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Factores individuales y familiares asociados con sintomatología depresiva en adolescentes de escuelas públicas de México

Salud pública Méx; 57 (3), 2015
Objetivo. Estimar la prevalencia de sintomatología depresiva y explorar su asociación con factores individuales y familiares en estudiantes de escuelas públicas de nivel medio superior en México. Material y métodos. Estudio transversal con muestra representativa de 9 982 estudiantes de 14 a 19 años...

Avaliação de neuropatia e complicações vasculares em pacientes com diabetes mellitus em um município rural de Santa Catarina

Rev. AMRIGS; 59 (2), 2015
Introdução: A neuropatia periférica, caracterizada pela degeneração progressiva dos axônios das fibras nervosas, e a doença arterial periférica (DAP) são complicações do diabetes mellitus (DM). São considerados fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento de úlceras nos pés de pacientes diabéti...

Dislipidemia autorreferida na região Centro-Oeste do Brasil: prevalência e fatores associados

As dislipidemias são fatores de risco para a doença aterosclerótica e seu controle poderá reduzir a morbidade hospitalar e a mortalidade por doença arterial coronariana. O objetivo do artigo é estimar a prevalência de dislipidemias e identificar fatores associados. Estudo de corte transversal de b...

Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in poor children from Mato Grosso do Sul

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015
OBJECTIVE:

To estimate the prevalence of underweight, overweight, and obesity among children who were beneficiaries of the Brazil's conditional cash transfer program Bolsa Família during 2010, according to gender and health in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Socio-economic and cultural factors associated with smoking prevalence among workers in the National Health System in Belo Horizonte

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015
OBJECTIVE:

To identify factors related to smoking among health workers of the National Health System in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional study based on a survey conducted between September 2008 and January 2009 with a ...

Risk and protection factors for cardiovascular diseases among adults of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015
INTRODUCTION:

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death and hospital expenses in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

OBJECTIVE:

To describe the temporal variation on risk and protective factors for cardiovascular diseases in adults (≥...

Determinants of non adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Argentina: barriers related to access to treatment

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 18 (2), 2015
OBJECTIVE:

To identify the association between non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment and access to treatment.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional study was carried out in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. One hundred twenty three patients no...

Epidemiología del TDAH en niños y adolescentes chilenos

ADHD prevalence, associated factors, comorbidity and service use are reported for a sample of 1,558 children and adolescents, belonging to four provinces in Chile. The sample is weighted in each step for selection bias. Psychiatric disorders and impairment are assessed with computerized in-home DISC-I...

Conversión de tuberculina en trabajadores del Hospital Universitario San Ignacio y asociación con características demográficas y laborales

Rev. salud pública; 17 (3), 2015
Objetivos: Establecer la prevalencia de positividad, la tasa de conversión de la tuberculina en trabajadores de nuestro hospital y describir las características demográficas y laborales asociadas a esto. Materiales y Métodos Estudio observacional descriptivo en una cohorte de trabajadores del hospita...

Moderate hyperopia prevalence and associated factors among elementary school students

Hyperopia is the most common refractive condition in childhood. There are few studies on moderate hyperopia and associated factors. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of moderate hyperopia and associated factors among school children. A cross-sectional study comprising 1,032 students attending...