Embora o Brasil venha apresentando uma redução considerável no número de casos novos de hanseníase, alguns estudos têm demonstrado transmissão ativa mesmo em áreas não endêmicas, como o estado de São Paulo. Diante disso, investigamos o perfil sociodemográfico, clínico e geoespacial dos casos...
Resumo Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência de malformações congênitas e identificar os fatores associados em nascidos vivos. Métodos: Estudo transversal, de base populacional, com dados do Sistema de Informações sobre nascidos vivos. Procedeu-se a uma análise estatística bivariada (teste Qui-quadr...
Abstract Introduction: The theory is considered essential to research, however, its value is often underestimated in development and/or reporting in epidemiological studies. Objective: To present a document for the elaboration and explanation of an instrument for theoretical reporting in epidemiologi...
En esta entrega del informe se caracteriza el estado de la epidemia de VIH y se brinda información sobre la respuesta del sistema público de salud de la CABA. En este último aspecto se intenta destacar dos temas que sirven para monitorear la calidad y el impacto de esta respuesta: el análisis de los ...
El diseño y la planificación de una investigación requiere conocer detalladamente el problema de estudio y las formas que se han abordado para investigarlo. Identificar el propósito del estudio ayudará a elegir el diseño más apropiado, determinar el o los gr...
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the trend of infant mortality from preventable causes in children under one year of age in Rondônia from 2008 to 2018. Method Epidemiological study of time series with data from the Mortality and Live Birth Information Systems, driven by STATA® version 11.0, trend me...
ABSTRACT The development and cross-cultural adaptation of measurement instruments have received less attention in methodological discussions, even though it is essential for epidemiological research. At the same time, the quality of epidemiological measurements is often below ideal standards for the cons...
Objective:To identify the prevalence and factors associated with abortion among users of basic health units. Methods: Cross-sectional epidemiological study of 991 women in 26 Basic Health Units. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test and Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: 24.3% of th...
Objective:The study’s purpose has been to describe the panorama of congenital syphilis in a Northeast Capital over the period from 2010 to 2015. Methods: this is a descriptive epidemiological study, which was undertaken using the retrospective survey type with a quantitative approach. Results:...
