The purposes of this study were to identify which categories of urban wastes are associated with dengue cases and evaluate the impact of garbage collection on the dengue infections in Recife City (Brazil). We used data from categorized wastes weighin...
The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of frailty, multimorbity and disability on the survival of elderly patients assisted in the geriatrics clinic and to identify the clinical risk factors associated with death. A longitudinal study,...
Violence against women is an important public health problem in Brazil and in the world. The objective of the present study was to describe the profile of mortality due to aggression against women, and to analyze whether reported victims of violence ...
The paper analyzes the decision-making process involving the formulation, by the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger, the Bill 3077/2008 and its subsequent approval as Law 12.435/2011, which institutionalized in Brazil the Unified...
This article aims to identify the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the elderly and its associated factors. A systematic review of cross-sectional population-based studies was carried out in the PubMed, Lilacs and PsycInfo databases, w...
This study aimed to estimate the age-period effect (APC) and birth cohort on female homicides. This an ecological study, which analyzed the death records by aggression in women aged 10 years and older, in the Brazilian geographic regions between 1980...
Recently, the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations submitted a request to the Brazilian Ministry of Health for an introduction of long-term reversible contraceptive methods (LARC) for young women aged 15 to 19 years in the B...
Life expectancy at 60 years old has increased around 9 years since 1940 in Brazil. This increase is a generalized process across country with remarkable differences between regions, however. On the other hand, less is known if the increase in longevi...
