Incidence of cervical cytological abnormalities following a negative smear result in an opportunistic screening scenario: A cohort study.

Objectives: To analyse the incidence of atypical cells and their risk factors in an opportunistic screening context.

Study Design: This cohort study with passive follow-up is based on analysis of 86,609 women living in Maranhão State - Brazil, who had a negative cervical cytological test recorded in the Cervical Cancer Information System (SISCOLO) in 2007 and who had at least 1 follow-up test up to 31 December 2012. The cumulative incidence (CI) and incidence rate (IR) of low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL) and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and cancer (HSIL+) were calculated.

Hormonal, metabolic and inflammatory circulating biomarker profiles in obese and non-obese Brazilian middle-aged women.

Aim: To investigate circulating hormonal, metabolic and inflammatory biomarker profiles in obese and non-obese middle-aged women.

Methods: A total of 110 women, aged 40-60 years, were included in this cross-sectional study. Patients were allocated, according to the occurrence of menopause and body mass index (BMI), into four groups: PM0 (premenopausal non-obese), PM1 (premenopausal obese), M0 (postmenopausal non-obese), and M1 (postmenopausal obese).

Early application of Global Subjective Evaluation Produced by the Patient and survival in patients with cancer.

Introduction: malnutrition is a frequent event in cancer, and unless identified early, it can lead to progressive functional impairment of the organism. Objective: to associate the early application of the Global Subjective Evaluation Produced by the Patient (GSEPP) to the time of hospitalization and death in cancer patients. Methods: a cross-sectional, analytical study carried out between July and September 2014 in patient records (> 20 years) with cancer, with hospitalization for more than three days in a reference cancer hospital.

Patterns of cervical cytological abnormalities according to the Human Development Index in the northeast region of Brazil.

Background: Disparities in cancer incidence and mortality rates between regions arise due to differences in socioeconomic conditions and in human development factors. The major purpose of this study was to measure the role of the Human Development Index (HDI) in the pattern of cervical cytological abnormalities (CCAs).

Methods: This was an analytical sectional study involving a review of secondary cervical cytology data collected from women living in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, in 2007-2012 and collected from the Cervical Cancer Information System (Sistema de Informação do Câncer do Colo do Útero - SISCOLO).

[HLA alleles association and recurrent spontaneous abortion in a São Luis/Maranhão population, in Brazilian Northeastern region].

Purpose: To investigate the association of the HLA-A, -B and -DRB1 alleles with the occurrence of Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion.

Methods: A case-control study of 200 women aged 18 to 35 years, consisting of a convenience sample of 100 women who had idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortion and 100 women without abortion and with two or more children. Peripheral blood genomic DNA was extracted from 500l of Buffy Coat stored at -20°C.

Importance of lipid accumulation product index as a marker of CVD risk in PCOS women.

Background: The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is considered the most common endocrine disease during the woman's reproductive life, with prevalence ranging from 5 to 10% of women of reproductive age. There is a paucity of studies regarding the use of the lipid accumulation product (LAP) as a risk marker for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 78 women aged 18 to 42 years seen at University Hospital of Maranhão, with a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome according to the Rotterdam criteria.

[Climacteric syndrome in a Northeastern Brazilian city: a household survey].

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of Climacteric Syndrome (CS) in women from a municipality of Northeastern Brazil which is less developed socioeconomically.

Methods: A prospective household survey was performed in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil with 1,210 climacteric women aged 45 to 60 years. Interviews were applied using previously tested standard questionnaires from April to July 2008.

[Cervical cancer screening in the State of Maranhão, Brazil].

The scope of the study was to analyze the screening for cervical cancer in the state of Maranhão using secondary data from the Cervical Cancer Information System (SISCOLO). A retrospective descriptive study was conducted using secondary data from 139505 cytopathology exams recorded in SISCOLO in Maranhão in 2011. The variables: age, education, adequacy of material, represented epithelia, microbiology and cellular changes detected in Pap smear tests were selected.

[Nutritional status of adolescents in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, assessed by national and international criteria].

This study sought to compare national and international criteria for assessing the nutritional status of adolescents. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the period from July 2007 to January 2008 with a representative sample comprised of 1256 adolescents from the state of Maranhão. Body mass index (BMI) for age and gender was used to diagnose underweight, normal weight and overweight, using the criteria proposed by Conde and Monteiro and the World Health Organization (WHO).

[Metabolic profile in women of different body mass indices with polycystic ovary syndrome].

Purpose: To characterize and compare clinical, anthropometric and biochemical-metabolic variables in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), stratified according to body mass index (BMI).

Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted on 78 women aged 18 to 45 years with a clinical diagnosis of PCOS by the Rotterdam criteria. Patients were stratified according to BMI.

[Quality of life of women treated for breast cancer in a city of the northeast of Brazil].

The study sought to evaluate the quality of life of women treated surgically for breast cancer at the State Oncology Hospital of Reference in São Luís in the State of Maranhão. The quality of life was assessed by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B). The variables were expressed as mean and standard deviation, and statistical analysis consisted of the ANOVA or Kruskal Wallis test and the Student t or Mann-Whitney test.

[Coverage of the basic immunization schedule in the first year of life in State capitals in Northeast Brazil].

Vaccination coverage in the so-called "developing countries" is still lower than expected. Such coverage is an important indicator of population health and the quality of care provided by the health care system. The current study describes the results of a household survey to estimate coverage of the basic immunization schedule in the first year of life in State capitals in Northeast Brazil, for the 2005 birth cohort.

Irritable bowel syndrome in women with chronic pelvic pain in a Northeast Brazilian city.

Purposes: To determine the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and its associated features; to determine whether IBS and CPP constitute the same syndrome.

Methods: Cross-sectional population survey with systematic sequential sampling according to census districts in which 1470 women were interviewed with respect to the sample calculation. The participants resided in their own homes, were at least 14 years of age, experienced menarche and presented CPP according to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Vocal parameters and voice-related quality of life in adult women with and without ovarian function.

Objectives: To identify the perceptual and acoustic parameters of voice in adult women with and without ovarian function and its impact on quality of life related to voice.

Methods: Cross-sectional and analytical study with 106 women divided into, two groups: G1, with ovarian function (n=43) and G2, without physiological ovarian function (n=63). The women were instructed to sustain the vowel "a" and the sounds of /s/ and /z/ in habitual pitch and loudness.

Stress urinary incontinence in climacteric women in a northeastern Brazilian municipality: a household survey.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Low socioeconomic factors may influence the development of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Thus far, there is little research available on SUI in developing countries. We aimed to determine whether the prevalence of SUI in a northeastern Brazilian municipality was higher or lower than in the general female population.

Epidemiological evaluation of victims of spinal cord injury.

Objective: to evaluate patients suffering from spinal cord injury

Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted with 87 patients admitted to the university hospital of UFMA between January 2008 and June 2009. We assessed sex, age, compromised segment of the spine and cause of injury, subjecting these data to statistical analysis (chi-square test).

Results: there was a significant prevalence of males (p <0.

Comparison of the outcomes of the sling technique using a commercial and hand-made polypropylene sling.

Purpose: To compare the outcomes and costs of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery using a hand-made sling (Marlex®) versus a commerciallyavailable suburethral polypropylene sling (Advantage®).

Materials And Methods: Thirty-nine women with SUI due to bladder neck hypermobility and/or sphincter incompetence diagnosed by clinical examination and urodynamic studies were divided into two groups: group 1 (n = 19) consisted of patients from an academic center (Department of Urology, University Hospital of Federal University of Maranhao, and group 2 (n = 20) patients from private practice. The hand-made polypropylene suburethral sling was used in group 1 and the commercial sling in group 2.

[Coverage characterization of pre-natal in Maranhão State, Brazil].

The purpose of the study was to characterize the coverage of prenatal care in the State of Maranhão. A population-based study, descriptive in 30 municipalities of the State of Maranhão, with 2075 women of childbearing age, with previous pregnancy, from July 2008 to Januray 2009. The results demonstrated that the units of family health accounted for 45.

[Knowledge, practice and attitude about breast self-exam from women of a Northeastern municipality, Brazil].

Purpose: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination (BSE) of women from the municipality of São Luís (MA), Brazil, and associated socio-demographic variables.

Methods: Prospective and cross-sectional study, with conglomerate sampling, in which 552 women from 14 census sections of São Luís were included during the period from January to September 2003. The knowledge, attitude and practice (dependent variables) were evaluated by means of analysis of the responses of the women as "adequate" or "inadequate".

[Metabolic syndrome in outpatient cardiology clinics].

Background: In Brazil, the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) is little known in several regions.

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of MS, its components and the agreement between two diagnostic definitions in a population aged > 13 years.

Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted from June to October 2007 in 719 patients of outpatient cardiology clinics in the city of São Luis, State of Maranhão, Brazil.

[Clinical and laboratory profile of children living with vertically transmitted HIV/AIDS in a city in northeastern Brazily].

Introduction: Vertical transmission constitutes the main route for child infection by the HIV-1 virus (human immune deficiency virus). This study aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory evolution of children with vertically transmitted HIV/AIDS.

Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study based on data gathered from the medical records of all the children who were seen at a specialized care unit between January 1998 and June 2006.

[Aspects related to choice of type of delivery: a comparative study of two maternity hospitals in São Luís, State of Maranhão, Brazil].

This study aimed to analyze aspects related to choice of type of delivery in two maternity hospitals, one public and the other private, in São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil. This cross-sectional study compared 163 primiparous women in a public maternity hospital and 89 in a private hospital, with mean ages of 21.63 +/- 5.

[Prevalence of colonization by group B Streptococcus in pregnant women from a public maternity of Northwest region of Brazil].

Purpose: to assess the prevalence of group B streptococcus colonization (GBS) in pregnant women in prodrome or in labor.

Methods: vaginal and rectal cultures were collected from 201 pregnant women, in the admission sector of a public maternity center in the northeast region of Brazil (São Luís, Maranhão). The samples obtained were inoculated in a Todd-Hewith's selective culture medium and after that they were sub-cultivated in blood-agar plates.