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Prática de exames de rastreio para câncer de mama e fatores associados - Inquérito de Saúde da Mulher em Uberaba MG, Brasil, 2014

Resumo Os objetivos deste estudo foram caracterizar o perfil socioeconômico e epidemiológico das mulheres em Uberaba, segundo a prática de exames de rastreio para câncer de mama, bem como verificar os fatores associados à prática. Pesquisa transversal de base populacional, parte do Inquérito de Sa...

Fatores de risco de óbito neonatal em região do interior paulista, Brasil

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é identificar os fatores de risco de óbito neonatal em região do interior paulista. Estudo de casos e controles. O grupo casos foi constituído por 162 crianças/óbitos neonatais ocorridos em 2009 na região do Departamento Regional de Saúde VI- Bauru/SP. Compuseram o ...

Transtorno mental comum em mulheres adultas: identificando os segmentos mais vulneráveis

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os fatores socioeconômicos e demográficos, os comportamentos e as morbidades associados ao transtorno mental comum em mulheres adultas. Trata-se de um estudo transversal de base populacional com amostra por conglomerados. Foram analisadas 848 mulheres por inqu...

Factors associated with hospitalization during neonatal period

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (4), 2018
Abstract Objective: Neonatal mortality rate remains high in Brazil. The aim of the study was to evaluate the factors associated with hospitalization during the neonatal period. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in ten randomly-selected Brazilian municipalities. Mothers of children under the age ...

Prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes in the State of Pará, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION This study reports the genotype prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Pará, Brazil. METHODS: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 344 plasma samples sent to the Lacen-Pará for diagnostics by molecular techniques. RESULTS: HCV genotypes identified in the ...

Spatio-temporal analysis of the occurrence of human visceral leishmaniasis in Araçatuba, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe the occurrence of human visceral leishmaniasis in Araçatuba with regard to time and space and to identify high risk areas. METHODS: We included all human visceral leishmaniasis autochthonous cases reported between 1999 and 2015. The incidence rates...

HIV/AIDS case definition criteria and association between sociodemographic and clinical aspects of the disease reported in the State of Minas Gerais from 2007 to 2016

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Over 30 years after the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic, several strategies have been implemented to verify the trend of the infection, the profile of the affected individuals, and the impact of prevention and control measures, with notification of asymptomatic carrie...

Epidemiology of human visceral leishmaniasis in the urban centers of the lower-middle São Francisco Valley, Brazilian semiarid region

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis caused by parasites of the Leishmania genus. VL is present in countries with tropical climates, being endemic in Brazil,, including the region of the lower-middle São Francisco Valley which includes the urban centers of Petrolina (Pernamb...

Cryptococcal meningitis epidemiology: 17 years of experience in a State of the Brazilian Pantanal

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe cryptococcal meningitis (CM) cases and the associated demographic, clinical, and microbiological data obtained from cities in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Midwestern region of Brazil. METHODS: The data from 129 patients with laboratory-con...

Predictive factors for disseminated histoplasmosis in AIDS patients with fever admitted to a reference hospital in Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: In many settings, the lack of sensitive biomarkers of disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) leads to a clinical reliance on older diagnostic methods and delayed treatment initiation. The early recognition of DH is critical for survival, especially in patients with human immunodeficien...