CONTEXT: Epidemiological studies of the validity and reliability of self-reported information on important risk factors for non-communicable chronic diseases are scarce in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the test-retest reliability of information overall and stratified by gender, age and education on act...
CONTEXT: Although the CAGE questionnaire is one of the most widely used alcohol screening instruments, it has been criticized for not identifying people who are drinking heavily or who have alcohol related problems but do not as yet show symptoms of alcohol dependence. The AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorder Ide...
O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar o consumo de bebida alcoólica durante a gravidez, quanto: ao tipo, quantidade ingerida, ao conhecimento dos riscos do consumo de bebida alcoólica na gravidez e rastreamento do consumo durante a assistênciapré-natal. A amostra constou de 445 puérperas internadas ...
El consumo de psicoactivos constituye un problema social ampliamente discutido y documentado, que según los últimos estudios nacionales disponibles se ha incrementado, especialmente en la población joven. Entre los grupos de mayor interés se encuentran los estudiantes de educación superior.
La prese...
Estudio por demanda dentro de la línea de salud pública, cuyo objetivo general es diseñar, implementar y evaluar un sistema de vigilancia de las lesiones de causa externa evaluadas por la red adscrita en el Distrito Capital durante las festividades de fin de año, que permita establecer la magnitud y ...
A total of 6,007 persons representing the household population of Jamaica 12 years old and older were interviewed in their homes. Some 72 percent of males and 50 percent of females reported that ganja would be easy to get if they wanted it. A total of 37 percent of males and 12 percent of females between...
