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What is the real impact of the change in the screening strategy for cervical cancer in Brazil?

March 11, 2024, the Brazilian Ministry of Health approved the HPV-DNA test for cervical cancer screening through the National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies in the Unified Health System (CONITEC). This development immediately raises several questions. What will the strategy be in Brazil...

Impact of a research-action on vaccination indicators in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Analyze the impact of the state research-action project on immunization indicators (vaccination coverage - VC, homogeneity of vaccination coverage - HVC, dropout rate - DR, and risk rating) before and after the intervention in municipalities and priority Regional Health Administratio...

Structure and process in primary health care for children and spatial distribution of infant mortality

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the spatial patterns of the quality of the structure of primary health care services and the teams' work process and their effects on infant mortality in Brazil. METHODS An ecological study of spatial aggregates, using the 5,570 municipalities in Brazil as the unit of a...

Repercusión de la pandemia COVID-19 en el diagnóstico y tratamiento del cáncer de mama en pacientes asistidas en la Unidad de Mastología del Hospital de Clínicas

Rev. méd. Urug; 39 (3), 2023
Introducción: la crisis sanitaria por COVID-19 impactó en la atención de diversas patologías, entre ellas, el cáncer. Con el fin de disminuir el riesgo de contraer SARS-CoV-2 se redujo el número de consultas, lo que determinó un aumento en la tasa de morbilidad y mortalidad para otras patologí...

Impact of Educational Interventions to Foster Health in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review

Aquichan; 23 (3), 2023
Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases represent the leading cause of death worldwide, and education interventions are an effective measure to control modifiable risk factors in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation; therefore, studying this phenomenon allows expanding the tools to face this situatio...

Factores asociados a la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud bucal en preescolares de una comunidad andina
Factors associated with oral health related-quality of life in preschoolers from an Andean community

Rev. estomatol. Hered; 33 (1), 2023
Objective : To analyze the oral health status and its relationship with the quality of life of Andean children of the community of Paucarbamba in Huancavelica, Peru. Material and Methods : The observational, cross-sectional, and correlational study was conducted on a sample of 120 children aged 3-5 years...

Dance sports influence female university students' physical health in ethnic universities

Rev. bras. med. esporte; 29 (spe1), 2023
ABSTRACT Introduction Ensuring healthy growth with high cultural quality in the population is an important part of Chinese revitalization. University students, as a group of high cultural quality, have the mission and responsibility entrusted by the state and the people. It is believed that these goals ...

Increment of Maternal Mortality Among Admissions for Childbirth in Low-risk Pregnant Women in Brazil: Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic?

Abstract Objective To assess the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mortality among admissions for childbirth in 2020 in relation of the last 10 years. Methods An ecological study with pregnant women who underwent hospital births at the Brazilian unified public health service (SUS, in...

Influência da utilização de métodos contraceptivos sobre as taxas de gestação não planejada em mulheres brasileiras
Influence of contraceptive use on unplanned pregnancy rates in Brazilian women

Femina; 50 (3), 2022
Este estudo teve como objetivo primário analisar a taxa de gestações não planejadas e sua relação com o uso de métodos contraceptivos no Brasil. Secundariamente, procurou-se identificar o impacto da pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 sobre o desejo reprodutivo e a utilização de contraceptivos. Foram entrev...

Conhecimento de gestantes e puérperas sobre o atendimento na atenção primária do município de Ananindeua, estado do Pará

Femina; 50 (2), 2022
Objetivo: Analisar o impacto das orientações médicas recebidas durante o pré-natal sobre o conhecimento adquirido de puérperas e gestantes, a respeito da importância dos principais exames solicitados para a assistência do pré-natal em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS). Métodos: Trata-se de um ...