RESUMO: Objetivo: Os objetivos deste estudo foram analisar e descrever a presença da infraestrutura de saneamento básico nas áreas urbanas do Brasil, contrastando os perfis dos domicílios indígenas com os de não indígenas. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal com base nos microdados do ...
Background: Recently, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) proposed a new cardiovascular risk (CV) score. Aim: To evaluate the new risk score (ACC/AHA 2013) in a Chilean population. Material and Methods: Between 2002 and 2014, body mass index (BMI), waist circumfere...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/sangre,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/sangre,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Factores de Riesgo,
Población Rural,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Población Urbana
RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar a relação entre hábitos e atitudes de mães com os tipos de leite oferecidos para seus filhos nos dois primeiros anos de vida. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo incluindo 773 entrevistas de mães de 11 cidades brasileiras com filhos com até 2 anos de idade. Foram analisadas...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Medical literature has shown dyspepsia and heartburn-related symptoms occur among 15% to 40% of the population. These symptoms can occur at any age and are more prevalent in women. OBJECTIVE Investigate the prevalence of dyspeptic symptoms and heartburn among individuals over 18. M...
Abstract: Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection in children. The identification of the etiologic agent helps clinicians make their therapeutic choice. Studies conducted in different countries show a changing pattern of the main etiological agents according to their regions. We performed a ret...
Resumen: Objetivo: Documentar frecuencia y tipos de acoso en la calle (AC) y la asociación entre experiencias de AC y percepción de cohesión social (CS). Material y métodos: Análisis de encuesta a mujeres que solicitan servicios en clínicas de la Secretaría Salud del Gobierno de la Ciudad de M...
OBJECTIVES: Increased arterial stiffness is an important determinant of the risk of cardiovascular disease. Lipid profile impairment, especially hypercholesterolemia, is associated with stiffer blood vessels. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine which of the five circulating lipid components (hig...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Colesterol/sangre,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/sangre,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad de la Arteria Coronaria/fisiopatología,
Dislipidemias/sangre,
Dislipidemias/diagnóstico,
Posmenopausia/sangre,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Factores de Riesgo,
Triglicéridos/sangre,
Población Urbana,
Rigidez Vascular/fisiología
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate food intake according to the degree of processing, stratified by family income and age, in a representative sample of children younger than 6 years in the city of Pelotas, RS, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional population-based study carried out with 770 children aged 0-7...
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Currently, dengue fever, chikungunya fever, and zika virus represent serious public health issues in Brazil, despite efforts to control the vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito. METHODS: This was a descriptive and ecological study of dengue deaths occurring from 2002 to 2013 in S...
