This paper discusses the difficulties that can arise when health promotion projects are developed within marginalized groups. This was documented using an example of AIDS prevention among prostitutes. We applied questionnaires and focus group interv...
ABSTRACT The current concerns with quality of life (QV), aging of the population, limitations imposed by the balance disturbs in the elder population and the treatment alternative through the vestibular rehabilitation (RV) had justified this study. ...
The objective of this work was to verify the prevalence of malocclusions (anterior open bite, overjet) and its association with age, gender an type of school with a sample of 2,651 preschool children in the city of Recife, PE, Brazil. The children w...
INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, it is progressive the prevalence of juvenile offenders, mainly from female gender. The literature about this issue indicates high prevalence of psychiatric disorders between young offenders in several countries, but data in B...
This is a cross-cut study that was carried out with the objective of investigating the causes through which adolescents have provoked abortion, relating it to age and the type of school attended. The sample was calculated by taking into account the n...
The aging of the population generates interest of health professionals, because of its importance for health. A cross-sectional study was carried out including institutionalized subjects aged 65 years or more from Pelotas, Brazil. The aim was to inve...
Adolescence is a period in human development characterized by important and deep biological, psychological and social modifications in which take part all of its familiar and social environment. This stage, in which one can count on good investment o...
Objective: This study assessed the association between environmental factors and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in public schools. Method: It was studied 480 students, through anthropometric measurements evaluation, weight and height – BM...
