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Frequency of tooth brushing and associated factors in mexican schoolchildren six to nine years of age

West Indian med. j; 62 (1), 2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of daily tooth brushing and evaluate some variables associated. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 320 schoolchildren six to nine years old in Campeche, Mexico. Information on sociodemographic and socio-economic variables, oral hygiene ...

Evaluación de la dinámica familiar en familias de niños con diagnóstico de asma

Rev. colomb. psiquiatr; 42 (1), 2013
Objetivo: Determinar a partir de esta investigación la funcionalidad familiar en un grupo de familias de niños asmáticos de 7 a 12 años de edad. Método: Estudio transversal, ejecutado de julio a septiembre del 2010 en 6 instituciones de salud en la ciudad de Medellín, Colombia. Se estudiaron 50 fam...

Fatores associados às disfunções sexuais entre mulheres de meia-idade da Região Norte do Brasil

Introdução - A disfunção sexual é uma queixa comum, porém, ainda pouco valorizada no âmbito da saúde pública, acometendo indistintamente homens e mulheres e com potenciais reflexos negativos na sua qualidade de vida e bem-estar. Objetivo - Avaliar a prevalência de disfunções sexuais e seus po...

Adultos mayores: protección legal, económica y afectiva recibida de familiares, autoridades y sociedade, San Estanislao, año 2011

Esta investigación, realizada en la ciudad de San Estanislao, Departamento de San Pedro plantea la protección legal, económica y afectiva que reciben los Adultos Mayores por parte de familiares, autoridades y sociedad en San Estanislao, durante el año 2011. Tuvo la finalidad de determinar la protecci...

Cesariana primária em nulíparas: fatores de risco em hospital público universitário
Primary cesarean delivery in nulliparous women: risk factors at a public university hospital

Objetivo: Identificar fatores determinantes para risco de cesariana primária em nulíparas. Métodos: Estudo de coorte prospectivo desenvolvido em hospital público universitário. Foram incluídas todas primíparas atendidas na emergência obstétrica de dezembro/2006 a junho/2007. Informações sociod...

Manifestaciones sistémicas del dengue

Rev. Nac. (Itauguá); 5 (2), 2013
Introducción: el dengue es una infección que puede afectar múltiples órganos.Objetivo: determinar la afectación multisistémica por dengue. Metodología: estudio observacional, descriptivo, prospectivo realizado en sujetos adultos con dengue grave con signos de alarma internados en el Hospital Nacio...

Interpersonal competence and sex risk behaviours among Jamaican adolescents

West Indian med. j; 62 (5), 2013
OBJECTIVE: Of particular public health concern to the Jamaican authorities is the consistently high numbers of new HIV infections among adolescents and young adults. The thrust in HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns has largely been toward an increase in knowledge and attitudes as opposed to personality variab...

Psychopathology and psychiatric co-morbidities in patients seeking rhinoplasty for cosmetic reasons

West Indian med. j; 62 (5), 2013
AIM: The purpose of the study was to examine psychopathological traits and psychiatric co-morbidities in seekers of cosmetic rhinoplasty. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: Fifty persons seeking cosmetic rhinoplasty and 50 control subjects were admitted to the study. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inven...

High HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Jamaica is associated with social vulnerability and other sexually transmitted infections

West Indian med. j; 62 (4), 2013
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) is thought to be high in Jamaica. The objective of this study was to estimate HIV prevalence and identify risk factors in order to improve prevention approaches. METHODS: With the help of influential MSM, an e...

HIV/AIDS knowledge and sexual behaviour among junior high school students in New Providence, Bahamas

West Indian med. j; 62 (4), 2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine accuracy of knowledge and sexual behaviour patterns of junior high school students in New Providence towards HIV/AIDS and identify gender variations. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with cluster sampling of classrooms was undertaken at two schools utilizing a questionnaire. SPSS ...