Search Results - "Béria, Jorge U."

Prevalence of alcohol use disorders and associated factors: a population-based study using AUDIT in southern Brazil by Beria, J U, Mendoza-Sassi, R A

“…ABSTRACT Aims  To assess the prevalence of potential alcohol use disorders and associated factors using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)…”
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Gender differences in self-reported morbidity: evidence from a population-based study in southern Brazil by Mendoza-Sassi, Raul A, Beria, Jorge U

“…This paper aims to assess variations in self-reported morbidity between men and women using six different measures of reported illness. The cross-sectional…”
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Outpatient health service utilization and associated factors: a population-based study by Mendoza-Sassi, Raúl, Béria, Jorge U, Barros, Aluísio J D

“…To identify factors that lead people to visit a doctor in Brazil and assess differences between socioeconomic groups. A cross-sectional study comprising 1,260…”
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Prevalence of having a regular doctor, associated factors, and the effect on health services utilization: a population-based study in Southern Brazil by Mendoza-Sassi, Raúl, Béria, Jorge U

“…In order to assess the prevalence of having a regular doctor, associated factors, and the effects on health services utilization, a cross-sectional study was…”
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Breastfeeding and breast cancer: a case-control study in Southern Brazil by Tessaro, Sérgio, Béria, Jorge U, Tomasi, Elaine, Victora, Cesar G

“…To investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and breast cancer in Southern Brazil, a case-control design was employed, with two age-matched control…”
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Dental caries in 0- to 5-year-old Brazilian children: prevalence, severity, and associated factors by FERREIRA, SIMONE HELENA, BÉRIA, JORGE U., KRAMER, PAULO FLORIANI, FELDENS, ELIANE GERSON, FELDENS, CARLOS ALBERTO

“…Objective.  This cross‐sectional study investigated the prevalence and severity of dental caries and their association with demographic and socio‐economic…”
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Child sexual abuse in southern Brazil and associated factors: a population-based study by Bassani, Diego G, Palazzo, Lilian S, Béria, Jorge U, Gigante, Luciana P, Figueiredo, Andréia C L, Aerts, Denise R G C, Raymann, Beatriz C W

“…The prevalence of child sexual abuse (CSA) in the population has been poorly described in developing countries. Population data on child sexual abuse in Brazil…”
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Physicians' prescribing behaviour for diarrhoea in children: An ethnoepidemiological study in southern Brazil by Béria, Jorge U., Damiani, Magda F., dos Santos, Iná S., Lombardi, Cintia

“…With the aim of implementing an intervention program on physician's prescribing behaviour for diarrhoea in children under five, an ethnoepidemiological study…”
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Factors Associated With Risk Behaviors for Sexually Transmitted Disease/AIDS Among Urban Brazilian Women: A Population-Based Study by SILVEIRA, MARIÂNGELA F., BÉRIA, JORGE U., HORTA, BERNARDO L., TOMASI, ELAINE, VICTORA, CESAR G.

“…Background: The proportion of women among persons with sexually transmitted disease (STD)/AIDS in Brazil is increasing rapidly, and studies are needed to…”
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Prevalence of signs and symptoms, associated sociodemographic factors and resulting actions in an urban center in southern Brazil by Mendoza-Sassi, Raúl, Béria, Jorge U, Fiori, Nádia, Bortolotto, Angéli

“…To determine the prevalence of signs and symptoms in the adult population, the sociodemographic factors associated with them, and the actions taken as a result…”
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Contraceptivos orais e câncer de mama: estudo de casos e controles by Tessaro, Sérgio, Béria, Jorge U, Tomasi, Elaine, Barros, Aluísio JD

“…OBJETIVO: Investigar a associação entre uso de contraceptivos orais (CO) e câncer de mama. MÉTODOS: Identificaram-se 250 casos incidentes de câncer de mama,…”
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Avaliação do cuidado prestado a pacientes diabéticos em nível primário by Araújo, Rejane B., Santos, Iná dos, Cavaleti, Marcelo A., Costa, Juvenal S. D. da, Béria, Jorge U.

“…OBJETIVO: Descrever características de pacientes diabéticos acompanhados em um posto de atenção primária à saúde. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal. Rastrearam-se…”
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Gender differences in self-reported morbidity: evidence from a population-based study in southern Brazil Diferenças na morbidade referida entre sexos: evidências de um estudo de base populacional no Sul do Brasil by Raúl A. Mendoza-Sassi, Jorge U. Béria

“…This paper aims to assess variations in self-reported morbidity between men and women using six different measures of reported illness. The cross-sectional…”
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Autopercepção de vulnerabilidade às doenças sexualmente transmissíveis e Aids em mulheres by Silveira, Mariângela F, Béria, Jorge U, Horta, Bernardo L, Tomasi, Elaine

“…OBJETIVO: Investigar comportamentos de risco e autopercepção de vulnerabilidade às doenças sexualmente transmissíveis (DST) e à Síndrome de imunodeficiência…”
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Prevalence of having a regular doctor, associated factors, and the effect on health services utilization: a population-based study in Southern Brazil by Raúl Mendoza-Sassi, Jorge U. Béria

“…In order to assess the prevalence of having a regular doctor, associated factors, and the effects on health services utilization, a cross-sectional study was…”
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Epidemiologia do consumo de medicamentos em crianças de centro urbano da região sul do Brasil by BERIA, J. U, VICTORA, C. G, BARROS, F. C, TEIXEIRA, A. B, LOMBARDI, C

“…Foram investigados os padrões do consumo de medicamentos em uma coorte de 4.746 crianças de Pelotas, RS, Brasil e as influências de variáveis socioeconômicas,…”
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Promoção da amamentação em localidade urbana da região sul do Brasil: estudo de intervenção randomizado by Barros, Fernando C., Halpern, Ricardo, Victora, Cesar G., Teixeira, Ana Maria B., Béria, Jorge U.

“…Foi realizado em Pelotas, RS, Brasil, estudo de intervenção randomizado, para a promoção do aleitamento materno. Grupo de 450 mães e lactentes foram visitados…”
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Prevalence of having a regular doctor, associated factors, and the effect on health services utilization: a population-based study in Southern Brazil Prevalência do médico de referência, fatores associados e seu efeito na utilização de serviços de saúde: um estudo de base populacional no Sul do Brasil by Raúl Mendoza-Sassi, Jorge U. Béria

“…In order to assess the prevalence of having a regular doctor, associated factors, and the effects on health services utilization, a cross-sectional study was…”
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Breastfeeding and breast cancer: a case-control study in Southern Brazil by Sérgio Tessaro, Jorge U. Béria, Elaine Tomasi, Cesar G. Victora

“…To investigate the relationship between breastfeeding and breast cancer in Southern Brazil, a case-control design was employed, with two age-matched control…”
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Outpatient health service utilization and associated factors: a population-based study by Raúl Mendoza-Sassi, Jorge U Béria, Aluísio J D Barros

“…OBJECTIVE: To identify factors that lead people to visit a doctor in Brazil and assess differences between socioeconomic groups. METHODS: A cross-sectional…”
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