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Prevalência dos distúrbios musculoesqueléticos nos membros superiores e pescoço em pescadoras artesanais/marisqueiras em saubara, Bahia, Brasil

Resumo Em uma pesquisa, realizada em uma comunidade de pescadores artesanais, verificouse que dentre as principais queixas de saúde encontravam-se aquelas relacionadas aos distúrbios musculoesqueléticos atribuídos às condições do trabalho. O presente artigo identificou a prevalência dos distúrbi...

Avaliação de diferentes modalidades de ações preventivas na redução do consumo de substâncias psicotrópicas em estudantes no ambiente escolar: um estudo randomizado

Resumo Embora algumas escolas realizem ações preventivas do uso de drogas, pouco se sabe sobre o seu processo de implementação e os resultados. Assim, o presente estudo buscou avaliar, no contexto escolar, o impacto de três diferentes modalidades preventivas na redução do consumo de substâncias e...

Sleep quality and quality of life in patients with epilepsy in a public teaching hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rev. bras. neurol; 51 (2), 2015
The main aim of this paper was to estimate the prevalence of the "bad sleepers", correlate the "sleep quality" with the quality of life, and to study the risk factors for "sleep quality" in 98 unselected adult patients with epilepsy in a cross-sectional study performed in a public teaching hospital. They...

Spatial analysis of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus among pregnant women

OBJECTIVES:

to analyze the spatial distribution of reported cases of pregnant women infected by the human immunodeficiency virus and to identify the urban areas with greater social vulnerability to the infection among pregnant women.

METHOD:

ecologic...

Natimorto: uma revisão dos sistemas de classificação

Femina; 43 (3), 2015
A contagem dos natimortos é fundamental para avaliação do cuidado obstétrico. No mundo, são mais de três milhões e, no Brasil mais, de 30.000 por ano. Entretanto, não basta contá-los, é preciso analisar os números para compreender melhor o problema e com este objetivo já foram criados mais de...

Infection by Neospora caninum in dairy cattle belonging to family farmers in the northern region of Brazil

Neosporosis is considered a major cause of abortion among cattle worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in dairy cattle and correlate them with possible risk factors on 63 small farms (family farms) in the municipality of Ji-Paraná, the mai...

Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university students

Introduction: Few studies about discrimination and patterns of alcohol consumption among youth populations have been conducted outside the United States addressing different types of discriminatory experiences, in addition to racially motivated events. This study investigated moderators of the associatio...

Epidemiology of Megninia spp. in laying flocks from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Aspects related to the epidemiology of Megninia ginglymura were studied, in order to determine predisposing factors for the ocurrence in layer chicken houses of commercial farms in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. An observational, cross-sectional, analytical survey was conducted for identifying major ...

Gastrointestinal nematodes in ostriches, Struthio camelus, in different regions of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The ratite group is composed of ostriches, rheas, emus, cassowaries and kiwis. Little research has been done on parasitism in these birds. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of infections by gastrointestinal nematodes in ostriches in the state of Rio de Janeiro. For this, fecal sampl...

Canine ehrlichiosis: prevalence and epidemiology in northeast Brazil

Ehrlichiosis is a zoonotic disease that is caused by bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia. The aims of this study were to detect the presence of Ehrlichia spp. in the blood of dogs in Ituberá, Bahia, and to compare the sensitivities and specificities of blood smear, serological, and molecular examinations. F...