ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the temporal trend of asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis prevalences as well as their symptoms in adolescents. METHODS Two cross-sectional studies were conducted using the same methodology and questionnaire as was used for adolescents aged 12 to 14 years in the Brazilian city of...
Asma/diagnóstico,
Asma/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Conjuntivitis Alérgica/diagnóstico,
Conjuntivitis Alérgica/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Autoevaluación Diagnóstica,
Prevalencia,
Rinitis Alérgica/diagnóstico,
Rinitis Alérgica/epidemiología,
Instituciones Académicas/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores Sexuales,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the viability of a professional specialist in intra-hospital committees of organ and tissue donation for transplantation. METHODS Epidemiological, retrospective and cross-sectional study (2003-2011 and 2008-2012), which was performed using organ donation for transplants data in t...
OBJECTIVE To analyze if size, administrative level, legal status, type of unit and educational activity influence the hospital network performance in providing services to the Brazilian Unified Health System.METHODS This cross-sectional study evaluated data from the Hospital Information System and the Ca...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with functional disability in adults in Brazil. METHODS We used information from the health supplement of the National Household Sample Survey in 2008. The dependent variable was the functional disability among adults of 18 to 65 ye...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedad Crónica,
Estudios Transversales,
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Personas con Discapacidad/clasificación,
Personas con Discapacidad/estadística & datos numéricos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Calidad de Vida,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of consuming ultra-processed foods on the micronutrient content of the Brazilian population's diet.METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed using data on individual food consumption from a module of the 2008-2009 Brazilian Household Budget Survey. A representative...
OBJECTIVE To describe the lack of access and continuity of health care in adults.METHODS A cross-sectional population-based study was performed on a sample of 12,402 adults aged 20 to 59 years in urban areas of 100 municipalities of 23 states in the five Brazilian geopolitical regions. Barriers to the ac...
Brasil,
Continuidad de la Atención al Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos,
Estudios Transversales,
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Disparidades en Atención de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Hospitalización,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Programas Nacionales de Salud,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Población Urbana
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe elements of vulnerability of victims of snakebite. METHODS This qualitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study had, as theoretical framework, the concept of vulnerability in individual, social, and programmatic dimensions. We interviewed 21 patients admitted into a hospi...
Distribución por Edad,
Bothrops,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Factores de Riesgo,
Mordeduras de Serpientes/epidemiología,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Poblaciones Vulnerables
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether sociodemographic characteristics, consultations and care in special services are associated with scheduled infectious diseases appointments missed by people living with HIV. METHODS: This cross-sectional and analytical study included 3,075 people living with HIV who...
OBJECTIVE To analyze oral health behaviors changes over time in Brazilian adolescents concerning maternal educational inequalities.METHODS Data from the Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar(Brazilian National School Health Survey) were analyzed. The sample was composed of 60,973 and 61,145 students fro...
OBJECTIVE To analyze if the nutritional status of children aged less than five years is related to the biological conditions of their mothers, environmental and socioeconomic factors, and access to health services and social programs.METHODS This cross-sectional population-based study analyzed 664 mother...
Estatura,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Peso Corporal,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Madres,
Encuestas Nutricionales,
Estado Nutricional,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Avitaminosis/epidemiología
