O objetivo do estudo foi estimar a prevalência de iniciação sexual entre 10 e 14 anos, em estudantes do segundo ano do ensino médio da rede pública e privada da IX RA do município de Rio de Janeiro, RJ, e identificar subgrupos mais vulneráveis...
Background: Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of erythrocyte size variability. Recent studies have shown that RDW is a predictive, and prognostic marker of mortality and cardiovascular (CVD) events in the general population and in CVD pa...
Evaluate possible differences in dietary trajectories of students according to their attendance at an University Restaurant (UR) and to the means by which they were admitted to the university. Natural experiment conducted with undergraduate students ...
Aim: to develop a methodological proposal to assess food and nutritional insecurity (INSAN) in adults and the elderly. Method: The Vigi-INSAN methodological proposal was developed with dataBrazuca Natal, a cross-sectional study with 411 residents of ...
In this article we describe the characteristics of the treatment negotiation process with medications at the CAPS in 4 major Brazilian municipalities. A structured questionnaire was applied to 1630 CAPS users in the cities of Campinas, Fortaleza, Por...
Studies analyzing relations between cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and environmental aspects in Latin American cities are relatively recent and limited, since most of them are conducted in high-income countries, analyzing mortality outcomes, and comp...
This article aims to analyse the characteristics of the regulation, training and supply policies of medical doctors in Brazil, during Lula government (2003-2010), as well as the process of dispute about a policy change proposed by senior officers of ...
Collaborative models (CM) focused on intrapartum care shared between both midwives and obstetricians have been proposed as a strategy to reduce these rates. Our aim was to compare use of evidence-based practices, obstetric interventions and c-section...
