The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the perception about dental services and oral health in a population of hypertensive and diabetic ascribed to the Family Health Strategy in Alfenas, MG, Brazil. This was a household, desc...
The study estimated the prevalence of serum lipids changes among adolescents and investigated its association with overweight and abdominal obesity. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study with 525 adolescents from Piracicaba (SP). Anthropometric (bo...
One of the environmental health challenges is the proposition of indicators. For this purpose, the Ministry of Health (MH),recommendations of the WHO, proposes to use the Model of Driving Force, Pressure, State, Exposure, Effect, Action (FPSEEA). Thi...
In Brazil, food and nutritional insecurity remains as a challenge to the accomplishment of the human right to adequate food. This study aimed to analyze food and nutrition insecurity situation of adolescents in the household and individual level. Cro...
Sexual and reproductive health rights were developed recently as a result from the movements held for Human Rights and citizenship. Delimitations of this subject have not been explored in Brazil yet, even though the importance of developing skills re...
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between social detrminants of health and biofilm accumulation and oral mucosa status in the elderly. This cross-sectional study, conducted between 2004 and 2005, included 785 elderly residents ...
Treatment of AIDS involves the use of the several drugs that make up the antiretroviral therapy. Its logistic control is monitored by a computerized national system of dispensation, the Logistic Control System of Medicines (SICLOM). This study aimed ...
This study sought to identify in preschool children the association between hemoglobin concentration and socio-environmental, maternal, biological-nutritional and health conditions characteristics; as well as the concentrations of serum zinc and reti...
