ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of alcohol-related disorders and associated factors in an exclusively rural population. METHODS This is a cross-sectional, population-based study of a rural research consortium, conducted in a medium-sized city in Southern Brazil, with adults living in a rural area, using the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test). The analysis included the prevalence of ...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the planning, sampling, operational aspects of the field, and the sample obtained during a research conducted in a rural area, specifying and discussing the main logistical difficulties unique to these places and the solutions adopted. METHODS We carried out a population-based, cross-sectional survey between January and June 2016, with a representative sample of the population age...
A anencefalia é a forma letal mais comum dentre as anomalias do SNC. Apesar dos casos isolados, a anencefalia parece ser de causa multifatorial. Este defeito ocorre devido a um não fechamento da extremidade anterior do sulco neural. Este trabalho, que tem como objetivo estudar a freqüência, a etiologia e os fatores predisponentes desta malformação, é um estudo de caso-controle de base populacional que abrange t...