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Acidente escorpiônico no Município de Santarém PA: características epidemiológicas e trajeto percorrido pelos pacientes até o serviço de saúde

Introdução: escorpionismo é reconhecido como um problema de saúde pública em alguns países em desenvolvimento devido à significativa incidência e gravidade, particularmente entre crianças e idosos com comorbidades. No Brasil, estima-se que ocorram cerca de 58.000 acidentes com mais de 80 óbitos...

Entre a filosofia jurídica e a saúde coletiva: o conceito de desempenho no decreto n. 7.508/2011 vis-à-vis a integralidade da assistência à luz do pós-positivismo

Rev. direito sanit; 18 (1), 2017
O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a noção de desempenho apresentada pelo Decreto n. 7.508/2011 e suas aproximações com o paradigma gerencialista da administração pública diante da integralidade da assistência. Metodologicamente, utilizou-se o Decreto n. 7.508/2011 como documento normativo para...

Assessment of the responsiveness of a public health service from the perspective of older adults

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the quality of health care of older adults using as a parameter the assessment of the responsiveness of the service. METHODS This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in a reference unit of the Brazilian Unified Health System at the outpatient level. The sample ...

Access to medicines by patients of the primary health care in the Brazilian Unified Health System

Rev. saúde pública (Online); 51 (supl.2), 2017
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the access to medicines in primary health care of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), from the patients' perspective. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study that used data from the Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medi...

The process of implementation of emergency care units in Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the process of implementation of emergency care units in Brazil. METHODS We have carried out a documentary analysis, with interviews with twenty-four state urgency coordinators and a panel of experts. We have analyzed issues related to policy background and trajectory, pla...

Analysis of the spatial distribution of dengue cases in the city of Rio de Janeiro, 2011 and 2012

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Analyze the spatial distribution of classical dengue and severe dengue cases in the city of Rio de Janeiro. METHODS Exploratory study, considering cases of classical dengue and severe dengue with laboratory confirmation of the infection in the city of Rio de Janeiro during the year...

Regular access and adherence to medications of the specialized component of pharmaceutical services

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of the adherence to the medications of the Specialized Component of Pharmaceutical Services and its association with regular access in users of these medications in the municipality of São Leopoldo, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. METHODS This is ...

Quality of cervical cancer screening in Brazil: external assessment of the PMAQ

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To examine whether demographic and socioeconomic variables and the variables of the organization of services are associated with the quality of cervical cancer screening. METHODS This is a survey carried out in the health services of the five Brazilian regions in 2012. The sample c...