The objective of this study was to analyze the correlation between the number of health care teams in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) and the number of hospitalizations due to Primary Care Sensitive Conditions (HPCSC), also considering rates, costs ...
Objective: To evaluate the adequacy of total gestational weight gain (GWG) according to maternal characteristics of Brazilian adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional, hospital-based study. A total of 3.904 teenagers with a single fetus gestation and ge...
Introduction: In Health Technology Assessment (HTA), decision criteria are considered relevant to support the complex deliberative process that requires simultaneous consideration of multiple factors. Objective: To identify and analyze the decision c...
Introduction: A substantial fraction of people who smoke crack cocaine live in dire conditions. Aim: We compared sociodemographic characteristics, substance using patterns, sexual behavior, use of health services, and criminal records of homeless vs....
Young people are given special attention about smoking because it is a period of life in which the use of this and other substances usually starts and is consolidated. There are no studies on risk factors associated with young adults, with a represen...
In this interview, Sonia Guajajara, the executive coordinator of the Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples Articulation (APIB), addresses the analyzes and strategies developed by the Indigenous movement to face the Covid-19 pandemic. Among other topics, she ...
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the vaccination numbers for immunization geared toward individuals under 12 months of age in Brazil. This study analyzed the numbers of the nationwide vaccination coverage of ten vac...
HIV exceptionalism refers to the fact that this health condition is considered so differentthe others, that it´s testing demands a special approach considering consent. Often, HIV infected patients seek care, mainlyemergency departments, years befor...
