Perceived stress in workers of Emergency Care Units in Palmas, Tocantins.

Background: Emergency Care Units are environments susceptible to occupational stress that can lead its staff members to illness.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the levels of perceived stress in professionals who work in Emergency Care Units in the municipality of Palmas, state of Tocantins.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 165 health care professionals working in Emergency Care Units.

[Magnitude, geographic distribution and trends of anemia in preschoolers, Brazil].

Objective: To assess the magnitude, geographical distribution and trends of the prevalence of nutritional anemia among preschoolers and to identify risk groups in the state of Paraiba, Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey with multistage random sampling procedure was conducted in 8 urban municipalities of three mid-regions (Zona da Mata, Agreste and Sertão) in the state of Paraíba in 1992. A total of 1,287 preschoolers of both sexes were selected.