Cause-specific mortality and income inequality in São Paulo, Brazil.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe situations of alcohol and other drug use involving tourists, and their implications regarding vulnerability to HIV. METHODS:This was an exploratory qualitative study conducted in communities that host tourism in the Vale do Ribeira, State of São Paulo, from October 2002 to February 2003. In the f...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Santos Ade O,Paiva V

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of several health behaviors among students of public and private schools in S. Paulo, Brazil. METHODS:An epidemiological survey about health behaviors among high school students was carried out in S. Paulo in 1998. Seventh to eleventh graders from ten public and seven private sc...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Carlini-Cotrim B,Gazal-Carvalho C,Gouveia N

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the evolution of the epidemiological research on physical activity in Brazil. METHODS:A systematic review of the literature was carried out in electronic databases (Medline/PubMed, Lilacs, Ovid, Science Direct, BioMed Central and High Wire), non-indexed Brazilian journals, query by specific autho...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Hallal PC,Dumith Sde C,Bastos JP,Reichert FF,Siqueira FV,Azevedo MR

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：: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：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：OBJECTIVE:Estimate the prevalence of cervical HPV infection among women assisted by the Family Health Strategy and identify the factors related to the infection. METHODS:A cross-sectional study involving 2,076 women aged 20-59 years old residing in Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais, who were asked to participate in ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ayres ARG,Silva GAE,Teixeira MTB,Duque KCD,Machado MLSM,Gamarra CJ,Levi JE

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the magnitude and growth of homicides among male population according to the geopolitical areas. METHODS:An ecological study including a time series analysis was carried out among 15 to 49 year-old males living in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Mortality data was collected from the Ministry of H...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： de Lima ML,de Souza ER,Ximenes R,de Albuquerque Mde F,Bitoun J,Barros MD

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:No population-based studies have been conducted to show the potential for the use of virological diagnosis of the rabies virus. The objective of the present study was to estimate accuracy parameters for the isolation of the rabies virus in McCoy cells as an alternative method and to compare this with the use...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Nogueira YL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze serological data collected in two different periods, from the late 1960's to 1983, when these data was first added to the available information about vector triatomines found in the state of São Paulo, and from 1984 to 1999, a period when serology was used to describe endemic Chagas' disease in the...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Carvalho ME,da Silva RA,Barata JM,Domingos Mde F,Ciaravolo RM,Zacharias F

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To analyze the sociocultural aspects involved in the decision-making process of vaccination in upper-class and highly educated families. METHODS A qualitative approach based on in-depth interviews with 15 couples from the city of Sao Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, falling into three categories: vaccinators, lat...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Barbieri CL,Couto MT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to apply the National Economic Indicator on data from a cross-sectional population-based study (nw =2,197) in the city of Ribeirão Preto, Southeastern Brazil, in 2006. Compared to Brazil, the indicator presented a concentration around the last five deciles and was similar to that of the municipality of...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Freitas IC,Moraes SA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of school-based interventions to prevent obesity conducted in Latin America and provide suggestions for future prevention efforts in countries of the region. METHODS:Articles published in English, Spanish, and Portuguese between 2000 and 2017 were searched in ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Chavez RC,Nam EW

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the advantages and disadvantages of using segments compared to a complete address list, for the selection of households in a multistage cluster sampling in slums. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES:A qualitative study was performed in four slums selected by the São Paulo Municipal Health Survey of 2008, a...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Alves MC,Morais Mde L,Escuder MM,Goldbaum M,Barros MB,Cesar CL,Carandina L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell anemia is the most prevalent hereditary disease in Brazil. However, the Brazilian literature registers no investigations into the public health aspects of the disease. This present study investigates the way of life of 80 adult patients (49 women and 31 men) with a diagnosis of sickle cell anemia, at a blo...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： de Paiva e Silva RB,Ramalho AS,Cassorla RM

更新日期：1993-02-01 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 mechanics, electronics and materials subsystem, one of the subsystems of the health care productive complex, encompasses different activities, usually clustered in what is called the medical, hospital and dental equipment and materials industry. This is a strategic area for health care, since it represents a conti...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Maldonado J,Gadelha CA,Costa LS,Vargas M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare inpatient and outpatient care costs for pregnant/parturient women with diabetes and mild hyperglycemia. METHODS:A prospective observational quantitative study was conducted in the Perinatal Diabetes Center in the city of Botucatu, Southeastern Brazil, between 2007 and 2008. Direct and indirect cos...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Cavassini AC,Lima SA,Calderon IM,Rudge MV

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the basic reproduction number (R0) of dengue fever including both imported and autochthonous cases. METHODS:The study was conducted based on epidemiological data of the 2003 dengue epidemic in Brasília, Brazil. The basic reproduction number is estimated from the epidemic curve, fitting linearly t...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Degallier N,Favier C,Boulanger JP,Menkes C

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand the meanings attributed to self-assessment of health by the elderly. METHODS:Qualitative study performed with 17 elderly individuals (> 70 years of age) of both sexes, living in the city of Bambuí, Southeastern Brazil, in 2008. An anthropological approach based on the model of signs, meanings a...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Fonseca Md,Firmo JO,Loyola Filho AI,Uchôa E

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and measure the risk of malnutrition associated to determining indicators of mother's ability of childcare: familial structure, education level, work, maternal physical and mental health. METHODS:A case-control study was performed. Cases (101 children whose weight/age was below 5th percentile) a...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Carvalhaes MA,Benício MH

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate how stressful life events and social support relate to central adiposity in Southern Brazil. METHODS:Data included information from 802 participants in the 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort that was collect in 2004-2005 and 2006. Stratifying by sex, we studied self-reported stressful life events durin...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Surkan PJ,Sakyi KS,Hu A,Olinto MT,Gonçalves H,Horta BL,Gigante DP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The emergence of multiresistant microorganisms has been a concerning matter worldwide in the last decades. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics has been associated to this phenomenon. The present study was designed to determine the pattern of antimicrobial drug use in an urban community. METHODS:A population-ba...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Berquó LS,Barros AJ,Lima RC,Bertoldi AD

更新日期：2004-04-01 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 describe trends in the incidence of Aids cases according to age and gender from 1986 to 2008. METHODS:Analyses of Aids trends according to age group and to gender was carried out Londrina, Southern Brazil. The timeframe was divided into two periods (1986-1995 and 1996-2008). Of the polynomial models, it w...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Lazarini FM,Melchior R,González AD,Matsuo T

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The increase in life expectancy and the decline in mortality rates in Brazil have an impact on social programs to the elderly, especially related to health care. The objective of the study isto analyze the mortality trends for respiratory diseases in elderly. METHODS:An ecological time series was carried ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Francisco PM,Donalisio MR,Lattorre Mdo R

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a trend, with a view to achieving greater scientific visibility and international projection, that favors the adoption of the English language in Brazilian journals dealing with nosological problems. This argument is here questioned. Latin America is a large continent with characteristic health problems. Thus...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Forattini OP

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To analyze, stratifield by gender, trends of the new case leprosy detection rates in the general population and in children; of grade 2 disability, and of proportion of multibacillary cases, in the state of Bahia, Brazil from 2001 to 2014. METHODS A time series study based on leprosy data from the National I...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Souza EA,Ferreira AF,Boigny RN,Alencar CH,Heukelbach J,Martins-Melo FR,Barbosa JC,Ramos AN Jr

更新日期：2018-01-01 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