abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors associated with the lack of active father involvement in infant care at four months of age. METHODS:Cross-sectional study involving families of 153 infants at four months of age, interviewed in their homes by two family therapists. In addition to father involvement in infant care, sociode...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Falceto OG,Fernandes CL,Baratojo C,Giugliani ER

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of the burnout syndrome and of common mental disorders among community-based health agents, also identifying associated factors. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2006 with 141 community-based health agents who had been working for at least six months in primary c...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Silva AT,Menezes PR

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to identify the use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors among university students from the city of Sao Paulo (SP) in Brazil. Male students (n=350) replied to a questionnaire about diagnosis of erectile dysfunction, the frequency and reason for the use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhi...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Freitas VM,Menezes FG,Antonialli MM,Nascimento JW

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To apply the temporal-spatial model to assess high-risk areas for the occurrence of dengue fever. METHODS:A total of 11,989 confirmed, autochthonous dengue fever cases, geocoded by address in the city of São José do Rio Preto (Southeastern Brazil), between September of 2001 and August of 2006, were included ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Galli B,Chiaravalloti Neto F

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the contribution of work-related diseases to sick leaves due to general and occupational health problems. METHODS:Sociodemographic, occupational and health data from 29,658 records of temporary disability benefits, granted on account of health problems by the Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Souza NS,Santana VS,Albuquerque-Oliveira PR,Barbosa-Branco A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the meanings of caring for people who seek assistance in mental health, from the perspective of psychologists engaged in their daily activities within public health services. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES:An exploratory qualitative study was conducted in the city of Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil, in ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Carvalho LB,Bosi ML,Freire JC

更新日期：2008-08-01 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:Urinalysis is an essential component of the prenatal routine, as urinary tract infections during pregnancy may lead to preterm delivery and neonatal morbidity. The objective of the study was to analyze factors associated to the solicitation of urinalysis during pregnancy. METHODS:During 2004, 4,163 women liv...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Silveira MF,Barros AJ,Santos IS,Matijasevich A,Victora CG

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:According to the World Health Organization, medicinal drug promotion should be reliable, accurate, truthful, informative, balanced, up-to-date and capable of substantiation. The objective of the present study was to review psychoactive drug advertisements to physicians as for information consistency with the ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Mastroianni PC,Noto AR,Galduróz JC

更新日期：2008-06-01 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: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 assess (1) the consistency between self-classified and interviewer-classified color/race according to socioeconomic and demographic variables and (2) the magnitude of the ethnic-racial inequalities of income and socioeconomic status using self-classified and interviewer-classified color/race. METHODS:A cr...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Bastos JL,Peres MA,Peres KG,Dumith SC,Gigante DP

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the vulnerability for STI/HIV among Mexican indigenous women in common law marriage with men who practice sex without condom. METHODS:Ethnography study undertaken in indigenous villages of Michoacán and Oaxaca, Mexico, in February 2004 and December 2005. These rural communities are characterized ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Hernández-Rosete D,García OM,Bernal E,Castañeda X,Lemp G

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：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 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：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:To analyze maternal experiences of preeclampsia pregnancy with premature birth at a neonatal intensive care unit. METHODS:A qualitative study using the focus group technique was conducted with 28 women in a facility specialized in high-risk pregnancies in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeastern Brazil...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Lima de Souza N,Fernandes Araújo AC,Dantas de Azevedo G,Bezerra Jerônimo SM,Barbosa Lde M,Lima de Sousa NM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social representations of tuberculosis are analyzed at the turn of the 20th century, focusing on aspects associated to feelings and contradictory manifestations awakened by the disease. The romanticized pattern of experience of this disease was replaced by a more naturalistic vision, though the stigmas and prejudices ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Pôrto A

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The ways in which basal blood pressure levels are obtained may lead to different prevalence estimates. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of high blood pressure among schoolchildren and to compare systolic and diastolic means obtained from three measurements of arterial pressure. METHO...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Borges LM,Peres MA,Horta BL

更新日期：2007-08-01 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 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To assess job satisfaction and work impact among providers of a mental health service and their potential association with sociodemographic and job-related variables. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out in 321 employees of a long-stay mental health service in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil, ...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Rebouças D,Legay LF,Abelha L

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate how the Judicial Power safeguards the social right to pharmaceutical assistance as well as the relationships between the legal and political systems to safeguard this right. METHODS:There were assessed decisions in lawsuits of drug supply in the state of São Paulo, Southern Brazil, between 1997 a...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Marques SB,Dallari SG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between dietary patterns and oral cancer. METHODS:The study, part of a Latin American multicenter hospital-based case-control study, was conducted in São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, between November 1998 and March 2002 and included 366 incident cases of oral cancer and 469 controls...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Marchioni DM,Fisberg RM,Francisco de Góis Filho J,Kowalski LP,Brasilino de Carvalho M,Abrahão M,Latorre Mdo R,Eluf-Neto J,Wünsch Filho V

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the diversity of oviposition containers and buildings where females of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti can be found. METHODS:A study was carried out in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southern Brazil, between 2002 and 2003. Larvae in different types of buildings were investigated, and immature forms...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： da Silva VC,Scherer PO,Falcão SS,Alencar J,Cunha SP,Rodrigues IM,Pinheiro NL

更新日期：2006-12-01 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 identify determinants of protein-energy malnutrition resulting in weight and linear growth deficits in children. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out among 1,041 children (under two years of age) from 10 municipalities in Bahia, Northeastern Brazil, during 1999-2000. Both logistic regression an...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Oliveira VA,Assis AM,Pinheiro SM,Barreto ML

更新日期：2006-10-01 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:The Family Health Program proposes a new dynamics for the structuring of health service, as well as for its relationship with the community in its different levels of care. The aim of the present study was to analyze the significance of teamwork for professionals working in the Family Health Program. METHODS...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： de Oliveira EM,Spiri WC

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:Federal statistic figures show that the Brazilian States altogether have, in their respective territories, a collection of taxes which is higher than the Union one. The highest collection of the Central Government which is shown at the official statistics is due to the excess of collection of the federal taxes over th...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Mascarenhas Rdos S

更新日期：2006-08-01 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 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：:The paper discusses the difficulties in judging the quality of scientific manuscripts and describes some common pitfalls that should be avoided when preparing a paper for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. Peer review is an imperfect system, with less than optimal reliability and uncertain validity. However, as it...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Szklo M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to describe the current epidemiological status of visceral leishmaniasis in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. For that, a search for scientific production on epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Pernambuco was carried out in electronic databases MEDLINE, SciELO and LILACS. Additional...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Dantas-Torres F

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:The invention of roentgenphotography by Manoel de Abreu and its consequent widespread use in Brasil are described. Due to legal requirements, children, young people and pregnant womem are submitted repeatedly and, very often, to unnecessary examinations. After the atomic explosions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the kn...

journal_title：Revista de saude publica

authors： Gikovate F,Nogueira DP

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00