Abstract INTRODUCTION: Benznidazole is used for treating Chagas disease (CD). This cross-sectional study aimed to characterize the adverse drug reactions (ADRs) of benznidazole at a public hospital in Brazil's Federal District. METHODS: Medical records were analyzed and ADRs were categorized by type,...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedad de Chagas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Estudios Transversales,
Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos/epidemiología,
Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos,
Pruebas de Hemaglutinación,
Hospitales Públicos,
Incidencia,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Nitroimidazoles/efectos adversos,
Nitroimidazoles/uso terapéutico,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Tripanocidas/efectos adversos,
Tripanocidas/uso terapéutico
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study assessed the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus, associated factors, and Epstein-Barr virus coinfection among adult residents of Manaus. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional study design, we collected blood samples from 136 individuals in a household survey in 2016. Prevale...
Anticuerpos Antivirales/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Coinfección,
Estudios Transversales,
Citomegalovirus/inmunología,
Infecciones por Citomegalovirus/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Citomegalovirus/epidemiología,
Infecciones por Virus de Epstein-Barr/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Virus de Epstein-Barr/epidemiología,
Herpesvirus Humano 4/inmunología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Adverse drug reactions can develop when using anti-tuberculosis medication, and the effects of the drugs can also significantly hinder the treatment of patients. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 73 patients using two standardized questionnaires and the World He...
Antituberculosos/administración & dosificación,
Antituberculosos/efectos adversos,
Estudios Transversales,
Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos/epidemiología,
Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos/psicología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Centros de Atención Terciaria,
Tuberculosis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Tuberculosis/psicología
ABSTRACT The Republic of Panama has the second most unequally distributed wealth in Central America, has recently entered the list of countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and has one of the largest testing rate per inhabitant in the region and consequently the highest incidence rate of COVID-19, ...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the many factors regarding socioeconomic and healthcare-related variables linked to maternal diseases and the possible impact of the environmental disaster of Mariana, given the prenatal exposure to different water sources for human consumption that were associated with lo...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To present a methodology for apportioning Union resources to the federative units (FU - 26 states and one federal district) within the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) based on health needs measured by demographic, socioeconomic, epidemiological and geographical dimensions. MET...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To verify the prevalence and factors associated with regular use of dental services in university students of the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel). METHODS This cross-sectional study interviewed 1,865 students aged 18 years or older, starting bachelor's degrees in 2017, enro...
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Servicios de Salud Dental/estadística & datos numéricos,
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Enfermedades de la Boca/prevención & control,
Salud Bucal/estadística & datos numéricos,
Calidad de Vida,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Estudiantes/psicología,
Estudiantes/estadística & datos numéricos,
Universidades
OBJECTIVE: To compare excess mortality by district quintiles according to the Human Development Index (HDI) in Metropolitan Lima, the capital of Peru, and analyze the socioeconomic factors associated with excess mortality within the context of COVID-19. METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of ...
Causas de Muerte,
COVID-19/epidemiología,
Mortalidad/tendencias,
Distribución por Edad,
COVID-19/mortalidad,
Estudios Transversales,
Pandemias,
Perú/epidemiología,
Pobreza,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Resumo Objetivo: analisar marcadores de consumo alimentar saudável e não saudável e fatores socioeconômicos, demográficos e comportamentais associados, em mulheres da área rural de Rio Grande, RS, Brasil. Métodos: estudo transversal de base populacional, realizado em 2017; desfechos foram cole...
Objetivo: relatar descrever as tendências temporais e padrões de distribuição espacial dos óbitos relacionados à hanseníase no estado do Tocantins, Brasil, 2000-2015. Métodos: estudo baseado em dados do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM); realizou-se análise de tendência temporal...
