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High burden and frailty: association with poor cognitive performance in older caregivers living in rural areas

Abstract Introduction: Older caregivers living in rural areas may be exposed to three vulnerable conditions, i.e., those related to care, their own aging, and their residence context. Objective: To analyze the association of burden and frailty with cognition performance in older caregivers in rural com...

Caracterización del deseo sexual en mujeres climatéricas de un centro de salud rural
Characterization of sexual desire in climacteric women in a rural health center

OBJETIVO GENERAL: Caracterizar el deseo sexual en mujeres climatéricas de un centro de salud rural. METODOLOGÍA: Estudio no exploratorio descriptivo - transversal, que comprende mujeres entre 45 a 64 años que se controlan en un CESFAM Rural, 2016. La muestra fue de 146 mujeres que contestaron una enc...

Obesity awareness among elders living in rural area: a household survey

Abstract The acceptance of the disease is essential to health self-care, elder's awareness regarding obesity is suggested to influence their search for health services, and consequently, in obesity's treatment. This study aimed to verify obesity awareness of elders living in rural areas and associated so...

The eco-epidemiology of Triatoma infestans in the temperate Monte Desert ecoregion of mid-western Argentina

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (10), 2017
BACKGROUND The eco-epidemiological status of Chagas disease in the Monte Desert ecoregion of western Argentina is largely unknown. We investigated the environmental and socio-demographic determinants of house infestation with Triatoma infestans, bug abundance, vector infection with Trypanosoma cruzi and...

Fragilidade em idosos da zona rural: proposta de algoritmo de cuidados

Resumo Objetivo: Apresentar algoritmo de cuidados para Síndrome de Fragilidade no Idoso. Métodos: Estudo de abordagem quantitativa, descritiva, com delineamento de corte transversal, com 820 pessoas com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos, residentes na zona rural do Município de Pelotas/Rio Grande do...

Desempenho motor entre idosos residentes em áreas rurais na (adultos mayores residentes en áreas rurales en la) região nordeste brasileira

Bionomía de Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) en dos rancherías del pueblo wayúu, Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 37 (supl.2), 2017
Resumen Introducción. Riohacha, capital del departamento de La Guajira, registra las tasas más altas de malaria o paludismo en el departamento, especialmente entre los indígenas de la etnia wayúu. Objetivo. Describir algunos aspectos de la bionomía de las especies del género Anopheles presentes ...

Oficina com adolescentes do MST: preconceito e convivência coletiva

Psicol. Estud. (Online); 22 (3), 2017
Apesar de todas as conquistas dos movimentos sociais no que se refere à educação do campo, as crianças e jovens do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem-Terra (MST) vivenciam situações de preconceito por sua pertença, quando estudam em escolas não vinculadas ao movimento,...

Detection of schistosomiasis in an area directly affected by the São Francisco River large-scale water transposition project in the Northeast of Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The development of the São Francisco River Integration Project [Projeto de Integração do Rio São Francisco (PISF)] in the State of Ceará, Brazil, has resulted in environmental and socioeconomic changes with potential risks to public health. We aimed to determine the presence...

Hepatitis E seroprevalence and associated factors in rural settlers in Central Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and associated factors were investigated in rural settlements in Central Brazil. METHODS: A total of 464 settlers were interviewed, and serum samples were tested for anti-HEV IgG/IgM. Positive samples were tested for HEV RNA. RESU...