Factors associated to depression and anxiety in medical students: a multicenter study.

Background: To evaluate personal and institutional factors related to depression and anxiety prevalence of students from 22 Brazilian medical schools.

Methods: The authors performed a multicenter study (August 2011 to August 2012), examining personal factors (age, sex, housing, tuition scholarship) and institutional factors (year of the medical training, school legal status, location and support service) in association with scores of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

Results: Of 1,650 randomly selected students, 1,350 (81.

Prevalence and treatment of hypertension in urban and riverside areas in Porto Velho, the Brazilian Amazon.

Introduction: Hypertension (HTN) is a preventable cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Objectives: To compare the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of HTN among urban and riverside populations in Porto Velho, Amazon region.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study between July and December 2013 based on a household survey of individuals aged 35-80 years.