Access to pap smear among black women compared to other racial/ethnic groups: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

The aim is to identify the prevalence of Pap smear among black women in the scientific literature and compare it with other racial-ethnic groups. The protocol of this review is registered in the PROSPERO platform under number CRD42021251764. For eligibility, cross-sectional studies that analyzed the prevalence of Pap smear according to the race/ethnicity criteria were included.

Factors associated with vaccination coverage in children up to 15 months old, born in 2017-2018 in the city of Natal/RN, Brazil: a population-based survey.

Objective: To estimate vaccination coverage and analyze factors associated with full vaccination among children up to 15 months old in the city of Natal-RN, Brazil.

Methods: Population-based survey with data recorded on children's vaccination cards and interviews conducted in 2020 and 2021. Analysis of factors associated with complete vaccination was performed by calculating prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) using Poisson regression.

Vaccination coverage according to race or skin color in children born in 2017-2018 in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: a population survey.

Objective: To analyze vaccination coverage up to 24 months of age according to race/ skin color in the 2017-2018 live birth cohort in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Methods: Population-based survey conducted in 2020 and 2021. Vaccination coverage up to 24 months of age was estimated according to administered, valid and timely doses.

Poor access to health services for depression treatment in Brazil.

Objective: To analyze the factors associated with poor access to health services for the depression treatment in Brazil.

Methods: This study used data from the Brazilian National Survey of Health, conducted in the years 2019 and 2020. The sample consisted of 8,332 individuals with a self-reported diagnosis of depression, and poor access to healthcare was identified from the question "what is the main reason for you to not visit the physician/health service regularly for your depression?" From which poor access was identified by the affirmative answer reporting distance of health services or difficulties with transportation; waiting time at the health service; financial difficulties; opening hours of the health service; Not being able to schedule a consultation via health insurance; does not know who to look for or where to go, among others.

Dietary Intake of Micronutrients and Disease Severity in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Vitamins and essential metals have been studied as potential risk and prognostic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of inadequate micronutrient intake in ALS patients, comparing subgroups according to the disease severity. Data were obtained from the medical records of 69 individuals.

Pneumonia in Children under 5 Years: Temporal Trends and Spatial Patterns of Hospitalizations in Brazil.

This study aimed to identify temporal and spatial patterns in the distribution of hospitalization rates for pneumonia in children under 5 years in Brazil. An ecological study was developed using data from the Unified Health System of hospitalizations for pneumonia in children under 5 years in Brazil from 2000 to 2019. Hospitalization rates per 1,000 children were calculated and Joinpoint Regression analyzed the temporal trends.

Exclusion of m6A from splice-site proximal regions by the exon junction complex dictates m6A topologies and mRNA stability.

N6-methyladenosine (m6A), a widespread destabilizing mark on mRNA, is non-uniformly distributed across the transcriptome, yet the basis for its selective deposition is unknown. Here, we propose that m6A deposition is not selective. Instead, it is exclusion based: m6A consensus motifs are methylated by default, unless they are within a window of ∼100 nt from a splice junction.

Frequency of Vitamin a Deficiency in Children Hospitalized for Pneumonia: An Integrative Review.

To identify the frequency of vitamin A deficiency in children aged 6 months to 5 years hospitalized for pneumonia. An integrative literature review was carried out, where searches were made by two independent researchers, with no language limits or publication time in the databases PubMed, LILACS, Web of Science, Scopus and CINAHL, and in the gray literature-OpenGrey, Proquest and Google Scholar. In the eligibility phase, the screened studies were read in full and those that did not answer the research question were excluded.

Mental health services accessibility for women and men: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Mental and behavioral disorders constitute a serious public health problem and require adequate access among women and men for promotion, prevention and treatment of mental illness.

Methods And Analysis: For the writing of this protocol we will use the guidelines of the PRISMA-P Checklist (Main Items for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyzes). This protocol was registered under the number: CRD42021243263.

Gender and race inequalities in adolescent and young adult homicide mortality rates: a multilevel ecological analysis of Brazilian municipalities.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between adolescent and young adult homicide mortality rates in Brazilian municipalities according to gender, race, and contextual characteristics at the municipal and federation unit levels.

Methods: This is an ecological study that used secondary data available from the death records of the Mortality Information System and socioeconomic data from the Brazilian Census. The dependent variables were homicide mortality rates among people aged 15-29 years by sex and race from 2015 to 2017.

Wind instrumentalists' work-related vocal tract discomfort.

Background: Wind instrumentalist use the vocal tract intensively in their professional activities, which can lead to the development work-related voice disorders.

Objective: To analyze the perception of vocal tract discomfort (VTD) by wind instrumentalists from Natal, Brazil.

Method: Cross-sectional study with 117 professional musicians and music students from six official bands/orchestras in the city of Natal.

Factors associated with common mental disorders among farmers in a medium-sized municipality in Northeastern Brazil.

Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with common mental disorders among farmers living in a medium-sized municipality in Northeastern Brazil between 2019 and 2020.

Methods: Trained interviewers applied the standardized questionnaire in 450 participants. Sociodemographic, health, income and working characteristics were assessed.

Factors associated with sleep problems and sleeping pill use in Brazilians.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of sleep problems and sleeping pill use and associated factors in the Brazilian population.

Methods: This study was conducted with data from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey. Our sample consisted of 94,114 participants and the outcomes analyzed were sleep problems and sleeping pill use.

Prevalence of Access to Prenatal Care in the First Trimester of Pregnancy Among Black Women Compared to Other Races/Ethnicities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

To analyze the prevalence of access to prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy among black women compared to other races/ethnicities through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Searches were carried out at PUBMED, LILACS, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, and in the grey literature. The quality of the studies and the risk of bias were analyzed using the Joanna Briggs Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies instrument.

Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea and associated factors in adult women.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with primary dysmenorrhea in a sample of adult women.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with women aged between 19 and 49 years from a city of northeastern Brazil. Sociodemographic, gynecological, and obstetric variables were assessed by questionnaires and interviews.

[Lack of awareness of the HPV vaccination campaign among Brazilian students: a multilevel analysis].

The scope of this article is to analyze the association between lack of awareness of the HPV vaccination campaign among Brazilian adolescents and individual and contextual factors. It involved a cross-sectional study with data from the National Student Health Survey (2015). Bivariate analysis was performed and Prevalence Ratios were calculated, in a multilevel Poisson Regression (95%CI) to verify the effect of variables on the outcome.

Quality of life and adiposity in adolescents: direct and indirect effects.

This paper aimed to analyze the direct and indirect effects of adiposity and factors related to adolescents' quality of life. This is a cross-sectional study with 635 adolescents (10-16 years) from public schools in Montes Claros-MG, Brazil. Anthropometric data, physical activity (PA), inadequate dietary habits, body image, and quality of life (QoL) of adolescents were collected.

Association among dysmenorrhea and activity limitation and participation restrictions in adult women: a cross-sectional study, Brazil -2017.

Background: The present study aims to analyse if dysmenorrhea is associated with activity limitations and participation restrictions in experencied by adult women.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out with adult women recruited from primary health services in Brazil between 2016 and 2017. Dysmenorrhea was measured via a self-report and the activity limitation and participation restrictions was assessed by the World Health Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS2.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Common Mental Disorders in Women: A Systematic Review.

To identify the prevalence and factors associated with common mental disorders in adult women. Searches were carried out in the PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, Cinahl, Google Scholar and Open Gray databases. The study protocol was registered with PROSPERO under number CRD42020168231.

Alcoholic beverage purchase by Brazilian adolescents: individual and contextual factors associated in a multilevel analysis.

Objective: To analyze the individual and contextual factors associated with the purchase of alcoholic beverages by adolescents in Brazil.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study with data from the National Adolescent Health Survey (2015). The study sample consisted of 21,125 adolescents who reported having consumed alcohol in the 30 days before the survey.

Abuse of alcohol among farmers: Prevalence and associated factors.

We sought to identify the prevalence and factors associated with alcohol abuse among farmers living in a medium-sized municipality in northeastern Brazil during 2019 and 2020. Trained interviewers applied the standardized questionnaire to 450 participants. Sociodemographic, health, income and work characteristics were investigated.

Use of rehabilitation services by persons with disabilities in Brazil: A multivariate analysis from Andersen's behavioral model.

Background: For many years, discussions about health care for people with disabilities (PwD) in Brazil have not been treated as a priority; however, based on the advances made at the beginning of this century, new policies have been developed with the aim of improving access of these people to health services. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze how individual characteristics and contextual indicators are associated with access to rehabilitation services for PwD in Brazil.

Methods: A multivariate analysis was performed based on data from the National Health Survey 2013, considering access to rehabilitation services by PwD as the primary outcome and individual and contextual factors selected from Andersen's behavioral model as independent variables.