Factors associated with concurrent alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2019 National School-Based Health Survey. / Fatores associados ao policonsumo de álcool, tabaco e drogas ilícitas: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar 2019.

The aim of this study was to analyze the factors associated with concurrent alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use among Brazilian schoolchildren aged 13-17. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the 2019 National School-Based Health Survey. The outcome was use of the three substances during the last 30 days. Hierarchical multiple logistic regression was carried out with independent variables grouped into four blocks: sociodemographic characteristics; family context; behavioral aspects; and stressors. Variables with p<0.05 were retained in the final model. The prevalence of concurrent substance use was 3.3%. Being male, living in the Midwest, South and Southeast, skipping school without parent permission, parents not knowing what their children do in their free time, having parents who smoke, having experienced physical aggression from parents, feeling that life is not worth living, trying drinking and illicit drugs before the age of 13, and having friends who drink alcohol, smoke and use drugs in their presence remained associated with the outcome in the final model. The findings reveal high prevalence of concurrent alcohol, cigarette and illicit drug use among adolescents and that poly use is associated with sociodemographic, family, and behavioral factors and stressors.

Objetivou-se analisar os fatores associados ao policonsumo de álcool, tabaco e drogas ilícitas, entre adolescentes escolares brasileiros de 13 a 17 anos. Estudo transversal, com dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar (2019). A variável desfecho foi o relato de consumo das três substâncias nos últimos 30 dias. As variáveis independentes foram agrupadas em quatro blocos: características sociodemográficas; contexto familiar; situações estressoras; aspectos comportamentais. Foi realizada análise de regressão logística múltipla hierarquizada, permanecendo no modelo final as variáveis com p<0,05. A prevalência de policonsumo em adolescentes escolares foi 3,3%. No modelo final, sexo masculino, morar na região Centro-Oeste, Sul e Sudeste, faltar a escola sem permissão, pais não saberem o que fazem no tempo livre, ter pais fumantes, sofrer agressão física pelos pais, sentir que a vida não vale a pena ser vivida, experimentar bebida alcoólica e drogas ilícitas antes dos 13 anos, ter amigos que bebem bebida alcoólica, fumam e usam drogas na sua presença permaneceram associados ao desfecho. Os dados mostram alta prevalência de policonsumo de três substâncias entre adolescentes e sua associação a fatores sociodemográficos, familiares, comportamentais e a eventos estressantes.

[Overview of long COVID in Brazil: a preliminary analysis of a survey to think about health policies]. / Panorama da COVID longa no Brasil: análise preliminar de um inquérito para pensar políticas de saúde.

Characterized by symptoms that remain or appear for the first time within three months of SARS-CoV-2 infection, long COVID can manifest itself in different ways, including in non-hospitalized or asymptomatic cases. Thus, this study offers an overview of long COVID in Brazil, especially of its diagnosis, symptoms, and challenges for new health management. Data from a study that investigated long COVID in people affected by COVID-19 were used. These original data stem from a survey with adult Brazilians (aged 18 years or older) who had COVID-19 that collected information from March 14 to April 14, 2022, by a questionnaire on social media. The questionnaire addressed sociodemographic characteristics, history of COVID-19 infections, vaccination against the disease, investigation of health status and quality of life before and after COVID-19, and search and access to treatment. Of the 1,728 respondents, 720 were considered eligible for analysis, of which 496 (69%) had long COVID. Individuals with long COVID reported clinical manifestations such as anxiety (80%), memory loss (78%), generalized pain (77%), lack of attention (75%), fatigue (73%), hair loss (71%), sleep changes (70%), mood swings (62%), malaise (60%), and joint pain (59%). Most sought health services during and after the acute phase of COVID-19 (94 and 80%, respectively), representing the need to structure the healthcare system for these patients.

Caracterizada por sintomas que permanecem ou aparecem pela primeira vez em até três meses após a infecção pelo SARS-CoV-2, a COVID longa pode se manifestar de diferentes formas, inclusive entre casos não hospitalizados ou assintomáticos. Nesse sentido, este artigo apresenta um panorama da COVID longa no Brasil, com ênfase no diagnóstico, nos sintomas e nos desafios para a nova gestão da saúde. Foram utilizados dados de um estudo realizado com objetivo de investigar a COVID longa em pessoas acometidas pela COVID-19, com dados originais de um inquérito com indivíduos brasileiros adultos (18 anos ou mais) que tiveram COVID-19, coletados entre 14 de março e 14 de abril de 2022, por meio de questionário divulgado em redes sociais. O questionário abordou características sociodemográficas, histórico de infecções por COVID-19, vacinação contra a doença, investigação da situação de saúde e da qualidade de vida antes e após a COVID-19, além da busca e acesso a tratamento. Dos 1.728 respondentes, 720 foram considerados elegíveis para a análise. Desses, 496 (69%) tiveram COVID longa. Os indivíduos com COVID longa reportaram manifestações clínicas como ansiedade (80%), perda de memória (78%), dor generalizada (77%), falta de atenção (75%), fadiga (73%), queda de cabelo (71%), alterações de sono (70%), alterações de humor (62%), indisposição (60%) e dor nas articulações (59%). A maioria procurou os serviços de saúde durante e após a fase aguda de COVID-19 (94% e 80%, respectivamente), o que representa a necessidade de estruturar o sistema de saúde para atender esses pacientes.

Caracterizado por síntomas que permanecen o aparecen por primera vez dentro de los tres meses posteriores a la infección por SARS-CoV-2, la COVID larga puede manifestarse de diferentes formas, incluso entre casos no hospitalizados o asintomáticos. En este sentido, este artículo presenta un panorama la COVID larga en Brasil, con énfasis en el diagnóstico, los síntomas y los desafíos para la nueva gestión de la salud. Se utilizaron datos de una encuesta realizada para investigar la COVID larga en personas afectadas por COVID-19. Se trata de datos originales de una encuesta con individuos brasileños adultos (18 años o más), que tuvieron COVID-19, con datos recolectados entre el 14 de marzo y el 14 de abril de 2022, por medio de un cuestionario divulgado en las redes sociales. El cuestionario abordó características sociodemográficas, historial de infecciones por COVID-19, vacunación contra la enfermedad, investigación de la situación de salud y de la calidad de vida antes y después de COVID-19, además de la búsqueda y acceso a tratamiento. De los 1.728 encuestados, 720 fueron considerados elegibles para el análisis. De ellos, 496 (69%) tenían COVID larga. Las personas con COVID larga informaron manifestaciones clínicas como ansiedad (80%), pérdida de memoria (78%), dolor generalizado (77%), falta de atención (75%), fatiga (73%), pérdida de cabello (71%), cambios en el sueño (70%), cambios de humor (62%), malestar (60%) y dolor en las articulaciones (59%). La mayoría recurrió a los servicios de salud durante y después de la fase aguda de COVID-19 (94% y 80%, respectivamente), lo que representa la necesidad de estructurar el sistema de salud para atender a estos pacientes.

Serosurvey of Coxiella burnetii in Police Officers and Working Dogs in Brazil: Case Report and One Health Implications.

BACKGROUND: Although the Coxiella burnetii infection has been investigated in dogs, its role in human transmission remains to be fully established, particularly in close and daily human-dog contact settings, such as in Police K-9 Units. METHODS: Accordingly, this study aimed to assess anti-C. burnetii antibodies in clinically healthy police officers by an in-house indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), and working dogs by a commercial IFA Kit, from the State Special Operations Battalion, Paraná, Southern Brazil. RESULTS: Overall, 1/18 (5.5%) police officers and 9/30 (30.0%; CI 95% 16.66-47.88) dogs tested seropositive to anti-C. burnetii IgG antibodies. CONCLUSIONS: To date, this is the highest prevalence of Q fever seropositivity among military dogs worldwide. Despite the low sampling rate, a statistically significant association was found between seropositivity and female dogs (p = 0.0492). Further studies with larger sample sizes should be conducted to establish the prevalence of Q Fever in other Brazilian K-9 Units. In summary, this study is the first to conduct a concomitant serosurvey of police officers and working dogs, and its findings should be considered a warning for cross-exposure and transmission of Coxiella burnetii among Police K-9 Units in Brazil and worldwide.

Longitudinal attenuation in political polarization: Evidence from COVID-19 vaccination adherence in Brazil.

BACKGROUND: While political polarization in policy opinions, preferences, and observance is well established, little is known about whether and how such divisions evolve, and possibly attenuate, over time. Using the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil as the backdrop, we examine the longitudinal evolution of a highly relevant and polarizing policy: adherence to the COVID-19 vaccination. METHODS: Studies 1 (N = 3346) and 2 (N = 10,214) use nationwide surveys to document initial differences and subsequent changes in vaccination adherence between conservatives ("Bolsonaristas") and non-conservatives ("non-Bolsonaristas"). Study 3 (N = 742) uses an original dataset to investigate belief changes among conservatives and their association with asymmetric changes in vaccination adherence. RESULTS: Despite substantial differences at the early stages of rollout, the gap in vaccination adherence between conservatives and non-conservatives significantly decreased with the passage of time, driven essentially by a much faster uptake among the initially most skeptic-the conservatives. Study 3 demonstrates that the asymmetric changes in vaccination adherence were associated with meaningful belief changes among the conservatives, especially about the perceived effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines and the expected adherence of peers to the vaccination campaign. CONCLUSIONS: Together, these studies show that, in a context where the superiority of the promoted policy becomes clear over time and individuals have the opportunity to revisit prior beliefs, even intense political polarization can be attenuated.

Access to health and social protection policies by homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods case study on tailored inter-sector care during a health emergency.

Introduction: The article analyzed homeless people's (HP) access to health and social protection policies and tailored inter-sector care, including emergency measures, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belo Horizonte (BH), capital of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. It intended to provide data on HP and evaluate existing public policies focused on vulnerable populations during this health emergency. Methods: The study adopted a mixed-methods design with triangulation of quantitative and qualitative data. Results: Social cartography showed that in the early months of the pandemic, the health administration had difficulty reordering the health system, which experienced constant updates in the protocols but was nevertheless consolidated over the months. The evidence collected in the study showed that important emergency interventions in the municipality of BH involved activities that facilitated access by HP to the supply of services. Discussion: The existence of national guidelines for inter-sector care for HP cannot be ruled out as a positive influence, although the municipalities are responsible for their implementation. Significantly, a health emergency was necessary to intensify the relationship between health and social protection services. Roving services were among those with the greatest positive evidence, with the least need for infrastructure to be replicated at the local level. In addition, the temporary supply of various inter-sector services, simultaneously with the provision of day shelters by organized civil society, was considered a key factor for expanding and intensifying networks of care for HP during the emergency phase. A plan exists to continue and expand this model in the future. The study concluded that understanding the inter-sector variables that impact HP contributes to better targeting of investments in interventions that work at the root causes of these issues or that increase the effectiveness of health and social protection systems.

The search for equity in public health policies: analysis of the implementation of incentives for physical activity in Primary Care in Brazil / La búsqueda de equidad en las políticas públicas de salud: análisis de la implementación de incentivos a la actividad física en la Atención Primaria en Brasil / A busca pela equidade nas políticas públicas de saúde: análise da implementação do incentivo à atividade física na Atenção Primária do Brasil

Public health policies aim to provide equitable access to healthcare services as a fundamental right. In 2022, the Ministry of Health created a financial incentive to promote physical activity (IAF) in SUS Primary Health Care. The objectives of this study were to present the national panorama of the first year of implementation of the IAF and to analyze whether the municipal prioritization score, created considering the existing budget availability, was an effective criterion for greater equity in the distribution of resources in the different implementation periods (without and with targets). This is a descriptive study analyzing the absolute and relative number of municipalities and health units approved, the number of health units that received funds and the amounts paid out. To analyze equity, measures of absolute and relative inequalities between health units were calculated, grouped into quartiles according to the municipal prioritization score. The percentage of approved health units that received funds was no more than 37.6%, with R$18.05 million paid out (period without targets) and R$10.10 million (with targets). There was a 68.9% reduction in the number of health units that received funds after the targets were set. Important inequalities in the receipt of resources were revealed, with a higher percentage of health units located in municipalities with lower priority. Thus, the criteria adopted by the Ministry of Health were insufficient to guarantee equity in the allocation of resources to promote physical activity.

Las políticas de salud pública apuntan a brindar acceso equitativo a los servicios de salud como un derecho fundamental. En 2022, el Ministerio de Salud creó un incentivo financiero para promover la actividad física (IAF) en la Atención Primaria de Salud del SUS. El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo presentar el panorama nacional del primer año de implementación del IAF y analizar si el puntaje de priorización municipal, creado considerando la disponibilidad presupuestaria existente, fue un criterio efectivo para una mayor equidad en la distribución de los recursos en los diferentes períodos de implementación (sin y con metas). Se trata de un estudio descriptivo con análisis del número absoluto y relativo de municipios y unidades de salud aprobadas, unidades de salud que recibieron recursos y los montos pagados. Para analizar la equidad se calcularon medidas de desigualdades absolutas y relativas entre unidades de salud, agrupadas en cuartiles según el puntaje de priorización municipal. Se demostró que el 74% de los municipios y el 16,7% de las unidades de salud elegibles fueron aprobados por el IAF. El porcentaje de unidades de salud aprobadas que recibieron recursos no superó el 37,6%, siendo pagados R$ 18,05 millones (período sin metas) y R$ 10,10 millones (con metas). Hubo una reducción del 68,9% en las unidades de salud que recibieron recursos luego de establecer metas. Se revelaron importantes desigualdades en la recepción de recursos, con un mayor porcentaje de unidades de salud ubicadas en municipios con menor prioridad. Por tanto, los criterios adoptados por el Ministerio de Salud fueron insuficientes para garantizar la equidad en la asignación de recursos para promover la actividad física.

As políticas públicas de saúde têm como objetivo proporcionar acesso equitativo aos serviços de saúde como um direito fundamental. Em 2022, o Ministério da Saúde criou um incentivo financeiro para a promoção da atividade física (IAF) na Atenção Primária à Saúde do SUS. O presente trabalho teve como objetivos apresentar o panorama nacional do primeiro ano de implementação do IAF e analisar se a nota de priorização municipal, criada considerando a disponibilidade orçamentária existente, foi um critério efetivo para maior equidade na distribuição dos recursos nos diferentes períodos de implementação (sem e com metas). Trata-se de um estudo descritivo com análises do número absoluto e relativo de municípios e unidades de saúde homologadas, de unidades de saúde que receberam recursos e dos valores pagos. Para analisar a equidade, foram calculadas as medidas de desigualdades absolutas e relativas entre as unidades de saúde, agrupadas em quartis conforme a nota de priorização municipal. Foi demonstrado que 74% dos municípios e 16,7% das unidades de saúde elegíveis foram homologadas ao IAF. O percentual de unidades de saúde homologadas que receberam recursos não passou de 37,6%, sendo pagos R$18,05 milhões (período sem metas) e R$10,10 milhões (com metas). Houve uma redução de 68,9% nas unidades de saúde que receberam recursos após o estabelecimento de metas. Foram reveladas importantes desigualdades no recebimento de recursos, com maior percentual de unidades de saúde localizadas em municípios com menor prioridade. Assim, os critérios adotados pelo Ministério da Saúde foram insuficientes para garantir equidade na alocação de recursos para a promoção da atividade física.

Social movements and the genesis of LGBT health policy in Bahia, Brazil (1979-2014): initial disputes and possible alternatives. / Os movimentos sociais e a gênese de propostas para a saúde da população LGBT na Bahia, Brasil (1979-2014): disputas iniciais e alternativas possíveis.

We conducted a socio-historical study covering the period 1979-2014 to explore the genesis of LGBT health policy in Bahia, Brazil, drawing on Pinell's theoretical framework for the sociological analysis of public policy. To analyze the social space, we investigated the trajectories of the agents involved in policy formulation and the relations between these agents and the national social space and field of State power. The agents were predominantly from the scientific, human rights, sexual rights, feminism and AIDS fields, and had a high level of bureaucratic and militant capital, meaning they were well-versed in LGBT health issues. The historical conditions of possibility underlying the formulation of LGBT health policy included the formalization of the State Technical Committee on LGBT Health in 2014, in an effort to improve access to comprehensive health care for vulnerable groups; and the Bahia without Homophobia plan, which helped expand dialogue around with civil society and social movements and address the main criticisms of policy making.

Com o objetivo de descrever a gênese de propostas para a saúde da população de LGBT na Bahia, foi realizado um estudo sócio histórico entre 1979 e 2014. Adotou-se as proposições de Patrice Pinell para a análise sociológica de políticas públicas. A análise do espaço social compreendeu a identificação das trajetórias dos agentes envolvidos com as propostas no estado da Bahia e as relações entre esses agentes e o espaço social nacional, assim como, o campo do poder do Estado. Na Bahia, destacaram-se agentes com trajetórias vinculadas ao campo científico, dos direitos humanos, dos direitos sexuais, do feminismo e do espaço AIDS, com alto capital burocrático e militante, que propiciou aproximação às questões relacionadas a saúde LGBT local. As condições de possibilidade que permitiram a formulação de propostas políticas baseadas na integralidade e na universalidade da atenção à saúde foram a formalização do Comitê Técnico Estadual de Saúde Integral LGBT da Bahia, em 2014, onde buscou-se ampliar a Atenção Integral à Saúde voltada às populações de maior vulnerabilidade; e o Plano Bahia sem homofobia, que permitiu ampliar o diálogo com a sociedade civil e os movimentos sociais e abarcar as principais críticas para a formulação de propostas políticas.

Influence of Brazil's public health policies on physical activity promotion in urban areas

The research aims to determine the influence of Brazil's public health policies on promoting physical activity in urban areas. An overview of the impact of Brazilian public health initiatives on encouraging physical exercise in metropolitan areas is given in the study. Brazil has put in place a wide range of regulations to combat non-communicable disease and promote healthy living. The cornerstone of the approach is the National Health Promotion Policy, which highlights the incorporation of physical exercise into everyday activities. Research used smart PLS software to measure the research and generated informative results, including descriptive statistics, correlation coefficient, and smart PLS Algorithm model. The goal of infrastructure development, urban planning, and educational initiatives is to provide settings that support active living. Campaigns for health promotion and community involvement support these initiatives by raising awareness and encouraging behavioral change. These policies will only be successful if they are implemented well, are continuously assessed, and are flexible. Overall result found the positive and significant influence of Brazil's public health policies on physical activity promotion in the urban areas. Brazil's dedication to encouraging physical exercise indicates the global recognition of the significance of preventative health measures. Sustained endeavors towards this end might foster a more robust and engaged urban populace in Brazil (AU)

Political action in the health of transgender people in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. / Ação política em saúde de pessoas trans em Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil.

This article describes the political action repertoire mobilized in the construction of public health policy for trans persons in the Manaus, capital city of the state of Amazonas, in northern Brazil. It is based on ethnographic research combining participant observation in the multiple sites where these policies are constructed and interviews with members of two transgender rights organizations in Manaus, between January 2016 and July 2018. Four modes of political action were reconstructed, as ideal types, named after native categories: those of confrontation, others of "articulation", the ones seeking visibility and others collaboration. Each mode has the local society as public and agents of the municipal and state Judiciary, Legislative and Executive bodies sometimes as adversaries, sometimes as allies.

O objetivo deste artigo é compreender o repertório de formas de ação política mobilizadas na construção das políticas públicas de saúde para travestis e transexuais em Manaus, Amazonas. A pesquisa etnográfica que sustenta este estudo combinou observação participante nos múltiplos espaços onde as políticas de saúde se gestam e entrevistas com membros de duas organizações trans existentes em Manaus, entre janeiro de 2016 e julho de 2018. Reconstruiu-se quatro formas de ação mobilizadas na luta por políticas de saúde, classificadas conforme algumas categorias nativas, a modo de tipos ideais: as de confronto, de articulação, de visibilidade e de colaboração, tendo a sociedade manauara como público e agentes do Judiciário, do Legislativo e do Executivo municipal e estadual, por vezes, como adversários, ou como aliados.

Assessing the contributions of an urban population health initiative to shift political priority towards cardiovascular health: three case studies from Brazil, Mongolia and Senegal.

BACKGROUND: The urban population health initiative was designed as a multidisciplinary, multisector programme to address cardiovascular (CV) disease, specifically hypertension and its underlying causes in the cities of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Dakar, Senegal; and São Paulo, Brazil. This article aims to provide an overview of the history and dynamics of CV disease policy making in the three countries, to present the policy reform contributions of the initiative and its role in the policy agenda-setting framework/process in each country and to identify the enablers and challenges to the initiative for doing so. METHODS: A qualitative case study was conducted for each setting from November 2020 to January 2021, comprised of a document review, semi-structured in-depth interviews and unstructured interviews with stakeholders involved in the initiative. The literature review included documents from the initiative and the peer-reviewed and grey literature with a total of 188 documents screened. Interviews were conducted with 21 stakeholders. Data collection and thematic analysis was guided by (i) the Kingdon multiple streams conceptual framework with the main themes being CV disease problems, policy, politics and the role of policy entrepreneurs; and (ii) the study question inquiring on the role of the urban population health initiative at the CV disease policy level and enabling and challenging factors to advancing CV disease policy. Data were thematically analysed using the Framework Method. RESULTS: Each setting was characterized by a high hypertension and CV disease burden combined with an aware and proactive political environment. Policy outcomes attributed to the initiative were updating the guidelines and/or algorithms of care for hypertension and including revised physical and nutritional education in school curricula, in each city. Overall, the urban health initiative's effects in the policy arena, were most prominent in Mongolia and Senegal, where the team effectively acted as policy entrepreneur, promoting the solutions/policies in alignment with the most pressing local problems and in strong involvement with the political actors. The initiative was also involved in improving access to CV disease drugs at primary health levels. Its success was influenced by the local governance structures, the proximity of the initiative to the policy makers and the local needs. In Brazil, needs were expressed predominantly in the clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS: This multi-country experience shows that, although the policy and political environment plays its role in shaping initiatives, often the local priority needs are the driving force behind wider change.

Does environmental policy stringency improve nature's health in BRICS economies? Implications for sustainable development.

In our groundbreaking exploration, we meticulously delve into the relationship between environmental policy stringency, international trade dynamics, and financial openness within the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) spanning from 1996 to 2021. With a focus on critical variables such as economic growth and technological innovation, our empirical findings challenge conventional wisdom. Surprisingly, we found that those stringent environmental policies, when standing alone, do not invariably lead to reduce CO2 emissions. Equally interesting is our startling discovery that the anticipated moderating influence of environmental policy stringency, catalyzed by trade and foreign direct investment, on the well-being of our environment does not materialize; contrarily, both trade and foreign direct investment moderating channels exhibit unanticipated positive correlations with CO2 emissions. These revelations provoke us with the presence of a "pollution haven" phenomenon within the BRICS economies. Furthermore, our investigation reveals that, when examined individually, trade and foreign direct investment also appear to contribute to elevated emission levels. These findings provide a resolute solution to our research quandary, underlining the indispensable requirement for cutting-edge and robust environmental policies. These policies must possess the prowess to effectively counteract the adverse environmental consequences stemming from the amalgamation of global trade and financial integration. In doing so, they shall propel BRICS nations toward a future firmly grounded in principles of sustainability and ecological integrity.

Heterogeneities of the impact of public health policies on HIV/AIDS indicators in Brazil according to sociodemographic factors: A real-life study.

INTRODUCTION: The impact of specific policies on HIV care has been scarcely investigated. In this study we aimed to analyze the impact of the Treatment For All policy (TFA-2013) and the adoption of integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs-2017) as first-line therapy on clinical indicators of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Brazil. METHODS: We assessed the public database of Brazil's Ministry of Health and extracted data from 2009 to 2019. We investigated the impact of TFA and INSTIs with a time-series analysis of four health indicators in PLHIV: antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation with a CD4+ count >500/mm3 ; ART initiation <1 month after the first CD4+ measurement; viral load suppression (VLS); and treatment adherence. We explored trends over time by gender, age, macroregion of residency and municipal-level social vulnerability index. RESULTS: We included 753 316 PLHIV in 2019. Most were males (64.81%) in the 30-49 years age category (50.86%). We observed an overall improvement in all HIV clinical indicators, with notable impact of TFA on timely ART initiation and VLS, and mild impact of INSTIs on treatment adherence. Such improvements were heterogeneous, with remarkable gaps in gender, age and socioeconomic groups that have persisted over time. Indicators point to inferior outcomes among children, older adults, women and people living in socially vulnerable locations. CONCLUSIONS: Recent Brazilian public policies have had positive impacts on key HIV clinical indicators. However, our results highlight the need for specific policies to improve HIV care for children, older adults, women and socially vulnerable groups.

Políticas Públicas de Saúde para o Enfrentamento do Câncer no Brasil: Análise dos Planos Estaduais de Atenção Oncológica / Public Health Policies to Combat Cancer in Brazil: Analysis of State Cancer Care Plans / Políticas de Salud Pública para Combatir el Cáncer en Brasil: Análisis de los Planes Estatales de Atención al Câncer

Introdução: O crescente número de mortalidade por neoplasias tem apontado para a necessidade de adoção de medidas sustentáveis e regionalmente situadas para prevenção e controle do câncer. Ao longo dos mais de 30 anos de existência do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), as políticas de Atenção Oncológica evoluíram de um modelo fragmentado rumo à noção de integralidade da assistência e qualificação da rede de atenção à pessoa com câncer. Objetivo: Analisar os Planos Estaduais de Atenção Oncológica dos Estados brasileiros, conforme previsto pelas Portarias n.º 874 de 2013 e n.º 1.399 de 2019, e descrever os dados de assistência e indicadores de saúde relacionados aos Estados que contemplam o planejamento da referida assistência. Método: Estudo de caráter misto com abordagem qualitativa baseada em revisão documental dos Planos Estaduais de Atenção Oncológica, e abordagem quantitativa realizada a partir de um estudo descritivo dos dados epidemiológicos relacionados ao câncer no Brasil. Resultados: Apenas 63% dos Estados brasileiros (n = 17) têm operacionalizado Planos Estaduais de Atenção Oncológica; destes, a maioria possui Planos em desacordo com a Portaria n.º 874.

The growing number of deaths by neoplasms has indicated the necessity to adopt sustainable, regionally-based measures to prevent and control cancer. Along more than 30 years of existence of the National Health System (SUS), cancer care policies have evolved from a fragmented model towards a concept of integrality and qualification of the cancer care network. Objective: Review brazilians State Oncology Care Plans according to Ordinance 874 of 2013 and Ordinance 1,399 of 2019, and to describe care data and health indicators of the States that comply with these two Ordinances. Method: Qualitative document-review of the States' Cancer Care Plans and quantitative approach study describing cancer epidemiological data in Brazil. Results: Only 63% of Brazilian States (n = 17) have implemented oncology care plans and of these, most does not comply with Ordinance 874.

El creciente número de muertes por neoplasias ha señalado la necesidad de adoptar medidas sostenibles y de base regional para prevenir y controlar el cáncer. A lo largo de los más de 30 años de existencia del Sistema Único de Salud (SUS), las políticas de atención oncológica evolucionaron de un modelo fragmentado hacia la noción de atención integral y cualificación de la red de atención a las personas con cáncer. Objetivo: Analizar los Planes Estaduales de Atención Oncológica de los Estados brasileños, previstos en la Ordenanza n.º 874 de 2013 y en la Ordenanza n.º 1.399 de 2019, y describir los datos asistenciales e indicadores de salud relacionados con los Estados que contemplan la planificación de esta atención. Método: Estudio de método mixto, con un enfoque cualitativo basado en una revisión documental de los Planes Estatales de Atención Oncológica y un enfoque cuantitativo basado en un estudio descriptivo de los datos epidemiológicos relacionados con el cáncer en Brasil. Resultados: Sólo el 63% de los Estados brasileños (n = 17) tienen Planes Estaduales de Atención Oncológica operacionalizados y, de ellos, la mayoría tiene Planes que no están alineados con la Ordenanza 874.

Guia de políticas de saúde: implementando sistemas de melhoria da qualidade na atenção primária em saúde / Health policy guide: implementing quality improvement systems in primary health care

O Guia de Políticas de Saúde - Implementando Sistemas de Melhoria da Qualidade na Atenção Primária em Saúde oferece orientações abrangentes para gestores que desejem criar e implementar Sistemas de Qualidade na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) e para sanitaristas, acadêmicos e organizações da área da saúde interessadas no tema. Neste guia, você vai encontrar: O DESAFIO: Promover o acesso e a qualidade da APS é fundamental para garantir um SUS mais igualitário, mas essa não é uma tarefa simples. Fatores como a diversidade do território brasileiro e questões de governança dos dados em Saúde são desafios que precisam ser considerados para garantir um melhor funcionamento da APS. Nesta seção, apresentamos esses e outros desafios e motivos que fazem da APS um modelo eficaz e custo-efetivo. O IEPS TESTOU: A 1ª edição do Guia de Políticas de Saúde foi elaborado a partir da experiência de construção do programa Recife Monitora, que integra o projeto Qualifica Atenção Básica, uma parceria do IEPS com a Prefeitura do Recife e que conta com o apoio da Umane. O programa foi iniciado em 2022 e apresentou resultados expressivos em seu primeiro ano de implementação. Nesta seção, apresentamos um relato de experiência com as lições aprendidas no primeiro ano do projeto e os referenciais teóricos que embasaram a construção dos sistemas avaliativos da qualidade da APS, informações que podem ser valiosas para a implementação de sistemas de qualidade em todo o país. CODIFICANDO A ESTRATÉGIA: Nesta seção, apresentamos elementos-chaves e um passo a passo detalhado para que as gestões municipais de todo o país possam implementar sistemas de melhoria da qualidade da APS. Também apresentamos alguns desafios que podem ser enfrentados, considerando as singularidades de cada território.

The politicizing clinic: insights on 'the social' for mental health policy and practice.

PURPOSE: In this paper, we explore how Brazilian socially sensitive therapy can respond to care-users' desire to change the social and political forces shaping their lives. We use this case to demonstrate the limits of the "social determinants of health" agenda which, when operationalized, tends to leave questions of lasting structural change aside. METHODS: We report on mixed methods ethnographic and epidemiological results from the 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study, a prospective study of 5914 children. Ethnographic analysis explored the cyclical relationship between schooling, mental health care, conceptualizations of mental distress, social and political engagement, and experiences with diverse forms of discrimination. Epidemiological bivariate and multivariate analyses examined differences in socio-political participation and the reporting of discrimination at different time-points for participants who used therapy with those who did not. Effect modification analysis tested the hypothesis that the socially empowering effects of therapy were greater for marginalized and minoritized youth. RESULTS: Most young people living in situations of precarity experienced therapy, particularly when based in schools, to be a blame-inducing process. A more fulfilling and impactful therapeutic experience took shape when young people were able to shift the focus away from symptom reduction and behavioral management toward narrative life analyses, social debate, and political agency. Use of socially sensitive therapy was statistically associated with increased political participation and reporting of discrimination after controlling for confounders. The empowering effects of therapy were greater for those with less formal education and family income, but not for young people who identified as black, brown, or non-white. CONCLUSION: The findings underscore the importance of considering agency, sociality, and politics when theorizing "the social" in clinical practice, and health and social policy.

Ação política em saúde de pessoas trans em Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil / Political action in the health of transgender people in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é compreender o repertório de formas de ação política mobilizadas na construção das políticas públicas de saúde para travestis e transexuais em Manaus, Amazonas. A pesquisa etnográfica que sustenta este estudo combinou observação participante nos múltiplos espaços onde as políticas de saúde se gestam e entrevistas com membros de duas organizações trans existentes em Manaus, entre janeiro de 2016 e julho de 2018. Reconstruiu-se quatro formas de ação mobilizadas na luta por políticas de saúde, classificadas conforme algumas categorias nativas, a modo de tipos ideais: as de confronto, de articulação, de visibilidade e de colaboração, tendo a sociedade manauara como público e agentes do Judiciário, do Legislativo e do Executivo municipal e estadual, por vezes, como adversários, ou como aliados.

Abstract This article describes the political action repertoire mobilized in the construction of public health policy for trans persons in the Manaus, capital city of the state of Amazonas, in northern Brazil. It is based on ethnographic research combining participant observation in the multiple sites where these policies are constructed and interviews with members of two transgender rights organizations in Manaus, between January 2016 and July 2018. Four modes of political action were reconstructed, as ideal types, named after native categories: those of confrontation, others of "articulation", the ones seeking visibility and others collaboration. Each mode has the local society as public and agents of the municipal and state Judiciary, Legislative and Executive bodies sometimes as adversaries, sometimes as allies.

Os movimentos sociais e a gênese de propostas para a saúde da população LGBT na Bahia, Brasil (1979-2014): disputas iniciais e alternativas possíveis / Social movements and the genesis of LGBT health policy in Bahia, Brazil (1979-2014): initial disputes and possible alternatives

Resumo Com o objetivo de descrever a gênese de propostas para a saúde da população de LGBT na Bahia, foi realizado um estudo sócio histórico entre 1979 e 2014. Adotou-se as proposições de Patrice Pinell para a análise sociológica de políticas públicas. A análise do espaço social compreendeu a identificação das trajetórias dos agentes envolvidos com as propostas no estado da Bahia e as relações entre esses agentes e o espaço social nacional, assim como, o campo do poder do Estado. Na Bahia, destacaram-se agentes com trajetórias vinculadas ao campo científico, dos direitos humanos, dos direitos sexuais, do feminismo e do espaço AIDS, com alto capital burocrático e militante, que propiciou aproximação às questões relacionadas a saúde LGBT local. As condições de possibilidade que permitiram a formulação de propostas políticas baseadas na integralidade e na universalidade da atenção à saúde foram a formalização do Comitê Técnico Estadual de Saúde Integral LGBT da Bahia, em 2014, onde buscou-se ampliar a Atenção Integral à Saúde voltada às populações de maior vulnerabilidade; e o Plano Bahia sem homofobia, que permitiu ampliar o diálogo com a sociedade civil e os movimentos sociais e abarcar as principais críticas para a formulação de propostas políticas.

Abstract We conducted a socio-historical study covering the period 1979-2014 to explore the genesis of LGBT health policy in Bahia, Brazil, drawing on Pinell's theoretical framework for the sociological analysis of public policy. To analyze the social space, we investigated the trajectories of the agents involved in policy formulation and the relations between these agents and the national social space and field of State power. The agents were predominantly from the scientific, human rights, sexual rights, feminism and AIDS fields, and had a high level of bureaucratic and militant capital, meaning they were well-versed in LGBT health issues. The historical conditions of possibility underlying the formulation of LGBT health policy included the formalization of the State Technical Committee on LGBT Health in 2014, in an effort to improve access to comprehensive health care for vulnerable groups; and the Bahia without Homophobia plan, which helped expand dialogue around with civil society and social movements and address the main criticisms of policy making.

Disruption Of Non-COVID-19 Health Care In Latin America During The Pandemic: Effects On Health, Lessons For Policy.

COVID-19 had severe direct and indirect effects on health and well-being in Latin America. To understand the extent to which disruptions among non-COVID-19-related health services affected population health, we used administrative data from the period 2015-21 to examine public hospital discharges and mortality for conditions amenable to health care in four Latin American countries: Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Between March 2020 and December 2021, hospitalization rates for these conditions declined by 28 percent and mortality rates increased by 15 percent relative to prepandemic years. Noncommunicable diseases accounted for 89 percent of this rise in mortality. The poorest states in each country experienced relatively larger increases in mortality. Our results, which focus on the health effects of service disruption, suggest that maintaining health care services in this region during the pandemic could have avoided at least 96,000 deaths. Policies should focus on maintaining essential health care services during emergencies, particularly for patients with noncommunicable diseases, and on minimizing negative consequences by ensuring coordinated and continuous care; leveraging alternative modalities of care, such as telemedicine; broadening the role of nonphysician health care workers; and expanding options for medication delivery.