Background. In recent decades, the rise violent phenomena in Brazil has reached epidemic proportions. However, the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) across different states in the country is not well established. The objective of this study was to...
The present study aims at understanding the practice of psychological treatment of patients diagnosed with depression in Primary Care. In this study, depression is understoodits broad and universal perspective, taking the psychosocial dimensions of h...
ABSTRACT Truck drivers have been little explored as the health problems that affect and especially about their drug consumption profile. This study aimed to determine the continued use of drug and to identify professionals characteristics associated...
The aim of this study was to analyze the association between overweight and obesity with high blood pressure (HBP) according to sports practice in youth. Took part in this study 636 youth aged 10 to 17 years of Londrina, Parana State, Brazil. Sex, ag...
The Health Promotion National Policy reaffirmed the commitment of the Brazilian Ministry of Health to strengthen health promotion in the Public Health System. The Health Academy Program, therefore, stands out as a new health service, providing health...
The high vulnerability of the woman imprisoned is amplified when she is pregnant or give birth during incarceration. This paper outlines the profile of incarcerated mothers living with their children in women‘s prisons in capitals and metropoli...
Health care within jails and prisons in the United States is typically insufficient to meet the medical and psychological needs of female inmates. Health services are often of low quality, especially in the areas of reproductive medicine. Mental illn...
The high tuberculosis (TB) rates observed in the Brazilian prison population highlight the need for TB control measures more eficiente in this population, especially in Rio de Janeiro State where detection rates are 30 times higher than in the genera...
