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Sampling strategy of an epidemiological survey using a satellite image program

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the sampling strategy of an epidemiological survey with the aid of satellite images, including details of the multistage probability sampling process. METHODS A probability sample of individuals living in the rural area of Rosário do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Braz...

The ability of waist-to-height ratio to identify health risk

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of the ratio between the waist circumference and the height in the identification of health risk compared with the correlation matrix between the anthropometric parameters body mass index and waist circumference. METHODS A population-based study presenti...

Is living near green areas beneficial to mental health? results of the pró-saúde study

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between exposure to green areas in the surroundings of the residence and the presence of common mental disorders among adults, according to different income strata. METHODS Cross-sectional study with 2,584 participants from the Pró-Saúde Study (2006...

Prevalence and co-occurrence of modifiable risk factors in adults and older people

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the co-occurrence of the major risk factors for chronic diseases in adults (18-59 years old) and older people (≥ 60 years old) living in Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District. METHODS Cross-sectional study with population-based data from 35,448 adults ...

Epidemiological overview - 18 years of ICU hospitalization due to trauma in Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Assess the magnitude and trend of hospitalization rates due to traumatic injuries in intensive care units (ICU) in Brazil from 1998 to 2015. METHODS This is an ecological time-series study that analyzed data from the Hospital Information System. A trend analysis of hospitalization ...

Factors associated with prenatal care and HIV and syphilis testing during pregnancy in primary health care

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the factors associated with HIV and syphilis testing during pregnancy in Brazil. METHODS This was an ecological study covering all Brazilian municipalities evaluated by the second cycle of the National Program for Access and Quality Improvement in Primary Care, 2013-201...

Characterization of women with cervical cancer assisted at Inca by histological type

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine the distribution of sociodemographic, reproductive, clinical and lifestyle habits in the cohort of women diagnosed with cervical cancer, assisted at Inca between 2012 and 2014, according to the histological type. METHODS Retrospective observational study of a hospital ...

Avaliação do perfil nutricional em pacientes portadores de fibrose cística de acordo com faixa etária

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar o perfil nutricional da população atendida em centro de referência em fibrose cística. Métodos: Estudo transversal incluindo pacientes com fibrose cística de um centro pediátrico de referência de São Paulo, em 2014. Todos os sujeitos que concordaram em participar do ...

Polyomaviruses BK and JC DNA infection in peripheral blood cells from blood donors

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of human polyomavirus (BK and JC viruses) infection in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy blood donors. Methods: The study included 250 healthy blood donors. Five-milliliter blood was drawn into sterile EDTA tubes and PBMCs were isolated fro...

Hepatitis E virus prevalence in Egyptian children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. HEV can cause chronic infections in immunocompromised individuals e.g. thalassemic patients with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. In addition there is possibility of HEV transmission t...