[Epidemiology of diphyllobothriasis in the Valdivia river basin, Chile].

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 assess the quality of adolescent friendly health services. METHODS:Qualitative assessment using the simulated user technique in first level clinics of Health Services of Morelos, Mexico, during 2018. Ten out of 17 facilities with non-exclusive adolescent friendly services were randomly selected. An additi...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Pastrana-Sámano R,Heredia-Pi IB,Olvera-García M,Ibáñez-Cuevas M,Castro F,Hernández AV,Torres-Pereda MDP

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between sociodemographic determinants and the development of social competence and behavior problems in children. METHODS:Cross-sectional study performed with 479 school children aged between six and 13 years, enrolled in the first grade of public elementary schools of the city of ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Assis SG,Avanci JQ,Oliveira Rde V

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:Considering that in most developing countries there are still no comprehensive lists of addresses for a given geographical area, there has always been a problem in drawing samples from the community, ensuring randomisation in the selection of the subjects. This article discusses the geographical stratification by soci...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ramos LR,Goihman S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A breeding place of Aedes aegypti immature forms were found in bromeliads domesticated for decorative purposes. Implications for the control measures were considered. ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Forattini OP,Marques GR

更新日期：2000-10-01 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 spatially delimit cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) human contact risk zones (CoRZ) using remote sensing and geoprocessing techniques. METHODS:A total of 27 CL cases reported from 1992 to 1997 in the municipality Itapira, Brazil, were studied. The influence of some important environmental variables related to ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Aparicio C,Bitencourt MD

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the magnitude and trends of mortality due to external causes in specific age groups, from 0 to 19 years old in a population living in the city of Recife, Brazil, from 1979 to 1995. METHODS:Data from the Mortality Data System of the Ministry of Health and Health Department of Pernambuco State was u...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Barros MD,Ximenes R,de Lima ML

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A comparison of the sensitivity of the agar diffusion method with that of extraction using cell-lines RC-IAL (fibroblastic of rabbit kidney) and HeLa (epithelial carcinoma cells from the cervix uteri of the human uterus), in the in vitro evaluation of materials of medical and hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Cruz AS,Figueiredo CA,Ikeda TI,Vasconcelos AC,Cardoso JB,de Salles-Gomes LF

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A first step in the pilot-study undertaken as part of a research project on psychiatric morbidity--depression and organic brain syndrome--in the elderly population of Rio de Janeiro is described. The main objective is to "fine-tune" the instrument used (check list of DSM-III) and testing validity of the BOAS questionn...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Veras RP,Coutinho E,Ney G Júnior

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a cross-sectional study with a randomized choice of individuals aiming at studying the validity of the Brazilian biological exposure limits applied to lead level in the blood (PbB) and delta-aminolevulinic acid in the urine (ALAU), which are 60 micrograms/dl and 10 mg/g.creat., respectively. For this purpose, ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Cordeiro R,Lima Filho EC,Salgado PE

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess alcohol and drug use in a representative sample of the urban Brazilian population and their correlation with sexual and reproductive health. METHODS:Data from a national population-based survey with a complex sampling, performed in 2005 was used. A total of 5,040 individuals from both genders, in t...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Bastos FI,Bertoni N,Hacker MA,Grupo de Estudos em População, Sexualidade e Aids.

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (BREALD-30) administered to adolescents. METHODS:The study included 750 adolescents: 375 aged 12 years and 375 aged 15-19 years, attending public and private schools in Campina Gra...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Lima LCM,Neves ÉTB,Dutra LDC,Firmino RT,Araújo LJS,Paiva SM,Ferreira FM,Granville-Garcia AF

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate the BCG scar as a marker of BCG vaccination status. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 53,348 schoolchildren aged 6-14 years who underwent BCG scar examination as part of a large BCG vaccine trial taking place in the city of Manaus, Brazil. Results of BCG scar reading were com...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Pereira SM,Bierrenbach AL,Dourado I,Barreto ML,Ichihara MY,Hijjar MA,Rodrigues LC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Description of Lutzomyia robusta, n. sp. (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from interandean areas of Peru and Equador. Lutzomyia robusta, n. sp., probable vector of human bartonellosis and cutaneous leishmaniasis, is described and illustrated. This species presents strong affinity with L. serrana (Damasceno & Arou...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Galati EA,Cáceres AG,Le Pont F

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The attraction of Schistosoma mansoni miracidea by snails genetically selected for susceptibility to infection is considered. Miracidea were exposed to snails or to snail conditioned water in a specially devised three-chamber glass apparatus. Ten miracidea were used for each test and were deposited in the middle chamb...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Zanotti-Magalhães EM,Magalhães LA,de Carvalho JF

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A case-control study of patients with pneumonia was conducted to investigate whether wheezing diseases could be a risk factor. METHODS:A random sample was taken from a general university hospital in S. Paulo City between March and August 1994 comprising 51 cases of pneumonia paired by age and sex to 51 non-r...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Pereira JC,Escuder MM

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze factors associated with persistence to breast cancer hormone therapy in order to contribute to the quality of care improvement. METHODS:Retrospective longitudinal study, based on secondary data. A cohort of 5,861 women with breast cancer registered in different datasets of the Brazilian National C...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Brito C,Portela MC,Vasconcellos MT

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the first time, preferential predation of larvae and pupae of Simuliidae by the crustacean, Aegla platensis Schmitt, 1942, was observed in the field and in the laboratory. Field observations and collections were done in the Carpintaria stream, Dois Irmãos, Country Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The possibility of usin...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Magni ST,Py-Daniel V

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precision medicine has been announced as a new health revolution. The term precision implies more accuracy in healthcare and prevention of diseases, which could yield substantial cost savings. However, scientific debate about precision medicine is needed to avoid wasting economic resources and hype. In this commentary...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Rey-López JP,Sá TH,Rezende LFM

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors that lead people to visit a doctor in Brazil and assess differences between socioeconomic groups. METHODS:A cross-sectional study comprising 1,260 subjects aged 15 or more was carried out in southern Brazil. Demographic, socioeconomic, health needs and regular source of care data were ana...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Mendoza-Sassi R,Béria JU,Barros AJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper discusses the articulation among epidemiological information systems, scientific production and men's health policies. Three secondary sources were used: data from the Ministry of Health (Mortality and Hospital Information Systems, Surveillance of Protection and Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases through Tele...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Schwarz E,Gomes R,Couto MT,Moura EC,Carvalho Sde A,Silva SF

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four rabid bats belonging to three species of Molossidae (one Molossus molossus, one Nyctinomops laticaudatus and two N. macrotis) were captured in the State of S. Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Three of these bats were found during the day in unusual, visible places and the other came flying through a window in the even...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Uieda W,Harmani NM,Silva MM

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe children's consumption of processed foods and its relationship with per capita family income based on a household survey. METHODS:Food consumption was studied in a statistical sample of 718 children living in the city of São Paulo in the period 1995-1996. A 24-hour dietary recall was used. Data r...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： de Aquino Rde C,Philippi ST

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distinguishing characteristics of the definitions of health promotion and health education are here examined. Two different planning frameworks, the PRECEDE-PROCEDE and the HELPSAM models are introduced. Solutions can be directed in two major directions are discussed: individual changes and organizational changes....

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Candeias NM

更新日期：1997-04-01 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 describe the prevalence of the practice of physical activity (PA) among older Brazilian adults and associated factors. In addition, potential effect modifiers of the association between PA and age were investigated. METHODS:We have analyzed data from 8,736 participants (92.8%) aged 50 and older from the B...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Peixoto SV,Mambrini JVM,Firmo JOA,Loyola Filho AI,Souza Junior PRB,Andrade FB,Lima-Costa MF

更新日期：2018-10-25 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：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and health in Brazil. METHODS:The analysis of the impact of employment and income on mortality in Brazil was based on panel data from Brazilian states between 1981 and 2002. Mortality rates obtained from the national mortality database was used as ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Jacinto Pde A,Tejada CA,Sousa TR

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00