Infant mortality and geographic access to childbirth in Brazilian municipalities.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) carried out a study to compare and evaluate the practices of protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in public and private hospitals using the "ten steps" of the Hospital Initiative (BFHI) as a reference parameter. ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Toma TS,Monteiro CA

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：: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 assess the association between iron status at birth and growth of preterm infants. METHODS:Ninety-five premature babies (26 to 36 weeks of gestational age) born from July 2000 to May 2001 in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, were followed up for six months, corrected by gestational...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Sichieri R,Fonseca VM,Hoffman D,Trugo NM,Moura AS

更新日期：2006-08-01 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 identify associations of chronic back pain with sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyles, body mass index, self-reported chronic diseases and health assessment, according to sex. METHODS:We analyzed data from the 2013 National Health Survey, estimated the prevalence and their respective 95% confidence...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Malta DC,Oliveira MM,Andrade SSCA,Caiaffa WT,Souza MFM,Bernal RTI

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence and assess risk factors of common mental disorders among medical students. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out comprising 551 university medical students in the state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil. A self-administered questionnaire to collect sociodemographic and co...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Lima MC,Domingues Mde S,Cerqueira AT

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the influence of the distance between infested and non-infested areas in the geographical spread of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictuspopulations in the state of S. Paulo. Regional patterns were also studied, considering the determinants related to soil occupation. METHODS:Information related to the...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Glasser CM,de Castro Gomes A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the role of psychiatric disorders and alcohol dependence as possible risk factors for cocaine abuse/dependence. METHODS:The case-control study used the "snowball" technique in order to select untreated cocaine users (cases) and to match sex, age and friendship. Information was gathered using the ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Lopes CS,Coutinho ES

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To characterize the household purchase and the individual consumption of vegetables in Brazil and to analyze their relation with the consumption of ultra-processed foods. METHODS We have used data on the purchase of food for household consumption and individual consumption from the 2008-2009 Brazilian Househ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Canella DS,Louzada MLDC,Claro RM,Costa JC,Bandoni DH,Levy RB,Martins APB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze age as a prognostic factor in early breast cancer. METHODS:Retrospective study analyzing the clinical profile and disease-free survival in a group of 280 subjects aged 25 to 81 years with stage I and II breast cancer followed-up in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, from 1995 to 2000. Clinical, pathol...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Garicochea B,Morelle A,Andrighetti AE,Cancella A,Bós A,Werutsky G

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles aquasalis has shown local variations in blood-host preference in Brazil: it seems to be anthropophilic in the northeast and zoophilic or opportunistic in the Amazon and other regions. A study was carried out in Guapimirim county, State of Rio de Janeiro, from May to November 1992, for the purpose of identify...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Flores-Mendoza C,Cunha RA,Rocha DS,Lourenço-de-Oliveira R

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe HIV prevalence in pregnant women and the rate of vertical transmission according to socioeconomic status of residential neighborhoods. METHODS:Ecological exploratory study, which used the Information System of Notifiable Diseases database on HIV-positive pregnant women and AIDS in children, repor...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Vieira AC,Miranda AE,Vargas PR,Maciel EL

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the risk factors in the occurrence of oral lesions in HIV-positive adults. METHODS:A retrospective analytical-descriptive survey was conducted using the medical/dental records of 534 patients with oral lesions associated with HIV. The data were collected from five referral centers for managing HIV ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Petruzzi MN,Cherubini K,Salum FG,Figueiredo MA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study trends of dissertation and thesis production in workers' health in Brazil. METHODS:Observation units were dissertations and theses developed by Brazilian researchers in national and foreign graduate programs. Theses and dissertations were identified in previously compiled works, LILACS and Capes dat...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Santana VS

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A population-based study was carried out in the municipality of Bambuí, Brazil (population: approx. 15,000 inhabitants), to determine the prevalence of self-medication and its associated factors. METHODS:A random sample of 1,221 residents aged >18 years was selected. Of these, 796 reported use of medications...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Loyola Filho AI,Uchoa E,Guerra HL,Firmo JO,Lima-Costa MF

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the review was to emphasize the need for educational efforts aiming at the empowerment of slaughterhouse workers based on their major work-related conditions. Slaughterhouse work involves stressful and tiring tasks. These workers suffer from serious occupational injuries and health problems including ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Tavolaro P,Pereira IM,Pelicioni MC,Oliveira CA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify spatial and space-time clusters with high incidence rates of AIDS in men living in the city of São Paulo since the first case of the disease in 1980. METHODS:HIV/AIDS notifications were obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (57,440 men) between January 1980 and June 2012. The ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Pellini ACG,Chiaravalloti-Neto F,Zanetta DMT

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE To describe drug consumption and the co-occurrence use of more than one illegal drug as well as associated factors in freshmen at a public university in Southern Brazil. METHODS Cross-sectional study with census of students entering undergraduate courses in 2017. A total of 1,788 university students answered...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Houvèssou GM,Bierhals IO,Flesch BD,Silveira MFD

更新日期：2020-01-01 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: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 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：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 characteristics, demands and expectations of users of an HIV testing and counseling center. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES:Qualitative research carried out with 32 users of a testing and counseling center in the state of Minas Gerais (southeastern Brazil), from November 2005 to March 2006. The open...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Souza Vde S,Czeresnia D

更新日期：2010-06-01 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 assess the inequalities in access, utilization, and quality of health care services according to the socioeconomic status. METHODS This population-based cross-sectional study evaluated 2,927 individuals aged ≥ 20 years living in Pelotas, RS, Southern Brazil, in 2012. The associations between socioeconomic...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Nunes BP,Thumé E,Tomasi E,Duro SM,Facchini LA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between pre-gestational obesity and weight gain with cesarean delivery and labor complications. METHODS:A total of 4,486 women 20-28 weeks pregnant attending general prenatal care clinics of the national health system in Brazil from 1991 to 1995 were enrolled and followed up through...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Seligman LC,Duncan BB,Branchtein L,Gaio DS,Mengue SS,Schmidt MI

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the methods employed in the longitudinal and follow-up studies of children born in Pelotas (Southern Brazil) in 1982. METHODS:The cohort began with a perinatal health survey that included all 6,011 children born in maternity wards in Pelotas in 1982. The 5,914 children born alive in the city were...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Barros FC,Victora CG,Horta BL,Gigante DP

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A factory producing lead ingots, located in Caçapava, caused lead and cadmium contamination of the environment, in the Paraiba Valley region of Southeastern, Brazil, through the discharge of industrial waste and the recycling of batteries. The factory, set in a rural, dairy cattle breeding area, worried sa...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Okada IA,Sakuma AM,Maio FD,Dovidauskas S,Zenebon O

更新日期：1997-04-01 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