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Competencia para el cuidado y acceso a la salud rural

Rev. cienc. cuidad; 17 (3), 2020
Objective: Describe the competence for the care of the person with chronic disease and their caregiver, residents in rural areas and identify the barriers that limit access to health services. Materials and Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study, with a non-probabilistic sample of 218 dyads (patie...

Prevalence and factors associated with arterial hypertension in a Brazilian rural working population

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors in farmers in a rural region of Brazil. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving a sample of 790 farmers who were residents of Espírito Santo, Brazil. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 35.8% (95%CI...

Health access to immigrants: identifying gaps for social protection in health

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To compare the access to and effective use of health services available among international migrants and Chileans. METHODS Secondary analysis of the National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey (CASEN - Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional ), version 2017. Indicators of acce...

Assessment of Primary Health Care for rural workers exposed to pesticides

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the attributes of Primary Health Care (PHC) for rural workers; to analyze sociodemographic conditions, history of poisoning and hospitalizations for pesticides and use of personal protective equipment; and to verify exposure to pesticides by determining bioindicators. MET...

Regular dental care in preschoolers in rural Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate if factors related to the mother's previous guidance on her children's dental health and the school attendance of children influence the regular dental care of preschoolers living in the rural area of a municipality in Southern Brazil. METHODS A population-based study w...

Oral health status of schoolchildren living in rural and urban areas in southern Brazil

Abstract This study assessed the effect of area of residence (rural vs. urban) on dental caries experience among southern Brazilian schoolchildren. This cross-sectional survey was conducted in Rosário do Sul, southern Brazil, and included 373 9-14-year-old schoolchildren attending public municipal schoo...

O estilo de vida da população ribeirinha: as repercussões para a saúde e para o cuidado de Enfermagem

O presente estudo tem como objeto: a relação entre o estilo de vida da população ribeirinha de Macaé e a saúde. Para tanto, foram traçados os seguintes objetivos (geral): discutir o significado do estilo de vida da população ribeirinha com a saúde; (específicos): caracterizar o estilo de vida ...

Seroprevalence and incidence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infection in naturally exposed domestic dogs from a rural area of São Paulo state, Brazil

Abstract Dogs are hosts of the protozoans Toxoplasma gondii, which causes an important public health disease, and Neospora caninum. Studies that have evaluated toxoplasmosis and neosporosis for prolonged periods in dog populations are rare. We analyzed infection by both parasites in a domestic dog popula...

Mortalidade infantil no contexto da ruralidade brasileira: uma proposta para a superação da invisibilidade epidemiológica e demográfica

Resumo: O estudo teve como objetivo comparar duas propostas de ruralidade, do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) e do Banco Mundial, respondendo qual delas melhor adéqua-se à realidade no território e conhecer o perfil da mortalidade infantil nos municípios rurais da Paraíba, Br...