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Dental caries and quality of life of preschool children: discriminant validity of the ECOHIS

Abstract The aim of the present study was to confirm the discriminant validity (obtained using traditional statistical methods) of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) between preschool children with and without caries (mean score) through an evaluation of the effect size. A systematic s...

Cost-consequence analysis of Pharmaceutical Care program for systemic arterial hypertension in the public health system in Brazil

ABSTRACT In Brazil, 80% of hypertensive patients have no blood pressure controlled, this fact has caused severe financial consequences for the public health system (PHS) and the Pharmaceutical Care (PC) has emerged as an effective alternative. The aim of this study was to analyze the costs and outcomes o...

Solubility and dissolution studies of tibolone polymorphs

ABSTRACT Different solid forms of an active pharmaceutical ingredient can have distinct chemical and physical characteristics. In this work, we studied the solubility and dissolution properties of the described tibolone polymorphic forms (I and II). Both forms were successively recrystallized and charact...

Perceived Stress Scale: confirmatory factor analysis of the PSS14 and PSS10 versions in two samples of pregnant women from the BRISA cohort

This study aimed to assess the dimensional structure, reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and scalability of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The sample consisted of 1,447 pregnant women in São Luís (Maranhão State) and 1,400 in Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo State), Brazil. The 14 ...

A qualidade do atendimento ao parto na rede pública hospitalar em uma capital brasileira: a satisfação das gestantes

O estudo avaliou a qualidade da atenção ao parto na rede pública hospitalar, na cidade do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, segundo satisfação das gestantes, por um estudo transversal de cunho exploratório, em todas as unidades públicas hospitalares da rede, agrupadas em natureza da gestão, pela auscul...

Validação do modelo lógico teórico da vigilância alimentar e nutricional na atenção primária em saúde

Resumo: É objetivo deste trabalho descrever as etapas de desenvolvimento e os resultados do processo de validação do modelo lógico teórico da vigilância alimentar e nutricional na atenção primária à saúde (APS). Trata-se de um estudo descritivo e exploratório, no qual foram envolvidos vinte e...

Analysis of a voluntary initiative to reduce sodium in processed and ultra-processed food products in Argentina: the views of public and private sector representatives

Abstract: The Less Salt, More Life program was the first voluntary salt reduction initiative in Argentina. This article analyzes the perspectives of the stakeholders involved in this voluntary agreement between the Ministry of Health and the food industry to gradually reduce sodium content in processed f...

Nivel de implementación del Programa de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo en empresas de Colombia del territorio Antioqueño

Esta investigación describe el nivel de implementación del Programa de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo en empresas colombianas, ubicadas en el departamento de Antioquia, y los factores que inciden en ello. Para ello se realizó un estudio transversal con 73 empresas, con más de 50 trabajadores e imple...

A flexibilização da legislação brasileira de agrotóxicos e os riscos à saúde humana: análise do Projeto de Lei nº 3. 200/2015

Resumo: O presente artigo busca contribuir para uma reflexão sobre a temática dos agrotóxicos, à luz do arcabouço legal brasileiro, na perspectiva da proteção à saúde humana e ao meio ambiente. Tal iniciativa deve-se a sucessivas tentativas de flexibilização das normas de regulação de agrotÃ...

Strategic factors for the sustainability of a health intervention at municipal level of Brazil

Abstract: The present study aims to describe the evolution of an intervention, using a methodology that adopts the critical event as the unit of analysis, and to identify strategic factors that facilitate the continuation of the interventions. Six critical events were identified: dispute care models for ...