Conceição, Maria Inês Gandolfo;
Rodriguez, Maria Fernanda Reyes;
Henriquez, Patricia Cid;
Modeste, Narsha;
Wynter, Jason;
Gray-Phillip, Gaile;
Tavarez, Guarionex Gomez;
Husaini, Danladi Chiroma;
Tapia, Maria Gabriela Morgado;
Fierro, Karina Rivera;
Hamilton, Hayley;
Khenti, Akwatu;
Hynes, Marya;
Ventura, Carla Arena;
Brands, Bruna.
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the perception of harms and benefits associated with cannabis use among adolescents and how regulatory changes might affect their intention to use marijuana. Method: this multi-centric cross-sectional survey study. participants included 2717 students aged 15-17 from...
ABSTRACT Objective: determine the attitudes of urban residents of a community in León, Nicaragua, towards people with drug use. Method: cross-sectional study with 121 people, aged 18-65, randomly surveyed with a multidimensional Attitude Inventory. Results: the global scale of attitudes showed negati...
ABSTRACT Objective: to explore the attitudes toward persons who abuse drugs (alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine) in one urban community on the Island of New Providence, in the Bahamas. Method: a cross-sectional survey was utilized to get the data. The sample size was 126 respondents. Results: attitudes...
Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland;
Magno, Laio;
Ceccato, Maria das Graças Braga;
Gomes, Raquel Regina de Freitas Magalhães;
Leal, Andrea Fachel;
Knauth, Daniela Riva;
Veras, Maria Amélia de Sousa Mascena;
Dourado, Inês;
Brito, Ana Maria de;
Kendall, Carl;
Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo.
ABSTRACT Introduction: High level of HIV/AIDS knowledge is required for an effective adoption of preventive strategies. Objective: To assess HIV/AIDS knowledge among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 12 Brazilian cities. Methods: Respondent-Driven Sampling method was used for recruitment. HIV/AIDS kn...
Estudios Transversales,
Brasil,
Infecciones por VIH/prevención & control,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Conductas de Riesgo para la Salud,
Homosexualidad Masculina/estadística & datos numéricos,
Modelos Logísticos,
Análisis Multivariante,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objective: investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of informal elderly caregivers about falls and its prevention. Method: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted with 97 informal elderly caregivers residents in areas covered by five Health Strategy Units (ESF) in Cuiab...
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the relationship between inadequate functional health literacy and inadequate blood pressure control in older people with hypertension in Primary Health Care. Method: a cross-sectional study with sample calculated at 392. SAHLPA-18 tool was used for functional health liter...
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the meaning of postponement of breast cancer detection based on interviews with 26 women who were submited to mastectomy. Method: qualitative study based on Symbolic Interactionism with Content Analysis in thematic modality, carried out in a public service outpatient clin...
Brasil,
Neoplasias de la Mama/diagnóstico,
Neoplasias de la Mama/psicología,
Detección Precoz del Cáncer/psicología,
Detección Precoz del Cáncer/normas,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Entrevistas como Asunto/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Procrastinación,
Investigación Cualitativa
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of women on the cervical-uterine cancer screening and to investigate their association with sociodemographic variables. Method: a cross-sectional study, carried out from July to September 2015, with 500 women enrolled in the Basic Hea...
Detección Precoz del Cáncer,
Estudios Transversales,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Prueba de Papanicolaou,
Prevalencia,
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/epidemiología,
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/prevención & control,
Servicios de Salud para Mujeres
Certificado de Defunción,
Notificación de Enfermedades/legislación & jurisprudencia,
Notificación de Enfermedades/métodos,
Salud Global/legislación & jurisprudencia,
Salud Global/estadística & datos numéricos,
Programas de Gobierno,
Sistemas de Información en Salud/instrumentación,
Sistemas de Información en Salud/legislación & jurisprudencia,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Programas Gente Sana/legislación & jurisprudencia,
Cooperación Internacional,
Agencias Voluntarias de Salud
ABSTRACT Objective: to examine patterns in attitudes toward drug users among residents in a community of Kingston, Jamaica. Method: cross-sectional study; sample size was 121 residents. Results: alcohol and marijuana showed a strong positive relationship on the personal contact attitudinal scale with...
