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Validity and reliability of the Brazilian Primary Care Assessment Tool: Oral Health of Adults

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 23 (), 2020
ABSTRACT: Objective: To test the factorial validity and reliability of the Primary Care Assessment Tool adapted to Oral Health, adult patient version, an instrument used to verify the presence and extent of attributes in Primary Health Care services. Methods: Population-based cross-sectional study us...

Disparities in Caries Experience and Socio-Behavioural Risk Indicators Among Private School Children in Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence and socio-behavioural risk factors for dental caries among children at selected LGAs in Lagos State. Material and Methods: This was a descriptive study of 592 school children in four Local Government Areas of Lagos, Nigeria. The presence of caries was re...

Health system collapse 45 days after the detection of COVID-19 in Ceará, Northeast Brazil: a preliminary analysis

Abstract INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 and quickly became a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aim to describe the epidemiological course of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 and their impact on hospital bed occupancy rates in the first 45 days of the epidemic in the state ...

Compromiso y responsabilidad de los profesionales sanitarios de una región de España durante la pandemia de Covid-19

Salud Publica Mex; 62 (6), 2020

Emociones, preocupaciones y reflexiones frente a la pandemia del COVID-19 en Argentina

Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.); 25 (supl.1), 2020
Resumen El objetivo de este trabajo es explorar los sentimientos y expectativas que genera el COVID-19 en Argentina durante la primera etapa de la pandemia. Se aplicó una encuesta de la Organización Mundial de la Salud adaptada al contexto local. Se incluyeron preguntas abiertas para indagar sentimient...

Patient safety culture in the maternal-child area of a university hospital

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 41 (spe), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the safety culture of the patient from the perspective of nurses and physicians working in the maternal-child area. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted from January to September 2018 with 41 professionals of the Obstetrics Center and obstetric hospitalization of a ...

Mechanical ventilation weaning practices in neonatal and pediatric ICUs in Brazil: the Weaning Survey-Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to describe practices for weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV), in terms of the use of protocols, methods, and criteria, in pediatric ICUs (PICUs), neonatal ICUs (NICUs), and mixed neonatal/pediatric ICUs (NPICUs) in Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-se...

A influência da Estratégia Saúde da Família no uso de serviços de saúde por adultos hipertensos no Brasil

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 23 (), 2020
RESUMO: Introdução: A hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS) tem elevada prevalência no Brasil e impactos no uso de serviços de saúde. Objetivo: Este estudo verificou a influência da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) no uso de serviços de saúde por adultos com idades igual ou superiores a ...

Avaliação da qualidade do ambulatório de pessário vaginal para tratamento conservador do prolapso de órgãos pélvicos

O pessário vaginal é um dispositivo utilizado como primeira linha de tratamento conservador do prolapso de órgãos pélvicos nos consensos internacionais. É tão eficaz quanto à cirurgia, com menor risco de complicações e poucas contraindicações. Em Fortaleza, apenas em 2013 passou a compor o ar...

Knowledge, attitude and practice of brazilian obstetricians regarding episiotomy

Abstract Objective To determine the prevalence of episiotomy and the factors associated with the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of Brazilian obstetricians in relation to this procedure. Methods A KAP survey was conducted with obstetricians working in Brazil. An electronic form containing stru...