A gravidez na adolescência é uma questão de saúde pública, que envolve aspectos biológicos, sociais, econômicos e culturais. Dessa forma, é importante compreender as condições maternas e os fatores de risco associados à gravidez nessa fase do desenvolvimento humano, para que se possam desenhar melhores intervenções e práticas clínicas. Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar as condições maternas e os fatore...
Objective: to identify the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its components in a population of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 diabetic patients. A descriptive analysis and Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests (p<0.05) were performed. Results: the majority of participants were females and overweight, with a mean age of 63.1 years and a low level o...
Purpose – This paper aims to compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on the basis of three criteria. The diagnostic criteria adopted were those of the International Diabetes Federation, the National Cholesterol Education Program – Adult Treatment Panel III and the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. . Design/methodology/approach – A transversal study was undertaken w...
Objective: to assess the level of adherence to the drug treatment with oral antidiabetic medications in the primary health care network. Methods: analytical, quantitative study conducted with 63 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 attended in three Basic Health Units. One used a form which included sociodemographic and clinical information related to treatment adherence, assessed through the Morisky-Green te...