Lung transplantation and organ allocation in Brazil: necessity or utility.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterize social inequalities that represent risk conditions for respiratory tract diseases in children and to describe geoprocessing techniques to identify homogeneous social groups and intervention actions for health promotion. METHODS:The study area comprised the surroundings of a health school cent...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Chiesa AM,Westphal MF,Kashiwagi NM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relative importance of Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference for the determination of hypertension in adults. METHODS:Cross sectional analysis of a sample of employees (N=1,584), aged 18 to 64 years, from a private general hospital in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Data collection inclu...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Sarno F,Monteiro CA

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Analyze if the patient safety culture among professionals in the primary health care differs among health care teams. METHODS:Cross-sectional and quantitative study conducted in April and May 2017, in a city in Southern Brazil. A total of 144 professionals who responded to the questionnaire "Survey on Patien...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Raimondi DC,Bernal SCZ,Matsuda LM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the risks of severe acute maternal complications associated with cesarean section without medical indication. METHODS:A systematic review was carried out with meta-analysis. The literature search was performed systematically, in multiple stages, in the PubMed, Lil...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Mascarello KC,Horta BL,Silveira MF

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness is a strategy designed to address major causes of child mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the strategy on the quality of child health care provided at primary facilities. METHODS:Child health quality of care and costs were compared in ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Amorim DG,Adam T,Amaral JJ,Gouws E,Bryce J,Victora CG

更新日期：2008-04-01 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

abstract：:The susceptibility of field collected Aedes aegypti larvae was evaluated in terms of median lethal time (LT50) and final mortality, when treated with temephos, Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis as well as mixtures of these two agents. Third instar larvae were shown to be more susceptible than early and late fourt...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： de Andrande CF,Modolo M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the spatial distribution of leprosy, identify areas of potential case underreporting or high transmission risk, and to assess the ecological association of leprosy distribution with multibacillary cases. METHODS:This study was carried out in 94 neighborhoods of Recife, Brazil. Data was obtained fr...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Souza WV,Barcellos CC,Brito AM,Carvalho MS,Cruz OG,Albuquerque MF,Alves KR,Lapa TM

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：:998 children aged 6, 8 and 10, from low income families living in the Federal District, Brazil and attending public, first grade, schools, received bi-annual topical APF Gel-Tray applications. The mass methodology proposed by the National Dental Caries Preventive Program of the Brazilian Ministry of Health, without pr...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Pinto IL

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess inpatient mortality rate of very-low-birth-weight neonates, their clinical progression and factors associated with mortality. METHODS:Longitudinal study including 360 neonates weighing 500-1500 g who were born in Londrina, Southern Brazil, from January 1, 2002 to June 30, 2004. Data were collected ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ribeiro de Carvalho AB,Jamusse de Brito AS,Matsuo T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complexity of the epidemiological object has provoked discussion of the elements that have constituted it over time sometimes assuming the form of antinomies. By using as substract fundamental texts, the formulation and the proposal for a solution of the antinomies between the social-biological and the collective-...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： de Melo-Filho DA

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：:Resting adults Culicidae were collected from January 1992 through January 1993 in several habitats of the Ribeira Valley region. The diversity of species found among them suggested that the vegetation remaining within human settlements favored the survival and the population increase of some mosquitoes. Among there ar...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Forattini OP,Kakitani I,Massad E,Marucci D

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a composite indicator to evaluate the quality of municipal management of primary health care. METHODS:The evaluation model focuses on aspects of health system management. Fifty-five performance indicators were used and classified according to the criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficacy and ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Scaratti D,Calvo MC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the reliability and performance of the Portuguese version of questionnaires used to evaluate adherence to hypertensive treatment. METHODS:Hypertensive patients attending a primary healthcare unit in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, from January to September 2010, were randomly selected (n = 206). To...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ben AJ,Neumann CR,Mengue SS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the influence of family income and food prices on the participation of fruits and vegetables in the food purchases of Brazilian households. METHODS:Data analyzed refers to the Household Budget Survey conducted by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística on a probabilistic sample of 48,4...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Claro RM,Monteiro CA

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:OBJECTIVE Investigate the association between exposure to green spaces and mortality from ischemic heart and cerebrovascular diseases, and the role of socioeconomic status in this relationship, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS Ecological study, with the census tracts as unit of analysis. This study used ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Silveira IHD,Junger WL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intimate partner abuse is a complex phenomenon and a public health problem and health care services are one of the places sought by women in this situation. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of violence against women attending a health care center. METHODS:This study was carried out in...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Marinheiro AL,Vieira EM,de Souza L

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate health status of the elderly in Mexico through their self-perception and to describe social, organizational and health-related factors. METHODS:A study was carried out on secondary data from the 2000 National Health Survey in Mexico. Multiple logistic regression models were used. The dependent va...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Gallegos-Carrillo K,García-Peña C,Duran-Muñoz C,Reyes H,Durán-Arenas L

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Estimate the prevalence and determinants of tobacco use by students. METHODS:This cross-sectional study, carried out between 2013 and 2014, evaluates 701 public school students between 10 and 79 years of age living in a city in the countryside of the State of Goias, Midwest of Brazil. A structured questionna...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Vargas LS,Lucchese R,Silva ACD,Guimarães RA,Vera I,Castro PA

更新日期：2017-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the contributions of the socioeconomic, hygienic, and sanitation improvements in reducing the prevalence of diarrhea in a city of the Amazon. METHODS:In this population-based cross-sectional study, we analyzed data from surveys conducted in the city of Jordão, Acre. In 2005 and 2012, these surveys...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Imada KS,Araújo TS,Muniz PT,Pádua VL

更新日期：2016-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between weekly working hours and self-rated health of nurses in public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS:A total of 3,229 nurses (82.7% of the eligible group) participated in this cross-sectional study, carried out between April 2010 and December ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Fernandes JDC,Portela LF,Griep RH,Rotenberg L

更新日期：2017-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the influence of climatic factors on the monthly frequency of mosquito fauna in areas of the National Park of Serra da Bocaina, Brazil. METHODS:Human bait collections were conducted once a month, in diurnal and nocturnal hours, throughout 24 months, from January 1991 to December 1992. RESULTS:A...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Guimarães AE,Gentile C,Lopes CM,Sant'Anna A

更新日期：2001-08-01 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：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 analyze the access to and use of medicines for high blood pressure among the Brazilian population according to social and demographic conditions. METHODS:Analysis of data from Pesquisa Nacional Sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos (PNAUM - National Survey on Access, Use and ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Mengue SS,Bertoldi AD,Ramos LR,Farias MR,Oliveira MA,Tavares NU,Arrais PS,Luiza VL,Pizzol TD

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00