This paper discusses the methodological problems in the scientific research on HIV/AIDS in Bolivia, both in the areas of epidemiology and social sciences. Studies associated with this research served as the basis for the implementation of health prog...
External causes affect in different ways the human population. This article aims to analyze the emergency room care for women victims of accidents and violence. Data from the study Surveillance for Accidents and Violence were analyzed. This study wa...
The aim was to analyze the influence of variables at different levels of organization and the effect of time on the occurrence of homicides committed by firearms (HAF) in Argentina during 1991-2006, using multilevel analysis. We used a three level Po...
This paper discusses the suicide of elderly men in Brazil. The text is based on studies of gender and masculinities and emphasizes the sense of “hegemonic masculinity” within the logic of patriarchal system that, in case of suicides, is expressed...
The national policy on integrative and complementary pratices fosters the provision of Community Therapy by the Brazilian national health care system, the so-called Unified Health System (SUS). This initiative aims at developing community leadership ...
The article analyzes the quality and consistency of a semi-structured interview script, adapted for the study on suicide of elderly people, and presents the method of psychological and psychosocial autopsies, which is the result of this instrument ap...
The objective of this investigation was to determine the prevalence of diabetic foot amputations and analyze associations with factors related to the person and primary care. Cross-sectional epidemiological study. The sample included 214 hospitalized...
