scholarly journals Prevention of anemia in the first year of life in health centers of Santo André, São Paulo

1996 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 329-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia C. Szarfarc ◽  
Gabriele Berg ◽  
Alice L. S. Santos ◽  
Sônia Buongermino de Souza ◽  
Carlos A. Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
First Year ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
First Year Of Life

scholarly journals Cytomegalovirus seroepidemiology in an urban community of São Paulo, Brazil

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
LNB Almeida ◽  
RS Azevedo ◽  
M Amaku ◽  
E Massad
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Rate ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
First Year ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Cmv Infection ◽  
Force Of Infection ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
First Year Of Life

INTRODUCTION: After the era of rubella vaccine, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most frequently causes of mental retardation and congenital deafness. Seroepidemiological studies are necessary to understand the transmission dynamics of the disease. The purpose of the study was to quantify the transmission rate of CMV disease in a community in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: Using ELISA test (IgG), a retrospective serological survey looking for CMV antibodies was performed in an non-immunized community. Frozen sera from 443 individuals, randomly selected by cluster sampling technique in the town of Caieiras, São Paulo, were collected from November 1990 to January 1991. Seroprevalence was stratified by age (0-40 years). Mathematical techniques were applied to determine the age-dependent decay function of maternal antibodies during the first year of life, the age-dependent seroprevalence function and the force of infection for CMV in this community. RESULTS: It was observed a descending phase of seropositivity in the first 9 months, but changes in antibody titration were observed between 8 months old and one year of age. The average age of the first infection was 5.02 months of age and 19.84 years, when the age-dependent seroprevalence and the force of infection were analyzed between 10 months of age and 10 years of age and from 10 to 40 years old, respectively. CONCLUSION: CMV infection is highly prevalent among the population studied and infection occurs in the first year of life. This study shows that most women at reproductive age are vulnerable to the first infection, increasing the risk for congenital infection.

scholarly journals Risk Factors for Wheezing Disorders in Infants in the First Year of Life Living in Sao Paulo, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 501-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Bianca ◽  
G. Wandalsen ◽  
J. Mallol ◽  
D. Sole
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
First Year ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
First Year Of Life

scholarly journals Socioeconomic diversities and infant development at 6 to 9 months in a poverty area of São Paulo, Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Tella ◽  
Luciane da Rosa Piccolo ◽  
Mayra Lemus Rangel ◽  
Luis Augusto Rohde ◽  
Guilherme Vanoni Polanczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
First Year ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Poverty Area ◽  
First Year Of Life

Abstract Introduction The effects of socioeconomic disparities on cognitive development tend to emerge early in infancy and to widen throughout childhood, and may perpetuate later in life. Although the study of how poverty affects early childhood has increased in the last 20 years, many of the effects remain largely unknown, especially during the first year of life. Aim To investigate the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal education on infants’ language, motor and cognitive development. Methods The cognitive, language and motor skills of 444 infants aged 6 to 9 months selected from a poor neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil, were evaluated using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. A questionnaire on socioeconomic background was administered to the participants’ families. Results A positive association was found between SES and infants’ performance on language and motor scales. Additionally, higher maternal education was associated with higher language and cognitive scores. Conclusion Our findings indicate that SES effects are detectable very early in infancy. This result has implications for the timing of both screening and intervention efforts to help children overcome the consequences of living in poverty.

scholarly journals Clinical and demographic profile of users of a mental health system for medical residents and other health professionals undergoing training at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo

2004 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 152-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Fagnani Neto ◽  
Cristina Sueko Obara ◽  
Paula Costa Mosca Macedo ◽  
Vanessa Albuquerque Cítero ◽  
Luiz Antonio Nogueira-Martins
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
First Year ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Demographic Profile ◽  
Leave Of Absence ◽  
Seeking Help

CONTEXT: A postgraduate and resident trainee mental health assistance center was created in September 1996 within our university. OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical and demographic profile of its users. TYPE OF STUDY: Retrospective. SETTING: Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp-EPM). METHODS: The study was carried between September 1996 and November 2002, when 233 semi-structured registration forms were filled out either by the psychologist or the psychiatrist during their first contact with the trainees, who were medical and nursing residents, and postgraduate students at specialization, master or doctoral levels. The registration forms included demographic, occupational and clinical data. RESULTS: The trainees were predominantly young (mean of 27 years old), single (82.0% of cases), women (79.4%), seeking help especially during the first year of training (63.1%). In 70.8% of the cases, they came to the service spontaneously. Such individuals showed greater adherence to the treatment than those who were referred by supervisors (p < 0.05). In 30% of the cases, the trainee sought psychological guidance or support at the service due to specific situational conflicts. Depression and anxiety disorders were the most frequent diagnoses; 22.3% of the trainees followed up mentioned a tendency towards suicidal thoughts. In comparison with other trainees, there was a higher prevalence of males among the medical residents (p < 0.01), with more cases of sleep disorders (p < 0.05), a smaller number of individuals refraining from the use of alcohol (p < 0.05) and a higher number of trainees requiring leave of absence (p < 0.001). DISCUSSION: The first year of training in health sciences is the most stressful, especially for women. Depression and anxiety symptoms are common, reflecting transitory self-limited deadaptation. However, the severity of the cases can also be evaluated in view of the large number of trainees who mentioned suicidal tendencies. CONCLUSIONS: This study emphasizes the need and importance of providing formal, structured and confidential mental health services for medical residents and postgraduate students from other health professions, in the training programs of academic institutions.

scholarly journals The measurement by serological means of the impact of the Hong Kong/68 influenza virus on a population

1972 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Alberto N. Candeias ◽  
Marguerite S. Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Haemagglutination Inhibition ◽  
Sharp Decrease ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
First Year ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
The Impact

In order to obtain evidence on the size of the impact of the Hong Kong/68 variant of influenza A2 virus on the population of São Paulo, Brazil, serum samples taken in 1967 before this variant appeared and during successive years after it appeared were examined for their antibody content. Haemagglutination-inhibition tests performed on a total of 2726 serum samples from adults showed a sharp decrease in 1969 of the proportion of sera without antibody to the Hong Kong/68 variant and a corresponding mercase in the proportion with high titres. It was concluded that about three-quarters of the adult population became infected at some time after the variant appeared, the majority in the first year of prevalence.

scholarly journals An estimate of the incidence and prevalence of laryngeal papillomatosis in São Paulo State (Brasil)

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (9) ◽  
pp. 1247-1251
Author(s):  
Gustavo Mercuri ◽  
Sérgio Augusto Rodrigues ◽  
Regina Helena Garcia Martins
Keyword(s):  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Laryngeal Papillomatosis ◽  
Papilloma Virus ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
São Paulo State

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: Recurrent laryngeal papillomatosis, caused by the Human Papilloma Virus, has a significant economic impact worldwide and there are no epidemiological data of this disease in Brasil. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to estimate the incidence and prevalence of laryngeal papillomatosis of some otorhinolaryngology centers in São Paulo State (Brasil). METHODS: A questionnaire containing data on the number of new and follow-up cases diagnosed with laryngeal papillomatosis was sent to the Otorhinolaryngology services (n=35) of São Paulo State (Brasil). RESULTS: A total of 20 otorhinolaryngology centers answered the questionnaire. Of these, the five largest regional health centers were selected as follows: Campinas (42 cities – 4,536,657 inhabitants), Sao Jose do Rio Preto (102 cities – 1,602,845 inhabitants), Ribeirão Preto (26 cities – 1,483,715 inhabitants), Bauru (68 cities – 1,770,427 inhabitants), and Sorocaba (47 cities – 2,478,208 inhabitants). The incidence and prevalence of each regional health centers were, respectively: Campinas (5.51;7.27), Sorocaba (2.02;6.86), São José do Rio Preto (1.87;7.49), Ribeirão Preto (11.46;22.92), and Bauru (3.95;7.91). CONCLUSION: The incidence and prevalence of the laryngeal papillomatosis of the five largest regional health centers of the interior of São Paulo State (Brasil) varied between 1.87 to 11.46 and 6.86 to 22.92 per 1,000,000 inhabitants, respectively for a total population of 11,871,852 inhabitants.

Estratégias de prevenção da gravidez na adolescência na ótica de mulheres adolescentes que já vivenciaram uma gravidez

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 981
Author(s):  
Ana Luiza Vilela Borges ◽  
Teresinha Pereira e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Pregnancy In Adolescence ◽  
The Public ◽  
The University ◽  
Health Field

Objective: to know the opinion of female adolescents who have become pregnant and were enrolled in a Health Agents Program in Osasco city, São Paulo, Brazil, about strategies used in the public health field in order to reduce teenage pregnancy in the community they live. Methods: descriptive and qualitative study using focal group conducted by a semi-structured script with four adolescents from Osasco city in March 2009. The study has been approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research of the University of São Paulo (764/2009).  Results: the four participants mentioned both positive and negative aspects of becoming pregnant in adolescence and stated they were aware of how to avoid pregnancy, although they did not keep conversations about contraceptive choices with theirs partners. Health services were merely seen as a place for contraceptive methods distribution. Conclusion: adolescents mentioned fragile bond with the health services and did not recognize them as partners for promoting their sexual and reproduction health. Descriptors: pregnancy in adolescence; health centers; sexual and reproductive health.

scholarly journals Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in a low-income community in the São Paulo municipality, SP, Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio de Moraes Francisco ◽  
Silvio Luís Pereira de Souza ◽  
Solange Maria Gennari ◽  
Sonia Regina Pinheiro ◽  
Vanessa Muradian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Antibody Test ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Serum Titer ◽  
Indirect Immunofluorescent ◽  
Immunofluorescent Antibody Test

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common zoonoses worldwide. The seroprevalence for T. gondii in human population from Brazil might range from 40 to 80%. The aim of this paper was to study the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in children from age one to 15 living in a low socioeconomic community, named community of Jardim São Remo in the year of 2002. The community is located in the West area of São Paulo municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 110 (32.4%, CI 95%: 27.5 - 37.7) of the 339 children tested with indirect immunofluorescent antibody test. The titration of the samples revealed 29 children with serum titer equal to 16, 14 children with 32, 18 children with 64, 21 children with 128, 20 children with 256 and eight children with serum titer > 512. The age dependence of the prevalence of T. gondii infection and the association between seroprevalence for T. gondii and seroprevalence for T. canis suggest that the infection is chiefly postnatal. Seroconversion in infant population of community Jardim São Remo occurs in children as young as two years old, earlier than in the children attended at health centers of São Paulo city. The seroprevalence of T. gondii in children from Jardim São Remo was compared to the prevalence in children from other urban centers of Brazil.

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