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Spatial and spatio-temporal distribution of women living with HIV mortality in ...
Bernardelli,Maiton; Gonçalves,Tonantzin Ribeiro; Pattussi,Marcos Pascoal; Barcellos,Nêmora Tregnago; Acosta,LisianeABSTRACT OBJETIVE: To present some factors related to the mortality rates of WLHIV in the city of Porto Alegre-RS. METHODS: This is a spatial and spatio-temporal analysis of ecological data about all women monitored by the health care services for the vertical transmission (VT) of HIV, between 2007 and 2017, residing in the city that died during the period. The units of analysis were the 17 sanitary districts o...
The vulnerability of indigenous populations: Water quality consumed by the Maxa...
Assis,Eliseu Miranda de; Santos,Emanuelle Marinho; Faria,Márcia Cristina da Silva; Rodrigues,Jairo Lisboa; Garcez,Anderson; Bomfeti,Cleide AparecidaAbstract Distributed in four villages with approximately 1800 individuals, the Maxakali people have the second largest indigenous population in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. This community’s water quality is usually evaluated according to its palatability, and whether it meets certain visual criteria. Thus, a descriptive study was carried out including samples of surface and groundwater consumed in four vi...
High concentrations of toxic metals in water consumed by the Maxakali indigenou...
Assis,Eliseu Miranda de; Souza,Maicon Junior dos Santos; Faria,Márcia Cristina da Silva; Rodrigues,Jairo Lisboa; Garcez,AndersonAbstract The Maxakali is the second largest indigenous population in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil; and parasitic diseases are its main cause of death. Problems related to the quality of water consumed by this population, added to the absence of public sanitation services, aggravate the risk of illnesses due to several water-borne pathologies. Thus, the main purpose of this paper was to evaluate the water q...
Social inequalities in the use of contraceptives in adult women from Southern B...
Gonçalves,Tonantzin Ribeiro; Leite,Heloísa Marquardt; Bairros,Fernanda Souza de; Olinto,Maria Teresa Anselmo; Barcellos,Nêmora TregnagoABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the contraceptive methods used by adult women and the associated socioeconomic and demographic factors. METHODS: Population-based cross-sectional study with 20 to 49-year-old women from São Leopoldo, state of Rio Grande do Sul, in 2015. Three outcomes were considered to analyze the association with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics: use of oral contraceptive pills, tu...
Strategies to prevent HIV transmission to serodiscordant couples
Hallal,Ronaldo Campos; Raxach,Juan Carlos; Barcellos,Nêmora Tregnago; Maksud,IviaABSTRACTIntroduction:The use antiretroviral reduces the sexual transmission of HIV, expanding interventions for serodiscordant couples.Objective:This article aims to review the use of antiretroviral and other prevention interventions among serodiscordant couples and to analyze its use in Brazil.Methods:A retrospective review was performed through the MEDLINE database and bases included in the Biblioteca Virtual...
Estudos de custo-efetividade em saúde no Brasil: uma revisão sistemática
Moraz,Gabriele; Garcez,Anderson da Silva; Assis,Eliseu Miranda de; Santos,Jandira Pereira dos; Barcellos,Nêmora Tregnago; Kroeff,Locimara RamosResumoFoi realizada uma revisão sistemática com o objetivo de descrever o panorama e a evolução de estudos de custo-efetividade em saúde no Brasil. A busca de artigos sobre esse assunto foi feita nas principais bases de dados da área da saúde. A revisão identificou 83 estudos de custo-efetividade realizados em âmbito nacional. Entre os anos de 1990 a 2005 houve poucos estudos publicados sobre custo-efetividade ...
Gestão e processos de trabalho nos Centros de Testagem e Aconselhamento de Port...
Haag,Cristina Beatriz; Gonçalves,Tonantzin Ribeiro; Barcellos,Nêmora TregnagoO estudo objetivou avaliar o trabalho nos Centros de Testagem e Aconselhamento (CTAs) do município de Porto Alegre-RS na perspectiva de seus aconselhadores. Tratou-se de pesquisa qualitativa envolvendo a realização de seis grupos focais com 13 aconselhadoras dos três CTAs do município. Os relatos foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo qualitativa, resultando na categoria temática central Conjugações entre gestã...