ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact of air pollution on respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity of children and adults in the city of Vitoria, state of Espirito Santo. METHODS A study was carried out using time-series models via Poisson regression from hospitalization and pollutant data in Vito...
Contaminantes Atmosféricos/análisis,
Contaminantes Atmosféricos/toxicidad,
Contaminación del Aire/efectos adversos,
Contaminación del Aire/análisis,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/inducido químicamente,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/epidemiología,
Hospitalización,
Material Particulado/análisis,
Material Particulado/toxicidad,
Distribución de Poisson,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/inducido químicamente,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/epidemiología,
Salud Urbana/estadística & datos numéricos
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To test if the neighborhood socioeconomic status is associated with systolic blood pressure and hypertension in older adults. METHODS A cross-sectional population-based study with a sample of 1,705 older adults from Florianópolis, SC, Southern Brazil. The contextual variable used ...
Antihipertensivos/uso terapéutico,
Presión Sanguínea,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Hipertensión/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Hipertensión/fisiopatología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Características de la Residencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Clase Social,
Factores Socioeconómicos
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of I mmigration on the psychological health of women after childbirth. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, immigrant and Portuguese-native women delivering in the four public hospitals of the metropolitan area of Porto, Portugal, were contacted by telepho...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión Posparto/epidemiología,
Depresión Posparto/psicología,
Emigrantes e Inmigrantes/psicología,
Emigrantes e Inmigrantes/estadística & datos numéricos,
Etnicidad/estadística & datos numéricos,
Europa Oriental/epidemiología,
Promoción de la Salud/métodos,
Entrevistas como Asunto,
Madres/psicología,
Portugal/epidemiología,
Periodo Posparto/psicología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Apoyo Social,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Salud de la Mujer
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the trend in cancer mortality rates in Brazil and regions before and after correction for underreporting of deaths and redistribution of ill-defined and nonspecific causes. METHODS The study used data of deaths from lung cancer among the population aged from 30 to 69 ye...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate life expectancy with and without depressive symptoms in older adults for the years 2000 and 2010. METHODS We evaluated individuals aged 60 years or older (n = 1,862 in 2000 and n = 1,280 in 2010), participants of the Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento (SABE - Health, We...
Factores de Edad,
Envejecimiento,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión/epidemiología,
Depresión/psicología,
Trastorno Depresivo/epidemiología,
Trastorno Depresivo/psicología,
Evaluación Geriátrica,
Esperanza de Vida,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica,
Factores Sexuales,
Población Urbana
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the spatial distribution of avoidable hospitalizations due to tuberculosis in the municipality of Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil, and to identify spatial and space-time clusters for the risk of occurrence of these events. METHODS This is a descriptive, ecological study that...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the direct costs associated to outpatient and hospital care of diseases related to alcohol consumption in the Brazilian Unified Health System. METHODS Attributable populational risks were estimated for the selected diseases related to the use of 25 g/day or more of etha...
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/economía,
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/epidemiología,
Trastornos Relacionados con Alcohol/clasificación,
Trastornos Relacionados con Alcohol/economía,
Trastornos Relacionados con Alcohol/epidemiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Costos y Análisis de Costo,
Costos de la Atención en Salud/estadística & datos numéricos,
Programas Nacionales de Salud,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales
ABSTRACT Epidemiology is the study of occurrence, distribution and determinants of health-related events, including the application of that knowledge to the prevention and control of health problems. However, epidemiological studies, in most cases, have limited their research questions to determinants of...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the factors associated with late presentation to HIV/AIDS services among heterosexual men. METHODS Men infected by HIV who self-identified as heterosexual (n = 543) were included in the study. Descriptive, biivariate and logistic regression analyses were performed to eva...
Actitud Frente a la Salud,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Recuento de Linfocito CD4,
Estudios Transversales,
Diagnóstico Tardío,
Progresión de la Enfermedad,
Infecciones por VIH/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología,
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud,
Heterosexualidad,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the toxicological risk of exposure to ozone (O3) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) among schoolchildren.. METHODS Toxicological risk assessment was used to evaluate the risk of exposure to O3 and PM2.5 from biomass burning among schoolchildren aged six to 14 years, res...
Contaminantes Atmosféricos/análisis,
Contaminantes Atmosféricos/toxicidad,
Contaminación del Aire/efectos adversos,
Contaminación del Aire/análisis,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales,
Incendios,
Ozono/análisis,
Ozono/toxicidad,
Material Particulado/análisis,
Material Particulado/toxicidad,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/inducido químicamente,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/epidemiología,
Medición de Riesgo
