Leonardo Essado Rios, Maria do Carmo Matias Freire
{"title":"Opinion of adolescent school smokers about smoking cessation counseling and treatment in health services: a cross-sectional study, Goiás, Brazil, 2018.","authors":"Leonardo Essado Rios, Maria do Carmo Matias Freire","doi":"10.5123/s1679-49742020000400001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742020000400001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objective To know the opinion of adolescent school smokers about smoking cessation counseling and treatment, and to investigate whether negative opinion was associated with lack of motivation to stop smoking. Methods This was a cross-sectional study carried out in Goiás state, Brazil, with an intentional sample of adolescent students, in 2018. Poisson regression was used. Results One hundred and thirty adolescents took part. Most of them expressed a positive opinion on the three smoking cessation interventions surveyed: medical counseling (76.2%), dental counseling (70.0%), and smoking cessation treatment (66.2%). Negative opinions were more frequent among adolescents who were not motivated to stop smoking (p<0.05). Regression analyses revealed that lack of motivation to quit smoking was associated with a negative opinion about each intervention. Conclusion The adolescents had a positive opinion about counseling and treatment for smoking cessation in health services. Negative opinion was associated with lack of motivation to quit smoking.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2019604"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38230511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rejane de Fátima Conde Finotti, Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade, Delma Perpétua Oliveira de Souza
{"title":"Common mental disorders and associated factors among people with leprosy: cross-sectional analysis in Cuiabá, Brazil, 2018.","authors":"Rejane de Fátima Conde Finotti, Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade, Delma Perpétua Oliveira de Souza","doi":"10.5123/s1679-49742020000400006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742020000400006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the occurrence of common mental disorders (CMDs) and associated factors in people with leprosy with complications in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, in 2018.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study with people attending Júlio Müller University Hospital. The Self-Report-Questionnaire (SRQ-20) was used. Poisson regression analysis was performed to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 206 people with leprosy, CMDs were found in 70.4% (95%CI 61.10;76.67) and were associated with the female sex (PR=1.29 - 95%CI 1.09;1.53), the 26-45 age range (PR=1.52 - 95%CI 1.09;2.11) and the 46-60 age range (PR=1.40 - 95%CI 1.01;1.95), low family income (PR=1.25 - 95%CI 1.05;1.49), and unsatisfactory quality of life in the physical domain (PR=3.03 - 95%CI 1.12;8.19) and the psychological domain (PR=1.91; 95%CI 1.40;2.61).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CMDs were frequent and associated with female sex, productive age group, low income and unsatisfactory quality of life. Actions aimed at mental health in this population group are necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2019279"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38233007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
João Roberto Cavalcante, Augusto César Cardoso-Dos-Santos, João Matheus Bremm, Andréa de Paula Lobo, Eduardo Marques Macário, Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França
{"title":"COVID-19 in Brazil: evolution of the epidemic up until epidemiological week 20 of 2020.","authors":"João Roberto Cavalcante, Augusto César Cardoso-Dos-Santos, João Matheus Bremm, Andréa de Paula Lobo, Eduardo Marques Macário, Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França","doi":"10.5123/s1679-49742020000400010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742020000400010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objective to describe the evolution of COVID-19 in Brazil up until epidemiological week 20 of 2020. Methods this is an ecological study based on data and official documents from the Brazilian Ministry of Health and international organizations; comparisons were made between Brazil and other countries and incidence and mortality rates were calculated. Results by the end of epidemiological week 20, 233,142 cases, and 15,633 deaths had been confirmed for Brazil as a whole and 3,240 (58.2%) of the country's municipalities had reported at least one case; Brazil was at an earlier phase of the pandemic when compared to other countries, except Russia and Turkey, regarding cumulative cases, and except Canada regarding cumulative deaths; the highest rates were found in Brazil's Northern Region states, where Amazonas state had the highest incidence rates(4,474.6/1,000,000) and mortality rates (331.8/1,000,000). Conclusion Brazil is one of the countries with the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths, with marked regional differences.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2020376"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5123/s1679-49742020000400010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38265095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros, Margareth Guimarães Lima, Deborah Carvalho Malta, Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, Renata Cruz Soares de Azevedo, Dalia Romero, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Júnior, Luis Otávio Azevedo, Ísis Eloah Machado, Giseli Nogueira Damacena, Crizian Saar Gomes, André de Oliveira Werneck, Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Maria de Fátima de Pina, Renata Gracie
{"title":"Report on sadness/depression, nervousness/anxiety and sleep problems in the Brazilian adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros, Margareth Guimarães Lima, Deborah Carvalho Malta, Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, Renata Cruz Soares de Azevedo, Dalia Romero, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Júnior, Luis Otávio Azevedo, Ísis Eloah Machado, Giseli Nogueira Damacena, Crizian Saar Gomes, André de Oliveira Werneck, Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Maria de Fátima de Pina, Renata Gracie","doi":"10.1590/s1679-49742020000400018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742020000400018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the frequency of sadness, nervousness, and sleep disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, identifying the most affected demographic segments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire answered by adults and elderly people to collect information on living conditions, health and health-related behaviors. Prevalence rates and prevalence ratios adjusted for age and sex were estimated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The data on 45,161 Brazilian respondents showed that during the pandemic 40.4% (95%CI 39.0;41.8) frequently felt sad or depressed and 52.6% (95%CI 51.2;54.1) frequently felt anxious or nervous; 43.5% (95%CI 41.8;45.3) reported the onset of sleep problems and 48.0% (95%CI 45.6;50.5) had a prior sleep problem that had become worse. Frequent sadness and nervousness, as well as change in sleep patterns were higher in young adults, women and those with a history of depression.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The high prevalence found indicates the need to guarantee the provision of services for mental health and quality of sleep that are adapted to the pandemic context.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2020427"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1590/s1679-49742020000400018","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38308741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shirley Barbosa Feitosa, Yukari Figueroa Mise, Eduardo Luiz Andrade Mota
{"title":"Snakebite in Tocantins: ecological analysis of determinants and risk areas, 2007- 2015.","authors":"Shirley Barbosa Feitosa, Yukari Figueroa Mise, Eduardo Luiz Andrade Mota","doi":"10.5123/s1679-49742020000400016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742020000400016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objective To investigate the epidemiological profile of snakebite accident cases, their determinants and risk areas in the state of Tocantins. Methods This was an ecological study using data from the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System, from 2007 to 2015. Multiple linear regression and the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. Results A total of 7,764 snakebite accidents were reported (incidence: 62.1/100,000 inhab.; lethality: 0.5%). The variables associated with snakebite were population density (Coeff.=1.36, 95%CI 0.72;1.99), farming work (Coeff.=0.02, 95%CI 0.01;0.03), municipal human development index (Coeff.=2.99 - 95%CI 0.60;5.38), area planted with cassava (Coeff.=8.49 - 95%CI 1.66;15.32), indigenous population (Coeff.=0,02 - 95%CI 0.00; 0.04), proportion of illiterate people (Coeff.=4.70 - 95%CI 0.61;8.79) and employed people (Coeff.=3.00 - 95%CI 0.93;5,06), which together accounted for 64.48% of the variation. The high-risk areas were Amor Perfect, Cantão, Cerrado Tocantins Araguaia and Mid-North Araguaia health regions. Conclusion Municipal socioeconomic and demographic aspects were associated with snakebites.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2020033"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38336161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniela de Assumpção, Rosemeire de Olanda Ferraz, Flávia Silva Arbex Borim, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco
{"title":"Waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio and overweight cut-off points: a cross-sectional study with elderly people in seven Brazilian cities, 2008-2009.","authors":"Daniela de Assumpção, Rosemeire de Olanda Ferraz, Flávia Silva Arbex Borim, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco","doi":"10.5123/s1679-49742020000300003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742020000300003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objective to identify cut-off points for waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) with better sensitivity, specificity and accuracy to distinguish overweight elderly people by sex, using three body mass index criteria as anthropometric references. Methods this was a cross-sectional study that analyzed weight, height and WC measurements of 3,477 elderly people (2008-2009); receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to define the cut-off points. Results WC cut-off points were 86.5cm, 88.7cm and 91.5cm in women, and 93.0cm, 96.0cm and 97.5cm in men, according to World Health Organization/WHO, Nutrition Screening Initiative/NSI and Pan American Health Organization/PAHO criteria, respectively; WHtR cut-off points corresponded to 0.57, 0.58, 0.59 in the female sex, and 0.56, 0.58 and 0.59 in the male sex; highest absolute overall accuracy values: PAHO (men) and WHO (women). Conclusion WC and WHtR cut-off points were similar, regardless of the BMI criterion adopted.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2019502"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38178754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karla Pereira Machado, Juliana Dos Santos Vaz, Raúl Andrés Mendoza-Sassi
{"title":"Positive self-perception of diet: a population-based study in the far south of Brazil.","authors":"Karla Pereira Machado, Juliana Dos Santos Vaz, Raúl Andrés Mendoza-Sassi","doi":"10.5123/S1679-49742019000300005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742019000300005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to analyze prevalence of positive self-perception of diet and association with sociodemographic and behavioral factors, morbidity, self-perception of health and weight, and body weight care, in the city of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil, in 2016.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>this was a cross-sectional study conducted with adults and elderly people resident in the city of Rio Grande using 13 indicators of healthy eating and positive self-perception of diet (outcome); Poisson regression was used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the sample consisted of 1,243 individuals, 72.4% of whom reported positive self-perception of diet; indicators such as weekly consumption of greens or vegetables (PR=133 - 95%CI 1.22;1.45) and fruit (PR=1.35 - 95%CI 1.22;1.48) were positively associated with the outcome; no significant difference was found between sexes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>positive self-perception of diet is associated with healthy eating indicators among adults and the elderly and can be useful in epidemiological surveys.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2018197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2019-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40564973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perception of Primary Health Care professionals as participants in a national survey about HPV in Brazil: an experience report.","authors":"Glaucia Fragoso Hohenberger, Natália Luiza Kops, Marina Bessel, Jaqueline Driemeyer Horvath, Eliana Marcia Wendland","doi":"10.5123/S1679-49742019000300007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742019000300007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to describe the perception of data collection performed by primary health care professionals as collaborators of the national POP-Brasil survey - Epidemiological Study of National Prevalence of HPV Infection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>in all, 217 professionals from 119 primary care units participated in the POP-Brasil Study conducted in the 26 Brazilian capitals and the Federal District.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>the professionals were trained and certified locally for collecting data and biological material from 8,580 participants; participation in the study allowed professionals to recognize the importance of their work.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>the successful experience confirms how important it is to do research as part of work practice, as long as professionals are trained and have adequate support, given that their work routine is compatible with the execution of the research protocol.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2018234"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2019-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40452892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Andréia Brito Ferreira Leal, Carlos Eduardo Batista de Lima, Márcio Dênis Medeiros Mascarenhas, Malvina Thaís Pacheco Rodrigues, Stephanie Sarah Cordeiro de Paiva, Carolina Rodrigues de Oliveira Sousa, Vandoval Rodrigues Veloso
{"title":"Association between socio-demographic factors and cardiovascular health risk behaviors of Brazilian adolescents aged 13 to 17 years: data from the 2015 National School-Based Health Survey.","authors":"Maria Andréia Brito Ferreira Leal, Carlos Eduardo Batista de Lima, Márcio Dênis Medeiros Mascarenhas, Malvina Thaís Pacheco Rodrigues, Stephanie Sarah Cordeiro de Paiva, Carolina Rodrigues de Oliveira Sousa, Vandoval Rodrigues Veloso","doi":"10.5123/S1679-49742019000300008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742019000300008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to analyze association between sociodemographic factors and cardiovascular health risk behaviors of Brazilian adolescents aged 13-17 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>we used data on 10,926 adolescents from the 2015 National School-Based Health Survey (PeNSE) to verify associations between socio-demographic variables and consumption of unhealthy foods, insufficient physical activity, and experimentation with alcoholic beverages and cigarettes, using Poisson regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>associations were found between consumption of candies, insufficient physical activity and experimentation with alcoholic beverages and the female sex ([PRa=1.37 - 95%CI 1.25;1.50], [PRa=1.32 - 95%CI 1.26;1.38] and [PRa=1.05 - 95%CI 1.00;1.10]); soda consumption with the male sex (PRa=1.17 - 95%CI 1.03;1.31) and higher maternal schooling (PRa=1.14 - 95%CI 1.01;1.31); cigarette experimentation with the male sex (PRa=1.12 - 95%CI 1.00;1.25), being 16-17 years old (PRa=1.51 - 95%CI 1.33;1.72), not living with father (PRa=1.36 - 95%CI 1.20;1.53) or mother (PRa=1.25 - 95%CI 1.13;1.37).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>cardiovascular health risk behaviors influenced by sociodemographic characteristics should be taken into consideration in Brazilian adolescent health promotion.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2018315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2019-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40553350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriella de Almeida Raschke Medeiros, Daniela Alba Nickel, Maria Cristina Marino Calvo
{"title":"Building a model to evaluate use of the National Program for Improving Primary Health Care Access and Quality in Brazil.","authors":"Gabriella de Almeida Raschke Medeiros, Daniela Alba Nickel, Maria Cristina Marino Calvo","doi":"10.5123/S1679-49742019000300006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742019000300006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>to build a model to evaluate use of the National Program for Improving Primary Health Care Access and Quality (PMAQ-AB) in Brazil.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>document analysis and literature review followed by a consensus workshop with specialists, 19 specialists were invited who were selected because of their teaching or research experience, professional activities or publications related to the subject; validation took place on an online platform where participants were asked to analyze the evaluation proposal and to give their opinion based on the categories 'I totally agree', 'partially agree', and 'disagree'.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>15 specialists confirmed their participation; at the end of three rounds, the specialists emphasized the clarity of the proposal and the clarity of the object of evaluation presented in both the Logic Model and the Theoretical Logic Model; the specialists fully agreed with the Evaluation Matrix and confirmed its theoretical consistency.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>this model will be applied to evaluate the use of PMAQ-AB in Primary Health Care management and health team actions.</p>","PeriodicalId":520611,"journal":{"name":"Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil","volume":" ","pages":"e2018281"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2019-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40453290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}