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Validação do indicador do consumo do álcool per capita (APC) no Brasil

Alcohol consumption is an important health-related risk factor. A 10% reduction in pure alcohol consumption in liters per capita (APC) is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This indicator was developed using national data and published in a governmental panel (APC-Brazil). The aim of the present study was to validate the calculation method of the APC indicator using national data fo...

Health literacy on Mpox among Brazilian men who have sex with men

Background: In 2022, Mpox presented significant challenges globally, particularly in Brazil, where cases surged among men who have sex with men (MSM). Health literacy (HL) is essential for promoting health within this group. Objective: To analyze the HL of MSM in the context of Mpox transmission in Brazil. Methods: This was a national cross-sectional study conducted in a virtual setting. An electronic survey wa...

Using Large Cohort Data to Strengthen Information-Based Public Health Policies:...

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Risk factors for non-communicable diseases in refugees, asylum seekers, and sub...

Abstract: Non-communicable diseases, previously thought of as a problem of high-income countries, now coexist in low- and middle-income countries, including the countries of origin for many refugees traveling to Europe. We aimed to describe the prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases among refugees, asylum seekers, and subsidiary protection beneficiaries resettled or relocated in Portugal betwe...

Essay on the teaching of Epidemiology in master programs in Public Health and d...

In this essay, a reflection is made on epidemiology in actuality and its role in Public Health and Development. Starting from the definition of epidemiology and the current challenges facing the discipline, theorizing about the growing need to define the role of the epidemiologist and using as framing elements the principal master’s programs in Public Health and Development offered in Europe and in Portugal, th...

Non-specific effects of vaccines: a rapid review of studies conducted in Portug...

Introduction: Some vaccines seem to have effects beyond those of targeted diseases. These are called non-specific effects. Objective: To identify the studies conducted in PALOP on non-specific effects of human vaccines and summarize their main findings. Methods: Rapid review of experimental, cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies indexed in Pubmed, Scopus or LILACS on i) non-specific effects of vaccin...

Are the neglected tropical diseases under control in the tri-border region betw...

Infodemic preparedness and COVID-19: searching about public health and social m...

We aimed to evaluate the associations between information searching about public health and social measures (PHSM) and university students’ digital health literacy (DHL) related to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 3,084 Portuguese university students (75.7% females), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5). Sociodemographic data, DHL questionnaire and on...

The burden of alcohol, tobacco and others drugs among incarcerated population d...

A cross-sectional study using data from the Brazilian Notifiable Diseases Information System was carried out. TB cases confirmed from 2014 to 2018 in prisons located in Paraná, Brazil, were selected. The Prais-Winsten procedure was performed to identify time trends by calculating monthly rates and the percentage of monthly variation. The Seasonal-Trend by Loess decomposition method was used to verify the time s...

Tuberculosis forecasting and temporal trends by sex and age in a high endemic c...

The aim of this study was to describe the temporal trend of tuberculosis cases according to sex and age group and evidence the level of disease before the Covid-19 pandemic in a TB high endemic city