Publications by authors named "Osmar de Oliveira Cardoso"

Objective: To estimate prevalence and analyze factors associated with body image dissatisfaction among Brazilian adolescent school students.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with data from the 2019 National School Health Survey (PeNSE). Prevalence of self-reported body image dissatisfaction and respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and its association with individual characteristics were estimated via odds ratios (OR) and 95% CI using logistic regression.

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Objective: To analyze the temporal trend of COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates and their relationship with socioeconomic indicators.

Methods: This was an ecological time series study of COVID-19 cases/deaths in municipalities in Piauí, Brazil, between March, 2020 and May, 2021. Prais-Winsten linear regression model and Spearman's correlation test were used.

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Objective: To describe the profile and temporal variation of hospital admissions and deaths due to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by COVID-19 in Piauí, Brazil, according to place of hospitalization.

Methods: We performed a descriptive study using data from the Influenza Surveillance Information System between 2020 and 2021. Case fatality ratio among hospital records with outcome and respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated.

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Objective: To analyze the time trend and spatial distribution of transport accident (TA) mortality in Piauí, from 2000 to 2017.

Methods: An ecological time series study was conducted using Mortality Information System (SIM) data on TA mortality among people resident in the state of Piauí, according to sex, age group and municipality. Prais-Winsten regression was used.

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This research had as its object the practice of nurses' aides and nursing technicians in service of Primary Health Care of the city of Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil. The aims were: characterize the work process of these agents, analyze his concepts on the constituent elements of working process and identify and analyze the difficulties and facilities in developing the work process from the perspective of integrality. It was descriptive and qualitative.

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It is known that Brazil still has a privileged position of water quantity and quality, but water use has not proceeded in a responsible manner and often results in impairment of quality. This study aims to evaluate limnological parameters, parasites and bacteria, and concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Cr, Mn, Hg, and Zn) in surface water of Ribeirão Preto Stream. The Ribeirão Preto Stream is located in urban areas under anthropogenic influence.

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