The aim of this study was to understand the experiences of food (in)security among travestis and trans women in the city of Salvador, Brazil. Methods: This qualitative research included semi-structured interviews and the application of the Brazilian ...
The aim was to estimate the prevalences and analyze the spatial autocorrelation of the recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) in small areas of Belo Horizonte. Georeferenced data from 2008 to 2018 from Vigitel in Belo Horizonte, MG, we...
Este estudo visou elucidar possíveis conexões entre vários fatores relacionados à saúde e efeitos adversos (EAs) relatados após a vacinação contra COVID-19. Com o método de “amostragem por bola de neve”, coletamos dados de 301 brasileiro...
Mortes por desespero - incluindo suicídios, overdoses de drogas e doenças relacionadas ao álcool - aumentaram nos últimos anos, afetando particularmente grupos vulneráveis. O objetivo do estudo é analisar a tendência temporal das taxas de mort...
This study is a scoping review with the objective of exploring studies that addressed the association of Health Literacy (HL) with frailty in elderly people. Using the Joanna Briggs Institute method, 1091 records were analyzed in the following databa...
A exposição ambiental a metais pesados tem sido associada ao câncer. No entanto, os efeitos da exposição a metais pesados combinados na mortalidade por câncer dos sistemas urinário e gastrointestinal não foram examinados. Este estudo avaliou ...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse (exposure) and its association with unprotected condom sexual activity (outcome) among young Brazilian adults. Methods: A cross-sectional study carried out with secondary data from the 2019 Natio...
This essay analyzes the challenges and strategies related to equitable access to vaccines in Angola and Brazil, in light of public immunization policies. It is a reflection grounded in John Rawls' theory of justice as fairness. In Angola, there is ev...
