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Objective: To analyze the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cancer and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as underlying cause of death and comorbidity in Brazil and regions in 2020. Methods: Data from cancer and CVD deaths as underlying cause and comorbidity occurred between March and December of 2019 and 2020 were gathered from the Mortality Information System (SIM) databases. COVID-19 deaths from 2020 were also analy...
Objective: To compare the proportion of deaths among hospitalized cases of COVID-19 in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, stratified by private and public services. Methods: Hospitalization data for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was obtained by the SIVEP-Gripe Database. All hospitalized adults who were diagnosed as COVID-19 or unspecified SARS, between January and December 2020, were included in the analy...
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Given the growing number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, this study presents an initial and exploratory descriptive analysis of the excess mortality observed from March to May 2020 in capitals and other municipalities. The data source was the death registers from the Civil Registry Offices. The data were disaggregated by gender and capitals and other municipalities of the 26 federative units a...
-; OBJECTIVE: Estimate the prevalence of cervical HPV infection among women assisted by the Family Health Strategy and identify the factors related to the infection. METHODS: A cross-sectional study involving 2,076 women aged 20–59 years old residing in Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais, who were asked to participate in an organized screening carried out in units were the Family Health Strategy had been imple...
A redução recente na mortalidade por câncer de mama em países de alta renda é atribuída à detecção precoce e melhorias no tratamento. O câncer de mama é o tipo mais frequente de câncer feminino no Brasil, e, desde 2004, o governo recomenda o exame clínico anual das mamas para mulheres a partir dos 40 anos e rastreio mamográfico bienal entre 50 e 69 anos. Este artigo investiga o nível de implementação dessas rec...
Objetivo Avaliar a prevalência de depressão e os fatores associados em mulheres de 20 a 59 anos de áreas cobertas pela Estratégia de Saúde da Família de município da Zona da Mata Mineira. Métodos Trata-se de um estudo transversal, com mulheres de 20 a 59 anos cadastradas em duas Unidades de Saúde da Família, que utilizou um questionário contendo variáveis sociodemográficas, apoio social, autoavaliação de estado...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the annual direct and indirect costs of the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer in Brazil. METHODS: This cost description study used a "gross-costing" methodology and adopted the health system and societal perspectives. The estimates were grouped into sets of procedures performed in phases of cervical cancer care: the screening, diagnosis and treatment of precancerous lesions and ...