The aim of this study was to analyze the temporal trend of leptospirosis incidence according to rainfall levels in Santa Catarina State between 2005 and 2015. This is an ecological time-series study involving data on leptospirosis incidence and rainfall indexes in Santa Catarina State Health Regions. The distribution of leptospirosis, rainfall indexes, and cases/rainfall ratios, according to seasonality and str...
Objective: To estimate the incidence of excess of body weight in the school period and explore possible association with prenatal factors. Methodology: An epidemiological study with a longitudinal design was carried out. All children from the first to the fifth grade of elementary school, aged between seven and 10 years old, enrolled in public and private schools and from families residing in Palhoça City, Sant...
Introduction: Overweight and obesity are public health problems in the world, affecting children, adolescents, adults and the elderly. Genetic and environmental factors contribute to the overall scenario. The interest on the first moments of life in the etiology of obesity is growing, especially the prenatal period, a critical period for the development and persistence of excess of body weight. Objective: To es...
Introdução: O excesso de peso é considerado um dos problemas de saúde pública mais graves do século XXI e uma das principais causas de morbidade e de mortalidade. Objetivo: Analisar a relação entre excesso de peso aos 6 anos de idade e condições socioeconômicas ao nascimento, amamentação, práticas iniciais de alimentação e peso ao nascer. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo transversal, envolvendo 473 escolares de...
Objective To review the relationship between overweight at 6 years of age and socioeconomic conditions at birth, breastfeeding, early feeding practices and birth weight. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 473 six-year-old schoolchildren from public and private schools living in a municipality in Southern Brazil. Sociodemographic and breastfeeding data and other initial feeding practices w...
O objetivo do estudo foi estimar a tendência temporal de internação por asma em adultos no Estado de Santa Catarina, entre 2008-2015. Estudo ecológico de séries temporais, com dados das internações hospitalares, de residentes em Santa Catarina, a partir de informações do Sistema Informação Hospitalar do Sistema Único de Saúde (SIH-SUS). Realizada regressão linear segmentada para estimar a variação anual percent...
Objective The purpose of this study was to perform the translation, cross-cultural adaptation and vali- dation of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale (TPDS) in the Brazilian cultural context and to verify its psychometric properties. Design Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a distress scale. Setting The study was carried out in a prenatal clinic of a reference maternity hospital in southern Brazil. P...
The objective of the study is to analyze the temporal trend of leptospirosis incidence, according to rainfall levels in Santa Catarina, according to seasonality, from 2005 to 2015. This is an ecological study of time series, with date of leptospirosis, rainfall levels and population. The incidence rates of leptospirosis, relative excess of incidence, Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) and an angular coeffici...
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide occurrence, with a large distribution and significant social, economic and health impact, high incidence and significant percentage of hospitalizations, and complementary, high lethality. Objective: To analyze the temporal trend of the incidence of leptospirosis according to the rainfall indices in the State of Santa Catarina, according to seasonality, from 2005 to 2015....