Womens; Health surveys; Musculoskeletal system; Noncommunicable diseases; Health status.

Chronic noncommunicable diseases and population surveys

The epidemiological method, with increasing importance in the area of general health and, in particular, of Public Health, is a relevant field of study. It subsidizes, among other aspects, the definition of public policies on health. Among its several study designs, cross-sectional (or prevalence) studies are robust tools to describe living conditions and health situations of populations and sp...

Abortion and Womens Mental Health

First, the methodological difficulties of these studies, especially due to confusing factors, not always easy to control adequately, such as the heterogeneity of women’s groups evaluated in regards to age, race, social status and religious beliefs; the presence of psychological changes or lack thereof, prior to the abortion of; the desire or lack thereof for the pregnancy; whether a woman can r...

Lessons for addressing noncommunicable diseases within a primary health-care system from the Ballabgarh project, India.

BACKGROUND Most patients with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) can be managed appropriately at the primary care level, using a simplified standard protocol supported by low-cost drugs. The primary care response to common NCDs is often unstructured and inadequate in low- and middle-income countries. This study assessed the feasibility of integration of NCD prevention and control within the primar...

Population-based surveys and monitoring of noncommunicable diseases

National population surveys are essential to learn the health profile, the distribution of risk factors and their tendencies, as well as health inequalities. The information collected periodically allow the monitoring of actions and programs and of health in different population subgroups and subsidize the planning and management of collective health interventions1-3. Recently, Brazil has stood...

Niaid Womens Health Research (fy 2015-2016)