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Visceral Leishmaniasis: temporal and spatial distribution in Fortaleza, Ceará S...
Almeida, Clarice Pessoa; Cavalcante, Francisco Roger Aguiar; Moreno, Jarier de Oliveira; Florêncio, Caroline Mary Gurgel DiasObjective. To analyze the temporal trend and describe the spatial distribution of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in Fortaleza from 2007 to 2017. Methods. Ecological study using segmented temporal regression and spatial distribution. Results. Between 2007-2017, 1,660 new cases and 97 deaths were confirmed. The incidence was ascending (Annual Percent Change (APC)=8.7% – 95%CI -3.3;34.1), but descending mortality and...
Epidemiology of human rabies in the state of Ceará, Brazil, 1970-2019
Duarte, Naylê Francelino Holanda; Neto, Roberto da Justa Pires; Viana, Victoria Forte; Feijão, Levi Ximenes; Abreu, Karina Gatti deObjective: To describe the epidemiology of cases of human rabies in Ceará State, Brazil, 1970-2019. Methods: We analyzed secondary data from the State Department of Health and the reference hospital. Results: Of 171 cases, 75.7% occurred in males, 60.0% in <19 year-olds, and 56.0% in urban areas. Rabies was transmitted by dogs in 74.0%, marmosets in 16.7% and bats in 7.3%. Between 1970 and 1978, there was an...
Aspectos nutricionais de pessoas acometidas por hanseníase, entre 2001 e 2014, ...
Teixeira, Camila Silveira Silva; Medeiros, Danielle Souto de; Alencar, Carlos Henrique; Ramos Júnior, Alberto Novaes; Heukelbach, JorgThe study aimed to characterize food insecurity, nutritional status, and eating habits of people affected by leprosy. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on a census population. We evaluated 276 cases, reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System, between 2001 and 2014, in the municipalities of Vitória da Conquista and Tremedal, in the state of Bahia. Food insecurity was estimated accord...
Human visceral leishmaniasis: epidemiological, temporal and spacial aspects in ...
Cavalcante, Francisco Roger Aguiar; Cavalcante, Kellyn Kessiene de Sousa; Florencio, Caroline Mary Gurgel Dias; Moreno, Jarier de OliveiraVisceral leishmaniasis is a highly lethal zoonosis transmitted by a sandfly. It is caused by a Leishmania protozoan parasite and dogs are the main reservoir. Ceara State is endemic to visceral leishmaniasis and it is considered a high risk transmission area. Temporal and spatial epidemiological studies have been used as tools to analyze the distribution and frequency of human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL). This ...
Mortality due to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and associated social facto...
Maranhão, Thatiana Araújo; Alencar, Carlos Henrique; Magalhães, Mônica de Avelar Figueiredo Mafra; Sousa, George Jó Bezerra; Ribeiro, Leonardo MirandaObjective: To analyze the spatial pattern of AIDS mortality and social factors associated with its occurrence. Methods: An ecological study that considered 955 AIDS deaths of residents in Piauí, reported in the Mortality Information System (MIS) from 2007 to 2015. Non-spatial and spatial regression models were used to identify social determinants of AIDS mortality, with a significance of 5%. Results: The predic...
Influence of the social determinants on the incidence of aids in Piauí: an ecol...
Maranhão, Thatiana Araujo; Sousa, George Jó Bezerra; Alencar, Carlos Henrique; Magalhães, Mônica de Avelar Figueiredo Mafra; Abreu, WilsonObjective: to identify the social factors that determine the incidence of aids in the Piauí territory. Method: an ecological study that uses geoprocessing techniques in which 2,908 aids cases of individuals residing in Piauí were considered, notified to the Notifiable Disease Information System (Sistema de Informações de Agravos de Notificação, SINAN), from 2007 to 2015. Gross and Bayesian incidence rates were ...
Space-Time pattern of aids mortality
Maranhão, Thatiana Araújo; Alencar, Carlos Henrique; Ribeiro, Leonardo Miranda; Sousa, George Jó Bezerra; Abreu, Wilson; Pereira, Maria Lúcia DuarteObjective: to analyze the spatial-temporal distribution of AIDS mortality. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive study, which evaluated 959 aids deaths reported through the Mortality Information System. The temporal trend was analyzed using the Joinpoint Regression Program, version 4.6.0.0, and the Scan scanning was used to evaluate the formation of purely spatial clusters of deaths, considering a signifi...
Human visceral leishmaniasis: epidemiological, temporal and spacial aspects in ...
Cavalcante, Francisco Roger Aguiar; Cavalcante, Kellyn Kessiene de Sousa; Florencio, Caroline Mary Gurgel Dias; Moreno, Jarier de OliveiraVisceral leishmaniasis is a highly lethal zoonosis transmitted by a sandfly. It is caused by a Leishmania protozoan parasite and dogs are the main reservoir. Ceara State is endemic to visceral leishmaniasis and it is considered a high risk transmission area. Temporal and spatial epidemiological studies have been used as tools to analyze the distribution and frequency of human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL). This ...
Fatores associados à manutenção do vício de fumar e do consumo de álcool entre ...
Gomes, Ileana Pitombeira; Pereira, Renata Allana da Costa; Santos, Brena Ferreira dos; Pinheiro, Marcelo de Almeida; Alencar, Carlos HenriqueIntroduction: Drug use among young people in Brazil is increasing, particularly among the university students, leading to additional health-related concerns for students. Objective: To identify factors associated with continued smoking addiction and alcohol consumption among medical students. Methods: An analytical, prevalence study was carried out involving medical students at the four medical schools of Forta...
Determinantes sociais da hanseníase em um estado hiperendêmico da região norte ...
Monteiro, Lorena Dias; Mota, Rosa Maria Salani; Martins-Melo, Francisco Rogerlândio; Alencar, Carlos Henrique; Heukelbach, HeukelbachTo identify the socioeconomic, demographic, operational, and health service-related factors associated with the occurrence of leprosy in a hyperendemic State in North Brazil. METHODS This is an ecological study based on secondary data from the Sistema de Informações de Agravos de Notificação in municipalities of the State of Tocantins from 2001 to 2012. Units of analysis were the 139 municipalities of the State...