scholarly journals Epidemiological and sociodemographic profile of the population in street situation in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-69
Author(s):  
Matheus Neves ◽  
Gustavo Almansa Bernardo ◽  
Deon de Moraes ◽  
Juliana Balbinot Hilgert
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Homeless Population ◽  
Population Census ◽  
Psychoactive Substance ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Hiv Virus ◽  
Epidemiological Profile ◽  
June July ◽  
Alcohol Users

The article`s purpose was to understand the sociodemographic and epidemiological profile of the homeless population of Canoas, a metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, in Brazil. To accomplish this homeless population census from Canoas, the information contained in the records of all users registered at Consultóriona Rua (Street Clinic) was used from the beginning of activities in December 2014 until July 2016. Totalizing that, 347 people were collected in the months of June, July and August 2016.84.4% are men, 55.9% self-described as white. Most 64.1% have incomplete primary education, with recycling as the main occupation in 20.6 % of cases. 36.1% reported being on the street due to the use of some psychoactive substance, being 62.0% alcohol users. 69.1% make daily consumption of psychoactive substance, 23.6% have some STIs, considering 14.6% carriers of the HIV virus. Get to know their specificities and needs according to the location in which they are inserted, will make it possible to create means, through public policies, to recover their sense of belonging, and provide their rights guaranteed by law, treating them with dignity.

A multi-source approach to hydrologic parameter estimation in urban basins

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-239
Author(s):  
Néstor A. Campana ◽  
Eduardo M. Mendiondo ◽  
Carlos E. M. Tucci
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Remote Sensing And Gis ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Bare Ground ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Rainfall Events ◽  
Thematic Map ◽  
Hydrological Parameters ◽  
Source Data

A procedure for estimating hydrological parameters is presented which combines a) remote sensing and GIS techniques with b) data extracted from site visits to city districts; the estimate so obtained is compared with estimates from rainfall data. It is developed in urban sub-basins of Dilúvio Basin in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, Brazil. A Fuzzy Algorithm which performs within sub-pixel level is used. Cover classes studied are: highly and slightly impervious, bare ground, grassed open space, and forest. A soil thematic map is determined based on pedological studies. A final distributed thematic map of potential runoff is obtained by superimposing previous data. It is compared with lumped runoff potential from rainfall events in sub-basins. These broad multi-source data hold basic information to develop an alternative strategy for hydrologic studies in urban basins.

scholarly journals Epidemiological profile of workers with musculoskeletal disorders of a supermarket company

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 573-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Benites da Silva ◽  
Caren Lara Martins Picasso ◽  
Miriam Pilla Rosito
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Epidemiological Profile ◽  
Physiotherapy Clinic

AbstractIntroduction The epidemiological profile is considered a sensitive indicator of living conditions and the disease process. The musculoskeletal disorders are the most common causes of pain and can lead to disability or restriction of daily activities. These disorders take the name of RCT/OWRD when they are associated with work activities and may be associated with risk conditions at work.Objectives To describe the epidemiological profile of supermarket workers with musculoskeletal disorders under treatment at a physiotherapy clinic in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil.Methods This was a cross-sectional, observational study which used retrospective data collected from 360 records of patients treated from January 2010 to December 2011 in a physiotherapy clinic that provides health services for a supermarket chain.Results There was a predominance of females (73.9%), aged 30–39 years (35.1%); 63.0% reported being single and 73.4% lived in Porto Alegre. The most commonly reported occupation was cashier (31.2%). The main reasons for referral to physiotherapy treatment were low back pain (21.4%), neck pain (19.7%), pain (16.1%), subacromial bursitis (13.9%) and back pain (12.2%). Among the signs and symptoms 95.8% of the sample reported pain in chronic phase.Conclusion The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was high in this group. The presence of pain can disable the worker for daily activities and physiotherapy becomes the therapeutic procedure of choice for their rehabilitation.

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS coinfection with the hepatitis B and C viruses in Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvano Barbosa de Oliveira ◽  
Edgar Merchan-Hamann ◽  
Leila Denise Alves Ferreira Amorim
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Record Linkage ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Aids Patients ◽  
Probabilistic Record Linkage ◽  
Epidemiologic Surveillance ◽  
Hiv Virus ◽  
Epidemiological Profile ◽  
Hiv Aids

The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV coinfections among AIDS cases reported in Brazil, and to describe the epidemiological profile of these cases. Coinfection was identified through probabilistic record linkage of the data of all patients carrying the HIV virus recorded as AIDS patients and of those patients reported as carriers of hepatitis B or C virus in various databases from the Brazilian Ministry of Health from 1999 to 2010. In this period 370,672 AIDS cases were reported, of which 3,724 were HIV/HBV coinfections. Women are less likely to become coinfected than men and the chance of coinfection increases with age. This study allowed an important evaluation of HBV/HIV and HCV/HIV coinfections in Brazil using information obtained via merging secondary databases from the Ministry of Health, without conducting seroprevalence research. The findings of this study might be important for planning activities of the Brazilian epidemiologic surveillance agencies.

scholarly journals PRODUÇÃO ECOLÓGICA DE ARROZ DOS ASSENTAMENTOS DA REGIÃO METROPOLITANA DE PORTO ALEGRE: UM CASO DE GESTÃO PARTICIPATIVA E GERAÇÃO DE CONHECIMENTOS/Ecological rice production in settlements of the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre: a case of participatory management and generation of knowledge

REVISTA NERA ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 246-265
Author(s):  
Adalberto Floriano Greco Martins
Keyword(s):  
Rice Production ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Participatory Management ◽  
Porto Alegre

Compreendendo os assentamentos como um espaço em permanente disputa, as famílias assentadas territorializam-se e constroem territórios insurgentes, com força político-organizativa, econômica e ideológica, orientadas por uma organização camponesa, conhecida por MST.Nestes territórios as famílias assentadas constituíram um conglomerado econômico-produtivo e comercial, de base ecológica, democrático e cooperado  incorporando as várzeas em seus sistemas de produção, gerando diversos conhecimentos a partir da observação, experimentação e troca de conhecimentos entre os camponeses através de seminários e dias de campo.Com uma gestão participativa, tendo por base os grupos de produtores e as cooperativas singulares, edificou-se nestes dezessete anos o Grupo Gestor do Arroz Ecológico, como espaço articulador dos debates, do planejamento e da execução das ações deste conglomerado.

Modelling Spatial Centrality of Logistics Activities: Study in the Porto Alegre Metropolitan Region, Brazil

2021 ◽  
pp. 688-703
Author(s):  
Clarice Maraschin ◽  
Ana Luisa Maffini Machado ◽  
Renato Maciel Damiani
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Porto Alegre

scholarly journals Epidemiological Profile Cases of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome at the Franco-Brazilian Border

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-280
Author(s):  
Veridiana Barreto do Nascimento ◽  
Luana Almeida dos Santos ◽  
Rair Silvio Alves Saraiva
Keyword(s):  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
The People ◽  
Hiv Virus ◽  
Keywords Hiv ◽  
Epidemiological Profile ◽  
Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AbstractIn spite of intense public policies to raise awareness, prevention and incentive to treat the HIV virus with the use of antiretrovirals, the Borders region in particular of the Northern Brazil still suffers the increase of HIV cases. To identify the epidemiological profile of the reported cases of HIV in the municipality of Oiapoque, Amapá (Brazil), Franco-Brazilian border. Through a descriptive, retrospective, documental study with a quantitative approach, conducted in the period from 2014 to 2016. Twenty-seven cases of HIV were reported in the period, with a significant increase in the last year, 59% of males, from 20 to 39 years of age, and of the people affected, 18% work in mining areas. Even with the reduction of HIV rates in Brazil, greater investment in education is required, seeking to raise awareness among the population for preventive practices and reduce contamination rates, especially in the border region. Keywords: HIV. Communicable Disease Control. Health Services Research ResumoApesar de intensas políticas públicas de conscientização, prevenção, e incentivo ao tratamento do vírus HIV com o uso de antirretrovirais, a região de Fronteiras em especial do Norte do Brasil ainda sofre o aumento de casos de HIV. Identificar o perfil epidemiológico dos casos notificados de HIV no município de Oiapoque, Amapá (Brasil), fronteira franco-brasileira. Através de um estudo descritivo, retrospectivo, documental com abordagem quantitativa, realizado no período de 2014 a 2016. Foram notificados no período 27 casos de HIV, com aumento importante no último ano, 59% do sexo masculino, predominando a faixa de 20 a 39 anos e, das pessoas afetadas, 18% trabalham em áreas de garimpo. Mesmo com a redução dos índices de HIV no Brasil, é preciso maior investimento em educação, buscando conscientizar toda a população para práticas preventivas e reduzir os índices de contaminação principalmente na região de fronteiras. Palavras-chave: HIV. Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis. Pesquisa

scholarly journals A recente metropolização em Santa Catarina: processo geográfico-territorial ou apenas um limite político-administrativo?

GeoTextos ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendel Henrique
Keyword(s):  
Process Integration ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Urban Structures ◽  
Conceptual Definition ◽  
Integration Degree ◽  
Santa Catarina State

Em Santa Catarina, a partir da regulamentação da Constituição de 1988, foram criadas 06 Regiões Metropolitanas, configurando-se numa tentativa de modernização da estrutura urbana do Estado. Buscando compreender este processo recente de metropolização imposta pela legislação estadual, elaboramos um diagnóstico do processo de metropolização de Florianópolis, com destaque para o grau de integração e as estruturas urbanas nos municípios que compõem a aglomeração central (Florianópolis, São José, Palhoça e Biguaçu), bem como as dificuldades encontradas na implementação efetiva de uma Região Metropolitana em Santa Catarina. Utilizamos dados censitários referentes aos municípios de 1991 e 2000 e do Atlas de Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. O caso da Grande Florianópolis mostra que em Santa Catarina existe uma falta de clareza conceitual na definição do que é uma Região Metropolitana e também uma complexa e pouco operacional justaposição de divisões territoriais regionais. Classificamos Florianópolis dentro de um forte processo de conurbação entre os municípios e medianamente funcional (caracterizado pela concentração de funções em Florianópolis, que ainda é dependente de Curitiba ou Porto Alegre). A institucionalização da Região Metropolitana de Florianópolis, assim como as outras cinco criadas no Estado de Santa Catarina, esteve baseada em critérios políticos e não em definições geográficas. Abstract THE RECENT METROPOLIZATION IN SANTA CATARINA: IS IT A GEOGRAPHICATERRITORIAL PROCESS OR A POLITICIAN-ADMINISTRATIVE LIMIT? In Santa Catarina State (South Brazil), after Brazilian Constitution, 06 Metropolitan Regions had been created trying to improve urban and regional structure in a ideological and unreal modernization. We elaborate a diagnosis of the metropolitan process, integration degree and urban structures of Greater Florianópolis and it‘s central agglomeration (Florianópolis, São Jose, Palhoça and Biguaçu), as well as the difficulties to implement a Metropolitan Region in Santa Catarina State. We use, for this purpose, statistics of the cities from 1991 and 2000 and the Atlas of Human Development in Brazil. The Greater Florianópolis illustrates that in Santa Catarina exists a lack of conceptual definition and a complex juxtaposition of regional divisions, overlapping some laws. The Greater Florianópolis has a strong physical process of conurbation and a medium functional integration (Florianópolis is dependent of Curitiba and Porto Alegre). We verify that the institutionalization of the Metropolitan Region of Florianópolis, as well the other five in the Santa Catarina State, was based on political criteria and not in geographical definitions.

scholarly journals Internações por bronquiolite aguda na rede pública da Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre – RS de 2012 a 2014

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-202
Author(s):  
Morgana Thaís Carollo Fernandes ◽  
Luciana Medeiros Paungartner ◽  
Roger Dos Santos Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Case Fatality Rate ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Fatality Rate ◽  
Acute Bronchiolitis ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Public Network ◽  
The Public ◽  
La Red

Resumo A bronquiolite aguda é uma doença caracterizada por inflamação aguda dos bronquíolos e aumento da produção e da secreção de muco que pode estar associada a broncoespasmo. Acomete principalmente os lactentes, sendo a causa mais comum de hospitalizações pediátricas no primeiro ano de vida. O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever as características das hospitalizações e os gastos na rede pública por bronquiolite aguda de residentes de 0 a 2 anos da Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre (RMPA), no sul do Brasil, no período 2012 a 2014. As hospitalizações com diagnóstico principal CID-10 J21.0 e J21.8 foram analisadas a partir de dados do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares, disponíveis publicamente. Foram calculados indicadores por sexo, faixas etárias, permanência, letalidade e gastos por internação. Ocorreram 7.091 internações (2.364/ano), na rede pública, por bronquiolite aguda de residentes da RMPA de 2012 a 2014 (153,6/10 mil habitantes/ano). O sexo masculino predominou (4.246 ou 59,9%) e as internações de pacientes de até um ano representaram 99,2%. Bronquiolite por vírus sincicial respiratório respondeu por 2.226 (31,4%) das internações, sendo que o tempo médio de permanência foi de 5,3 dias e a letalidade 0,2% tendo 12 pacientes falecidos. O gasto médio anual foi de R$ 946,2 mil e o valor médio por internação de R$ 400,29. Concluiu-se que as hospitalizações por bronquiolite aguda caracterizaram-se por elevada incidência, curta duração e baixa letalidade na rede pública da Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre. Palavras-chave: Bronquiolite; hospitalização; Sistema Único de Saúde; criança; doenças respiratórias.     Abstract Hospitalizations for Acute Bronchiolitis in the public network of the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre– RS: a cross-sectional study from 2012 to 2014 The acute bronchiolitis is a disease characterized by acute inflammation of the bronchioles and increased mucus production and secretion that can be associated with bronchospasm. It mainly affects infants, being the most common cause of pediatric hospitalizations in the first year of life. The objective of this work was to describe the characteristics of hospitalizations and spent in the public network for acute bronchiolitis of residents aged 0 to 2 years in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre (MRPA), in southern Brazil, from 2012 to 2014. Analysis of hospitalizations with the main diagnosis CID-10 J21.0 and J21.8was performed from the Hospital Information System, publicly available. Calculations of indicators by sex, age groups, length of stay, lethality and spent of hospitalization were also performed. A total of 7,091 hospitalizations occurred (2,364/year) in the public network for acute bronchiolitis of residents of the MRPA from 2012 to 2014 (153.6/10 thousand inhabitants/year). The male gender predominated (4,246 or 59.9%) and hospitalizations of patients up to one year accounted for 99.2%. Bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus accounted for 2,226 (31.4%) hospitalizations and the average length of stay was 5.3 days and the case fatality rate was 0.2% (12 patients deceased). The average annual expenditure was R $ 946.2 thousand and the average amount per hospitalization was R $ 400.29. It was concluded that hospitalizations for acute bronchiolitis were characterized by high incidence, short duration and low case fatality rate in the public network of the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre. Keywords: Bronchiolitis; hospitalization; Health Unic System; child; respiratory diseases.     Resumen Hospitalizaciones por Bronquiolitis Aguda em la Red Pública de la Región Metropolitana de Porto Alegre – RS: un estudio transversal de 2012 a 2014 La bronquiolitis aguda es una enfermedad caracterizada por la inflamación aguda de los bronquiolos y aumento de la producción y secreción de moco que puede asociarse a broncoespasmo. Afecta principalmente los lactantes, siendo la causa más común de hospitalizaciones pediátricas en el primer año de vida. El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir las características de las hospitalizaciones y costos en la red pública por bronquiolitis aguda de residentes de 0 a 2 años de edad de la Región Metropolitana de Porto Alegre, en el sur de Brasil, en el período 2012 a 2014. Las hospitalizaciones con diagnóstico principal CID-10 J21.0 y J21.8fueron analizadas a partir del Sistema de Información Hospitalaria, disponible publicamente. Fueron calculados indicadores por sexo, grupos de edad, permanencia, letalidad y costos por hospitalización. Hubo 7.091 hospitalizaciones (2.364/año) em la red pública por bronquiolitis aguda de residentes de la Región Metropolitana de Porto Alegre de 2012 a 2014 (153,6/10 mil habitantes/año). Predominó el género masculino (4.246 o 59,9%) y las hospitalizaciones de pacientes hasta un año representaron 99,2%. La bronquiolitis por virus respiratorio sincitial representó 2.226 (31,4%) de las hospitalizaciones y el promedio de permanencia fue de 5,3 días y la letalidad 0,2%, teniéndose 12 pacientes fallecidos. El costo pro medio anual fue de R$ 946,2 mil y el monto promedio por hospitalización fue de R$ 400,29. Se concluye que las hospitalizaciones por bronquiolitis aguda se caracterizaron por alta incidencia, corta duración y baja letalidad em la red pública de la Región Metropolitana de Porto Alegre. Palabras clave: Bronquiolitis; hospitalización; Sistema Único de Salud; niño; enfermidades respiratorias.

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