The Testing and Counseling Centers are important sources of epidemiological information. This study describes a research conducted with the users of the Testing and Counseling Center of Rio Grande-RS submitted to anti-HIV ...

Estudo quantitativo que objetivou analisar as práticas desenvolvidas na assistência à adolescente, a partir do relato dos trabalhadores de um Centro Obstétrico de um Hospital Universitário, com base na proposta de humanização ...

Estudo quantitativo que objetivou analisar as praticas desenvolvidas na assistencia a adolescente, a partir do relato dos trabalhadores de um Centro Obstetrico de um Hospital Universitario, com base na proposta de humanizacao ...

OBJETIVO: Analisar fatores associados à prática de atividade física durante a gestação e sua relação com indicadores de saúde materno-infantil. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal realizado com todos os nascimentos ocorridos em ...

avaliar a atenção ao parto na ótica de adolescentes assistidas em um hospital universitário. Métodos: estudo quantitativo, descritivo, desenvolvido em um hospital universitário do Sul do Brasil. A amostra foi 269 ...

The aim of this study was to assess knowledge on prenatal care and pregnancy risk among women in poor neighborhoods in the city of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Data were collected using a cross-sectional ...

Objetivo: Avaliar e comparar indicadores básicos de saúde infantil entre menores de 5 anos residentes na área urbana do município de Rio Grande (RS) em 1995 e 2004. Métodos: Foram realizados dois estudos transversais de ...

This study aimed to compare prenatal and childbirth care received by teenagers and older mothers in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, southern Brazil. From January 1st to December 31st 2007, all mothers were interviewed ...

OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a cobertura do citopatológico em Unidades Básicas de Saúde da Família (UBSF) e descrever características da não realização deste exame nos últimos três anos. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, realizado em Rio ...

This cross sectional study aimed at the determination of the prevalence of the knowledge about the adherence to the tuberculosis treatment that clients suffering of pulmonary tuberculosis and their families have concerning ...

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o conhecimento dos fatores de risco modificáveis para a doença cardiovascular e sua distribuição em termos demográficos, socioeconômicos, comportamentais e biológicos entre ...

Asymptomatic meningococcus carriers in hospitals is a risk factor for acquiring meningococcal disease. Meningococcal carrier (MC) frequency was investigated in oropharyngeal swab samples collected from 200 staff members ...

Different human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtypes may have distinct biological, immuno- logical and pathogenic properties. Efficiency of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) may be among those properties, but ...

Different human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtypes may have distinct biological, immunological and pathogenic properties. Efficiency of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) may be among those properties, but few ...

This study aimed to evaluate differences in pre-natal care between services under the Family Health Strategy (FHS) and traditional public primary care clinics in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. A cross-sectional ...

This non-randomized community intervention study evaluated the impact of prenatal home visits by community health agents and volunteer leaders from the Children's Mission on prenatal care among poor pregnant women in ...

Polymorphisms in genes that encode chemokines or their receptors can modulate susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and disease progression. The objective of this study was to assess the frequency ...

Background: To evaluate the impact of HIV-1 CRF31_BC in the southern Brazilian HIV epidemic. Methods: Blood plasma from 284 patients was collected from July 2002 to January 2003 at 2 reference HIV/AIDS centers in ...

Objetivos: Conhecer as condições de assistência à gestação e ao parto no município do Rio Grande/RS e estabelecer prioridades de intervenção. Métodos: Entre 1º de janeiro e 31 de dezembro de 2007 aplicou-se um questionário ...

This paper aims to assess variations in self-reported morbidity between men and women using six different measures of reported illness. The cross-sectional study was conducted in the municipality of Rio Grande, southern ...