Introdução: A sífilis congênita mantém-se como problema de saúde no Brasil, especialmente na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, com números para esse agravo acima da média do país. Essa doença é um marcador para a avaliação da qualidade da assistência à saúde materno-infantil, por poder ser evitad...
Andaur, Marcela;
Sobarzo, Valeska;
Chacón, Natalia;
Aravena, Yerty;
Fernández, Héctor;
Rogel, Rebeca;
Escandón-Nagel, Neli;
Huircapán, Patricia;
Medina, Gustavo;
Letelier, Pablo;
Leyan, Pilar;
Boguen, Rodrigo;
Hernández, Alfonso;
Guzmán, Neftalí.
BACKGROUND: HIV infection has sustained increased in the Chilean young population. In order to focus on sexual education in adolescents, it is first necessary to establish the degree of knowledge and risk behaviors in this group. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the degree of knowledge and HIV/AIDS...
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/epidemiología,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/prevención & control,
Conducta del Adolescente/psicología,
Chile/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología,
Infecciones por VIH/prevención & control,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Asunción de Riesgos,
Población Rural/estadística & datos numéricos,
Instituciones Académicas,
Educación Sexual,
Conducta Sexual/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores Sociodemográficos,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Estudiantes/psicología,
Estudiantes/estadística & datos numéricos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Población Urbana/estadística & datos numéricos
INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have shown that low vitamin D levels constitute a potential risk factor for the development of cognitive impairment. The present study aimed to investigate the association between vitamin D levels and the suspicion of cognitive impairment in Chilean older adults. MATERIAL AND...
Chile/epidemiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/sangre,
Disfunción Cognitiva/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Pruebas de Estado Mental y Demencia,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sociodemográficos,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Vitamina D/sangre,
Deficiencia de Vitamina D/sangre,
Deficiencia de Vitamina D/epidemiología
Asumiendo la metáfora de la encrucijada, propuesta por Santiago Levín, en la que estaría situada la psiquiatría en la actualidad, el presente artículo pretende reflexionar sobre algunos aspectos de una crisis paradigmática de la medicina mental que ha hecho a algunos temer...
This study investigates the relationship between social support and moderate to vigorous physical activity, as well as the possible relationships between social support and socioeconomic status, gender and body mass index. Cross-sectional study with a non-randomized sample of 71 students (bo...
Introducción: Los adultos mayores tienen problemas de salud propios y condiciones socioeconómicas que les afectan directamente. La identificación de dichos determinantes permite realizar adecuadas intervenciones. Objetivo: Estimar las desigualdades socioeconómicas y la salud de los adultos mayores en...
Abstract Objective: This study assessed maternal mortality (MM) and related factors in a large-sized municipality in the Southeastern region of Brazil (Campinas, São Paulo) during the period 2000-2015. Methods: This study consisted of two phases: 1. An analytical nested case-control phase that assesse...
BACKGROUND: Food and nutrition were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing levels of food insecurity. University students were a risk group for food insecurity due to the closure of educational establishments where they received their main meals. AIM: To assess food insecurity among Chilean public...
A infecção por sífilis representa um problema de saúde pública no mundo, podendo
sua prevalência variar de acordo com cada região. Mulheres gestantes com sífilis
são um grupo chave devido ao risco de contaminação do feto através da via vertical,
sendo esta uma das causas mais comuns de morbim...
SUMMARY: The main goal of this research was to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in the anthropometric characteristics of fourth grade elementary school students, who live in different demographic environments in Montenegro. The research was conducted on a sample of 120 st...
