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Genotyping and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains o...
Luiz, Roberta dos Santos Silva; Suffys, Phillip; Barroso, Elizabeth Clara; Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo; Duarte, Cynthia RomarizObjectives: This study has used a combination of clinical information, spoligotyping, and georeferencing system to elucidate the genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates circulating in a TB-prevalent municipality of Northeast Brazil. Methods: A total of 115 M. tuberculosis strains were isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients from January 2007 to March 2008 in Fortaleza. Drug susceptibi...
Social inequalities associated with case fatality rate due to COVID-19 in Forta...
Sanhueza-Sanzana, Carlos; Aguiar, Italo Wesley Oliveira; Almeida, Rosa Lívia Freitas; Kendall, Carl; Mendes, AminataObjetivo: Analisar a associação entre as desigualdades sociais e sanitárias, condições socioeconômicas, segregação espacial e letalidade por COVID-19 em Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Métodos: Estudo ecológico de casos confirmados e óbitos por COVID-19, tendo como unidades de análise os 119 bairros de Fortaleza. Objective: To analyze the association between social inequalities and sanitation, socioeconomic condition...
Strengthening the surveillance and information activities is urgent and essenti...
Teixeira, Maria Glória; Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo; Ximenes, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar; Almeida, Rosa Lívia Freitas de; Ichihara, Maria YuryN/A ; N/A
Prevalence of hypertension and associated factors in female prison correctional...
Silva, Ana Zaira da; Mota, Rosa Maria Salani; Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia; Pires Neto, Roberto da Justa; Ferreira, Marcelo José MonteiroObjectives: To estimate hypertension prevalence and associated factors among fe male correctional officers (FCO) in female Brazilian prisons. Methods: Cross-sectional, analytical study conducted in 15 female prisons in all five Brazilian regions between January 2014 and December 2015. The study population consisted of correctional officers with at least 6 months in the position. The sam pling included 40% of FC...
Behind bars: the burden of being a woman in Brazilian prisons
Araújo, Priscila França de; Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo; Kendall, Carl; Rutherford, George W.; Seal, David W.; Pires Neto, Roberto da JustaBackground: Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. In 2016, the female prison population totaled 42,000, an increase of 656% over the population recorded in the early 2000s. The objective of this study was to describe the socialeconomic and reproductive health of women in Brazilian prisons, and the specific assistance received within the prison system. Methods: This is a first of its kind ...
Strengthening the surveillance and information activities is urgent and essenti...
Teixeira, Maria Glória; Kerr, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo; Ximenes, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar; Almeida, Rosa Lívia Freitas de; Ichihara, Maria YurySituação: O preprint foi submetido para publicação em um periódico.
High rates of unprotected receptive anal intercourse and their correlates among...
Rocha, Gustavo Machado; Guimar?es, Mark Drew Crosland; Brito, Ana Maria de; Dourado, Ines; Veras, Maria Am?lia; Magno, Laio; Kendall, CarlDepartment of Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis, of the Secretariat for Health Surveillance of the Brazilian Ministry of Health; Universidade Federal de S?o Jo?o del-Rei. Divinopolis, MG, Brazil.; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.; Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Agg...
Conhecimento sobre HIV/aids entre HSH no Brasil: um desafio para as políticas p...
Guimarães, Mark Drew Crosland; Magno, Laio; Ceccato, Maria das Graças Braga; Gomes, Raquel Regina de Freitas Magalhães; Leal, Andrea FachelIntroduction: High level of HIV/AIDS knowledge is required for an effective adoption of preventive strategies. Objective: To assess HIV/AIDS knowledge among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 12 Brazilian cities. Methods: Respondent-Driven Sampling method was used for recruitment. HIV/AIDS knowledge was assessed by Item Response Theory. Difficulty and discrimination parameters were estimated, and the knowledge ...
Discrimination based on sexual orientation against MSM in Brazil: a latent clas...
Magno, Laio; Silva, Lu?s Augusto V. da; Guimar?es, Mark Drew Crosland; Veras, Maria Am?lia de Sousa Mascena; Deus, Luiz F?bio Alves deState University of Bahia. Department of Life Sciences. Salvador, BA, Brazil / Federal University of Bahia. Institute of Collective Health. Salvador, BA, Brazil.; Federal University of Bahia. Institute of Collective Health. Salvador, BA, Brazil / Federal University of Bahia. Institute of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Professor Milton Santos. Salvador, BA, Brazil.; Federal University of Minas Gerais. Faculty of Me...
Natural environmental water sources in endemic regions of northeastern Brazil a...
Arraes, Maria Luisa Bezerra de Macedo; Holanda, Maísa Viana de; Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa; Sabadia, José Antonio BeltrãoBACKGROUND The detection of live Mycobacterium leprae in soil and animals other than humans suggests that the environment plays a role in the transmission of leprosy. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of viable M. leprae in natural water sources used by the local population in five municipalities in the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. METHODS Samples were collected from ...