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Demographic and health attributes of the Nahua, initial contact population of the Peruvian Amazon

Abstract We present the case of the Nahua population of Santa Rosa de Serjali, Peruvian Amazon's population, considered of initial contact. This population consists of human groups that for a long time decided to live in isolation, but lately have begun living a more sedentary lifestyle and in contact wi...

Caracterización del estudiante de medicina de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali. Aspectos sociodemográficos

Univ. med; 57 (4), 2016
Introducción: En el 2010, la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali (PUJ Cali) ofertó por primera vez la carrera de Medicina. Debido a que el programa académico es relativamente nuevo y ofrece un plan de estudios innovador, basado en un currículo por competencias que integra las ciencias básicas, las...

Sociodemographic profile of medicines users in Brazil: results from the 2014 PNAUM survey

Rev. saúde pública; 50 (supl.2), 2016
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of medicine use by the Brazilian population and its distribution according to sociodemographic factors. METHODS Study using data from the Pesquisa Nacional de Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos (PNAUM – National Survey ...

Self-reported halitosis and associated demographic and behavioral factors

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract Halitosis is still poorly studied in young adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of self-reported halitosis and associate it with demographic and behavioral factors in young adult dental students. This cross-sectional study was designed as a census of students enrolled in ...

Perfil de morbidade e gastos hospitalares com idosos no Paraná, Brasil, entre 2008 e 2012

Resumo: O aumento da população idosa leva a uma crescente demanda por serviços de saúde e expansão dos gastos, com consequências relevantes sobre a estabilidade econômica. Nesse contexto, o objetivo do estudo foi analisar o perfil das morbidades e gastos hospitalares com idosos em relação às co...

Envejecimiento y dependencia: análisis desde la gerontología social

Rev. Kairós; 19 (22,n.esp.), 2016
El documento presenta un análisis del envejecimiento social y el desarrollo de dependencia en la vejez, desde la gerontología social, para lo cual se revisan de manera crítica algunos de los principales indicadores utilizados en los estudios oficiales en México; mismos que dan cuenta de los niveles m...

Sociodemographic factors and health conditions associated with the resilience of people with chronic diseases: a cross sectional study

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between resilience and sociodemographic variables and the health of people with chronic kidney disease and / or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Method: a cross-sectional observational study performed with 603 people with chronic kidney disease and / or typ...

Distribution of Triatoma dimidiata sensu lato (Reduviidae: Triatominae) and Risk Factors Associated with Household Invasion in Northern Belize, Central America

The triatomine vectors (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) responsible for the transmission of Chagas disease are widely prevalent from the southern United States southward throughout much of Central and South America, ending in southern Argentina and Chile. Across this broad region, several important vector species...

Active dispersal of Triatoma infestans and other triatomines in the Argentinean arid Chaco before and after vector control interventions

J. vector ecol; 41 (1), 2016
Peridomestic structures are considered the main sites where Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) remain and disperse, representing the first risk factor for intradomestic invasion, even after vector control activities. This study analyzed T. infestans dispersal during vector control interventions i...

Impacto da prática de atividade física na qualidade de vida dos acadêmicos de Medicina da Universidade Nove de Julho (Uninove)

Introdução: A prática de atividade física é recomendada para a prevenção das doenças não transmissíveis e melhora da qualidade de vida. Objetivo: Este trabalho objetivou avaliar os impactos do exercício físico na vida dos estudantes de Medicina. Método: Foi realizado ...