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Lifestyle and risk behaviors for chronic noncommunicable diseases among healthcare undergraduates in Midwest, Brazil

Abstract This study aimed to assess the lifestyle of undergraduate university students, and to investigate the prevalence of risk behaviors for chronic noncommunicable diseases. This cross-sectional study took place in Brasilia, with 2.163 healthcare undergraduates. We used a self-administered questionna...

Sobre risco, violência e gênero: revisão da produção da saúde sobre o sexting entre jovens

Resumo Trata-se de uma revisão sistemática acerca da produção do campo da saúde sobre o sexting entre 2009 e 2019. Buscou-se analisar a produção científica com relação ao seu contexto de produção (gênero da primeira autoria, ano da publicação e país de realização), tipo de publicação,...

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of burnout syndrome in frontline physicians: prevalence and associated factors

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of burnout syndrome (BS) in physicians working during the COVID-19 pandemic in Paraíba and to investigate the association between BS and the sociodemographic and labor variables of these professionals. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study including ph...

Prevalence of physical activity and associated factors among pregnant women: a cross-sectional population-based study in southern Brazil

Abstract Objectives: to describe the prevalence of sufficient leisure-time physical activity (LPA) in the trimesters of pregnancy and to test its association with sociodemographic and contextual characteristics. Methods: cross-sectional study that in 2019 analyzed data from 3580 pregnant women residing...

Factors associated with recurrent wheezing in the first year of life among premature newborns from Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Abstract Objectives: to determine the prevalence and factors associated with recurrent wheezing in the first year of life among premature newborns from Neonatal Intensive Care Units, in the city of Montes Claros, northern Minas Gerais. Methods: cross-sectional study, with data collection from medical r...

Prevalence on the complement in offering food to newborns

Abstract Objectives: to identify the prevalence and determining factors of the complements in offering food to newborns. Methods: across-sectional study nested to a cohort study that assessed newborn care in four public maternity hospitals in Natal/Brazil. Sample was composed by 415 mothers and full-te...

Estudio transversal de prevalencia y características del dolor crónico en pacientes con esquizofrenia

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (7), 2021
Background: People with schizophrenia generally refrain from manifesting somatic symptoms, and may not complain of pain. Therefore these patients may have an insensitivity to pain. Aim: To determine the prevalence of chronic pain in a sample of patients with schizophrenia. Patients and Methods: The McGil...

Evolução da obesidade e doenças crônicas não transmissíveis nas populações das capitais do Brasil entre 2006 e 2018

RESUMO: Modelo do estudo: Estudo descritivo transversal. Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a evolução da prevalência de sobrepeso, obesidade e doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNT), e sua relação com idade e anos de estudo, nas capitais brasileiras. Método: Foram analisados da...

Prevalence and characteristics of S-point bleeding compared to non S-point bleeding in severe epistaxis

Abstract Introduction Stamm's S-point is gaining importance as a bleeding focus in severe epistaxis. However, prevalence and features of S-point bleeding compared to non S-point bleeding have not been studied. Objective To investigate the characteristics of patients with S-point bleeding among those wi...

Prevalencia de síndrome de intestino irritable en América Latina

El síndrome de intestino irritable es una enfermedad funcional intestinal frecuente a nivel mundial, pero con pocos estudios de prevalencia. Su diagnóstico es clínico y se basa en criterios acordados internacionalmente que han cambiado con el tiempo, actualmente regidos por el Consenso de Roma IV. Obj...