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Individual and social vulnerabilities upon acquiring tuberculosis: a literature systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a contagious infectious disease mainly caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that still meets the priority criteria - high magnitude, transcendence and vulnerability - ...
‘Vulnerability’, an Interesting Concept for Public Health: The Case of Older Persons
(Oxford University Press, 2014-07)
Traditional accounts of vulnerability tend to label entire populations as vulnerable. This approach is of limited utility. Instead, this article utilizes a layered approach to vulnerability, identifying multiple vulnerabilities ...
Not the usual suspects: adressing layers of vulnerability
(Wiley, 2013-07)
This paper challenges the traditional account of vulnerability in healthcare which conceptualizes vulnerability as a list of identifiable subpopulations. This list of "usual suspects", focusing on groups from lower resource ...
Evaluation of the vulnerability of families assisted in Primary Care in Brazil
(UNIV SAO PAULO, ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM DE RIBEIRAO PRETORIBEIRAO PRETO, 2013-08-02)
Objective: to characterize the profiles of families in the area covered by a Primary Health Center and to identify those in a vulnerable situation. Method: this is an epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional and ...
Individual, Social and Institutional Vulnerabilities in the Premature Infant Care at Home
(2022-02-01)
The prematurity carries some difficulties for families during the preterm infant hospitalization, as well as, after hospital discharge. In this context, is required a specific knowledge about the preterm biological ...
Accumulated knowledge and prevention practices in oral health
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqOSão Paulo, 2014)
This text begins by reflecting on health promotion and equity/ inequity. In health, inequity is understood as a political concept that has moral implications and that is committed to social justice. A discussion follows ...
Vulnerability of the elderly to sexually transmitted infections
(Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Enfermagen, 2017-01-01)
Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among the elderly. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted in a municipality of Sao Paulo from 2011 to 2012. A ...
Men's health: non-communicable chronic diseases and social vulnerability
(Univ Sao Paulo, Escola De Enfermagem De Ribeirao Preto, 2016-01-01)
Objectives: to evaluate the relationship between absences in scheduled appointments and the number of non-communicable chronic diseases and to investigate the relationship between spatial distribution of these diseases and ...
Características sociodemográficas, individuais e programáticas de mulheres com câncer de colo do útero
(2018-01-01)
Introduction: cervical cancer is a serious public health problem throughout the world and often affects women of low socioeconomic level and of reproductive age. Objective: to identify the set of sociodemographic, individual ...
Aids in the elderly: reasons that lead to late diagnosis
(Assoc Brasileira Enfermagem, 2016-11-01)
Objective: to investigate elderly living with HIV/Aids and health professionals, what are the reasons that lead to late diagnosis of HIV infection in the elderly. Method: prospective, qualitative study, conducted at a ...