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Religiousness and health-related quality of life of older adults

OBJECTIVE To examine whether religiousness mediates the relationship between sociodemographic factors, multimorbidity and health-related quality of life of older adults. METHODS This population-based cross-sectional study is part of the Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging (SABE). The sample was co...

Evaluating the use of in-store measures in retail food stores and restaurants in Brazil

ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE To assess inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of retail food store, open-air food market, and restaurant observation tools adapted to the Brazilian urban context.METHODS This study is part of a cross-sectional observation survey conducted in 13 distr...

Postpartum depression among women with unintended pregnancy

OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between unintended pregnancy and postpartum depression.METHODS This is a prospective cohort study conducted with 1,121 pregnant aged 18 to 49 years, who attended the prenatal program devised by the Brazilian Family Health Strategy, Recife, PE, Northeastern Brazil, bet...

A snapshot of cancer in Chile: analytical frameworks for developing a cancer policy

Biol. Res; 48 (), 2015
INTRODUCTION: The South American country Chile now boasts a life expectancy of over 80 years. As a consequence, Chile now faces the increasing social and economic burden of cancer and must implement political policy to deliver equitable cancer care. Hindering the development of a national cancer policy i...

Menarquia temprana y su asociación con conductas de riesgo en adolescentes
Early menarche and its association with risk behaviors in adolescents

ANTECEDENTES: La pubertad no está necesariamente asociada a un desarrollo psicosocial equivalente. La falta de madurez y las características de la adolescencia podrían favorecer la aparición de conductas de riesgo. OBJETIVO: Determinar la asociación entre la edad de la menarquia y presencia de condu...

Normative and standardized data for cognitive measures in the Mexican Health and Aging Study

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To describe the cognitive instrument used in the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) in Mexican individuals aged 60 and over and to provide normative values for the Cross Cultural Cognitive Examination test and its modified versions (CCCE). Materials and methods. The CCCE was administered to...

Epidemiological characteristics of human rabies in Henan province in China from 2005 to 2013

Background Rabies is very common in People's Republic of China. Henan province, in the central portion of China, is one of the most densely populated provinces in the entire country. With the new rabies epidemic trend noted in northern and western China, it is necessary to investigate the characteristics...

Snakes and snakebite envenoming in Northern Tanzania: a neglected tropical health problem

Background Snakebites cause considerable human and livestock injuries as well as deaths worldwide, and particularly have a high impact in sub-Saharan Africa. Generating a basic platform of information on the characteristics of snakes and snakebites in various countries is relevant for designing and imple...

Uso de recursos de salud por parte de pacientes adultos con cardiopatía congénita en Chile

Rev. chil. cardiol; 34 (3), 2015
Reportes internacionales han descrito el mayor uso de recursos de salud por parte de los pacientes adultos con cardiopatía congénita (CC). Objetivo: Describir el uso de recursos de salud por parte de esta población en términos de frecuencia de controles médicos, consultas a servicio de urgencia, hos...