abstract：:This article aims to systematize the profile of cocaine and crack users in Brazil. The study adopted a literature review of the MEDLINE, LILACS, Cochrane Library databases and CAPES thesis/dissertation database. Data were grouped in thematic categories: national household surveys, surveys of specific population groups...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Duailibi LB,Ribeiro M,Laranjeira R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed the effectiveness of weekly iron supplementation on hemoglobin concentration, nutritional status, and mental and motor development of infants at four public daycare centers in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. This was a before-after intervention study conducted with weekly iron supplementation for...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Eickmann SH,Brito CM,Lira PI,Lima MC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health professionals view medical ethics as a discipline that provides the basis for more adequate patient care. In recent years the concepts of quality of care and human rights - with their attending discourses - have joined the concept of medical ethics among the paradigms to consider in care for humans both at the ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Miranda JJ,Yamin AE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents the methodology used in the Baseline Study that evaluated the effectiveness of the Family Health Strategy as compared to traditional primary health care units. The study included 41 municipalities with more than 100 thousand inhabitants each, 21 from the South and 20 from the Northeast of Brazil. ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Facchini LA,Piccini RX,Tomasi E,Thumé E,Teixeira VA,Silveira DS,Maia MF,Siqueira FV,Rodrigues MA,Paniz VV,Osório A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes the main advances in health coverage and health services demand in Colombia using the 1997 and 2003 living standards surveys. The study showed an increase in health coverage associated with expansion of the subsidized care system, although a large proportion of the population is still not entitled ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Zambrano A,Ramírez M,Yepes FJ,Guerra JA,Rivera D

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents part of the results from the Baseline Study on the PROESF. The objective was to evaluate primary health care in the cities of Cuiabá, Várzea Grande, and Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, based on the inter-subjectivity in human relations (among health workers, users of health services, and...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Melo EM,Paiva L,Alvares J,Flecha AL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model has been used to assess the health impact of job stress. We aimed at describing the cross-cultural adaptation of the ERI questionnaire into Portuguese and some psychometric properties, in particular internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and factorial structure. We devel...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Chor D,Werneck GL,Faerstein E,Alves MG,Rotenberg L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes factors affecting the risk of malaria among individuals working in wildcat gold mining camps (garimpos) in northern Mato Grosso State in the Brazilian Amazon. Historically, such mining camps have the locations with the highest malaria prevalence in the Brazilian Amazon. However, little attention ha...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Barbieri AF,Sawyer DO

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to describe the distribution of social support networks for the elderly in the City of São Paulo, Brazil, based on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. A probability sample of 1,568 elderly persons (> 60 years) was studied (SABE query), focusing on structural and functional dimensions of soc...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Rosa TE,Benício MH,Alves MC,Lebrão ML

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed social representations of institutional eating and nutritional patterns among residents of long-term homes for the elderly, in order to identify conditioning factors for eating behavior that may interfere in their nutritional status. A qualitative exploratory study was performed in five homes for t...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Santelle O,Lefèvre AM,Cervato AM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for screening and diagnosis of postpartum depression. Three months after delivery, EPDS was administered to 378 mothers from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Up to 15 days later, mothers were re-i...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Santos IS,Matijasevich A,Tavares BF,Barros AJ,Botelho IP,Lapolli C,Magalhães PV,Barbosa AP,Barros FC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to shed light on the meanings ascribed to chronic pain in medical discourse and clinical practice in two Pain Clinics located in University hospitals in Salvador (Bahia) and São Paulo, Brazil. An ethnographic approach used participant observation and semi-structuralized interviews with attending and m...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lima MA,Trad LA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of functional incapacity and associated factors. A cross-sectional population-based study included 352 elderly subjects (> or =60 years) in a small Brazilian town. Community-based health workers conducted structured interviews. Functional incapacity was measured by ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Santos KA,Koszuoski R,Dias-da-Costa JS,Pattussi MP

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is the most important endemic parasitic disease in the world. Conditions are favorable for transmission of the disease in 60% of Brazil's territory. Over 500,000 cases per year are recorded in the country. However, the geographic distribution is uneven, which may explain differences in the efficacy and effecti...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Freitas LF,Chaves GC,Wannmacher L,Osorio-de-Castro CG

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paid work should not be an obstacle to women's breastfeeding. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. In Brazil, women are legally entitled to 4 months of maternity leave, but in practice few women enjoy such benefits. How is it possible to practice exclusive breastfeeding ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Vianna RP,Rea MF,Venancio SI,Escuder MM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of the World Health Organization terminology for disability indicates the influence of the social model of disability in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. This theoretical framework should guide any translations of the document. In Brazil, the document was translated ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Diniz D,Medeiros M,Squinca F

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latin American countries made the political decision to eliminate human rabies transmitted by dogs by the year 2005. The purpose of the current study is to evaluate to what extent this goal has been reached. The epidemiological situation and control measures were analyzed and broken down within the countries by georef...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Schneider MC,Belotto A,Adé MP,Hendrickx S,Leanes LF,Rodrigues MJ,Medina G,Correa E

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess knowledge on prenatal care and pregnancy risk among women in poor neighborhoods in the city of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Data were collected using a cross-sectional design. A standard questionnaire was applied to all pregnant women from poor neighborhoods. Trained...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Mendoza-Sassi RA,Cesar JA,Ulmi EF,Mano PS,Dall'Agnol MM,Neumann NA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the prevalence of overweight in public school first graders and the association between overweight and socio-environmental factors in a city in Greater Metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil. Children enrolling in public school first grade in Cajamar in 2005 were assessed. Overweight was defined according ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Mondini L,Levy RB,Saldiva SR,Venâncio SI,de Azevedo Aguiar J,Stefanini ML

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main focus of this study was the effect of chronic disease (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, lung disease, cancer, and arthropathy) on the functional status (activities of daily living - ADL, instrumental activities of daily living - IADL) among the elderly, controlling for age, gender, living arran...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Alves LC,Quinet Leimann BC,López Vasconcelos ME,Sá Carvalho M,Godoi Vasconcelos AG,Oliveira da Fonseca TC,Lebrão ML,Laurenti R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The infant mortality rate (IMR) is considered a good indicator of living conditions. It is simple to calculate and reflects the health conditions of the most vulnerable segment of the population: children less than one year of age. Official Brazilian data indicating a decrease of 31% in the IMR seem surprising, consid...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Duarte CM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constitutional Amendment 29, passed in 2000, set the minimum percentages of budget resources that the Federal, State, and Municipal governments are required to spend on public health. Taking a descriptive approach, this article aims to verify the compliance with Amendment 29 at various levels of government, from 2000 ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Campelli MG,Calvo MC

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to identify people's knowledge on dengue and its vector biology, aimed at promoting a communications channel between technical and lay reasoning in order to foster community involvement in dengue and dengue vector control activities. A survey was conducted in an Aedes aegypti-infested area with dengu...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lefèvre AM,Ribeiro AF,Marques GR,Serpa LL,Lefèvre F

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents prevalence rates for malnutrition, intestinal parasitic infections, anemia, and iron deficiency in under-five children in a population-based cross-sectional survey performed in the urban area of two counties in the Western Brazilian Amazon, Assis Brasil (n = 200) and Acrelandia (n = 477). Availabl...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Muniz PT,Castro TG,Araújo TS,Nunes NB,da Silva-Nunes M,Hoffmann EH,Ferreira MU,Cardoso MA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the early 1990s, a group of British researchers developed a new methodology for healthcare resource allocation based on need. The methodology's main characteristics are to draw on the theoretical model for healthcare services demand and apply data on health services utilization to estimate needs-based use. The obje...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Porto S,Martins M,Travassos C,Viacava F

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to characterize Giardia duodenalis infection among children living in sub-standard settlement areas in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The cross-sectional epidemiological study included 590 children from 1 to 5 years of age. Data were collected from ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Teixeira JC,Heller L,Barreto ML

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various strategies for eliminating leprosy as a public health problem have evolved in the last 20 years. In some countries, especially highly endemic ones, the WHO target rate for leprosy elimination fell far short. The current study aimed to analyze the impact of different strategies for reducing leprosy prevalence i...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： da Cunha MD,Cavaliere FA,Hércules FM,Duraes SM,de Oliveira ML,de Matos HJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyses the demographic dynamics of the Suyá, a Jê people, inhabitants of the Xingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, during the years 1970-2004. Data was gathered from medical records of the São Paulo Federal University Health Program at the Xingu Indigenous Park. The demographic characteristics...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Pagliaro H,Carvalho Nda S,Rodrigues D,Baruzzi RG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines region-specific relations between prevalence of protection against sunlight and socio-demographic and behavioral variables in Brazil. Data were derived from a cross-sectional population-based random sample. Information on sunlight exposure was available for a total of 16,999 individuals 15 years ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Szklo AS,Almeida LM,Figueiredo V,Lozana Jde A,Azevedo e Silva Mendonça G,Moura Ld,Szklo M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to analyze aspects of the physician-patient and pharmacist-patient relationship, based on patients' opinions. It consists of community-based research performed in Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil, where 957 persons were interviewed; 904 answered questions about the last visit to the physi...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Arrais PS,Barreto ML,Coelho HL

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary factors associated with oral cancer were investigated in a case-control hospital-based study in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1998 to 2002. A total of 835 subjects, 366 with histologically confirmed incident cases of oral-cavity or pharyngeal cancer and 469 controls participated in the study. Dietary dat...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

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

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of dengue in the municipality of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, was studied in 1998 using a randomized sero-epidemiological survey. Epidemiological surveillance data from 1996-2003 were also analyzed, with an emphasis on virological surveillance. 1,260 individuals participated in the survey and had bloo...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Lima VL,Rangel O,Andrade VR,Silveira NY,Oliveira SS,Figueiredo LT

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess Mini-Mental State Examination norms of a functionally normal sample of community-dwelling elderly. Illiterate and low-educated subjects who scored less than 5 on the Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire (PFAQ) [n = 397; female = 269; mean age = 72.15 (SD = 7.24) years] ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Laks J,Baptista EM,Contino AL,de Paula EO,Engelhardt E

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides information on the spatial distribution of schistosomiasis, correlating snail foci with human cases using spatial analysis. The locations studied were Merepe III, Pantanal, Salinas, and Socó, comprising 70% of the populated area of Porto de Galinhas. Malacological and parasitological surveys by a...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Araújo KC,Resendes AP,Souza-Santos R,Silveira Júnior JC,Barbosa CS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of AIDS cases in men who have sex with men (MSM) decreased in the initial years of the epidemic, but the percentage of cases in this group has remained unaltered in the last five years. This study, aimed to improve knowledge on the impact of AIDS in the daily lives of MSM, was conducted in Campo Grande, Mat...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： de Andrade SM,Tamaki EM,Vinha JM,Pompilio MA,Prieto CW,de Barros LM,de Lima LB,Chaguri Mde C,Pompilio SA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural tube defects are congenital malformations that occur during initial fetal development, leading to anencephaly and spina bifida; folic acid deficiency is the most important risk factor identified to date. Brazil has one of the world's highest neural tube defect rates. Food consumption surveys among pregnant Braz...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Santos LM,Pereira MZ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Brazil, nonprofit or charitable organizations are the oldest and most traditional and institutionalized form of relationship between the third sector and the state. Despite the historical importance of charitable hospital care, little research has been done on the participation of the nonprofit sector in basic heal...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Canabrava CM,Andrade EI,Janones FA,Alves TA,Cherchiglia ML

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study investigates the use of health services and associated factors in individuals > or = 14 years of age in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 1,954 persons were interviewed in 40 census tracts. One-year prevalence of hospital admissions was 9.4%. Adjusted data analysis showed that hospitalizati...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Garbinato LR,Béria JU,Figueiredo AC,Raymann B,Gigante LP,Palazzo Ldos S,Aerts DR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the results of a study on Federal health policy in the Brazilian Legal Amazon (BLA) from 2003 to 2005, aimed at backing the development of regional health policies. The region has peculiar dynamics, an extensive border area, and adverse social indicators. The methodology included documental and f...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Viana AL,Machado CV,Baptista TW,Lima LD,Mendonça MH,Heimann LS,Albuquerque MV,Iozzi FL,David VC,Ibañez P,Frederico S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify critical health care areas along the Brazilian border. The distribution of health resources was analyzed by municipality and border area in 1999-2000 and subsequently analyzed according to living conditions, health status, geographic accessibility, and other aspects of the border ...

journal_title：Cadernos de saude publica

authors： Peiter PC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00