The research on abortion in Brazil has pointed to the existence of a paradoxical dynamic about the phenomenon. On the one hand it is a taboo subject and surrounded by stigma, conforming an apparent social invisibility of this practice, and on the oth...
The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of an instrument of family vulnerability with sociodemographic, dental, and spatial distribution in a given territory. The dependent variable was the classification of family vulnerability, propos...
Objective: To evaluate factors associated with food and nutritional insecurity of families with children under 5 years old living in areas covered by the Family Health Strategy. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving 406 familiestwo munic...
This article analyses methodological possibilities of ethnomusicology in the field of Public Health, startingan experience that triangulated ethnomusicological theories with Discourse Analysis (DA); After an introduction to applied ethnomusicology, i...
We analyzed the oral health resolutivity in primary care of municipalitiesParaíba state, Brazil. We conducted a cross-sectional study, with an inductive approach, comparative procedure and indirect documentation. The Resolutivity Indicator (RI) cons...
Although changes have been observed in social relationships in the recent years, especially among younger generations, little evidence is available concerning factors associated with adolescents’ perceived social relationships. In this study we inv...
Objective: To describe the association between BMI variation, eating patterns and physical activity among adults aged 21 to 44 years2007 to 2012. Methods: Cross-sectional study with the VIGITEL database. Eating patterns were identified with Principal...
The issue of social inequalities is a subject of recurrent studies and remains relevant due to the growth of these inequalities over the years. This study proposes the creation of the Health Inequality Index (HII) composed of health indicators – Av...
