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Prevalence and factors associated with illicit drug use throughout life: National School Health Survey 2015
Conclusion: Family and school appear to be protective factors, especially when there is direct supervision and care. It is important that both girls and boys are given the same attention when it comes to this this subject. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Evolution of the report of suffering bullying among Brazilian schoolchildren: National Scholl Health Survey - 2009 to 2015
Conclusion: This study reiterates that Brazilian schools are still a space for violence reproduction, which makes it urgent to make progress in prevention and minimization of bullying at schools based on the concept of health promotion and integral care. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Use of psychoactive substances among Brazilian adolescents and associated factors: National School-based Health Survey, 2015
Conclusions: Family supervision was protective for psychoactive substance use among Brazilian schoolchildren, whereas work, loneliness and insomnia have increased their chances of use. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Editorial PeNSE 2015
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Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - December 12, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Implementation of clinical guidelines: a knowledge translation challenge
Conclusion: The variables associated with underreporting of TB were mostly related to the healthcare system rather than to individual characteristics, which points to the need for training of health professionals in order to notify the information systems correctly. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - October 22, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Implementing clinical guidelines: a need to follow recommendations based on the best evidence available
Conclusion: The variables associated with underreporting of TB were mostly related to the healthcare system rather than to individual characteristics, which points to the need for training of health professionals in order to notify the information systems correctly. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - October 22, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Factors associated with underreporting of tuberculosis based on data from Sinan Aids and Sinan TB
Conclusion: The variables associated with underreporting of TB were mostly related to the healthcare system rather than to individual characteristics, which points to the need for training of health professionals in order to notify the information systems correctly. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - October 11, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Moderate endemicity of the human T-lymphotropic virus infection in the metropolitan region of Belém, Pará, Brazil
Conclusion: There was a moderate prevalence of the HTLV infection among adult individuals from the metropolitan area of Belém, with a predominance of HTLV-1. This infection was associated with low income and increasingly older women. It also presented intrafami ly spread and negligence in the diagnosis of associated diseases. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - October 11, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Spatial risk of death in patients with AIDS in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Conclusions: Even considering the reduction in the risk of death from AIDS in recent years, after access to highly active antiretroviral therapy, the highest incidence was found among the poorest individuals in the three studied cohorts. The maps and risk factors obtained suggest possible actions for monitoring the disease in the city. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - September 17, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Strategies used to link Health Information Systems for the follow-up of women with abnormal mammograms in the Brazilian Public Health System
Conclusion: The study showed that the strategies were satisfactory and the use of CNS and SSN allowed many matches, even without critical proceedings and with the possibility of linkage between databases based on information from only a few identification fields. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - August 27, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Leprosy in individuals under the age of fifteen in priority cities, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Conclusion: The differences highlighted regarding clinical and epidemiological characteristics between the cities demonstrate the difficulty of endemic control in both municipality groups. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - August 27, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Pap-test coverage in women aged 25 to 64 years old, according to the National Health Survey and the Surveillance System for Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey, 2013
Conclusion: Cervical cancer screening co verage for the target population is below the target of 85%. When comparing the data for the capital city and Federal District totals, we verified that the Vigitel System has been effective in monitoring this indicator, which is similar to PNS estimates. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - August 27, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Burden of tuberculosis trends in a Brazilian southern state
Conclusion: The burden of tuberculosis remained stable in Santa Catarina, Brazil between 2007 and 2011.RESUMO: Introdu ção: A carga da tuberculose vem sendo pouco estudada nos países em desenvolvimento. Objetivo: Estimar a tendência da carga da tuberculose no estado de Santa Catarina no período de 2007 a 2011. Métodos: Estudo epidemiológico de séries temporais realizado com base em dados de óbitos e no tificações por tuberculose reportadas no Sistema de Informação de Mortalidade e no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação dos residentes no estado de Santa Catarina entre 2007 e 2011. Taxas b...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - August 27, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Disparities in colorectal cancer mortality across Brazilian States
Conclusion: The increase in colorectal cancer mortality remained significant when assessing Brazil as a whole only among men; in seven States among men, and in n ine States among women, regardless of the studied indicators. These differences could be related to the possible increase in incidence and to late access to diagnosis and treatment. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - August 27, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Equity in the coverage of health expenses by the Brazilian Unified Health System for people with signs of common mental disorders in the city of São Paulo
Conclusions: Among people with signs of common mental disorders, SUS mainly services and covers the expenses of the poorer population with lower educational level; therefore coverage is unequal and favors who needs it the most. However, considering age, inequity became explicit , since SUS was shown to offer wider coverage of health expenses to the youngest population. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - August 20, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research