Introducción: las condiciones de vida de la población están directamente relacionadas con su situación de salud, por ello la estratificación de territorios según condiciones de vida, tiene el objetivo fundamental de identificar estratos con diferentes de condiciones de vida y perfiles de salud cond...
En Chile, la caries dental se encuentra dentro de las enfermedades crónicas bucales más prevalentes junto a las enfermedades gingivales, periodontales y a las anomalías dentomaxilares. Las enfermedades crónicas representan el grueso de la carga de salud en Chile, las que se asocian con hábitos que s...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the knowledge produced on the health of low-income older women. Method: an integrative review was conducted in February 2016 on the SCOPUS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE, WEB OF SCIENCE databases, and in the SciELO journals directory. After the application of inclusion...
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate reception of nutrition information (outcome), associated factors, and types of sources. Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted in 2013, included 1,246 adult and older adult users of the Primary Healthcare network of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The samp...
AbstrAct background: among the many processes responsible for antimicrobial resistance, inappropriate antibiotic use and self-medication are major public health concerns. To tackle antibiotic resistance and its widespread misuse, is important to identify the social, cultural, and economic differences a...
O crescimento no número de idosos no Brasil e no mundo é uma realidade nas estatísticas sociodemográficas. Tal fator é resultado do avanço no acesso aos serviços sociossanitários, bem como ao tratamento de algumas doenças que têm propiciado maior longevidade e esperança de vida....
Background: A low socioeconomic status is associated with higher overall mortality rates. Aim: To assess the effect of socioeconomic inequalities on survival of patients hospitalized with a first myocardial infarction. Material and Methods: Analysis of hospital discharge and mortality databases of the ...
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate factors associated with the iron nutritional status of Brazilian children aged 4 to 7 years in the city of Viçosa, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Methods This is a cross-sectional study of 357 children aged 4-7 years who had been followed-up up for during their first six mo...
Un determinante de particular relevancia en el desarrollo humano es el nivel socioeconómico y, en específico, el nivel socioeconómico (NSE) bajo y la pobreza. El entorno familiar es asimismo fundamental en el desarrollo de niños y niñas, y un potencial mediador o moderador del efecto de condiciones ...
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between depressive symptoms and root caries among independent-living older persons. All community-dwelling older adults (not hospitalized and not bedridden) living in Carlos Barbosa, RS, Brazil, were invited to participate, and 785 completed ...
