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Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening among Jamaican Women

West Indian med. j; 67 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the extent to which six sociodemographic variables and three lifestyle practices of women are associated with Pap smear testing, given that cervical cancer is the second leading cause of women 's cancer mortality in Jamaica and that this cancer is preventable with the use o...

Score de Renzi para distúrbios evacuatórios - validação da versão portuguesa de acordo com a checklist COSMIN

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Recently, the Obstructed Defecation Syndrome score (ODS score) was developed and validated by Renzi to assess clinical staging and to allow evaluation and comparison of the efficacy of treatment of this disorder. OBJECTIVE: Our goal is to validate the Portuguese version of Renzi ...

The association between psoriasis and health-related quality of life, work productivity, and healthcare resource use in Brazil

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (2), 2018
Abstract: Background: Psoriasis is a chronic, immune mediated inflammatory condition that affects a significant amount of the global population. Yet geographic variability in the consequences of psoriasis warrants region-level analyses. Objective: The current study contributes to the psoriasis outcomes...

Prevalence, temporal trend and associated factors with excess body weight in mothers of children under five years

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 31 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to evaluate the prevalence, temporal trends and associated factors with excess weight in mothers of children under five years of age. Methods This is a time-series study using data from two household surveys conducted in 2005 and 2015. A total of 1,436 mothers were ev...

Estado nutricional e fatores associados em idosos: evidências com base em inquérito telefônico

Objetivo: Avaliar o estado nutricional e fatores associados em idosos. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado entre junho e outubro de 2016, com 720 idosos. Utilizaram-se informações demográficas, socioeconômicas, comportamentais e de estado de saúde, de indivíduos com idade maior o...

Educational inequality in Rio de Janeiro and its impact on multimorbidity: evidence from the Pró-Saúde study. A cross-sectional analysis

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Information about multimorbidity is scarce in developing countries. This study aimed to estimate the association of educational attainment with occurrences of multimorbidity in a population of public employees on university campuses in Rio de Janeiro. DESIGN AND SETTING: We condu...

Factores asociados a sedentarismo en Chile: evidencia de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2009-2010

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (1), 2018
Background: Sedentary behaviors are one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Aim: To identify factors associated with high sedentary behaviors in the Chilean population. Material and Methods: We included 5,040 participants from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009-2010. Physical ac...

Motivación y logros en procesos de educación para la sexualidad con docentes

Hacia promoc. salud; 23 (1), 2018
Resumen Objetivo: Evaluar la motivación como elemento esencial en el proceso de capacitación sobre educación para la sexualidad de un grupo docente de educación básica y media y apreciar los cambios alcanzados por el colectivo. Materiales y métodos: Estudio con diseño mixto secuencial explicat...

Relação entre índices de gordura corporal e massa óssea em adultos e idosos: estudo ISA - Capital (2014)

Introdução - Nos últimos anos diversas hipóteses foram investigadas sobre a relação entre gordura corporal e a massa óssea. Objetivo - O presente estudo visa avaliar a associação de índices de gordura corporal e massa óssea em adultos e idosos. Metodologia - O estudo foi desenvolvido com os da...