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Relación densidad y pobreza con casos confirmados por coronavirus en la Región Metropolitana

Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes; 32 (1), 2021
INTRODUCCIÓN La pandemia por COVID-19 en otros países ha afectado con mayor número de casos y de fallecidos en zonas de mayor densidad y pobreza, sin embargo, este análisis no se ha determinado en la Región Metropolitana (RM) de Chile. OBJETIVO Identificar si existe una relación entre densidad y de...

Availability and storage of hazardous products in households in the metropolitan region of manaus: a population-based survey, 2015

ABSTRACT Objective: The availability of hazardous products in households increases the risks of poisoning. The present study aimed to assess the frequency and associated factors of the availability and storage of hazardous products in residences in the metropolitan region of Manaus. Methods: Populati...

Inequalities in the access to healthy urban structure and housing: an analysis of the Brazilian census data

Abstract: This study aims (1) to test the association between access to basic sanitation/hygiene services in Brazilian households with their householders' socioeconomic and demographic characteristics; (2) to analyze the distribution of urban health-relevant elements in the census tracts according to the...

Caring ability of urban and rural family caregivers: association with overburden, stress and coping

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 55 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To correlate caring ability with overburden, stress and coping of urban and rural family caregivers of patients undergoing cancer treatment. Method: Cross-sectional study, carried out in a referral hospital for cancer treatment, with urban and rural caregivers who responded the foll...

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 ...

Diet and supplement assessment in a Brazilian urban population

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess total usual nutrient intakes from foods and dietary supplements by age, sex, physical activity, and nutritional status, and to compare usual nutrient intakes to the Dietary Reference Intakes among non-users and users of dietary supplements in an urban population. METHODS: ...

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...

O trânsito urbano e os fatores estressantes percebidos por motoristas de ônibus: estudo fenomenológico

Objetivo: discutir as vivências dos motoristas de ônibus através de suas percepções acerca do trânsito e os impactos à saúde sofridos por eles. Método: estudo qualitativo fenomenológico realizado em uma garagem de ônibus situada no Rio de Janeiro. As entrevistas fenomenológicas foram realizad...

Voluntary and mandatory use of face mask by pedestrians in Guatemala City during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cienc. tecnol. salud; 7 (3), 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has currently affected more than 200 countries and caused around four million cases. Face masks are recommended for preventing the contagion. The Guatemalan government issued a decree for the mandatory use of face masks in public places. In order to find out the frequency of volunta...

Epidemiologia dos transtornos mentais comuns entre mulheres na zona rural de Rio Grande, RS, Brasil

Resumo Este estudo tem por objetivo descrever a prevalência e os fatores associados aos transtornos mentais comuns em mulheres de 18-49 anos, residentes da zona rural do município de Rio Grande-RS. Foi realizado um estudo transversal com a coleta de dados realizada no ano de 2017. Foi utilizado um proc...