Objectives: to use weight/head circumference ratio at birth to assess fetal growth. Methods: a cross-sectional study nestled in a birth cohort in Paraíba State, Northeast of Brazil, with 726 children born at term and weighing 2.500 grams or more. In...
The work of Community Health Agents (CHA) was analyzed in the light of the theory of Communities of Practice (CdC). A qualitative cross-sectional study, carried out in four municipalities in Ceará. Six focus groups and six interviews were carried ou...
One of the great challenges of the Unified Health System is the need to transcend the disciplinary and controlling character of management and foster the democratic function, to enable greater participation of workers and the community in health mana...
Mortality rates of Brazilians aged between 10 and 24 years were analyzed, according to sex, causes of death, for Brazil and Federated Units, between 1990 and 2019. They were analyzedthe Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019, using absolute numbers, pro...
In this study, we analyze the perception of Brazilians about COVID-19 in 12 cities in the country. Issues about the severity and dangers of the disease, sources of information and reliability, checking information, attitudes, precautions and prioriti...
The article analyzes singularities of the Primary Health Care (PHC) organization in remote rural municipalities (RRM) in the Amazon under the influence of rivers and discusses challenges for comprehensive care in the Unified Health System (UHS). This...
This article aims to present a methodology for monitoring the procedures recommended in the health care protocol for diabetic patientsthe indicator of the ratio between the supply and demand for procedures, according to Brazil, macroregions, UF and m...
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