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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...
Respondent driven sampling (RDS) aplicado à população de homens que fazem sexo ...
Mota, Rosa Maria SalaniThe estimators for population parameters in samples collected by sampling Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) are sensitive to the presence of observations ignored and tends to underestimate the population parameters. The absence of a clearly defined sampling frame for the collection of samples from populations considered hidden and/or difficult access made the RDS became an important tool for biological and behav...
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...
Acidentes Automobilísticos no Brasil em 2017: estudo ecológico dos anos de vida...
Lima, Tamires Feitosa de; Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia; Mota, Rosa Maria SalaniThis study aims to describe the impact of Automobile Accidents in Brazil, in the year 2017, on the years of life lost adjusted for disability. Ecological study, with secondary data from the Global Health Data Exchange (Global Burden of Disease 2017) provided by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). The data were obtained using cause filters (road injuries by motor vehicle), location (Global, B...
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...
Genotyping comparison of Mycobacterium leprae isolates by VNTR analysis from na...
Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Costa; Frota, Cristiane Cunha; Suffys, Philip Noel; Fontes, Amanda Nogueira Brum; Mota, Rosa Maria SalaniConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico, Brazil under [grant number CNPq?410573/2006-0].; Federal University of Cear?. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal. Fortaleza, CE, Brazil / Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.; Federal University of Cear?. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Patolog...
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...
Can fetal adrenal artery Doppler velocimetry predict delivery date in pregnant ...
Carvalho, Francisco Herlânio Costa; Lemos, Aline Pinto; Feitosa, Francisco Edson De Lucena; Feitosa, Helvécio Neves; Augusto, Lucas Costa CarvalhoAim: To assess the accuracy of delivery date predictions made using fetal adrenal artery Doppler velocimetry in pregnant women with spontaneous preterm birth (PB) and to compare these predictions with cervical length (CL) measurements. Material and methods: A prospective study was performed with 51 pregnant women whose gestational lengths were between 24 and 36 weeks. The main outcome was the time between the D...
Prevalência e fatores associados à violência no ambiente de trabalho em agentes...
Ferreira, Marcelo José Monteiro; Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia; Mota, Rosa Maria Salani; Pires Neto, Roberto da Justa; Silva, Ageo Mário Cândido daThis article aims to estimate the prevalence and violence-associated factors in the work environment of female correctional officers in Brazil. A cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted in 15 female correctional facilities in Brazil’s five regions. Pearson’s chi-square test was performed. The Odds Ratio and Confidence Intervals were estimated for factors that showed a significant association or were con...
Hazardous alcohol use among transwomen in a Brazilian city
Kerr-Corrêa, Florence; Pinheiro Júnior, Francisco Marto Leal; Martins, Telma Alves; Costa, Daniel Lucas da Conceição; Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda MaiaThere is a lack of information about alcohol use by transgender women. We estimated the prevalence of dangerous alcohol use in the last 12 months by transgender women, who are known as travestis in Brazil, and we identified the associated risk factors. Three hundred travestis were recruited using Respondent Driving Sampling (RDS). We applied the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). We controlled t...