Quality of scientific articles.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the occurrence of adult culicid populations in urban areas and measure the sensitivity of the resting box collection method. METHODS:Mosquito were collected in 1999 and 2000, in two cities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil: Ocauçu and Uchoa. In each city, 15 blocks were drawn by lots and then one...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Barata EA,Chiaravalloti Neto F,Dibo MR,Macoris Mde L,Barbosa AA,Natal D,Barata JM,Andriguetti MT

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess dietary patterns by socioeconomic gradient of Brazilian infants and young children in 2006 and 2013. METHODS:Data from the National Demographic Survey (2006) and the National Health Survey (2013) were used. Food intake were described by wealth index, age range and survey year. Dietary patterns were...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Rinaldi AEM,Conde WL

更新日期：2019-01-31 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 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:Data from three household surveys undertaken in the city of S. Paulo, Brazil, from mid-80s to mid-90s allow to characterize and analyse secular trends in malnutrition and obesity among infants and children. METHODS:The three surveys included random population samples aged from zero to 59 months (1,008 childr...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Monteiro CA,Conde WL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

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: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：:In the Valdivia (Chile) river basin 1,295 inhabitants of 6 riverside districts were examined between March and October 1987 and showed a 1.2% of prevalence by Diphyllobothrium in the districts of Riñihue and Las Huellas. Prevalence of 5.3% and 9.8% respectively were registered in dogs of the districts of Riñihue and M...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Torres P,Franjola R,Pérez J,Auad S,Uherek F,Miranda JC,Flores L,Riquelme J,Salazar S,Hermosilla C

更新日期：1989-02-01 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：:The value of the use, by the health agents in Rondônia, Brazil, of the nutritional classification proposed by the Multidisciplinary Research Center for Rural Development (CIMDER), Colombia, known as the three color CIMDER band, is analyzed. The band, used to measure arm circumference, would be used as an instrument fo...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ferreira Hda S,Ott AM

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to verify the adequacy profile of the cities of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in relation to the purchase of products of family farming by the Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE - National Program of School Meals). METHODS:This is a quantitative descriptive study, with s...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Ferigollo D,Kirsten VR,Heckler D,Figueredo OA,Perez-Cassarino J,Triches RM

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the contraceptive methods used by adult women and the associated socioeconomic and demographic factors. METHODS:Population-based cross-sectional study with 20 to 49-year-old women from São Leopoldo, state of Rio Grande do Sul, in 2015. Three outcomes were considered to analyze the association wit...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Gonçalves TR,Leite HM,Bairros FS,Olinto MTA,Barcellos NT,Costa JSDD

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of the Family Health Strategy on infant mortality surveillance. METHODS:An ecologic study was performed with a multiple group design, and the unit of analysis was municipalities in Bahia state (Northeastern Brazil) in 2008. The 3,947 deaths analyzed were obtained from the Mortality Inf...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Santana M,Aquino R,Medina MG

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：: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 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:Studies on the evolution of infant mortality rate are very relevant. Nevertheless, lack of vital statistics in Brazil limits the temporal and spatial analysis of this indicator. This study aims to investigate the possible use of the Brazilian Hospital Information System as an alternative information source fo...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Schramm JM,Szwarcwald CL

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to evaluate the sensitivity of probabilistic record linkage for reported birth identification. Data from the Pró-Saúde Study cohort population were used comprising technical-administrative staff at a university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1999. A total of 92 records of subjects were li...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Coutinho RG,Coeli CM,Faerstein E,Chor D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related risk factors. METHODS:A population-based cross-sectional study with 1,441 individuals of both sexes aged 40 years or more was conducted in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, between 2008 and 2009. A two-stage (census tract, household) ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Sousa CA,César CL,Barros MB,Carandina L,Goldbaum M,Pereira JC

更新日期：2011-10-01 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:The evaluation of the quality of population data and coverage of death statistics for all Federal Brazilian Units by sex in 1990. METHODS:The population data came from censuses and the recorded death data from "Fundação Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística" and the Health Ministry. The population ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Paes NA,Albuquerque ME

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of an obesity prevention program on the dietary practices of public school adolescents. METHODS:An intervention was conducted with 331 students aged between 11 and 17 years, enrolled in the 5th and 6th grades of two state public schools in the city of Niterói, Southeastern Brazil, in ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Vargas IC,Sichieri R,Sandre-Pereira G,da Veiga GV

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of air pollution and temperature on mortality due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. METHODS We evaluated the isolated and synergistic effects of temperature and particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 10 µm (PM10) on the mortality of individuals > 40 years old due to ca...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Pinheiro Sde L,Saldiva PH,Schwartz J,Zanobetti A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of adequate control of hypertension among older adults and to examine its association with predisposing and enabling factors and the need to use health services. METHODS:The analysis was carried out with 4,148 participants (≥ 50 years) from the baseline of the Brazilian Longitudina...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

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

更新日期：2018-10-25 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 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 asses how people with mental disorders experience their special needs and interact with the community in public urban places. METHODOLOGY:The research was performed in the city of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, using ethnography as the theoretical methodological approach. As of the study of one s...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Dalmolin BM,Vasconcellos Mda P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brazil has not had endemic circulation of the measles virus since 2000. Between May and June 2011, the Metropolitan Region of Campinas, State of Sao Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, reported three cases of measles. This report presents a descriptive study of the cases, control measures, and the search for a possible source...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Fernandes EG,Oliveira ME,Fred J,Carelli LA,Lima GD,Sato HK,Yu AL

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some specific characteristics of the aging of the Brazilian population in different areas, states and communities all over the country, have shown significant variations. Historical series of demographic and health indicators for the population in their sixties and over in Brazil, state of S. Paulo and in the municipa...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Telarolli Júnior R,Machado JC,Carvalho F

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00