Factors associated with the incidence of malaria in the Vale do Amanhecer settlement, Juruena, Mato Grosso in 2005 were analyzed. Two hundred settlers of both genders and ages 18 years and older were interviewed. The prevalence of malaria reported in...
The Primary Health Care is internationally known to be responsible for most of the community’s health problems, including mental health. Objective: To evaluate the links between the primary care and mental health in places of high social vulnerabil...
Congenital syphilis remains as a public health problem in Brazil. The aims of this study are to describe the trends in the incidence of congenital syphilis in Belo Horizonte between 2001 and 2008 and to determine risk factors associated with disease ...
Evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) can optimize health services and systems. EIDM involves using evidence to define problems, finding tested interventions, assessing the quality of global and local evidence and translating evidence to key stake...
This study aimed to verify the association between health status and physical activity level among older people engaged and non-engaged in social groups in Florianópolis city, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The sample included 1.062 older people (625...
This study sought to evaluate the risk factors for cardiovascular disease among bus drivers in Montes Claros-MG. It was used a semi-structured questionnaire covering personal data, anthropometric, and working professionals, and a questionnaire on th...
Pregnant women constitute a risk group for any infection due to low immunity. Descriptive study with a qualitative approach, grounded in the Theory of Social Representations that aimed to understand the reasons why pregnant women did not vaccinate ag...
The aim of this study was to analyze the Normative Statements issued about the School Health Program in order to observe the contribution and participation of the Health and Educational Sectors in the creation and implementation of the Program, once ...
