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Distribuição espacial e incidência de casos de HIV/aids em Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, 2001 a 2020

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 31 (3), 2022
Objetivo: descrever a distribuição espacial, a situação do tratamento e as características dos casos de pessoas infectadas pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV), em Santa Cruz do Sul/RS, de 2001 a 2020. Métodos: estudo descritivo com dados de indivíduos em tratamento para HIV/aids, em San...

Características epidemiológicas e clínicas dos casos de monkeypox no Brasil em 2022: estudo transversal

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 31 (3), 2022
Objetivo: descrever características epidemiológicas e clínicas da monkeypox (MPX) no Brasil desde a identificação do primeiro caso, em 7 de junho de 2022, até a semana epidemiológica (SE) 39, encerrada em 1º de outubro de 2022. Métodos: estudo descritivo dos casos notificados ao Ministério da...

Mortalidade por COVID-19 no Brasil em distintos grupos etários: diferenciais entre taxas extremas de 2021 e 2022

Avaliar a trajetória das taxas de mortalidade por COVID-19 no Brasil e comparar as taxas extremas de 2022 e de 2021, em distintos grupos etários. Estudo ecológico com óbitos por síndrome respiratória aguda grave por COVID-19, tendo o Brasil como unidade de análise. Os dados foram obtidos do Sistem...

Impact of COVID-19 on Oral Healthcare for Oncopediatric Patients: The Setting in a Reference Hospital in Northeast Brazil

Abstract Objective: To describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental care provided to pediatric cancer patients assisted in a referral hospital. Material and Methods: This is an observational, retrospective study based on secondary data extracted from worksheets of dental procedures for patien...

Hospitalizations from covid-19: a health planning tool

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Estimate the future number of hospitalizations from Covid-19 based on the number of diagnosed positive cases. METHOD Using the covid-19 Panel data recorded in Spain at the Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Renave (Epidemiological Surveillance Network), a regression model ...

Panorama of risky sexual behaviors in the Brazilian adult population - PNS 2019

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the risky sexual behaviors of Brazilian adults according to socioeconomic, demographic, and regional characteristics. METHODS Data from the 2019 National Health Survey, referring to the population aged 18 years or older, were analyzed. Risky sexual behaviors were consid...

Behavioral risk factors for noncommunicable diseases associated with depression and suicide risk in adolescence

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental disorders cooccur in adulthood, which is why their determinants and common risk factors should be addressed at an early age. Therefore, we estimated the association of the major risk factors for NCDs with depression and suicide risk by structural equation modeli...

Smoking and loneliness in older adults: a population-based study in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil

This study aims to analyze the relationship between social isolation and loneliness with smoking in older adults. This is a cross-sectional, population-based study performed with 986 individuals aged 60 years or older. Data were collected from the Health Survey of the Municipality of Campinas (ISACamp 20...