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Overweight and abdominal obesity in adults living with HIV/AIDS

Summary Objective: To investigate the prevalence of overweight, abdominal obesity and associated factors in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Method: Cross-sectional study with 270 PLWHA. A questionnaire was applied to investigate sociodemographic, clinical and lifestyle characteristics. Weight, hei...

Profile of pediatric eye trauma at Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF), Brasília, Brazil

Summary Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of ocular trauma in children at the HBDF emergency department. Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. We evaluated 103 cases of ocular trauma in children less than 15 years between July 2012 and January 2013. The factors evaluated through ...

Conditions for oral health in patients with autism

Autism is characterized as a behavioral disorder. The autistic patient has some difficulties with common life routines, such as oral hygiene and also improper diet. As a consequence the refusal of physical contact, the implementation of brushing and flossing by caregivers is difficult. The present study ...

Epithelial odontogenic tumors: analysis of 156 cases in a Brazilian population

The objective of this study was to determine the distribution of epithelial odontogenic tumors diagnosed histologically in a period of 41 years in a Brazilian population according to age, gender, site affected and compare these data with previously reported studies from other countries. Data of epithelia...

Distribuição territorial de fisioterapeutas no Brasil: análise do Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde CNES/2010

Introdução: A oferta de ações de saúde no Brasil apresenta desigualdades regionais, sendo importante sua investigação para direcionamento de políticas públicas. Objetivo: Descrever a distribuição de fisioterapeutas, a porcentagem de municípios que dispõe deste prof...

Mortalidade de mulheres vítimas de violência relacionada às desigualdades sociais e violência urbana no Brasil, 2000 a 2012
Mortality of women victims of violence related to social inequalities and urban violence in Brazil, 2000 to 2012

Introdução: O Brasil possui um dos maiores índices de homicídios femininos do mundo. Entretanto, tal magnitude ainda não pode ser bem dimensionada, pois poucas pesquisas de base populacional foram desenvolvidas no país e os estudos, em sua maioria, ocorrem de forma isoladas no serviço de saúde e ...

Prevalence of antibodies against Neospora spp. and Sarcocystis neurona in donkeys from northeastern Brazil

Abstract Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi are coccidian protozoa that can cause neurological illness in horses in America. In this study we report seroprevalence of Neospora spp. andS. neurona in sera of 333 donkeys from the northeastern region of Brazil. Antibodies to Neospora spp. were detected...

Potentially malignant oral lesions: clinicopathological correlations

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the incidence of potentially malignant oral lesions, and evaluate and correlate their clinical and pathological aspects. Methods The sample consisted of cases clinically diagnosed as oral leukoplakia, oral erythroplakia, erythroleukoplakia, actinic cheilitis, and oral ...

Indicators of depression in elderly and different screening methods

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and correlate the agreement between the screening methods used. Methods A cross-section study of 137 elderly attending the Programa Vivendo a Terceira Idade [Living for the Elderly Program]. Depressive symptoms were s...

Infections and systemic lupus erythematosus

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To determine the incidence of infections in a population of systemic lupus erythematosus individuals and the characteristics of infections regarding original site, as well as to study the possible associations between infections and treatment. Methods An analytical retrospective st...