that vaccination has produced some impact in the southern and so...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： da Cunha SS,Camacho LA,Santos AC,Dourado I

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Available information on organochlorines and the chronic effects of exposure to them are set out. Organochlorinated compounds are the most persistent pesticides and can be found in all ecosystems. Although they are generally efficient in pest control, they are also a potent environment pollutant and can provoke health...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Nunes MV,Tajara EH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the scientific literature about the effects of exposure to psychosocial risk factors in work contexts. METHODS:A systematic review was performed using the terms "psychosocial factors" AND "COPSOQ" in the databases PubMed, Medline, and Scopus. The period analyzed was from January 1, 2004 to June 30...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Fernandes C,Pereira A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to analyze the temporal trend, identify the factors related and elaborate a predictive model for unfavorable treatment outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). METHODS:Retrospective cohort study with all cases diagnosed with MDR-TB between the years 2006 and 2015 in the state of São Paulo. The...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Arroyo LH,Ramos ACV,Yamamura M,Berra TZ,Alves LS,Belchior AS,Santos DT,Alves JD,Campoy LT,Arcoverde MAM,Bollela VR,Bombarda S,Nunes C,Arcêncio RA

更新日期：2019-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to assess the frequency of dental anxiety and/or fear among patients in an emergency dental service. METHODS:Research was based on interviews with 252 patients, aged 18 years old and over, attended at an emergency dentistry service of São Paulo, Brazil, from August to November, 2...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Kanegane K,Penha SS,Borsatti MA,Rocha RG

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of physical activity practice in adults and its association with sociodemographic and environmental factors. METHODS:Data from the Sistema de Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção para Doenças Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico (VIGITEL--Telephone-based Surveillance of Risk and ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Florindo AA,Hallal PC,Moura EC,Malta DC

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand the cultural dimensions of HIV/AIDS among adolescent students. METHODS:A cognitive anthropological study was undertaken in Cochabamba (Bolivia), Talca (Chile) and Guadalajara (Mexico), during 2007 and 2008. A total of 184 teenagers (from 14 to 19 years old) were selected by purposeful sampling ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Torres López TM,Reynaldos Quinteros C,Lozano González AF,Munguía Cortés JA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze users' reasons for choosing in vitro fertilization treatment in public or private services and to identify their suggestions for improving fertility treatment. METHODS:A qualitative study using an interpretative approach was conducted. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with patient...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Silva S,Barros H

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of socioeconomic status on elderly health. METHODS:The study was based on cross-sectional data from Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean. The sample comprised 2,143 non-institutionalized elderly aged 60 years and older living in the urban area o...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ramos M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the influence of the socioeconomic context of the community on chronic child malnutrition in Colombia. METHODS:We estimated multilevel logistic models using data from the National Demographic and Health Survey in Colombia in 2010. The final sample included 11,448 children under the age of five gat...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Osorio AM,Romero GA,Bonilla H,Aguado LF

更新日期：2018-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze knowledge, attitudes and practices of university adolescents about syphilis. METHODS:Cross-sectional, analytical, census-type study, developed with the universe of adolescents aged 18 and 19 years (n = 598), enrolled in three institutions of higher education in a municipality of Piauí (n = 598), w...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Carvalho RXDC,Araújo TME

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the normative data of WHODAS 2.0-BO for older Brazilians (World Health Disability Assessment Schedule - Brazilian version for older people) and its distribution according to sex, age, health, subjective health perception, performance in a mobility test and presence of chronic diseases and depressio...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ferrer MLP,Perracini MR,Rebustini F,Buchalla CM

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure for the estimation of the infant mortality rate in Brazil, in the 1980's, based only on the age distribution of registered deaths, is here proposed. Using this technique, it is possible to estimate the probabilities of dying in the first year of life in a continuous way, year by year, for different regions...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Szwarcwald CL,de Castilho EA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utilization of a systemic fluoride method must be controlled in terms of risks and benefits. The reason for this is that while a small dose will not be effective in preventing dental caries, a larger dose may cause dental fluorosis. Therefore the knowledge of the fluoride concentration found in the bottled mineral...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Villena RS,Borges DG,Cury JA

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:A study was undertaken in an urban area of the capital city of the province of San Juan, Argentina, in a housing complex of 768 flats distributed in buildings of 3 and 7 floors each surrounding an abandoned central winery. A total of 329 Triatoma infestans were captured, 293 on 4 terraces of seven-floor-towers and 36 ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Vallvé SL,Rojo H,Wisnivesky-Colli C

更新日期：1995-06-01 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 analyze the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated trans fatty acid intake among the general population. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted in São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, in 2003, on a representative sample of 2,298 male and female subjects, including 803 adolescents (12 to 19 years), 713 adul...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Castro MA,Barros RR,Bueno MB,César CL,Fisberg RM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An attempt was made to identify the risks resulting from exposure to the chemicals to which workers are exposed as well as from the poor working conditions to which they are subject in a chemical and pharmaceutical factory. A descriptive study based on the "workers model"--a methodological approach developed in Italy ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Facchini LA,Weiderpass E,Tomasi E

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between dietary patterns and oral cancer. METHODS:The study, part of a Latin American multicenter hospital-based case-control study, was conducted in São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, between November 1998 and March 2002 and included 366 incident cases of oral cancer and 469 controls...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Marchioni DM,Fisberg RM,Francisco de Góis Filho J,Kowalski LP,Brasilino de Carvalho M,Abrahão M,Latorre Mdo R,Eluf-Neto J,Wünsch Filho V

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of work ability (WA) and describe characteristics of the subgroup with poor WA among military police officers. METHODS:A descriptive and cross-sectional study with 329 male military police officers engaged in street patrolling in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, selected by proportionate ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Barreto CR,Lins-Kusterer L,Carvalho FM

更新日期：2019-09-30 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：:A review is presented of the relationships between the so-called emerging infectious diseases and what may be defined as emerging vectors. These include not only those that have recently appeared but also those that present remarkable behavioral changes. Specific factors leading to that emergence can be associated wit...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Forattini OP

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze factors associated with failure to breastfeed during the first hour of life, especially the influence of time of delivery of rapid HIV test results. METHODS:Cohort study, beginning with the administration of the rapid test and ending the first time the baby is breastfed. The study population inclu...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Oliveira MI,Silva KS,Gomes Junior SC,Fonseca VM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the magnitude of morbidity and mortality and describe some of the characteristics of road accident victims. METHODS:The study population was composed of 3,643 victims of road accidents which occurred in Londrina, PR (Brazil), during the first semester of 1996. There were included victims from acc...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Andrade SM,Jorge MH

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A medical audit on the prenatal care program in the Vila Municipal Health Center, Pelotas, RS, Brazil, was described with the purpose of verifying the aspects of the medical process and improving the program's effectiveness. METHODS:Data from prenatal specific records were collected. Pregnant women with d...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Dias-Da-Costa JS,Madeira AC,Luz RM,Britto MA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00