INTRODUCTION: The Integrated Program of Leprosy Control was initiated in 2003 in the municipality of Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil, an area considered hyperendemic for leprosy. Here, we present the evolution of the indicators of leprosy within the established period in children aged <15 years. METHODS: This is a descriptive study based on an active search for cases and spontaneous healthcare demand for leprosy, ...
Objective: evaluate the quality of life of people with diabetic foot and its association with age and gender. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted with people with diabetic foot seen in the vascular clinic of a municipal hospital. Sociodemographic, clinical, lifestyle and evaluation of quality of life SF-36 questionnaires were used. Results: sample was consisted of 48 people. The majority was elderly (58.4%...
Objetivo: avaliar a qualidade de vida de pessoas com pé diabético e sua associação com idade e sexo. Métodos: estudo transversal realizado com pessoas com pé diabético atendidas na clínica vascular de um hospital municipal. Foram utilizados questionários sociodemográfico, clínico, de estilo de vida e de avaliação de qualidade de vida SF-36. Resultados: amostra de 48 pessoas, maioria idosa (58,4%), sexo feminino...
This research was carried out to assess genetically the breed Zebu Guzera beef cattle in Northeast of Brazil, borned between 1976 and 2007, through the estimation of genetic parameters for 205 (W205), 365 (W365) and 550 (W550) days of age, behavior analysis of the trend lines of genetic, phenotypic and environmental and interrelationship of population structure with genetic progress. The components of (co)varia...
This work aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a national breeding program for dairy goats. The genetic and economic gains for two selection schemes, one traditional that represents the overall Brazilian situation and the other using the progeny test, as proposed by the Breeding Program for Dairy Goats (CAPRAGENE) of Embrapa Goats and Sheep were compared. The economic impact of the use of bucks of the nucleus i...
Objective: evaluate the quality of life of people with diabetic foot and its association with age and gender. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted with people with diabetic foot seen in the vascular clinic of a Municipal Hospital. Sociodemographic, clinical, lifestyle and evaluation of quality of life SF-36 questionnaires were used. Results: sample was consisted of 48 people. The majority was elderly (58.4%...
To describe the socioeconomic profile of pregnant women seen in a hospital unit of Unified Health System and to iden tify the reasons for non - adherence to prenatal care in Health Centers. A descriptive, cross - sectional study performed in Hospital Regional Materno Infantil , in the municipality of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Northeast Brazil. The data collection took place in August 2011. The sample was composed o...