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COVID-19 in medium-sized municipalities in the 14 health macro-regions of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (11), 2021
The present study focused on the scenario of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil, from March 2020 to March 2021. We evaluated the evolution of COVID-19 prevalence and death in one municipality from each of the 14 health macro-regions of MG state. Socio-demogr...

COVID-19 Pandemic impact on Brazil's Public Dental System

Abstract: The present study aimed to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental care procedures in the Public Health System in Brazil. A retrospective, ecological study was carried out, comprising 5,564 Brazilian municipalities. The number of dental procedures (per 100,000 inhabitants) perfor...

Family and community guidance in adolescence: assessment in the family health strategy

Objective: to evaluate family and community guidance in adolescence, within the scope of Primary Health Care. Method: an evaluative and descriptive study with a quantitative approach, developed through the application of the Primary Care Assessment Instrument (PCATool), with 70 professionals from the Fa...

Vigilância Epidemiológica estadual no enfrentamento da pandemia pela COVID-19 no Brasil: um relato de experiência

Esc. Anna Nery Rev. Enferm; 25 (spe), 2021
Objetivo: sistematizar a experiência do estado do Espírito Santo no enfrentamento da COVID-19, baseando-se na vivência enquanto equipe gestora e operacional da vigilância epidemiológica estadual, no período de março de 2020 a março de 2021. Método: trata-se de um estudo descritivo, do tipo relat...

Covid-19 in northeast Brazil: first year of the pandemic and uncertainties to come

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the epidemic of COVID-19 in northeastern Brazil, one of the regions most affected by the virus. METHODS The official data for COVID-19, from March 2020 to March 2021 in the states of the Northeast Region (NE), were used. The analysis of capital cities and states for accu...

Oral health indicators and sociodemographic factors in Brazil from 2008 to 2015

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the annual variation of oral health and primary care coverage, the tooth extraction ratio, and the average of supervised toothbrushing in Brazilian municipalities according to social development and population size. METHODS: Public secondary data were analyzed. The outco...

Diagnosis of mucosal changes and hospitalized oral cancer patients in Brazil: influence of socioeconomic factors

Abstract This study aimed to analyze the influence of socioeconomic factors on the frequency of diagnoses of oral mucosal changes and the number of hospitalized patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer in Brazil. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from all Brazilian cities in the period 2011-201...

Prostate cancer awareness in the city of São Paulo

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate awareness of prostate cancer in the population of the city of São Paulo. Methods: A total of 392 adults were randomly interviewed on public spaces in the city of São Paulo, and answered a questionnaire that addressed demographic questions and specific knowledge about t...

Cidades na pandemia – São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro: comunicação, sociabilidade, vigilância e cidadania

RECIIS (Online); 14 (4), 2020
Dialogando com reflexão de Canclini na quarentena da Cidade do México em 2009 pela epidemia de H1N1, nosso artigo aborda as cidades de São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro para discutir desdobramentos da pandemia da Covid-19. O agravamento da crise denuncia e expõe as flagrantes desigualdades sociais fomentada...

Incidence and spatial distribution of cases of dengue, from 2010 to 2019: an ecological study

Säo Paulo med. j; 138 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Dengue is an arbovirus that has caused serious problem in Brazil, putting the public health system under severe stress. Understanding its incidence and spatial distribution is essential for disease control and prevention. OBJECTIVE: To perform an analysis on dengue incidence and sp...