ABSTRACT: Objective: To investigate differences in sexual, reproductive health and health status indicators of female sex workers in 12 Brazilian cities. Methods: Cross-sectional study of biological and behavioral surveillance survey with a minimum sample of 350 female sex workers per city, recruited b...
Garcia, Leandro Pereira;
Gonçalves, André Vinícius;
Andrade, Matheus Pacheco;
Pedebôs, Lucas Alexandre;
Vidor, Ana Cristina;
Zaina, Roberto;
Hallal, Ana Luiza Curi;
Canto, Graziela de Luca;
Traebert, Jefferson;
Araújo, Gustavo Medeiros de;
Amaral, Fernanda Vargas.
ABSTRACT: Objective: To analyze the underdiagnosis of COVID-19 through nowcasting with machine learning in a Southern Brazilian capital city. Methods: Observational ecological design and data from 3916 notified cases of COVID-19 from April 14th to June 2nd, 2020 in Florianópolis, Brazil. A machine-lea...
ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate inadequacies in Certificates of Live Birth in a city in Southern Brazil between 2011 and 2015. Methods: This is a retrospective quantitative study based on Certificates of Live Birth of mothers living in Itapema, Santa Catarina, issued from 2011 to 2015, using data from...
ABSTRACT: Objective: The main objective of this paper was to analyze the relation between GDP and three variables linked to traffic accidents in Brazilian municipalities: traffic accident mortality, deaths per vehicle; and vehicles per inhabitant. Methods: 2005, 2010 and 2015 traffic accident (TA) mort...
ABSTRACT: Objective: To propose a method for improving mortality estimates from noncommunicable diseases (NCD), including the redistribution of garbage codes in Brazilian municipalities. Methods: Brazilian Mortality Information System (MIS) was used as a data source to estimate age standardized mortali...
Abstract Dogs are the main urban reservoir of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), which is transmitted by sand flies. In the state of Paraná, the first detection of a positive dog for VL was in 2014, this year Paraná lost free status for this disease (VL). The objec...
Barros, Fernando C;
Hartwig, Fernando P;
Barros, Aluísio J D;
Menezes, Ana M B;
Horta, Bernardo L;
Struchiner, Cláudio J;
Vidaletti, Luis Paulo;
Silveira, Mariangela F;
Mesenburg, Marilia A;
Delagostin, Odir A;
Hallal, Pedro C;
Victora, Cesar G.
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and the adherence to measures of social distancing in children and adolescents studied in three national surveys conducted in Brazil between May-June 2020. METHODS Three national serological surveys were conducted in 133 sentinel ...
Briceño, Cristóbal;
Yévenes, Karina;
Larraechea, Matilde;
Sandoval-Rodríguez, Alejandra;
Silva-de la Fuente, María Carolina;
Fredes, Fernando;
Hidalgo, Héctor;
Alcayaga, Valeria;
Oyarzún-Ruiz, Pablo;
Munita, Cintia;
González-Acuña, Daniel.
Abstract Myiopsitta monachus is an invasive psittacine with wide distribution due to the pet trade. Its large communal nests and synanthropic nature contribute to its successful colonization of cities, from where it seems to be expanding in range and numbers. This is relevant with regard to pathogens tha...
ABSTRACT: Objectives: To propose a methodological path to investigate the coverage and information filling of maternal-infant deaths recorded in the Ministry of Health's Mortality Information System for regional spaces. Methods: Four steps were proposed: 1) Assessment of the completeness of the materna...
ABSTRACT: Objective: To estimate premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Brazilian municipalities. Methods: This ecological study estimated premature mortality rates due to cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancer and diabetes in Brazilian municipalities, for ...
