A5072669069- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Lymphadenopathy Diagnosis and Analysis
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
Universidade de Brasília
2006-2023
Pan American Health Organization (Brasil)
2015-2023
The University of Melbourne
2018
Ministério da Saúde
2013-2016
Secretaria da Saúde
2015
Ministério da Saúde
2011-2014
Widespread transmission of Zika virus by Aedes mosquitoes has been recognized in Brazil since late 2014, and October 2015, an increase the number reported cases microcephaly was to Ministry Health.* By January 2016, a total 3,530 suspected had reported, many which occurred infants born women who lived or visited areas where occurring. Microcephaly surveillance enhanced 2015 implementing more sensitive case definition. Based on peak microcephaly, assuming average estimated pregnancy duration...
In 2006, Brazil began routine immunization of infants <15 wk age with a single-strain rotavirus vaccine. We evaluated whether the vaccination program was associated declines in childhood diarrhea deaths and hospital admissions by monitoring disease trends before after vaccine introduction all five regions varying burden distinct socioeconomic health indicators.National data were analyzed an interrupted time-series analysis that used diarrhea-related mortality or hospitalization rates as main...
Describe the temporal evolution of morbimortality due to Covid-19 and vaccination coverage during health emergency in Brazil.Number cases deaths were extracted from public panel Brazilian Ministry Health, according epidemiological week (EW) geographic region. Data on vaccines variants obtained, respectively, Information System National Immunization Program Genomic Surveillance SARS-CoV-2.Three peaks characterized pandemic: EW 30 2020, 14 2021 six 2022; three case waves, starting North...
OBJECTIVE To propose a method of redistributing ill-defined causes death (IDCD) based on the investigation such causes.METHODS In 2010, an evaluation results investigating classified as IDCD in accordance with chapter 18 International Classification Diseases (ICD-10) by Mortality Information System was performed. The redistribution coefficients were calculated according to proportional distribution reclassified after any ICD-10, except for 18, and used redistribute not investigated remaining...
Objective To determine if the fortification of wheat and maize flours with iron folic acid -which became mandatory in Brazil from June 2004 -is effective prevention neural tube defects.Methods Using data national information systems on births central, south-eastern southern Brazil, we determined prevalence defects among live stillbirths a pre-fortification period -i.e.2001-2004 -and post-fortification -i.e.2005-2014.We distinguished between anencephaly, encephalocele, meningocele,...
El Perú tiene una baja cobertura de defunciones con causa defunción (54 %) y mala calidad del registro las causas defunción, mas 45 % muerte se clasifican como mal definidas o poco útiles para la formulación políticas públicas. En respuesta a estos problemas, el Ministerio Salud, junto otras agencias gubernamentales, apoyo Iniciativa Bloomberg «Información Salud» está implementando Sistema Informático Nacional Defunciones (SINADEF). objetivo este artículo es describir proceso fortalecimiento...
Mortality statistics derived from cause of death data are an important source information for population health monitoring, priority setting and planning. In Perú, almost all certificates issued by doctors because it is a legal requirement. However, the quality poor. August 2016, Ministry Health Perú decided to make two specific interventions improve data: introduce online certification system train in standard practices. The study comprised random sample 300 pre-intervention certificates,...
To explore the presence and magnitude of--and change in--socioeconomic health inequalities between within Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China South Africa--the countries known as BRICS--between 1990 2010.
RESUMO Introdução: Conhecer o número de óbitos e suas causas se constitui em informação relevância para gestores saúde pública. Entretanto, muitas vezes a causa do óbito é classificada com códigos pouco úteis as análises mortalidade, denominados garbage (CG). Objetivo: Descrever avaliar impacto da investigação básica morte mal no atestado 2017. Métodos: Com base protocolo padronizado, foram pesquisadas mortes CG 60 municípios que foco intervenção, principalmente prontuários hospitalares...
Resumo Objetivo: calcular taxas de mortalidade no primeiro dia vida entre 2010 e 2015 em oito Unidades da Federação brasileira com melhor qualidade informação, avaliar fatores associados classificar os óbitos segundo causa básica evitabilidade. Métodos: estudo descritivo; as foram comparadas conforme características maternas criança; a análise evitabilidade usou ‘Lista causas mortes evitáveis’. Resultados: 21,6% (n=20.791) dos infantis ocorreram vida; taxa reduziu-se 2,7 para 2,3...
The article addresses Brazil's historical development in the use of vital data, incorporating procedures for evaluation such data and research with active search births deaths, resulting proposal methods calculating birth mortality indicators through continuous records. In addition to capture events from years 2000 2008, presents correction reported information systems paradigm shift method indicators, initiatives. study also features advances adequacy on deaths live Brazil, changes...
Objective Chagas disease (CD) globalization facilitated the co-infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in endemic and non-endemic areas. Considering underestimation of Trypanosoma cruzi (T . cruzi) -HIV risk life-threatening Disease Reactivation (CDR), this study aimed to analyze major clinical characteristics its mortality rates. Methods This is a cross-sectional retrospective multicenter patients CD confirmed by two serological or one parasitological tests, HIV infection...
Rhinoscleroma is a rare infection in developed countries; although, it reported with some frequency poorer regions such as Central Africa, and South America, Eastern Europe, Middle East, India Indonesia. Nowadays, rhinoscleroma may be erroneously diagnosed mucocutaneos leishmaniasis, leprosy, paracoccidioidomycosis, rhinosporidiasis, late syphilis, neoplasic diseases or other upper airway diseases. From 1996 to 2003, we eight patients attended the Dermatologic Transmitted Diseases service of...
A infecção do trato urinário é uma das afecções mais comuns da clínica médica, sendo mandatório o conhecimento epidemiológico mesma e perfil de sensibilidade dos agentes etiológicos. O estudo teve como objetivo identificar os etiológicos freqüentes aos antimicrobianos bactérias isoladas uroculturas pacientes ambulatoriais atendidos no Hospital Universitário Brasília período 2001 a 2005. Foram analisadas 2.433 positivas realizadas laboratório microbiologia Brasília. Escherichia coli foi...
In order to estimate the incidence of and risk factors for developing tuberculosis, clinical charts a retrospective cohort 281 HIV-positive adults, who were notified AIDS Program Health Department Brasilia in 1998, reviewed 2003. All patients treatment-naive regarding antiretroviral therapy at time inclusion cohort. Twenty-nine identified as having tuberculosis start study. Thirteen incident cases during 60 months follow-up, with an density rate 1.24/100 person-years. Tuberculosis was...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for self-reported diabetes mellitus (DM) in adults from State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 1774 individuals aged ≥18 years participating National Health Survey 2013 Maranhão. The were selected by probabilistic sampling interviewed face-to-face in-home visits. Poisson regression model used to verify associated DM. Results: DM 5.39% (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 3.73⁻7.73)....
In Brazil, 72% of all deaths in 2007 were attributable to non-communicable diseases (NCD). We used a risk and related factor based index prioritize NCD prevention programs the combined 26 capital cities federal district (i.e., Brasilia) Brazil. 2006–2011 data (adults) from census Brazil's surveillance 12 factors 74 disease group mortality. The were: smoking, physical inactivity, overweight-obesity, low fruits vegetables intake, binge drinking, insufficient Pap smear screening (women aged 25...