abstract：:The Brazilian AIDS epidemic is undergoing important changes in its third decade. The present article reviews some central findings: the proportional reduction in cases related to injection drug use; the stability, in recent years, of new cases in the male homosexual/bisexual population; and the relative and absolute i...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Fonseca MG,Bastos FI

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has led to a substantial increase in the survival of people living with AIDS, despite heterogeneities among individuals from different socioeconomic strata. The present paper analyzes AIDS deaths in Brazil during a period in which HAART became a key treatment regimen, explo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Fonseca MG,Lucena Fde F,Sousa Ad,Bastos FI

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of air pollution on low birth weight in full term singleton newborns in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The study adopted a cross-sectional design based on the year 2002. Data on live births were obtained from the Live Birth Information System of the Brazilian...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Junger WL,Leon AP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to describe the prevalence and factors associated with uterine cervical cancer (CA) and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) in adolescents. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 702 sexually active adolescents treated at a general hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1993 to...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Monteiro DL,Trajano AJ,da Silva KS,Russomano FB

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rio Grande do Sul State has the highest suicide rates in Brazil. Previous studies have suggested a possible role of agricultural activities, especially tobacco farming, where pesticide use is intensive. An ecological study was designed to assess associations between age-adjusted suicide rates based on death certificat...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Faria NM,Victora CG,Meneghel SN,de Carvalho LA,Falk JW

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research note is the result of a qualitative study in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, aimed at exploring traffic accident risk from the motorcycle couriers' point of view. The research results highlight the importance of accident prevention and health promotion for these workers. The study was based on s...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Veronese AM,de Oliveira DL

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzes the prevalence of non-submittal to Pap smears according to socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related behavioral variables in women 40 years or older in Campinas, São Paulo State. This was a cross-sectional population-based study with a sample of 290 women. Based on multivariate analysis, facto...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Amorim VM,Barros MB,César CL,Carandina L,Goldbaum M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional surveys were performed in 1993 and 2000 on Japanese-Brazilians (n = 328) of both sexes, aged 40 to 79 years in 1993, living in Bauru, São Paulo State. Both surveys examined food intake using food frequency questionnaires. Dietary intake in both surveys was compared to Wilcoxon tests according to gender...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： de Castro TG,Bertolino CN,Gimeno SG,Cardoso MA

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the Southampton Assessment of Mobility and test its intra- and inter-examiner reliability for Brazilian elderly living in the community and diagnosed with dementia, with severity classified according to the Clinical Dementia Rating. The instrument was applied...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Pereira LS,Marra TA,Faria CD,Pereira DS,Martins MA,Dias JM,Dias RC

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes the management system in a health district in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, through qualitative analysis, using a case study as the methodology and macro-organization theory as the analytical framework. For the current management system in the 6th Health Region, a clear mission statemen...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lima Jde C,Rivera FJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper aims to identify variables associated with suicidal ideation during the previous 12 months in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Using a case-control design, risk factors for suicidal ideation were investigated through analysis of independent variables related to the individual, family, and health. So...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： da Silva VF,de Oliveira HB,Botega NJ,Marín-León L,Barros MB,Dalgalarrondo P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine smoking prevalence and associated factors among older adults (> 60 years). The study was conducted in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte and Bambuí town, both located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In the former, 1,774 subjects were selected, and in the latter, 1742. In Belo Horizonte...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Peixoto SV,Firmo JO,Lima-Costa MF

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a methodological proposal for studying suicide and suicide attempts from a combined socio-anthropological, epidemiological, and psychosocial perspective. This interdisciplinary and complex research model simultaneously examined individual, socioeconomic, historical/cultural, and population data as ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Minayo MC,Cavalcante FG,de Souza ER

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current article aimed to verify the degree of agreement in classification of nutritional status according to body mass index (BMI) and corrected body mass index (BMIc). Data were used from a cross-sectional study of Japanese-Brazilians. Statistical analysis provided prevalence rates for chronic diseases, kappa sta...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ribeiro AB,Gimeno SG,Andreoni S,Ferreira SR,Japanese Brazilian Study Group.

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the relationship between school trajectory and incidence of teenage pregnancy. A cross-sectional residence-based questionnaire was applied, interviewing 4,634 youth ages 18 to 24 years, selected through a stratified three-stage sample. For the present study, young people ages 20 to 24 years (65.6%...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Almeida Mda C,Aquino EM,de Barros AP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes the proportion of Brazilian women who have sex with women, considering three time periods. The data are from a national population-based survey from 1998. The proportion of the female population who reported having any same-sex relations during their lifetime decreased from 3% to 1.7% in the previo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbosa RM,Koyama MA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1999 and 2000, a population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Pelotas, southern Brazil, to describe the population distribution of abdominal adiposity according to "action level points" and to identify risk factors. The study included a sample of 1,935 adults (20-69 years) residing in urban areas. Ab...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Olinto MT,Nácul LC,Dias-da-Costa JS,Gigante DP,Menezes AM,Macedo S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of deaths from ill-defined causes in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1998, and reclassifies the groups of probable causes based on data from death certificates in the Mortality Information System and the Hospital Information System of th...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Teixeira CL,Klein CH,Bloch KV,Coeli CM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses on the reactions of construction workers to educational materials (posters, folders, and leaflets) produced by the Brazilian Ministries of Health and Labor. The authors conducted two focal groups at construction sites in the city of Rio de Janeiro to analyze four educational materials, employing the...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Kelly-Santos A,Rozemberg B

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of dental pain preventing the performance of routine tasks and to assess its association with socioeconomic factors, minor psychiatric disorders, number of missing teeth, and dental consultation patterns. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-complete...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alexandre GC,Nadanovsky P,Lopes CS,Faerstein E

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aims to evaluate the current operation of Brazilian syringe exchange programs (SEP). After consulting national and regional networks of people working in projects/programs aiming to reduce drug-related harm, we identified 134 potential participant programs. Unfortunately, only 45 SEPs answered a surv...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Fonseca EM,Ribeiro JM,Bertoni N,Bastos FI

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To prevent or mitigate an AIDS epidemic among injecting drug users (IDUs), effective activities need to be implemented on a large enough scale to reach and assist sufficient numbers of drug users and thereby change their risk behaviors related to drug use and sex. Recent work by UNAIDS on "high coverage sites", adopti...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Burrows D

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the implementation of WHO guidelines for managing severely malnourished hospitalized children, a case-series study was performed with 117 children from 1 to 60 months of age. A checklist was prepared according to steps in the guidelines and applied to each patient at discharge, thus assessing the procedures ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Falbo AR,Alves JG,Batista Filho M,Cabral-Filho JE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was conducted with 521 undergraduate health sciences students from the Federal University in Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil. Lifetime alcohol consumption was reported by 87.7% students, as compared to 30.7% for tobacco, with the latter reported more frequently by males (39.7%). The most common illicit drugs were so...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lucas AC,Parente RC,Picanço NS,Conceição DA,Costa KR,Magalhães IR,Siqueira JC

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to validate two versions of CPITN for periodontitis diagnosis. A sample of 400 individuals underwent full mouth periodontal examination including Clinical Attachment Loss, Periodontal Pocket Depth, and Sub-gingival Calculus. Full and partial CPITN versions were derived from this exam (...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Bassani DG,da Silva CM,Oppermann RV

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brazilian Ministry of Health launched its Family Health Program (FHP) in 1994 as a new strategy aimed at reorganizing the healthcare system starting from the primary care level. The Program prioritizes delivery of care to groups identified as presenting increased risk, such as diabetic and hypertensive individuals...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： de Paiva DC,Bersusa AA,Escuder MM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to analyze social representations of sexual violence against women, as constructed and reproduced in prenatal care settings in three municipal maternity hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This qualitative research explored two themes: ideas about and explanations of sexual violence comm...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cavalcanti LF,Gomes R,Minayo MC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study investigated the association between work conditions and minor psychological disorders (MPD) in a random sample of 350 doctors from Salvador City, State of Bahia, Brazil. Data were gathered using an individual, self-report questionnaire that incorporated the demand-control model (Job Content...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Nascimento Sobrinho CL,Carvalho FM,Bonfim TA,Cirino CA,Ferreira IS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Workplace violence is currently a worrying factor at many hospitals. The objectives of this study were to characterize the occupational violence problems detected by health workers in an emergency hospital. The study was exploratory and transversal, with a quantitative data approach. It took place at the emergency war...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Cezar ES,Marziale MH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper offers a critical review of the theoretical literature on the relationship between the production of scientific knowledge and its use in policy formulation and implementation. Extensive academic output, using a diversity of approaches and analytical frameworks, has sought to systematize knowledge transfer c...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Almeida C,Báscolo E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population aging and declining birth rate have significantly altered the Brazilian age structure pyramid. In parallel with demographic transition, epidemiological transition is altering morbidity-mortality profiles, without adequate health support for the elderly population group. By searching databases, the objective...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Moreira Rda S,Nico LS,Tomita NE,Ruiz T

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to characterize the sandfly fauna in a military training area situated in the "Zona da Mata" region of Pernambuco State, Brazil, where human cases of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) had been observed, caused by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. The occurrence of 16 sandfly species i...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Andrade MS,Valença HF,da Silva AL,Almeida Fde A,Almeida EL,de Brito ME,Brandão Filho SP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study applies the risk perception analytical methodology based on rapid surveys. It took place in the micro-basin of the São Lourenço Creek in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. The methodological approach was based on participatory observation, semi-structured interviews with 24 key informants s...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Peres F,Rozemberg B,de Lucca SR

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents gender and age-specific selected anthropometric data for a representative sample of elderly Brazilians in the city of São Paulo. This was a cross-sectional, population-based household survey. A total of 1,894 older adults (men and women, > 60 years) were examined from January to March 2001. Data w...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbosa AR,Souza JM,Lebrão ML,Laurenti R,Marucci Mde F

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated fetomaternal hemorrhage (FMH) in 343 postpartum patients who required prophylaxis of Rh alloimmunization with anti-D immunoglobulin. The rosette test was applied to screen for patients needing quantitative determination of fetal blood transferred from the maternal circulation, which was then measu...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Baiochi E,Camano L,Bordin JO

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was a comparison of neonatal mortality rates in four maternity hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The study population consisted of newborns with birth weight below 1,500 g. The research instrument was a questionnaire with data reported by the mother and collected from the patient record. For ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Duarte JL,Mendonça GA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal tobacco use during pregnancy is one of the most important factors for low birth weight and length. However, postnatal exposure to environmental tobacco smoke has not been explored in children's growth studies. It is known that smoking is more prevalent in low socioeconomic groups and that stunting is also ass...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Gonçalves-Silva RM,Valente JG,Lemos-Santos MG,Sichieri R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the implementation of dental care in the Family Health Program (FHP) in the State of Paraná, Brazil, one year after Ministry of Health (MoH) Ruling 1,444 went into effect. A qualitative and quantitative study was designed, focusing on the 136 municipalities which had included oral ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Baldani MH,Fadel CB,Possamai T,Queiroz MG

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was an analytical, descriptive, cross-sectional study to establish the profile of poisonings among children 0 to 4 years of age reported to the Rio Grande do Sul State Toxicology Information Center (CIT/RS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2003. A total of 1,311 cases were selected and data were extracted on children who...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Ramos CL,Targa MB,Stein AT

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human albumin is frequently used without regard for the relationship between its pharmacological properties and the respective disease. We investigated the prescription of human albumin in a Brazilian public hospital with emphasis on adherence to international guidelines. Data were gathered from pharmacy and medical r...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Matos GC,Rozenfeld S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00