Quality of sleep, health and well-being in a population-based study
CONCLUSIONS The results identify the population subgroups with poor quality of sleep that deserve greater attention. It also highlight the need to consider, in addition to the presence of comorbidities, mental health and the feeling of well-being in the care of patients with sleep problems and in the interventions planed for promoting healthy sleep.RESUMO OBJETIVO Estimar a preval ência de sono autoavaliado como ruim e identificar os subgrupos da população mais susceptíveis ao problema. MÉTODOS Trata-se de estudo transversal, de base populacional, desenvolvido com dados de Inquérito de Saúde conduzido no municíp...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - October 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
HIV-AIDS prevention in the conception of HIV-positive young people
CONCLUSIONS The qualification and expansion of communication strategies on sexuality in schools is urgent and essential in HIV and AIDS prevention in adolescence, contrary to the current trend of restricting the discussion of these topics in education policies.RESUMO OBJETIVO Analisar a concep ção de jovens soropositivos sobre como prevenir a infecção pelo HIV. MÉTODOS Estudo qualitativo por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com jovens soropositivos cujo diagnóstico foi feito na adolescência havia no máximo 5 anos. Seguimos roteiro semiestruturado contendo dados sociodemográf icos e pergunta aberta sobre pre...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - October 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Work ability of military police officers
CONCLUSIONS A high percentage of military police officers from Salvador presented poor or moderate work ability, which may hamper or compromise their policing activities. The prevalence of poor work ability was higher among the policemen who did not own their residences, worked more than 8 hours/day and were obese.RESUMO OBJETIVO Determinar a preval ência da capacidade para o trabalho (CT) e descrever características do subgrupo com baixa CT em policiais militares. MÉTODOS Estudo descritivo, de corte transversal, investigando 329 policiais militares do sexo masculino que faziam policiamento ostensivo em Salvador, BA,...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - October 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Most-cited public health articles of scientific journals from Brazil
CONCLUSIONS In Brazil, the most-cited articles in public health mainly report Epidemiology research, are written by groups of authors and by researchers affiliated to public institutions and are published in journals with a greater impact. Periodical analyses of these data can show potential changes in the characteristics of articles that most attract public health scientists. (Source: Revista de Saude Publica)
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Prevalence of sexual violence among refugees: a systematic review
CONCLUSIONS SV is a prevalent problem affecting refugees of both sexes, of all ages, throughout the migratory journey, particularly those from Africa. Protection measures are urgently needed, and further studies, with more appropriate tools, may better measure the current magnitude of the problem.RESUMO OBJETIVO Sintetizar dados da literatura sobre a preval ência de violência sexual em refugiados. MÉTODOS Conduzimos uma revisão sistemática a partir da busca em sete bases bibliográficas. Foram elegíveis estudos em inglês, francês, espanhol e português com dados sobre a prevalência de violência sexual em ref...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Predictive model of unfavorable outcomes for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
CONCLUSIONS The modification of the current model of care is an essential factor for the prevention of unfavorable outcomes. Through predic tive models, as presented in this study, it is possible to develop patient-centered actions, considering their risk factors and increasing the chances for cure.RESUMO OBJETIVO Analisar a tend ência temporal, identificar os fatores relacionados e elaborar um modelo preditivo para os desfechos desfavoráveis do tratamento da tuberculose multidroga-resistente. MÉTODOS Estudo de coorte retrospectiva com todos os casos diagnosticados com tuberculose multidroga-resistente entre os ano...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Factors associated with prenatal care and HIV and syphilis testing during pregnancy in primary health care
CONCLUSIONS The individual factors were associated with prenatal care appointments and HIV and syphilis tests in Brazilian pregnant women. They show missed opportunities for diagnosing HIV and syphilis infection during prenatal care and indicate weaknesses in the quality of maternal health care services to eliminate mother-to-child transmission. (Source: Revista de Saude Publica)
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Is living near green areas beneficial to mental health? Results of the Pró-Saúde Study
CONCLUSIONS The evidence found suggests the existence of a beneficial effect of urban green areas on the mental health of lower-income individuals. These findings can help in understanding how the urban envi ronment can affect the mental health of the population.RESUMO OBJETIVO Investigar a associa ção entre a exposição às áreas verdes no entorno da residência e a presença de transtornos mentais comuns entre adultos, segundo diferentes estratos de renda. MÉTODOS Estudo seccional com 2.584 participantes do Estudo Pró-Saúde (2006), residentes na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Os transtor nos mentais comuns foram a...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Impact of lian gong on the quality of life of individuals with dizziness in primary care
CONCLUSIONS Based on the results presented, lian gong improves the quality of life of individuals with dizziness, without altering the functional capacity.RESUMO OBJETIVO Avaliar os efeitos da pr ática do lian gong como estratégia de reabilitação na atenção primária à saúde sobre a qualidade de vida e capacidade funcional de pessoas com tontura. MÉTODOS Trata-se de ensaio clínico randomizado-controlado. Participaram 36 voluntários, com queixa de tontura ou vertigem sem a presen ça de sinais centrais, encaminhados pelo médico da atenção primária à saúde. Os indivíduos foram aleatoriamente alocados p...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The ability of waist-to-height ratio to identify health risk
CONCLUSIONS The waist-to-height ratio identified more individuals at early health risk than the combination matrix between the body mass index and the waist circumference and showed comparable ability to identify health risk, regardless of gender and age, regarding the prevalence ratios for systemic arterial hypertension.RESUMO OBJETIVO Avaliar o desempenho da raz ão entre a circunferência da cintura e a estatura na identificação de risco à saúde comparada à matriz de associação entre os parâmetros antropométricos índice de massa corporal e circunferência da cintura. MÉTODOS Estudo de base populacional a...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The development of transversal competence of health service managers
ABSTRACT In their pedagogical projects, health management courses focus on multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity, comprehensiveness and transversality, whose main merit is to question health issues from different theoretical perspectives. Analyzing these issues under many perspectives does not necessarily mean the development of transversal competences. The development and application of these competences suppose going beyond integrating curricular contents and theory/practice. They depend on how the knowledge will be articulated to changes at organizational, sectorial and institutional levels and on the coevolution bet...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Epidemiological aspects of HIV infection and AIDS among indigenous populations
CONCLUSIONS HIV infection and AIDS have been increasing among indigenous peoples, with distribution of the disease mainly in the Health Base Poles of the southern region of the state, where greater economic and social vulnerability are also observed. The endemic character of HIV and AIDS can become epidemic in some years given the existence of cases in other villages in the state. Its occurrence amo ng the Guarani and Kaiowá populations indicates the need for expanded diagnosis, access to treatment and prevention measures.RESUMO OBJETIVO Descrever os aspectos epidemiol ógicos da infecção pelo HIV e da aids entre pov...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Personal protective measures of pregnant women against Zika virus infection
CONCLUSIONS The socioeconomic status of pregnant women, especially among the less privileged, influenced the use of protective measures against Zika virus, from the purchase of repellent, clothing, insecticides to other resources in the municipality of Propri á, SE.RESUMO OBJETIVO Avaliar a ades ão de gestantes às medidas de proteção individual contra picadas de mosquitos, recomendadas pelo Ministério da Saúde e investigar os fatores associados à não adoção dessas medidas. MÉTODOS Foram entrevistadas 177 gestantes entre novembro de 2016 e fevereiro de 2017 nas 10 unidades básic as de saúde da cidade de Pro...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Potential years of life lost due to oropharyngeal cancer in Brazil: 1979 to 2013
CONCLUSIONS The rate of potential years of life lost due to mouth and pharynx cancer in the country showed an upward trend within the studied period for both sexes, as well as for pharynx cancer and for the North, Northeast and Midwest regions.RESUMO OBJETIVO Estimar os anos de vida perdidos pela popula ção brasileira devido ao câncer de boca e faringe de 1979 a 2013 e analisar a tendências temporais no período estudado, segundo região do país, sexo e sítio anatômico. MÉTODOS Os registros de óbitos foram obtidos do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade e os dados referentes à popu lação, dos censos do...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Factors associated with the length of hospital stay of women undergoing cesarean section
CONCLUSIONS The length of hospital stay of women is higher among those belonging to the age group ranging from 15 to 17 years old and for those aged 45 years old or more. The presence of associated comorbidities, such as eclampsia, pre-existing hypertensive disorder with superimposed proteinuria and gestational hypertension (induced by pregnancy) with significant proteinuria increase the length of hospital stay. This study enabled the construction of distinct criticality level profiles based on the combination of age groups and the main comorbidities, which were directly related to the length of hospital stay.RESUMO OBJET...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - September 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
