Family Health Program professionals' view on family structures and health implications.

Objective: To describe perception of family structures and understanding of a healthy family by Programa Saúde da Família (Family Health Program) team members.

Methods: Research with a qualitative approach, employing the focus group technique, and involving the Program professionals from the city of Campo Bom, Southern Brazil, between June and August 2005. Sample was comprised of 12 professionals, including doctors, nurses, nursing technicians and community health agents.

[Inequalities in clinical breast examination in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil].

This cross-sectional population-based survey focused on the coverage of clinical breast examination (CBE) in women 20 to 60 years of age in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and described the factors associated with lack of CBE. The outcome was defined as having received a CBE by a physician during the year prior to the interview. Two different multivariate models were analyzed.