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Prevalence of Lip and Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Scc) at a Pathological Anatomy Service in Northeast Brazil

The aim of this work was to trace an epidemiological and clinical profile of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cases diagnosed as lip and tongue SCC from June 2001 to 2018 at a pathology anatomy service located in Northeastern Brazil. Age, sex, duration, location, growth type, staining, metastasis, etio...

Association between tobacco and/or alcohol consumption during pregnancy and infant development: BRISA Cohort

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (1), 2021
Fetuses exposed to alcohol and/or tobacco are at risk for perinatal adversities. However, little is currently known about the association of the separate or concomitant use of alcohol and tobacco with infant motor and cognitive development. Thus, the objective of the present study was to investigate the ...

The intersection race/skin color and gender, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption: cross sectional analysis of the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2013

Abstract: This study aims to investigate whether the intersectional identities defined by race/skin color and gender are associated with smoking and excessive consumption of alcohol in a representative sample of Brazilian adults. This is a cross-sectional study with 48,234 participants in the Brazilian N...

Análise temporal da desigualdade em escolaridade no tabagismo e consumo abusivo de álcool nas capitais brasileiras

Resumo Estudo de tendência temporal com o objetivo de avaliar as desigualdades no tabagismo e no consumo abusivo de álcool, considerando a escolaridade como proxy de nível socioeconômico, de acordo com sexo e regiões brasileiras. Foram utilizados dados do Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção...

Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e binge drinking nos jovens em formação

Resumo Objetivo: Este estudo, tem o objetivo de conhecer o consumo de bebidas alcoólicas e em particular a prática de binge drinking (BD) em jovens que frequentam a escolaridade obrigatória, no distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. Métodos: Estudo descritivo e correlacional de natureza quantitativa. Amostr...

Binge drinking and insomnia in students from health sciences at one university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (8), 2021
In spite of the many studies examining alcohol consumption, recent reviews have indicated that binge drinking has not been extensively studied. Furthermore, it is becoming increasingly clear that sleep is associated with many physiological functions and to drug addictions. The present study aimed to eval...

Association between health behaviors and depression: findings from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey

Rev. bras. epidemiol. (Online); 24 (supl.2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association of depression with various health behaviors and to verify if they differ according to gender or income. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study based on data of 65,803 Brazilian adults (18-59 years old) interviewed in the National Health Survey, conducted...

Prevalência e fatores sociodemográficos associados ao beber pesado no Brasil: análises transversais da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde

RESUMO: Objetivo: Este estudo teve o objetivo de caracterizar o hábito de beber pesado na população brasileira, utilizando os dados das duas edições da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2013 e 2019. Métodos: O tamanho das amostras em 2013 e 2019 foi de 60.202 e 88.943 indivíduos de 18 anos ou mais, ...

Convergence in alcohol abuse in Brazilian capitals between genders, 2006 to 2019: what population surveys show

Rev. bras. epidemiol. (Online); 24 (supl.1), 2021
ABSTRACT: Objective: To analyze the temporal trend of the prevalence of alcohol abuse among adults in Brazilian capitals, between 2006 and 2019. Methods: Time series study, based on data from the Surveillance System for Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (Vigitel), bet...

Factors associated with current tobacco use among adolescents and young students

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (4), 2020
Abstract Objectives: To determine the prevalence of current tobacco use and its association with sociodemographic factors and risk behaviors among adolescents and young students, according to gender. Methods: The sample consisted of students from the state public school network aged between 12 and 24 y...