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Risk factors for the ill-defined causes of death in the Brazilian states: a mul...

Abstract This study describes the spatial-temporal changes of the proportion of ill-defined causes of death in Brazil (1998-2012) and investigates which demographic and socioeconomic factors affect this proportion. We collected information of the proportion of ill-defined causes of death by age (15-59 years), sex, period, locality, and socioeconomic data. We used a multilevel Poisson model to investigate which ...

Distribution of pulmonary tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): a spatial an...

Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the spatial distribution of the tuberculosis endemic in Rio de Janeiro State from 2002 to 2011. A retrospective study was conducted in the state of Rio de Janeiro from 2002 to 2011. Spatial analysis techniques were used to describe the distribution of tuberculosis incidence in the state. Multilevel Poisson regression model was used to access the relationship of tube...

The increase in domestic violence in Brazil from 2009-2014

Abstract In recent decades, the rise violent phenomena in Brazil has reached epidemic proportions. However, the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) across different states in the country is not well established. The objective of this study was to describe the distribution of DV across Brazilian states from 2009 to 2014. An ecological study based on spatial analysis techniques was performed using Brazilian stat...

Prevalência de sobrecarga e respectivos fatores associados em cuidadores de ido...

Resumo: O envelhecimento populacional ocasionou aumento da dependência e da sobrecarga de cuidadores familiares de idosos dependentes. O objetivo foi verificar, entre cuidadores familiares, a prevalência de sobrecarga e os fatores associados a ela em uma região pobre e violenta do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Trata-se de estudo transversal com 140 idosos e cuidadores familiares, para investigar apoio social, maus tr...

Temporal and spatial evolution of maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Braz...

Abstract Objective: Maternal and neonatal mortality are important public health issues in low-income countries. This study evaluated spatial and temporal maternal and neonatal mortality trends in Brazil between 1997 and 2012. Methods: This study employed spatial analysis techniques using death records from the mortality information system. Maternal mortality rates per 100,000 and neonatal mortality rates (early...

Spatial dynamics of AIDS incidence in the elderly in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19...

The dynamics of the spread of the AIDS epidemic ranges according to the characteristics of each geographical region in different population groups. The aim of this study was to evaluate spatial and temporal trends of the AIDS epidemic among the elderly in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A retrospective study using spatial analysis techniques was conducted among AIDS cases (≥ 60 years) diagnosed from 1997-2...

Tuberculose multirresistente no Brasil: histórico e medidas de controle

O objetivo do artigo foi analisar o controle da tuberculose multirresistente no Brasil, com base nas experiências de instituições de referência e dos principais estudos de determinação das taxas locais e nacionais de resistência. Foram consideradas as medidas de controle e a situação atual de diagnóstico e tratamento, a partir da implementação das diretrizes nacionais, revisadas em 2004. O primeiro inquérito na...

II Consenso Brasileiro de Tuberculose: Diretrizes Brasileiras para Tuberculose ...