Abstract Background Patient self-report is the most common diagnostic tool in the literature to detect HIV/HAART-associated lipodystrophy. However, data on the association of cardiovascular risk factors with HIV/HAART-associated lipodystrophy assessed by self-report are still missing. Objectives To d...
Abstract Objective: To systematically revise the literature in search of data about the prevalence of constipation in patients with cystic fibrosis according to the publications in this field, which partly refer to guidelines defined in 2010 by the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepato...
Abstract Objective: To identify the differences between the prevalence and factors associated with involvement in bullying among schoolchildren from Recife, in the role of victim and perpetrator. Method: This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional, analytical study, with a probabilistic cluster sample ...
Abstract Objectives: To determine the prevalence of low back pain and to analyze the association with the individual, sociodemographic variables, electronic devices, habitual practice of physical activity, and mental health problems. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 1,628 students in public schools ...
Resumo Fundamento A doença de Chagas (DC) é considerada um problema de saúde pública na América Latina. A região nordeste, principalmente o estado do Ceará, ainda representa grande preocupação em termos de risco de transmissão da doença. Objetivo Estimar a prevalência de T. cruzi em doado...
Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the trend of epidemiological and operational indicators of leprosy in Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. This was a time series study involving nine indicators. The inflection point regression model was used. Decreasing trends were observed for the following: g...
ABSTRACT Objective There is evidence demonstrating that cardiovascular diseases (CVD) manifesting during adulthood result from an intense interaction among risk factors that may have originated during childhood and adolescence. To compare the prevalence and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in ...
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of XLH in Paraná, a state in southern Brazil, and report the clinical features and complications of the disease. Materials and methods: We invited all endocrinologists (n = 205), nephrologists (n = 221), orthopedi...
Abstract Syphilis has become a serious issue for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients worldwide in recent years; however, the studies related to HIV coinfection and syphilis reinfections in Istanbul, Turkey, are limited. Ourobjective was to determine the seroprevalence of syphilis among H...
Infecciones por VIH,
Minorías Sexuales y de Género,
Sífilis,
Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones,
Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología,
Homosexualidad Masculina,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Sífilis/complicaciones,
Sífilis/epidemiología,
Turquía/epidemiología
