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Public green areas and urban environmental quality of the city of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

Braz. j. biol; 76 (3), 2016
Abstract Assess the state of public green areas, their importance and influence on environmental quality and living in urban centers is an arduous task considering the conceptual and scientific regarding quantification and data analysis methods divergence. In this study, we aimed to determine two indicat...

Nivel de Actividad Física Medida a Través del Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad Física, en Adultos Mayores de las Parroquias Urbanas de Cuenca-Ecuador, 2015
Level of Physical Activity Measured Through the International Questionnaire of Physical Activity, in Older Adults of the Urban Parishes of Cuenca-Ecuador, 2015

INTRODUCCIÓN: Mundialmente existe una transición demográfica, así la población de adultos mayores para el 2050 pasará de 10% a 22%, en Ecuador al 2010 representaban el 7% y al 2050 representarán el 18%. El envejecimiento poblacional ocasiona un aumento de los índices de enfermedade...

Estrategias usadas para alimentar a niños preescolares por madres de una zona urbano marginal de Lima, Perú

RESUMEN Se exploraron las estrategias que usan las madres de una zona urbano-marginal de Lima, para alimentar a sus hijos de 36 a 66 meses de edad. Estudio cualitativo con método de teoría fundamentada realizado en 30 madres que participaron en 1 de 4 grupos focales y/o 1 de 11 entrevistas a profundida...

Maternal depression and child development: Evidence from São Paulo's Western Region Cohort Study

Summary Introduction: While a growing body of evidence has investigated the relationship between maternal mental health and child development, evidence on children’s early life outcomes remains mixed. We analyze the empirical relationship between maternal depression and children’s developmen...

Los jóvenes en favelas de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: de la vulnerabilidad social a las oportunidades para el desarrollo humano

Ciênc. saúde coletiva; 21 (8), 2016
Resumen Desde una reflexión acerca de las condiciones de vida en la realidad compleja y dinámica de las favelas de Rio de Janeiro y, de las principales dificultades generadas para el desarrollo humano de la juventud en este contexto, analizamos la función de protección social que asumen los proyectos...

Metabolic risk in schoolchildren is associated with low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity, and parents’ nutritional profile>

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective Verify the association between metabolic risk profile in students with different levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index, as well as the nutritional status of their parents. Methods A cross-sectional study comprising 1.254 schoolchildren aged between seven and 17 year...

Desigualdad en la prevalencia de parasitosis intestinal en escolares de una escuela urbana y dos rurales de la comuna de Puerto Montt

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (7), 2016
Background: Parasitic infections in children reflect social inequalities throughout the world, especially in urban and rural territories. Aim: To assess inequalities in the prevalence of infections by protozoa and intestinal helminths and associated factors in children of different geographical areas fro...

Cobertura vacinal e fatores associados em puérperas de município paulista

Resumo A importância da imunização entre as ações preconizadas no pré-natal decorre da possibilidade de proteger a mãe e o concepto contra determinadas doenças reconhecidamente prejudiciais a ambos. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a cobertura vacinal de puérperas cujos partos ocorreram...

Calcium intake by adolescents: a population-based health survey

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective To analyze calcium intake in adolescents according to sociodemographic variables, health-related behaviors, morbidities, and body mass index. Methods This was a cross-sectional population-based study, with a two-stage cluster sampling that used data from a survey conducted in Campina...

Molecular detection of clarithromycin and fluoroquinolones resistance in helicobacter pylori infection, directly applied to gastric biopsies, in an urban brazilian population

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Background - Antimicrobial resistance is the major factor leading to eradication failure in H. pylori treatment. Molecular tests are useful to detect genetic mutations predictive of clarithromycin and fluoroquinolones resistance. Knowledge of the local prevalence rate of resistance is importa...