Family caregivers' perceptions of the quality of primary healthcare services for people with disabilities: a cross-sectional study.

Background: How do caregivers of people with disabilities perceive the quality of health services in primary healthcare?

Objective: The objective of this study was to show the quality of health services for people with disabilities in primary healthcare, based on the perceptions of family caregivers.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. During data collection, 49 family caregivers who use the center were interviewed.

Burden and Regional Disparities in the Firearm Mortality Profiles in Brazil: A Systematic Analysis of Findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2019.

Introduction: Owing to legislative changes and regional disparities, knowledge of firearm death profile in Brazil is limited, creating a complex situation that requires data to improve the strategies to reduce the burden of this health problem. The aim of this study was to describe the burden of firearm injuries and regional disparities in Brazil, including the characterization of mortality profiles specifically in the year 2019.

Method: The researchers extracted secondary data from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, from Global Burden of Disease study, including information on new cases and deaths caused by firearms.

Adolescents' knowledge of HPV and sexually transmitted infections at public high schools in São Paulo: A cross-sectional study.

Purpose: To assess the knowledge of students from public high schools in poor communities about HPV and Sexually Transmitted Infections and their attitude towards and prevention of such diseases.

Patients And Methods: Cross-sectional study with adolescents from public schools of São Paulo - Brazil. Participants were selected for an interview by a randomization program.

Determinants of Lack of Access to Treatment for Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Brazil.

Access to timely treatment is essential for the probability of the cure and reduction of severe breast cancer cases. In Brazil, legislation states that cancer treatment must start within 60 days of diagnosis. This study analyzed the factors associated with lack of access to breast cancer treatment in women with a confirmed diagnosis inserted in the health system.

Physical inactivity level and lipid profile in traditional communities in the Legal Amazon: a cross-sectional study : Physical inactivity level in the Legal Amazon.

Background: The practice of regular physical activity can alter the lipid profile in populations according to diverse demographic characteristics.

Objective: To evaluate the association of physical inactivity with the lipid profile among vulnerable populations.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 349 vulnerable individuals from Tocantins state, northern Brazil.

Autologous Infusion of Bone Marrow and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Phase I Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background And Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by the destruction of alveolar walls, chronic inflammation and persistent respiratory symptoms. There is no curative clinical treatment for COPD. In this context, cell-based therapy is a promising therapeutic alternative for COPD.

Autonomic cardiac modulation in postmenopausal women with dry eye syndrome: a cross-sectional analytical study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess cardiac autonomic modulation in postmenopausal women with and without dry eye syndrome (DES) and to identify associations between clinical and socioeconomic factors.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at the Institute of Ocular Surgery of the Northeast (ICONE), Brazil. Convenience sample of postmenopausal women, over 40 years old, who were divided into two groups: with and without DES.

Relationship between income inequality, socioeconomic development, vulnerability index, and maternal mortality in Brazil, 2017.

Background: Public health recognizes that health conditions depend on factors related to the development patterns income distribution, degree of poverty, working conditions, among other social determinants. The objective of this study was to analyze the association of maternal mortality with the Human Development Index (HDI), Gini Index, Income per capita, and the Social Vulnerability.

Method: The study analyzed the relationship between MMR and socioeconomic indicators in the 26 federative units and the Federal District of Brazil, in 2017.

Brazilian National Policy of Comprehensive Women's Health Care and mortality during climacteric period: has anything changed?

Background: The National Policy for Integral Attention to Women's Health Care (PNAISM) was implemented in 2004, with monitoring of potential benefits. One of the life cycles of women contemplated in this health policy was the importance of health care during the climacteric. Prevention and health promotion are actions carried out by the Brazil National Health System and enshrined in health Brazilian policies for women.

Medication non-adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with full access to medicines.

Purpose: The pharmacological treatment for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is continuous and adherence to medication is critical for disease control. Restricted access to medicines is one of the most important barriers to adherence to T2DM treatment. This study aimed to evaluate other factors for medication non-adherence by studying patients with full access to oral hypoglycemic agents.

Correction to: Regional disparities in the flow of access to breast cancer hospitalizations in Brazil in 2004 and 2014.

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Diagnosis and referral flow in the single health system for climacteric women.

Objective: The association between gynecological diagnoses and their distribution across healthcare sectors benefits health promotion and the identification of topics for continued education of gynecological care. This study aimed to identify healthcare diagnoses and referral flow in climacteric women.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Women's Health Clinic of the University Hospital, University of São Paulo, with a reference to gynecology and training for Residents of Family and Community Medicine, between 2017 and 2018.

Health Services, Socioeconomic Indicators, and Primary Care Coverage in Mortality by Lower Genital Tract and Breast Neoplasias in Brazilian Women during Reproductive and Non-Reproductive Periods.

Women's health assistance at the low-complexity level is focused on the most common diseases and can be affected by primary health care coverage, particularly in areas far away from large urban centers. Thus, in this work, we aim to analyze the relationship between socioeconomic status, health care indicators, and primary care coverage in mortality from neoplasms of the lower genital tract and breast in Brazilian women during reproductive and non-reproductive periods. We conducted an ecological study at the Gynecology Discipline, Medicine School, University of São Paulo.

Regional disparities in the flow of access to breast cancer hospitalizations in Brazil in 2004 and 2014.

Background: Access to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in Brazil is marked by immense inequalities in the provision of specialized assistance, which leads patients to seek treatment outside the place of residence. To evaluate the variations between 2004 and 2014 in the distribution of flow between place of residence and care, and the average distance traveled for treatment of breast cancer in the administrative regions and federal states of Brazil.

Method: Analysis of secondary data from the years 2004 and 2014, extracted from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System through the Hospital Information System.

Waiting Time between Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Brazilian Women: An Analysis of Cases from 1998 to 2012.

Brazilian law requires that treatment for breast cancer begin within 60 days of diagnosis. This waiting time is an indicator of accessibility to health services. The aim of this study was to analyze which factors are associated with waiting times between diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in women in Brazil between 1998 and 2012.

Do assisted reproduction outcomes differ according to aetiology of obstructive azoospermia?

Azoospermia is defined as absence of spermatozoa and may be secondary to blocked seminal ducts, known as obstructive azoospermia. Semen quality may be impaired due to factors such as sperm cell DNA fragmentation and presence of antisperm antibodies. The objective of this article was to investigate potential differences in outcomes of in vitro fertilisation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection between groups with different obstruction aetiology, as well as between the use of different techniques and sperm cells of different origins.

The sensitivity, specificity, and agreement of a point of care method: an assessment of the diagnostic accuracy.

The use of new technologies can improve screening in communities with difficult access to health. This article aims to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity, and agreement of a point of care test in comparison to laboratory methods for the determination of glucose (GLI), triglyceride (TG), and total cholesterol (TC) concentrations. This prospective study used data from the remaining adult population of quilombolas in Brazil.

Knowledge and acceptability of the human papillomavirus vaccine among health professionals in Acre state, western Amazon.

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and acceptability of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among health professionals from western Amazonia.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Sistema Assistencial è Saúde da Mulher e da Criança (Health Care System for Women and Children; SASMC) in Acre, Brazil, in 2017. The participants comprised 196 health professionals.

Post-radical prostatectomy urinary incontinence: is there any discrepancy between medical reports and patients' perceptions?

Background: Post-radical prostatectomy urinary incontinence (PPI) negatively affects the quality of life of patients. Accurate identification of the problem by physicians is essential for adequate postoperative management. In this study we sought to access whether there is, for urinary incontinence, any discrepancy between medical reports and the perception of patients.