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Desvantagem auditiva psicossocial e fatores associados em trabalhadores do setor da construção em Mato Grosso, Brasil

RESUMO: Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência e analisar os fatores associados ao handicap auditivo autorreferido por trabalhadores do setor da construção do estado de Mato Grosso, Brasil. Métodos: Foi realizado estudo transversal com 866 trabalhadores da construção civil e pesada. Os trabalhadores r...

Doenças parasitárias associadas ao consumo de pescado no brasil: incidência e epidemiologia
Parasitic diseases associated with fish consumption in Brazil: incidence and epidemiology

Hig. aliment; 31 (270/271), 2017
A ocorrência de doenças parasitárias associadas ao consumo de pescado no Brasil geralmente passa desapercebida devido à baixa gravidade de seus sintomas e ao seu pouco conhecimento pelos médicos, inspetores sanitários e consumidores. Mais além, seu estudo é dificultado pela não obrigatoriedade d...

Chikungunya virus: clinical aspects and treatment: a review

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (8), 2017
Chikungunya is a severe and debilitating disease. Currently, Brazil is experiencing an epidemic caused by three arboviruses, which has changed the way health professionals have diagnosed and treated infected patients. The difficulty of diagnosis and the lack of a protocol for patient treatment, which fit...

Surveillance of deaths caused by arboviruses in Brazil: from dengue to chikungunya

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (8), 2017
Did death occur DUE TO dengue, or in a patient WITH dengue virus infection? It seems a matter of semantics, but in fact, it underscores how challenging it is to distinguish whether the disease contributed to death, or was itself the underlying cause of death. Can a death be attributed to chikungunya viru...

Risk factors for hepatitis B transmission in South Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (8), 2017
BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem in Brazil. Several risk factors are involved in HBV infection and their identification by a rational and essential approach is required to prevent the transmission of this infection in Brazil. OBJECTIVES To evaluate risk fac...

Complex chronic conditions in children and adolescents: hospitalizations in Brazil, 2013

Abstract This article aims to estimate the extent of hospitalizations for complex chronic conditions in Brazil. Data from the Hospital Information System for 2013 were compiled according to the International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision. Hospitalization rates were estimated according to regio...

Clinical characteristics of women with gestational diabetes - comparison of two cohorts enrolled 20 years apart in southern Brazil

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence and characteristics of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have changed over time, reflecting the nutritional transition and changes in diagnostic criteria. We aimed to evaluate characteristics of women with GDM over a 20-year interval. DESIGN AND SETTING...

Condição de saúde bucal e motivos para extração dentária entre uma população de adultos (20-64 anos)

Resumo O presente estudo caracterizou a condição de saúde bucal e os principais motivos autorrelatados da extração dentária em uma população de adultos. Estudo transversal que examinou 248 adultos de 20-64 anos, representativos da população de Piracicaba (SP). O exame bucal domiciliar utilizou ...

Delineamento epidemiológico dos nascidos vivos em Tefé, Amazonas, no período de 2006 a 2012

O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever as características epidemiológicas dos nascidos vivos em um município no interior do Amazonas. Realizou-se um estudo de corte transversal de caráter quantitativo e descritivo no município de Tefé no período de 2006 a 2012. Os dados dos nascidos vivos foram obt...

Trends in the Prevalence of Live Macrosomic Newborns According to Gestational Age Strata, in Brazil, 2001-2010, and 2012-2014

Abstract Purpose To describe the trends in the prevalence of macrosomia (birth weight ± 4,000 g) according to gestational age in Brazil in the periods of 2001-2010 and 2012-2014. Methods Ecological study with data from the Brazilian Live Birth Information System (SINASC, in the Portuguese acronym) r...