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Depresión posparto en mujeres colombianas: análisis secundario de la Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud-2010

Rev. salud pública; 16 (4), 2014
Objetivo Examinar la prevalencia de depresión posparto (DP) auto-reportada en una muestra representativa de mujeres colombianas. Métodos Estudio transversal secundario de la información obtenida de la Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud 2010 (ENDS 2010) en 53 521 mujeres entre los 13 y 49 años d...

Diferencias entre el carácter institucional y el grado escolar en el desempeño lector en niños con diagnóstico de TDAH

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Psychol. av. discip; 8 (2), 2014
Con los propósitos de identificar y analizar las diferencias entre las características lectoras (precisión, comprensión y velocidad) en función al grado escolar y carácter de la institución, en una muestra intencional de veintitrés niños diagnosticados con TDAH, de ambos géneros (Femenino, n=9,...

Mortalidade masculina: tendências e perfil demográfico e epidemiológico: Pernambuco, 1997 a 2011
Male mortality: trends and demographic and epidemiological profile: Pernambuco, 1997-2011

Nos últimos anos a situação de saúde masculina passou a ser vista como um problema de saúde pública, especialmente nos países em desenvolvimento. No Brasil, em 2009, foi instituída a Política Nacional de Atenção Integral à Saúde do Homem que veio integrar-se às demais já existentes nortean...

Prevalência e fatores associados à autoavaliação do estado de saúde entre adultos remanescentes de quilombos e comparação com população rural da Bahia: estudo de base populacional em comunidades quilombolas no nordeste do Brasil
Prevalência e fatores associados à autoavaliação do estado de saúde entre adultos remanescentes de quilombos e comparação com população rural da Bahia: estudo de base populacional em comunidades quilombolas no nordeste do Brasil

Este estudo objetivou verificar a condição de saúde da população quilombola do município de Vitória da Conquista-Bahia e comparar esta realidade com as condições de saúde da população rural da Bahia. Foi realizado um estudo transversal de base populacional com 797 indivíduos adultos, residen...

Improvement on the quality of life in patients who underwent bariatric surgery

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (2), 2014
The objective of this study is to compare the scores of health related quality of life (HRQOL) of candidates for bariatric surgery with patients that underwent bariatric surgery at different time intervals. A cross sectional study was performed in the city of Maringá and Paranavaí, Paraná, Brazil, wit...

Regular and negative self-rated health in students from a public university from Northeastern, Brazil: prevalence and associated factors

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (2), 2014
Self-rated health is a major health indicator and has been widely used in epidemiologic surveys. Current study analyzes the factors associated to regular and negative self -rated health in Brazilian college students. Current investigation is a segment of the 2010 MONISA study carried out in a Brazilian p...

University student’s dental and maxillofacial fractures characteristics and epidemiology in sports

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (2), 2014
Current study analyzes the characteristics and epidemiology of oral and nasal fractures and knowledge degree regarding the use of a mouthguard by an amateur university handball team in Brazil. A cross-sectional study comprised 138 students who practiced the sport. They were interviewed on dental and nasa...

Females and post-pubescent adolescents: groups with high exposure to the development of body image dissatisfaction in São Bonifácio, Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (2), 2014
To determine the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction in adolescents and analyse associated factors. The sample under analysis comprised 278 adolescents, 10- to 17-year-old students from government schools in a small town in southern Brazil. Sociodemographic information was collected (age, sex, area ...

Contributing factors for farm workers’ exposure to pesticides in the west of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Acta sci., Health sci; 36 (2), 2014
Pesticide overuse is highly harmful to human health and has become a serious public health issue in developing countries, Brazil included. Current study collects and evaluates data on toxicity risk to farmers exposed to pesticides in Marema, a municipality in the west of the Brazilian southern state of S...

Knowledge about hypertension and factors associated with the non-adherence to drug therapy

OBJECTIVES: to identify the degree of knowledge of people with hypertension concerning the disease and to verify the factors associated with the non-adherence to anti-hypertensive drug therapy. METHOD: Cross sectional study, involving 422 people. Data collection took place at their homes, between Decembe...