[Evolution of HIV infection in indigenous peoples in Central Brazil].

Distribution of the AIDS epidemic in Brazil is associated with a wide range of factors that determine different population groups' greater or lesser vulnerability. The study's objective was to analyze clinical and laboratory characteristics of HIV/AIDS in individuals 13 years or older and the evolution to death in the indigenous population assisted by the Special Indigenous Health District of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. A descriptive and retrospective study was performed on the clinical conditions and evolution of the disease from 2001 to 2014, based on three secondary databases.

Dental caries, periodontal disease and restorative dental care among Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups in Brazil: A descriptive study.

Objective: To compare patterns of dental caries, periodontal disease and dental care among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Central-West Brazilian subpopulations.

Methods: Data were from two population-based cross-sectional studies involving 5-, 12-, 15-19- and 35-44-year-olds. The first examined were the Guarani, Kaiowá, Terena and Kadiwéu Indigenous groups from Mato Grosso do Sul Brazilian state and the second comprised a non-Indigenous population.

Indigenous Oral Health Inequalities at an International Level: A Commentary.

Oral health inequalities reflect social injustice. This is because oral health simultaneously reflects material circumstances, access to health services and inequities across the life course. Oral health inequalities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations are among the largest in the world.

Epidemiological aspects of HIV infection and AIDS among indigenous populations.

Objective: To describe the epidemiological aspects of HIV infection and AIDS among indigenous peoples of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Methods: This is a descriptive epidemiological study on the occurrence and distribution of HIV infection and AIDS in the indigenous population assisted by the Distrito Sanitário Especial Indígena (Indigenous Special Health District) Mato Grosso do Sul between 2001 and 2014, based on three secondary databases. Annual rates of HIV and AIDS detection and prevalence were calculated, considering case distribution according to village, Health Base Pole and sociodemographic variables.

Human ecological and social determinants of dental caries among the Xavante Indigenous people in Central Brazil.

This community study evaluates complex interactions between macro and micro determinants of oral health in a local Indigenous population based on a theoretical framework of demographic, economic, and healthcare transformation over the last half century. The study population included all residents of eight Xavante villages in Central Brazil. Our hypothetical model posited multiple direct and indirect associations between dental caries and village groups with differentiated territorial and oral care histories, as well as household socioeconomic indicators and food acquisition patterns, individual sociodemographic characteristics, use of dental health services, and oral hygiene practices.

Subjective oral symptoms associated with self-rated oral health among Indigenous groups in Central-West Brazil.

Objectives: To determine whether subjective oral symptoms were associated with self-rated oral health after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and dentition status in 4 different Indigenous peoples from Central-West Brazil.

Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study of oral health was conducted between 2012 and 2014. The randomly selected sample was stratified according to 4 ethnic groups (Kaiwoá, Kadiwéu, Terena and Guarani) and 2 age groups (15-19 and 35-44 years).

Underreporting of gestational, congenital and acquired syphilis among indigenous peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, 2011-2014.

Objective: to describe the distribution, incidence, and underreporting of syphilis among indigenous peoples from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Methods: descriptive study performed with secondary data of the Information System for Notifiable Diseases (Sinan) and of the Special Indigenous Sanitary District of Mato Grosso do Sul (DSEI-MS), from 2011 to 2014; the data from both sources were compared to identify underreporting.

Results: the highest incidence rates of syphilis in pregnant women were observed in 2014 (41.

The magnitude of Indigenous and non-Indigenous oral health inequalities in Brazil, New Zealand and Australia.

Objective: To compare the magnitude of relative oral health inequalities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons from Brazil, New Zealand and Australia.

Methods: Data were from surveys in Brazil (2010), New Zealand (2009) and Australia (2004-06 and 2012). Participants were aged 35-44 years and 65-74 years.

Income as a Protective Factor for Dental Caries among Indigenous People from Central Brazil.

The objective of this paper was to evaluate the association between eligibility for a conditional cash transfer program, based on household income, and dental caries in 12-year-old children from three Indigenous ethnic groups living in Mato Grosso do Sul state, Central Brazil. A population-based cross-sectional study was performed in three ethnic groups: Kaiwoá, Guarani, and Terena. The study population was drawn by stratified sampling according to each ethnic group with a probability proportional to the village size.

Income as a Protective Factor for Dental Caries among Indigenous People from Central Brazil.

The objective of this paper was to evaluate the association between eligibility for a conditional cash transfer program, based on household income, and dental caries in 12-year-old children from three Indigenous ethnic groups living in Mato Grosso do Sul state, Central Brazil. A population-based cross-sectional study was performed in three ethnic groups: Kaiwoá, Guarani, and Terena. The study population was drawn by stratified sampling according to each ethnic group with a probability proportional to the village size.

Oral health in transition: the case of Indigenous peoples from Brazil.

The objective of this paper is to summarise epidemiological information about the distribution of dental caries among Indigenous peoples in Brazil. The authors also present a case study of a specific group of Xavante Indians, one of the most numerous of Brazil's Indigenous peoples, describing how their oral health has deteriorated over recent decades, and showing how an oral health programme is attempting to reverse the present trend of increase in caries. The programme at Etenheritipá Xavante village incorporated three principal components: educational, preventive, and clinical.

[The oral health care model in Middle and Low Xingu: partnerships, processes, and perspectives].

The purpose of this article is to present the actions developed to create the health care model at the Special Indigenous District - Xingu (DSEI-Xingu); particularly regarding oral health. An effective partnership established among the following institutions University Federal of State São Paulo, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Dentistry and Colgate, allowed the development of social health praxis at Middle and Low Xingu. The "Social Space" DSEI, which throughout the history, communities have developed and, through the social process of production, create differentiated accesses to consumer goods, is the basis for organizing health care services for the indigenous population.

Caries, gender and socio-economic change in the Xavante Indians from Central Brazil.

Background: The oral health conditions of indigenous peoples in Amazonia are closely associated with ecological and dietary changes related to interaction with non-Indians.

Aim: The study investigated the incidence of caries in an indigenous community from Central Brazil focusing on gender differences.

Subjects And Methods: The research was conducted among the Xavante Indians and was based on longitudinal data collected in two surveys (1999 and 2004).