Results: 549

Metabolic risk in schoolchildren is associated with low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity, and parents’ nutritional profile>

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective Verify the association between metabolic risk profile in students with different levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index, as well as the nutritional status of their parents. Methods A cross-sectional study comprising 1.254 schoolchildren aged between seven and 17 year...

Desigualdad en la prevalencia de parasitosis intestinal en escolares de una escuela urbana y dos rurales de la comuna de Puerto Montt

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (7), 2016
Background: Parasitic infections in children reflect social inequalities throughout the world, especially in urban and rural territories. Aim: To assess inequalities in the prevalence of infections by protozoa and intestinal helminths and associated factors in children of different geographical areas fro...

Contamination index. A novel parameter for metal and pesticide analyses in maternal blood and umbilical cord

Acta cir. bras; 31 (7), 2016
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To evaluate the contamination index of metals and pesticides in pregnant women, and to relate this to perinatal outcomes. METHODS: Descriptive, retrospective, exploratory study, developed from existing secondary data analyses at Level III maternity center. A total of 40 mothers with...

EPIDEMIOLOGIA DA MALÁRIA EM ÁREA DE ASSENTAMENTO NA AMAZONIA MATOGROSSENSE

J. Health NPEPS; 1 (1), 2016
Objetivo: caracterizar a epidemiologia da malária em área de Assentamento na Amazônia mato-grossense. Método: estudo ecológico, realizado no Assentamento Vale do Amanhecer, no Município de Juruena, Mato Grosso. Foram analisadas 336 fichas. Utilizou-se o software EpiInfo 3.3.2 para a construção do...

30 years later: Social Representations about AIDS and sexual practices of rural towns residents

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 50 (spe), 2016
In the 30 years of the AIDS pandemic in Brazil, it is recognized the HIV virus internalization of the phenomenon as a challenge to care and current health policies. In this sense, it aimed to verify sex practices and social representations that rural towns residents have about the disease. Attended by 78...

Enfermedades autoreportadas en el adulto mayor: diferencias entre las áreas urbana y rural
Self-reported diseases of the aged adult: differences between the urban and rural areas

Rev. cuba. enferm; 32 (2), 2016
Introducción: las poblaciones rurales presentan una realidad que puede contribuir a mayores dificultades en el cuidado de su salud y subdiagnóstico de las enfermedades crónicas. Objetivo: comparar las enfermedades autoreportadas en el adulto mayor por lugar de domicilio. Métodos: estudio transversal,...

Homens idosos residentes na zona rural: aspectos relacionados à qualidade de vida

Objetivo: verificar os fatores socioeconômicos e de saúde associados à qualidade de vida (QV) de homens idosos rurais. Método: estudo descritivo, quantitativo com inquérito domiciliar e analítico realizado com 449 homens idosos da zona rural. Os dados foram coletados no período de junho de 2010 a ...

Saberes locales campesinos sobre el alimento: aportes a la soberanía y la salud mental comunitaria

Introducción: Los trabajos sobre violencia política, salud mental y vida cotidiana realizados en alianza entre la academia y una organización campesina en Antioquia, han llevado a posicionar la soberanía alimentaria como un asunto central en procesos de recuperación y reparación colectiva, en un co...

Evaluación de la experiencia de participantes en estrategia de dotación de médicos generales en zonas rurales

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (4), 2016
Background: Rural areas have scarce medical resources. Initiatives to address this situation in Latin America exist, but have been poorly evaluated. The Chilean Rural Practitioner Program, a policy of recruitment and retention of physicians in rural areas, has been stable over time. Aim: To examine how p...

DSM-IV-defined anxiety disorder symptoms in a middle-childhood-aged group of Malaysian children using the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale

Introduction Pediatric anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorders in the middle-childhood age group. The purpose of this study is to assess anxiety disorder symptoms, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV), in a large community sam...