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Socioeconomic inequalities in the access to health services: a population-based...
Wendt,Andrea; Marmitt,Luana Patrícia; Nunes,Bruno P.; Dumith,Samuel C.; Crochemore-Silva,InácioAbstract This article aims to measure socioeconomic inequalities regarding access to health services, contact with health professionals, and specific health interventions. This was a cross-sectional population-based study with individuals aged 18 years or older, living in the city of Rio Grande. The outcomes were the following: Family Health Strategy (FHS) coverage; having a health insurance plan; receiving a v...
Sintomas de ansiedade generalizada entre estudantes de graduação: prevalência, ...
Souza,José Pilla de Azevedo e; Demenech,Lauro Miranda; Dumith,Samuel C.; Neiva-Silva,LucasRESUMO Objetivo Medir a prevalência de sintomatologia ansiosa entre estudantes de graduação de uma universidade pública no Sul do Brasil, seus fatores associados e possíveis consequências. Métodos Trata-se de um estudo transversal com uma amostra aleatória de graduandos, realizado em 2019. Foi utilizado um questionário com questões sociodemográficas, acadêmicas e de saúde mental e física. Sintomas de ansiedade ...
Uso de club drugs entre estudantes de graduação: prevalência, características a...
Demenech,Lauro Miranda; Dumith,Samuel C.; Gramajo,Carolina Siomionki; Ferreira,Maile Zanotta; Silveira,Roberta Rodrigues; Neiva-Silva,LucasRESUMO Objetivo Medir a prevalência do uso na vida, no último ano e no último mês de duas club drugs – o ecstasy e o LSD –, bem como as características associadas ao uso dessas substâncias, no último mês, entre estudantes de graduação de uma universidade no Sul do Brasil. Métodos Trata-se de um estudo transversal conduzido no ano de 2015 com amostragem aleatória sistemática por conglomerados. Participaram 1.423...
Under pressure: non-medical use of prescription drugs among undergraduate students
Demenech,Lauro Miranda; Dumith,Samuel C.; Dytz,Alessandro S.; Fontes,Fernanda; Neiva-Silva,LucasABSTRACT Objective To measure lifetime, last-year and last-month prevalence of Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs (NMUPD) as well as the characteristics associated to last-month NMUPD among undergraduate students of a university in southern Brazil. Methods This was a cross-sectional study, with a sample that was selected through a clustered systematic sampling strategy. Multivariate analysis was conducted wi...
Prevalence of falls in elderly people: a population based study
Almeida,Letícia Maria da Silva; Meucci,Rodrigo Dalke; Dumith,Samuel C.SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: The occurrence of falls is related to a complex interaction of risk factors, aggravated by aging. This research aimed to investigate the occurrence of falls in the elderly, as well as to identify the risk factors for this event. METHODS: A cross-sectional, population-based study conducted in a municipality in the extreme south of Brasil. Probabilistic sampling was used, the sample unit bei...
Sociodemographic, behavioral, and health-related risk factors for depression am...
Carpena,Marina X.; Dumith,Samuel C.; Loret de Mola,Christian; Neiva-Silva,LucasObjective: To assess the prevalence of depression and sociodemographic, behavioral, and health-related risk factors therefor in a southern Brazilian city. Methods: Population-based, cross-sectional study of adults from Rio Grande, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Individuals (n=1,295) were selected using a multistage sampling procedure. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to screen for major ...
Academic migration and marijuana use among undergraduate students: evidences fr...
Demenech,Lauro Miranda; Dumith,Samuel C.; Paludo,Simone dos Santos; Neiva-Silva,LucasAbstract The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of marijuana use in the last month, its associated factors and its relationship with academic migration among undergraduate students of a federal university in southern Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study and data were collected through self-administered questionnaire. A systematic sampling process was conducted. To data analyses, it was used Poi...
How far can you go? Association between illicit drug use and academic migration
Demenech,Lauro Miranda; Dumith,Samuel C.; Ferreira,Luiza Santos; Corrêa,Mariana Lima; Soares,Pedro San Martin; Silva,Priscila Arruda daABSTRACT Objective: To measure the prevalence of illicit drugs use in the lifetime, last year and last month, as well as the factors associated to the last year's use and its association with academic migration, among undergraduate students of a university in southern Brazil. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected through self-administered questionnaire. It was conducted a clustered systema...
Consumo de Estimulantes Cerebrais por Estudantes de Medicina de uma Universidad...
Morgan,Henri Luiz; Petry,Arthur Franzen; Licks,Pedro Afonso Keller; Ballester,Artur Oliveira; Teixeira,Kellwin Nery; Dumith,Samuel C.RESUMO Introdução Substâncias psicoestimulantes são aquelas com capacidade de aumentar o estado de alerta e a motivação, além de possuírem propriedades antidepressivas, de melhora no humor e no desempenho cognitivo. Por esse motivo, muitos estudantes fazem consumo indiscriminado dessas substâncias. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o uso de substâncias estimulantes do sistema nervoso central pelos estudant...
Prevalence and factors associated with stunting and excess weight in children a...
Ramos,Clariana V.; Dumith,Samuel C.; César,Juraci A.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence of excess weight and low height, and identify associated factors among children younger than five years. METHODS: Cross-census study. A total of 1,640 children from two municipalities in Piauí, Brazil were included. RESULTS: The prevalence of low height was 10.9% (95% CI: 9.3 to 12.4), inversely associated with mother's younger age and low level of education, lower socioecon...