ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Estimate rates and describe mortality trends attributed to sickle cell disease in children and adolescents in Brazil from 2000 to 2019. METHODS This is an ecological study of the time-trend of mortality rates that used the autoregressive method, proposed by Prais-Winsten, to evaluate trends in the estimated rates of sickle cell disease deaths in children and adolescents in Brazil. Deaths with...
Abstract: Introduction: Although mental health is an essential condition for the human development, the scientific literature shows a high frequency of depression and anxiety in university students, mainly among medical students. To contribute to a better understanding concerning medical students’ mental health, this study had the following objectives: (a) to estimate the prevalence of indicative scores for anx...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To verify the effect of the Pact for Health on premature mortality (30–69 years) attributed to cervical cancer in Brazil and its macroregions, using interrupted time series analysis. METHODS: Segmented regression was used to assess “change in level” and “change in trend” in premature mortality rates attributed to cervical cancer considering the post-Pact period (2010-2018), controlling by th...
RESUMO Introdução O álcool é fator de risco para várias condições de saúde e responde por mais de 3 milhões de óbitos por ano no mundo. A substância contribui para o desenvolvimento de doenças crônicas, como as cardiovasculares e o câncer, e para condições agudas relacionadas ao efeito direto sobre o sistema nervoso central. Apesar disso, seu uso constituí prática comum entre estudantes, particularmente entre o...
Abstract Purpose To describe the trends in the prevalence of macrosomia (birth weight ± 4,000 g) according to gestational age in Brazil in the periods of 2001-2010 and 2012-2014. Methods Ecological study with data from the Brazilian Live Birth Information System (SINASC, in the Portuguese acronym) regarding singleton live newborns born from 22 gestational weeks. The trends in Brazil as a whole and in each of it...
Resumo A sobrevida geral em cinco anos e os fatores associados ao óbito foram avaliados em uma coorte de 342 mulheres com câncer do colo uterino indicadas para radioterapia na Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. A sobrevida geral foi de 25,3%, alcançando 60,8% para os casos até IIA. O ajustamento com uso do modelo de riscos proporcionais de Cox estendido mostrou risco de óbito aumentado para tumores IIB...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the waiting time for radiotherapy for patients with cervical cancer. METHODS This descriptive study was conducted with 342 cervical cancer cases that were referred to primary radiotherapy, in the Baixada Fluminense region, RJ, Southeastern Brazil, from October 1995 to August 2010. The waiting time was calculated using the recommended 60-day deadline as a parameter to obtaining the...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence and conditions associated with cesarean section in a cohort of pregnant women with intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), and clinical management to anticipate the childbirth. METHODS: It was a retrospective cohort study with 163 mothers with IUFD, at the second half of pregnancy, who were managed to anticipate childbirth using pharmacological preparations and/or a mechanical method...
OBJETIVO: Analisar os achados citológicos de mulheres detectadas com adenocarcinoma do colo do útero, levando em conta o histórico da paciente no ano que antecedeu ao diagnóstico e a histopatologia das lesões. MÉTODOS: Este é um estudo comparativo, retrospectivo conduzido com dados de mulheres com adenocarcinoma ou com carcinoma escamoso do colo do útero detectados entre 2002 e 2008. Os laudos da citologia fora...