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On the possibility of interrupting the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic based on the best available scientific evidence
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Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - March 17, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Timely care linkage of people living with HIV in a reference health service, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Conclusion: Interventions should be targeted at younger people with higher CD4+ T lymphocyte counts, in order to better provide continuous HIV care. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - March 10, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Low performance of operational indicators for leprosy control in the state of Bahia: spatiotemporal patterns, 2001-2014
Conclusion: The operational context in Bahia indicates significant institutional vulnerability, leading to the need for expansion and qualification of the surveillance and health care network in the different regions and conditions analyzed in the public health system (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS). (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - March 10, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Seasonal pattern of malaria cases and the relationship with hydrologic variability in the Amazonas State, Brazil
Conclusion: The study suggests the implementation of regional and local strategies considering the hydrological regimes of the Amazon basin, enabling municipal actions to attenuate the malaria in the Amazonas State. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - March 10, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Demographics, deaths and severity indicators in hospitalizations due to drug poisoning among children under age five in Brazil
Conclusion: Despite the decrease in the number of hospitalizations in the period, regional disparities remained, which could be attenuated with the provision of specialized attention to drug poisonings in municipalities, expanding the access to a more complex care. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - March 10, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

The quality of primary care services, vocational training and the More Doctors Program in a health region of southwest Goiás
Conclusions: The findings highlight the importance of permanent evaluation of health services, especially primary care, due to its importance and centrality to the organization of other levels of care. Only from this monitoring is possible a better management orientation for strategic and resolutive investments. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - March 10, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Associated factors from loss productivity among people involved in road traffic accident: a prospective study
Conclusion: Public policies are needed to ensure traffic safety in order to minimize the effects of RTA about productivity and to carry news studies to expand knowledge about loss productivity. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - March 10, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Suicide attempt, Post-traumatic stress disorder and associated factors in women of Recife
Conclusions: There was a higher risk of SA in women who had PTSD and low adherence to a religion. Thus, it was understood that coping with PTSD comes from preventing, treating and promoting greater knowledge about this disorder, in addition to aggregating and social protective effect promoted by religiosity, which can be a strategy for the reduction and prevention of SA. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - March 10, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Technology in Health: Brazilian version of the GloboDiet program for dietary intake assessment in epidemiological studies
RESUMO: O Recordat ório Alimentar de 24 horas (R24h) tem sido o método de escolha para a avaliação da dieta em inquéritos populacionais. Os avanços tecnológicos permitiram o desenvolvimento de softwares para a coleta de dados de R24h. A International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization (IARC -WHO) desenvolveu metodologia para avaliação do consumo alimentar de forma padronizada e personalizada, o GloboDiet, com o objetivo de utilizá-la em pesquisas e em estudos de vigilância alimentar e nutricional. O Brasil, inserido em um projeto para expansão global dessa metodologia, desenvolveu e adapto...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - March 10, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with sugar-sweetened beverage intake: a population-based study
Conclusion: Age group, sex, household per capita income, and body mass index status were associated with SSB intake.RESUMO: Introdu ção: A ingestão de bebidas açucaradas varia de acordo com as características da população. Objetivos: Investigar o consumo de bebidas açucaradas e os fatores demográficos, socioeconômicos e de estilo de vida associados ao seu consumo em adolescentes, adultos e idosos residentes em São Paulo. Métodos: Foram utilizados dados do Inquérito de Saúde de São Paulo, estudo transversal de base populacional, incluindo 1.662 indivíduos com 12 anos ou mais. As bebidas açucaradas fo...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - February 21, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Tuberculosis and diabetes: association with sociodemographic characteristics and diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Brazil, 2007-2011
Conclusion: The findings, such as the inverse relationship with tuberculosis treatment discontinuation in the group of people with comorbidity, reinforce the importance of integrated actions in health services to change the scenario of this challenging comorbidity. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - February 21, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular risk factors in young adults: a cross-sectional analysis of a Brazilian birth cohort
Conclusion: Women were in the final phase of the epidemiologic transition, whereas men were in the middle phase.RESUMO: Introdu ção: Em países de alta renda, indivíduos de situação socioeconômica elevada apresentam menor risco cardiovascular. Em países de média e baixa rendas, os resultados são controversos. Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre renda familiar e fatores de risco cardiovascular em adultos jovens . Metodologia: Estudo seccional em que foram avaliados 2.063 indivíduos aos 23/25 anos de uma coorte de nascimento iniciada em 1978/79 na cidade de Ribeirão Preto, Brasil. Avaliaram-se fatores de...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - February 21, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Gender differences in disability among older adults in the context of social gender and income inequalities: 2013 Brazilian Health Survey
Conclusion: Women had higher disability disadvantages compared to men, and those differences were associated with social gender inequalities among the Brazilian federative units influenced by income inequality.RESUMO: Objetivos: Estimar a magnitude das diferen ças de gênero na incapacidade entre adultos com 60 anos ou mais e avaliar se elas podem estar associadas à desigualdade social de gênero e aos fatores contextuais socioeconômicos no nível das unidades federativas brasileiras. Métodos: Estudo multinível que utilizou dados de 23.575 adultos mais velhos das 27 unidades federativas que participaram da Pesqui...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - February 21, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Non-performance of serological tests for syphilis during prenatal care: prevalence and associated factors
Conclusions: This municipality needs to reach mothers with lower socioeconomic status, restructure the local health services, and enhance their operationalization to improve the quality of prenatal care. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - February 21, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Leprosy and social deprivation: Definition of priority areas in an endemic state Northeastern Brazil
Conclusion: It was concluded that the worst conditions acted as an impediment to the diagnosis, while increasing the risk of illness. Good conditions have the opposite effect. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - February 21, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research