Brazil is experiencing a demographic transition marked by regional inequalities. It is possible to assume that aspects related to poverty, development and inequality can reverse the association effects of the demographic transition indicators, typify...
Primary Health Care (APS) is considered essential for health systems effectiveness. This study’s aim was to evaluate the assistance quality provided in APS in a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. An exploratory study was conducted by listenin...
We analyzed the social isolation relaxation strategies adopted by the twelve biggest Brazilian cities in 2020, in relation to the number of cases, number of deaths and the effective reproduction number (Rt), which are internationally considered the f...
Objetivo: Analisar a associação entre características do óbito – tipo de certificador e local do óbito – e a chance de um óbito por causa externa ser certificado como inespecífico no Brasil. Métodos: Estudo transversal com dados do Sistem...
Objective: to identify the factors associated with the costs of hospital admissions for Conditions Sensitive to Primary Care (CSPC) in SUS. This is a cross-sectional, analytical study, with random samples of hospitalizations in the SUS, over two year...
Agenda 2030, a strategy of the United Nations Organization (UN) to promote a global and sustainable human development capable of satisfying basic social needs, is still in its initial stages in the majority of the countries of South America. Present ...
The objective was to analyze, in a comparative perspective, strategies and political actions adopted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany and Spain in 2020. Based on historical institutionalism, the focus was on the institutionality of gov...
This article analyzes cervical cancer control policies and actions in Brazil and Chile, with a focus on prevention and screening. The comparative approach was adopted, seeking to identify similarities and differences between the guidelines and strate...
