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Influences of family and household characteristics on children's level of physical activity during social distancing due to covid-19 in brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate if the variables child's sex, age, presence of siblings, parents working remotely, and external space affect the level of physical activity (PA) of Brazilian children during social distancing imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An online questionnaire was applie...

Análisis preliminar del efecto de la edad y la escolaridad en adultos sanos en el rendimiento del Sydney Language Battery (Sydbat) en español de Chile

Existen 3 variantes de afasia progresiva primaria (APP), que se distinguen según el dominio lingüístico predominantemente alterado: no fluente, logopénica y semántica. Una herramienta que ayuda a su clasificación es el Sydney Language Battery (Sydbat), el cual no se encuentra validado en Chile. El ...

Puberty in a sample of brazilian schoolboys: onset and anthropometric characteristics

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the age of puberty onset in boys and collect anthropometric data of participants at different puberty stages. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that assessed 430 boys in a random sample representing 48,390 students from public and private schools from the city ...

Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV knowledge, HIV testing, and condom use among adolescent and young women in Latin America and the Caribbean

ABSTRACT Objective. To appraise the presence and magnitude of inter- and intra-country health inequalities related to HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) among young females. Methods. We analyzed household surveys in twenty LAC countries, that included data from female adolescents and young wo...

Recomendación a favor de adelantar la edad de inicio del tamizaje del cáncer de colon en los EEUU
Recommendation in favour of advancing the age of onset for colon cancer screening in the US

Incidência de lesão por pressão em lesados medulares internados em unidades de terapia intensiva

Objetivo: Verificar incidência de lesão por pressão em clientes com lesão medular internados em Unidades Intensivas logo após o trauma e os fatores de risco para seu desenvolvimento. Método: estudo epidemiológico e retrospectivo através de análise dos prontuários período de julho de 2013 a jul...

Generalized anxiety disorder and prevalence of suicide risk among medical students

Rev. bras. educ. méd; 45 (2), 2021
Abstract: Introduction: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common pathology in modern life. Furthermore, Brazil ranks among one of the countries in Latin America with the highest increase in the number of suicides. Objective: The goal of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of GAD and suicide r...

Tendência temporal da incidência da AIDS em pessoas com 50 anos ou mais no Brasil

Rev. enferm. UFSM; 11 (), 2021
Objetivo: analisar a tendência temporal da incidência da Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida (AIDS) em pessoas com 50 anos ou mais no Brasil e suas regiões. Método: estudo ecológico misto dos casos notificados de AIDS em pessoas de 50 anos ou mais entre 2007 e 2017, no Brasil e regiões. Os dad...

Suicidio en adolescentes y jóvenes en Chile: riesgos relativos, tendencias y desigualdades

RESUMEN Objetivo. Describir cuantitativamente el riesgo relativo, la tendencia y la desigualdad geográfica del suicidio en adolescentes y jóvenes entre las regiones de Chile, en el periodo 2000 al 2017. Método. Estudio ecológico poblacional a partir de los registros de defunciones por suicidio. Se ...

Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV knowledge, HIV testing, and condom use among adolescent and young women in Latin America and the Caribbean

ABSTRACT Objective. To appraise the presence and magnitude of inter- and intra-country health inequalities related to HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) among young females. Methods. We analyzed household surveys in twenty LAC countries, that included data from female adolescents and young wo...