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Bullying among adolescents in a Brazilian urban center - "Health in Beagá" Study

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of bullying and its associated factors in Brazilian adolescents.METHODS Data were used from a population-based household survey conducted by the Urban Health Observatory (OSUBH) utilizing probability sampling in three stages: census tracts, residences, and individuals....

Educational inequality in the occurrence of abdominal obesity: pró-saúde study

OBJECTIVE To estimate the degree of educational inequality in the occurrence of abdominal obesity in a population of non-faculty civil servants at university campi.METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we used data from 3,117 subjects of both genders aged 24 to 65-years old, regarding the baseline ofPrÃ...

Gender and other factors associated with the use of hearing protection devices at work

OBJECTIVE To analyze whether sociodemographic, occupational, and health-related data are associated with the use of hearing protection devices at work, according to gender. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2006, using a random sample of 2,429 workers, aged between 18 and 65 years old, ...

Religiousness and health-related quality of life of older adults

OBJECTIVE To examine whether religiousness mediates the relationship between sociodemographic factors, multimorbidity and health-related quality of life of older adults. METHODS This population-based cross-sectional study is part of the Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging (SABE). The sample was co...

Evaluating the use of in-store measures in retail food stores and restaurants in Brazil

ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE To assess inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of retail food store, open-air food market, and restaurant observation tools adapted to the Brazilian urban context.METHODS This study is part of a cross-sectional observation survey conducted in 13 distr...

Institutional and matrix support and its relationship with primary healthcare

OBJECTIVE To analyze whether the level of institutional and matrix support is associated with better certification of primary healthcare teams.METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated two kinds of primary healthcare support - 14,489 teams received institutional support and 14,306 teams receive...

Características de la educación sexual escolar recibida y su asociación con la edad de inicio sexual y uso de anticonceptivos en adolescentes chilenas sexualmente activas
Characteristics of the school sexual education received and its association with the age of sexual initiation and use of contraceptives in sexually active Chilean adolescents

ANTECEDENTES: La educación sexual integral en el contexto escolar es uno de los pilares fundamentales para prevenir embarazos e infecciones de transmisión sexual en adolescentes. OBJETIVO: Analizar las características de la educación sexual escolar recibida y su asociación con la edad de inicio sexu...

Menarquia temprana y su asociación con conductas de riesgo en adolescentes
Early menarche and its association with risk behaviors in adolescents

ANTECEDENTES: La pubertad no está necesariamente asociada a un desarrollo psicosocial equivalente. La falta de madurez y las características de la adolescencia podrían favorecer la aparición de conductas de riesgo. OBJETIVO: Determinar la asociación entre la edad de la menarquia y presencia de condu...

Inicio tardío de terapia antirretroviral en México

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.2), 2015
Objetivo. Estimar la prevalencia de inicio tardío (IT) de terapia antirretroviral (TAR) de personas con VIH atendidas en la Secretaría de Salud (SS) en México y describir su comportamiento en el tiempo (2008-2013) así como las diferencias que presenta por sexo y grupo etario. Material y métodos. Est...

American trypanosomiasis and associated risk factors in owned dogs from the major city of Yucatan, Mexico

Background The American trypanosomiasis is a zoonosis caused by the protozoaTrypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi). The disease is widely distributed throughout the American continent, affecting a wide range of hosts, including dogs. It is present in the canine population in the State of Yucatan, Mexico. However, ...