Taquete SR, Borges L. Pesquisa qualitativa para todos. Petrópolis: Vozes; 2020.
This study assesses the effect of More Doctors Program (Programa Mais M édicos - PMM) on the equality in the distribution of primary care physicians (PCPs) in Brazil. Spatial data analysis, Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient were used to evaluate the geographic distribution of PCPs before and after the implementation of PMM (2012 and 2016). Data from 5,564 municipalitie s were used in the analyses. The results indicate that the distribution of PCPs has become more equal after PMM implementation. Between 2012 and 2016, overall Gini coefficient decreased by 11% from 0.255 to 0.227. At the state level, a statistically signifi...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Effect of More Doctors (Mais Médicos) Program on geographic distribution of primary care physicians
This study assesses the effect of More Doctors Program (Programa Mais M édicos - PMM) on the equality in the distribution of primary care physicians (PCPs) in Brazil. Spatial data analysis, Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient were used to evaluate the geographic distribution of PCPs before and after the implementation of PMM (2012 and 2016). Data from 5,564 municipalitie s were used in the analyses. The results indicate that the distribution of PCPs has become more equal after PMM implementation. Between 2012 and 2016, overall Gini coefficient decreased by 11% from 0.255 to 0.227. At the state level, a statistically signifi...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Health care and exposure to pesticides in periurban horticulture: the case of the Green Belt of the City of Cordoba, Argentina
This article aims to analyze health care and exposure to pesticides within the context of productive and reproductive practices or the everyday life of horticulturists in the Green Belt of the City of Cordoba (GBCC), Argentina, from the individual, particular and general domains as the comprehensive framework of health determining processes. An explanatory analytical study was implemented which included the use of mixed methodologies between 2013 and 2017. A triangulation analysis was carried out of the results of the quantitative and qualitative aspects. It was observed that the dominant agricultural productive model has ...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
News coverage on suicides published in Brazilian news media channels
This study analyzed how news coverage about suicides is published in the Brazilian electronic media and evaluated if the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) were complied with in the online media. This quantitative, documentary and retrospective study investigated 89 published news items about suicide in 2017 in the Brazilian newspaper sites with the largest circulation. Descriptive statistics and tests of association were used for data analysis. The majority of news items contained neither content to be avoided nor aspects recommended by the WHO. The most frequent characteristics of the reported cases d...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy among the elderly treated in Primary Healthcare in Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a prevalência de polifarmácia e de polifarmácia excessiva, bem como seus fatores associados, entre idosos atendidos em duas Unidades Básicas de Saúde de Belo Horizonte-MG. Foi conduzido um estudo observacional transversal, realizado por meio de informações resultantes de uma entre vista estruturada ao paciente. Foram analisadas as associações individuais de cada variável explicativa com a polifarmácia e polifarmácia excessiva. Para as variáveis que apresentaram associação significativa com polifarmácia, foi realizada análise multivariada por meio do modelo de regr...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Association between costs per family health team and size of basic health unit in a capital of southern Brazil
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é verificar a existência de associação entre o número de equipes de saúde da família em unidades de atenção primária (porte) e os custos por equipe individualmente. 46 unidades básicas de saúde foram incluídas na amostra para verificar associação por meio de regressão linear múltipl a entre custos por equipe (variável dependente) e quantidade de equipes por unidade, controlado pelos atendimentos produzidos (variáveis independentes). Os dados utilizados foram derivados de um estudo de apuração de custeio por absorção. Houve importante associação inversa entre o porte d...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Social representations of suicide for adolescents of a Public School in the city of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
This study seeks to understand the social representations (SR) of suicide among high school adolescents of a public school in Curitiba, such as the media influences on the construction of these SR. The research was performed using the qualitative method and structured around the tenets of Social Representation Theory. A total of 18 adolescents of both genders participated in the study, and data collection was conducted through the formation of focus groups. The material transcribed was analyzed by the Descending Hierarchical Classification method with the aid of the IRaMuTeQ program. It was possible to establish that the S...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Financing and management: the technical efficiency in public health expenditures of small-scale municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina
Resumo Em um contexto de restri ção orçamentária e de medidas de austeridade fiscal, discutir aspectos relacionados à gestão eficiente dos recursos públicos é um desafio. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a eficiência técnica de municípios catarinenses nos gastos públicos com saúde e sua relação com as condições para a gestão em saúde nos anos de 2009 e 2015. Para medir a eficiência, optou-se pela Análise Envoltória de Dados. O Índice G foi empregado para analisar a autocorrelação espacial da eficiência. Para a avaliação das condições para a gestão em saúde, adotou-se o modelo proposto po...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Food and nutrition insecurity among families with children under five years of age in the Metropolitan Region of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar a insegurança alimentar e nutricional de famílias com crianças menores de cinco anos residentes em municípios da Região Metropolitana de João Pessoa; sua associação com características biológicas; da situação de saúde das crianças e do contexto socioeconômico familiar. Estu do transversal com famílias atendidas na Estratégia Saúde da Família. A segurança alimentar e nutricional foi avaliada pela Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar. A associação entre a insegurança alimentar e nutricional moderada/grave e as características de interesse foi avaliada p...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Spatial and temporal patterns of mortality among motorcyclists in a State of the Brazilian Northeast in the 21st century
Resumo Este trabalho objetivou analisar a tend ência e a distribuição espacial da mortalidade de motociclistas em acidentes de transporte no estado de Alagoas. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico referente a todos os óbitos decorrentes de acidentes motociclísticos no estado no período 2001-2015. Os dados de mortalidade foram obtidos do Sistem a de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM). As taxas de mortalidade foram calculadas e estratificadas por sexo. Para a análise de tendência, foi empregado o modelo de regressão por pontos de inflexão. Calculou-se a Variação Percentual Anual (VPA). Significância de 5%. Para a...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Household food insecurity, dental caries and oral-health-related quality of life in Brazilian Indigenous adults
Abstract Food insecurity is a complex phenomenon that affects the health and wellbeing of vulnerable families. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between household food insecurity, dental caries, oral health-related quality of life, and social determinants of health among Indigenous adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted among Kaingang adults aged 35-44 years old from the Guarita Indigenous Land, Brazil. Food insecurity was assessed through the EBIA scale. Dental caries was assessed using the DMFT index. Participants answered the OHIP-14 questionnaire and a structured interview. Descriptive an...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Ultraprocessed food consumption and factors associated with a sample of public school bases in the South of Brazil
This study aims to evaluate the consumption of ultraprocessed foods and its association with sociodemographic, behavioral and nutritional factors in schoolchildren from public schools in Caxias do Sul-RS. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,309 students aged 6-16 years. The consumption of ultraprocessed foods was obtained by means of a questionnaire according to the self-report of the student. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to evaluate the characteristics of the students. A Poisson regression analysis was performed following a statistical hierarchical modeling to determine factors associated with outcome. Res...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Quality of working life from the perspective of different groups of professionals working in a maternity hospital
The objective of this article is to compare perceived levels of Quality of Working Life (QWL) across three different groups of professionals. Cross-sectional study with a random sample of 172 hospital workers (37.9 ±10.3 years; 73.8% women). Participants filled out the Quality of Working Life Assessment Inventory (QWL-AI). The data was analyzed using Anova and Tukey ’ s test. Statistically significant differences were found between the groups in 36.4% of the items assessing work conditions, 35.7% of the items assessing professional growth and recognition (p<0.05), 12.5% of the items assessing socioprofessional workpl...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the quality of sleep by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: A systematic review
This article aims to evaluate the sleep quality in individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Searches were conducted in the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and PEDro databases, on May 22, 2020. In the publications, 208 articles were found and, considering the eligibility criteria, 10 articles were included at the end, showing the effects on sleep quality during the pandemic, in populations hospitalized, quarantined, and in frontline health professionals. The PSQI measured sleep disorders and a higher score indicated poor sleep quality. Nine articles were classified with evidence lev...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
Covid-19 in the Northeast of Brazil: from lockdown to the relaxation of social distancing measures
Resumo Mesmo no per íodo em que a pandemia de Covid-19 encontrava-se em crescimento no Nordeste do Brasil, iniciou-se a adoção de medidas de flexibilização do distanciamento social. O objetivo do estudo é o de avaliar a pertinência das propostas de flexibilização, tomando-se em conta a situação da pandemia e m cada local e o momento em que foram adotadas. Tendo como referência as diretrizes da OMS, foram construídos e analisados indicadores operacionais para cada diretriz, no contexto da região Nordeste. Para análise do comportamento da epidemia, conforme indicadores selecionados, foram usadas técn icas de ...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - April 19, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research
