Prevalence of neonatal screening and associated factors in Brazil: a comparison of the 2013 and 2019 National Health Surveys. / Prevalência e fatores associados à realização dos exames de triagem neonatal no Brasil: comparação da PNS 2013 e 2019.

This study analyzed the prevalence of complete neonatal screening (CNS) of children aged under 2 years in Brazil and associated factors using data from the 2013 (n=4,442) and 2019 (n=5,643) national health surveys. We conducted a cross-sectional study to compare prevalence of CNS (eye, ear and heel prick tests) adopting 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and a 5% significance level. Crude and adjusted Poisson regression was performed to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) and 95%CI to assess the association between socioeconomic, demographic and health variables and CNS. There was a statistically significant increase in CNS prevalence, from 49.2% (95%CI: 47.1-51.3) in 2013 to 67.4% (95%CI: 65.5-69.3) in 2019. However, large disparities persist across states and between sociodemographic groups. In both years, CNS prevalence was lowest among brown and black children, those from families in the three lowest income quintiles, children without health insurance, those from families registered in the Family Health Strategy and children living in the North, cities outside the state capital/metropolitan regions and rural areas. Despite the increase in prevalence of CNS, deep individual and contextual inequalities persist, posing challenges for health policies.

Analisou-se a prevalência e fatores associados à realização da Triagem Neonatal Completa (TNC) entre crianças (<2 anos de idade) no Brasil incluídas na Pesquisa Nacional Saúde 2013 (n=4.442) e 2019 (n=5.643). Estudo transversal comparou as estimativas de prevalência e intervalos de confiança de 95% (IC95%) da TNC (testes do olhinho, orelhinha e pezinho). Diferenças foram consideradas estatisticamente significante ao nível de 5%. Regressões de Poisson bruta e ajustada foram realizadas para estimar Razões de Prevalência (RP) e IC95% para a associação das variáveis socioeconômicas, demográficas e de saúde com a TNC. Verificou-se aumento estatisticamente significante da TNC: 67,4% (IC95%: 65,5-69,3) em 2019, ante 49,2% (IC95%: 47,1-51,3) em 2013. Porém, ainda existem desigualdades e defasagens entre os estados da federação e variáveis sociodemográficas. Entre os anos, a TNC foi menor nas crianças de cor/raça parda e preta, dos três piores quintis de renda, sem plano de saúde, cadastradas na Estratégia de Saúde da Família, da região norte, de cidades do interior e da zona rural do Brasil. Apesar de o aumento da prevalência de TNC, desigualdades e defasagens individuais e contextuais permaneceram, indicando os desafios das políticas de saúde.

Consumption of food markers of a healthy diet according to racial groups of women in Brazil. / Consumo de alimentos marcadores de uma alimentação saudável, segundo os grupos raciais de mulheres no Brasil.

This article aims to analyze the consumption of healthy food consumption markers, according to racial groups of Brazilian women interviewed in the 2019 National Health Survey (NHS). This work was a cross-sectional study with data from 45,148 white and black women, aged ≥ 20 years. The variables used were the consumption of fruits, vegetables and legumes, beans, and fish. The association between color/race and the dietary intake indicators was tested using crude Poisson regression and adjusted to estimate prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). The prevalence of the consumption of fruits and vegetables was statistically higher among white women, while fish and beans was higher among black women. After adjusting for socioeconomic and demographic variables, it was found that black women remained only less likely to consume fruit (PR = 0.91; 95% CI: 0.88-0.95) and only more likely to consume beans (PR = 1.07; 95% CI: 1.04-1.10) than whites. There were racial inequalities for the consumption of healthy foods among Brazilian women, indicating that color/race defined a dietary pattern for black women that put them in vulnerable conditions in terms of fruit consumption.

O objetivo do artigo é analisar o consumo de alimentos marcadores de uma alimentação saudável, segundo os grupos raciais de mulheres brasileiras entrevistadas na Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2019. Estudo transversal com dados de 45.148 mulheres brancas e negras de ≥ 20 anos de idade. Os marcadores utilizados foram o consumo de frutas, verduras e legumes e feijão e peixe. A associação de cor/raça com os indicadores de consumo alimentar foi testada por regressão de Poisson bruta e ajustada para estimar razões de prevalência e intervalo de confiança de 95%. A prevalência do consumo de frutas, verduras e legumes foi estatisticamente maior nas brancas, e o de peixes e feijão foi maior nas negras. Após o ajuste pelas variáveis socioeconômicas e demográficas, verificou-se que mulheres negras permaneceram apresentando menores chances apenas de consumir frutas (RP = 0,91; IC95%: 0,88-0,95) e maior somente de consumir feijão (RP = 1,07; IC95%: 1,04-1,10) do que as brancas. Verificaram-se desigualdades raciais para o consumo de alimentos saudáveis entre mulheres brasileiras, indicando que a cor/raça definiu um padrão alimentar para as mulheres negras que as colocam em condições vulneráveis em grande parte do consumo de frutas.

Individual and contextual factors associated with the survival of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome by COVID-19 in Brazil.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of individual and contextual factors of the hospital and the municipality of care on the survival of patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome due to COVID-19. METHODS: Hospital cohort study with data from 159,948 adults and elderly with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome due to COVID-19 hospitalized from January 1 to December 31, 2022 and reported in the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System. The contextual variables were related to the structure, professionals and equipment of the hospital establishments and socioeconomic and health indicators of the municipalities. The outcome was hospital survival up to 90 days. Survival tree and Kaplan-Meier curves were used for survival analysis. RESULTS: Hospital lethality was 30.4%. Elderly patients who underwent invasive mechanical ventilation and were hospitalized in cities with low tax collection rates had lower survival rates compared to other groups identified in the survival tree (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: The study indicated the interaction of contextual factors with the individual ones, and it shows that hospital and municipal characteristics increase the risk of death, highlighting the attention to the organization, operation, and performance of the hospital network.

Factors associated with antepartum pilgrimage at a reference maternity hospital in Ceará.

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with antepartum pilgrimage in pregnant women in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. METHOD: A cross-sectional study with 300 postpartum women from a state reference maternity hospital, carried out from March 2020 to January 2021. The frequency of pilgrimage was estimated according to socioeconomic characteristics and prenatal care. Analysis with Pearson's chi-square test selected variables for adjusted Poisson regression. RESULTS: The frequency of antepartum pilgrimage to more than one health service was 34.3%. Not knowing the reference maternity hospital (1.16; 95%CI: 1.04-1.30) and not living close to the reference maternity hospital (1.16; 95%CI: 1.03-1.31) were associated with the occurrence of pilgrimage among women. Personal characteristics and prenatal care were not associated. CONCLUSION: There was an association between antepartum pilgrimage and lack of knowledge of the reference maternity hospital and residence far from that maternity hospital, which requires better team communication and the guarantee of easier access to obstetric care services, through effective implementation of regionalization of maternal care.

Spatial analysis of hospital-related mortality due to COVID-19 among children and adolescents in Brazil.

The objective was to perform a spatial analysis of the hospital mortality rate (HMR) due to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) attributed to COVID-19 among children and adolescents in Brazil from 2020 to 2021. A cluster method was used to group federal units (FUs) based on HMR. In 2020, clusters with high HMRs were formed by north/northeast FUs. In 2021, there was a reduction in HMR. Clusters with higher rates remained in the N/NE region. Regional differences were observed in the HMR. The findings may reflect social inequalities and access to hospital care, especially in the under 1-year-old age group due to the severity of the disease in this group.

Changes in health behaviors in elderly Brazilians: data from the 2013 and 2019 National Health Surveys. / Mudanças nos comportamentos de saúde em idosos brasileiros: dados das Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2013 e 2019.

Changes in health behaviors of elderly people (≥65 years old) in Brazil included in the National Health Survey 2013 (n=7,712) and 2019 (n=15,926) were analyzed. Cross-sectional study compared prevalence estimates and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of current and past smoking; alcohol abuse; leisure-time physical activity; consumption of fruit and vegetables. Differences were considered statistically significant at the 5% level. All positive health behaviors increased significantly over the period. The consumption of fruit and vegetables was the most prevalent, and smoking cessation the one that grew the most. The consumption of fruit and vegetables, physical activity during leisure time and alcohol abuse prevailed in the capitals, with current and past smokers prevailing in the interior. Men had higher estimates of current and past smoking and alcohol abuse. In younger women, alcohol abuse significantly increased. Leisure-time physical activity did not differ between the sexes. Women consumed more fruit at all ages and years, but vegetables depended on age and year. The prevalence of healthy behavior has increased in Brazil. However, individual and contextual inequalities have remained and affect the achievement of more positive levels of health.

Analisaram-se as mudanças nos comportamentos de saúde de idosos (≥65 anos) no Brasil incluídos na Pesquisa Nacional Saúde 2013 (n=7.712) e 2019 (n=15.926). Estudo transversal comparou as estimativas de prevalência e intervalos de confiança à 95% (IC95%) do tabagismo atual e passado; uso abusivo de álcool; atividade física no lazer; consumo de frutas e vegetais ou legumes. Diferenças foram consideradas estatisticamente significante ao nível de 5%. Todos os comportamentos positivos de saúde aumentaram significativamente no período. O consumo de frutas e de vegetais ou legumes foram os mais prevalentes, e a cessação do fumo o que mais cresceu. O consumo de frutas e vegetais ou legumes, atividade física no lazer e uso abusivo de álcool prevaleceram nas capitais, já fumo atual e passado no interior. Homens tiveram maiores estimativas de fumo atual, passado e uso abusivo de álcool. Nas mulheres mais jovens aumentou significativamente o uso abusivo de álcool. A atividade física no lazer não diferiu entre os sexos. Mulheres consumiram mais frutas em todas as idades e ano, mas verduras ou legumes dependeu da idade e ano. Aumentaram as prevalências dos comportamentos saudáveis de saúde no Brasil. Mas, desigualdades individuais e contextuais permaneceram e afetaram a conquista de níveis mais saudáveis de saúde.

Clinical-epidemiological characteristics and survival of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to COVID-19, according to the COVID-19 vaccination schedule in Brazil, 2021-2022: a prospective study.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics and survival of individuals with severe acute respiratory syndrome due to COVID-19 according to the COVID-19 vaccination schedule, Brazil, 2021-2022. METHODS: This was a cohort study based on data from the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System; the Kaplan-Meier and Survival Tree methods were used to analyze survival. RESULTS: Among the 559,866 hospitalized cases, a higher proportion of vaccinated individuals was found among female (15.0%), elderly people aged ≥ 80 (34.5%), people from the Southeast region (15.7%), those who did not undergo respiratory support (21.2%) and those who did progress to death (15.2%); the survival curve showed that risk of death for unvaccinated individuals was higher in all age groups (p-value < 0.001); elderly people aged ≥ 80, who did not undergo mechanical ventilation and who had a booster dose had lower risk when compared to their peers who had two doses or were unvaccinated (hazard ratio = 0.64; 95%CI 0.62;0.67). CONCLUSION: Lowest risk of death was found in vaccinated individuals, especially those who had two doses or a booster dose as well. MAIN RESULTS: Prevalence was found to be high among unvaccinated individuals. Risk of death was lower among those vaccinated with a booster dose, compared to those not vaccinated, in all age groups analyzed. IMPLICATIONS FOR SERVICES: The number of hospitalizations of unvaccinated individuals with severe acute respiratory syndrome was high, which increases the demand for health services to care for these individuals. PERSPECTIVES: It is necessary to promote widespread vaccination of the entire population of Brazil, in addition to the regular provision of booster doses for the different population groups.

Comparison of beriberi cases in indigenous and non-indigenous people, Brazil, 2013 to 2018. / Comparação dos casos de beribéri entre indígenas e não indígenas, Brasil, 2013 a 2018.

Beriberi is the clinical manifestation of severe and prolonged thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. It is a neglected disease that affects low-income populations facing food and nutrition insecurity. The aim of this study was to compare cases of beriberi among indigenous and non-indigenous people in Brazil. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data on cases of beriberi during the period July 2013-September 2018 derived from beriberi notification forms available on the FormSUS platform. Cases in indigenous and non-indigenous patients were compared using the chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test, adopting a significance level of 0.05. A total of 414 cases of beriberi were reported in the country during the study period, 210 of which (50.7%) were among indigenous people. Alcohol consumption was reported by 58.1% of the indigenous patients and 71.6% of the non-indigenous patients (p = 0.004); 71.0% of the indigenous patients reported that they consumed caxiri, a traditional alcoholic drink. Daily physical exertion was reported by 76.1% of the indigenous patients and 40.2% of the non-indigenous patients (p < 0.001). It is concluded that beriberi disproportionately affects indigenous people and is associated with alcohol consumption and physical exertion.

O beribéri é a manifestação clínica da deficiência grave e prolongada de tiamina (vitamina B1). Doença negligenciada que acomete a população de baixa renda, em situação de insegurança alimentar e nutricional. O objetivo do estudo foi comparar casos de beribéri em indígenas com casos em não indígenas no Brasil. Trata-se de estudo transversal de casos notificados de beribéri no período de 2013 a 2018, no formulário do SUS (FormSUS) do Ministério da Saúde. Foram comparados os casos em indígenas e em não indígenas pelo teste qui-quadrado ou teste exato de Fisher com nível de significância de p < 0,05. No período estudado foram notificados no país 414 casos de beribéri, sendo 210 (50,7%) indígenas. Referiram consumo de bebidas alcoólicas 58,1% dos indígenas e 71,6% dos não-indígenas (p = 0,004); adicionalmente, 71,0% dos indígenas consumiam caxiri (bebida alcoólica tradicional fermentada). Relataram fazer esforço físico diário 76,1% dos indígenas e 40,2% dos não-indígenas (p <0 ,001). Conclui-se que o beribéri no país acomete mais indígenas e está relacionado ao consumo de álcool e ao esforço físico.

Privatization and geographic inequalities in the distribution and expansion of higher nursing education in Brazil.

OBJECTIVES: to analyze the influence of privatization and geographic inequalities in the distribution and expansion of higher education in nursing in Brazil. METHODS: a cross-sectional study, with online data of 1,244 courses and 190,610 nursing vacancies, started between 1890 and 2019. Proportions were estimated and differences were verified with statistical tests (α=5%), vacancy rate per 10,000 inhabitants and private ratio/public. RESULTS: there was an accelerated, disorderly and heterogeneous growth in the number of courses and vacancies for nursing over 129 years, with strong private influence, favoring their concentration in large urban centers, capitals and richer states. CONCLUSIONS: the significant expansion of higher education in nursing in Brazil occurred with excessive private supply and unequal distribution between its locations, indicating the need for state regulation in the opening of new courses and vacancies, which can minimize the negative repercussions on the quality of education, health care and workforce imbalances.

[Proposal for measuring the level of urbanicity of Brazilian cities based on the 2010 demographic census data]. / Proposta de mensuração do nível de urbanicidade das cidades brasileiras a partir dos dados do censo demográfico de 2010.

The scope of this study is to present a proposal for measuring the level of urbanicity in Brazilian cities based on data from the 2010 census. It is an ecological study, which used the official (urban rural) classification of IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, in portuguese) and that of small, medium and large cities of Veiga (2002). A classification tree was used for prediction with Cross Validation. Two models of analysis were tested. In model 1, the independent variables were the physical and social characteristics of the cities, and the outcome was classification in accordance with IBGE criteria. In model 2, in addition to the variables used in model 1, the Veiga (2002) criterion was included as a covariate. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were then calculated. Model 2 showed statistically significant gains in the prediction of the level of urbanicity, increasing the sensitivity and accuracy estimates in the sets used for testing. Large cities were automatically classified as urban in model 2. However, to predict the urbanicity of other cities, Veiga (2002) criteria were combined with other physical and social characteristics of cities. The combination of indicators in model 2 enabled the definition of quantitative criteria to create typologies for classifying the urban rural definition in the Brazilian municipal territory.

O objetivo é apresentar uma proposta de mensuração do nível de urbanicidade das cidades brasileiras com dados do censo 2010. Estudo ecológico que usou a classificação oficial do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) - urbano rural - e a de Veiga (2002) - Pequeno, Médio e Grande porte. Utilizou-se árvore de classificação para predição com Validação Cruzada. Testaram-se dois modelos de análise. No modelo 1, as variáveis independentes foram as características físicas e sociais das cidades, e o desfecho a classificação no critério IBGE. No modelo 2, além das variáveis usadas no modelo 1, incluiu-se como covariável o critério de Veiga (2002). Construída a árvore, calcularam-se a sensibilidade, especificidade e acurácia. O modelo 2 apresentou ganhos estatisticamente significante na predição do nível de urbanicidade, aumentando as estimativas de sensibilidade e acurácia nos conjuntos usados para teste. Municípios de grande porte foram classificados automaticamente como urbano no modelo 2. Mas, para predizer a urbanicidade das demais cidades houve a combinação dos critérios de Veiga (2002) com outras características físicas e sociais das cidades. A combinação de indicadores no modelo 2 permitiu definir critérios quantitativos para criar tipologias de classificação do urbano rural para o territorial municipal brasileiro.

Association between perceived discrimination and physical activity among adolescents. / Associação entre discriminação percebida e atividade física entre adolescentes.

Perceived discrimination is a major producer of stress and social trauma and can have negative effects on the physical and mental health of those exposed to it. This study aims to analyze the direct and indirect association between perceived discrimination and physical activity, mediated by common mental disorders in adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study with 2,484 adolescents (aged 18 and 19 years old) from a cohort in São Luís, Maranhão. Structural equation models were used to verify the direct effect of perceived discrimination on physical activity (PA) and its indirect effect mediated by common mental disorders (CMD). The potential of sex to act as an effect-modifying variable was also tested. Discrimination was associated with higher levels of PA in women (SC - Standardized Coefficient direct =0.105, p-value=0.005), and indirectly associated with lower PA via CMT among men (SCindirect =-0.024, p-value=0.017) and women (SCindirect =-0.024, p-value=0.015). Our findings show the association between perceived discrimination and PA in this population of adolescents, attesting that its effects can alter health behaviors and that gender can modify the relation between these variables.

A discriminação percebida é um importante produtor de estresse e trauma social e pode ter efeitos negativos sobre a saúde física e mental das pessoas expostas a ela. Este estudo visa analisar a associação direta e indireta entre discriminação percebida e prática de atividade física, mediada por transtornos mentais comuns de adolescentes. Trata-se de pesquisa transversal, com 2.484 adolescentes (18 e 19 anos) de uma coorte de São Luís, Maranhão. Modelos de equações estruturais foram utilizados para verificar o efeito direto da discriminação percebida sobre a atividade física (AF) e seu efeito indireto mediado pelos Transtornos Mentais Comuns (TMC). O potencial do sexo como variável modificadora de efeitos também foi testado. A discriminação percebida esteve associada a maiores níveis de AF nas mulheres (CP - Coeficiente padronizado direto =0,105, p-valor=0,005), e associada a menor AF por via indireta pelos TMC entre homens (CPindireto =-0,024, p-valor=0,017) e mulheres (CPindireto =-0,024, p-valor=0,015). Os achados mostram que nesta população de adolescentes houve associação entre discriminação percebida e AF, demonstrando que seus efeitos podem alterar comportamentos de saúde e o sexo pode modificar a relação entre essas variáveis.

The National Student Performance Examination and the quality of Brazilian higher education in health. / Exame Nacional de Desempenho dos Estudantes e a qualidade do ensino superior em saúde brasileiro.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze higher education in the health area in Brazil according to the results of the students' performance in the 2019 National Student Performance Examination. METHOD: a cross-sectional and retrospective study with a quantitative approach and online data referring to 192,715 students from 3,712 health courses, collected in 2020. The students' performance was expressed in concepts, ordered on a scale of one to five. Box-plots were prepared, prevalence values of the concepts were estimated, and the differences were evaluated through statistical tests (α=5%) according to the administrative and management characteristics, as well as those of the cities where the courses were offered. RESULTS: there was a satisfactory level of higher education in health (70.0% with a score ≥3). The Medicine courses were the most satisfactorily evaluated while Speech Therapy and Nursing obtained the worst scores. Public, face-to-face and university education were associated with better teaching quality. Lower levels were found in the North region states, in small towns, outside metropolitan areas and in those under private management. CONCLUSION: heterogeneity in the quality of higher education across the health courses was verified, indicating its association with the characteristics of the teaching institutions and with the infrastructure of the cities where the courses are offered, pointing out challenges to the quality of health education in Brazil.

Nutritional and cardiovascular disease risk in older persons living in Quilombola communities. / Risco nutricional e cardiovascular em idosos quilombolas.

This article aims to assess nutritional and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk based on anthropometric measures among older persons living in Quilombola communities in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 205 older persons living in 11 Quilombola communities in Bequimão, Maranhão. Nutritional and CVD risk were estimated according to sex and age group based on anthropometric indicators using Pearson's chi-square or Fisher's exact tests and analysis of variance, adopting a significance level of p<0.05. The study participants suffer precarious housing, basic sanitation and social conditions. Prevalence of nutritional and CDV risk was high across the sample, showing differences between sexes and age groups. Prevalence of excess weight was higher in women and the youngest age group, while prevalence of malnourishment and loss of muscle mass was higher in men and individuals aged 80 years and over. Prevalence of CVD risk was high across all age groups and higher in women than men. The older persons living in the Quilombola communities investigated by this study are socially vulnerable and showed high prevalence of low weight, loss of muscle mass and CDV risk. The prevalence of CVD risk was higher among women and the oldest age group.

O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar o risco nutricional e cardiovascular segundo medidas antropométricas em idosos quilombolas do estado do Maranhão. Trata-se de estudo transversal realizado em 11 comunidades remanescentes de quilombolas do município de Bequimão, Maranhão, Brasil. Realizou-se censo da população idosa que representou 205 pessoas. Foram estimados os riscos nutricional e cardiovascular por meio dos indicadores antropométricos segundo sexo e idade. Realizou-se Testes de Qui-quadrado de Pearson ou Exacto de Fisher e análises de variância. Diferenças foram consideradas estatisticamente significantes quando p<0,05. Idosos quilombolas vivem em precárias condições de moradia e de infraestrutura sanitária, com elevado risco nutricional e cardiovascular, mas com diferenças entre sexo e idade. O excesso de peso foi mais prevalente em mulheres e idosos mais jovens, enquanto os homens e idosos com 80 ou mais anos apresentaram-se mais desnutridos e com maior perda de massa corporal. O risco cardiovascular foi maior entre as mulheres e em todas as faixas etárias. Idosos quilombolas vivem em vulnerabilidade socioeconômica e apresentaram alta prevalência de baixo peso, perda de massa muscular e alto risco cardiovascular, sendo maior risco entre mulheres e idosos do grupo de maior idade.

Nursing in Brazil: socioeconomic analysis with a focus on the racial composition.

OBJECTIVES: to analyze the socioeconomic characteristics of nurses and nursing technicians living in Brazil according to color/race. METHODS: based on the 2010 Demographic Census sample, 62,451 nursing professionals (nurses and technicians) living in Brazil were selected. Differences in monthly income were estimated by multivariate models, stratified by color or race groups (white, brown, and black). RESULTS: the majority were technicians (61.9%) of white color (54.3%). The income of white nurses exceeded that of brown and black nurses by more than a quarter; among technicians, white professionals had an income approximately 11% higher than brown and black nurses. CONCLUSIONS: differences between incomes of nursing workers were associated with ethnic/racial background, revealing situations in which white professionals systematically presented more favorable job and income conditions than black and brown professionals.

[Association between psychological violence and posttraumatic stress disorder in a cohort of Brazilian adolescents]. / Associação entre a violência psicológica e o transtorno de estresse pós-traumático em adolescentes de uma coorte.

The study analyzed the impact of psychological violence on the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This was a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort in which the second follow-up was conducted in 2016. A questionnaire was applied to 2,486 adolescents and approached individual, family, and social aspects and experience with psychological violence. Propensity score was used to create inverse probability weighting (IPW). Thus, a probability was assigned to each adolescent, where 1/IPW represent those in the exposed group and 1/(1-IPW) those in the unexposed group. This procedure made the two groups more homogeneous and mutually comparable. The association between the occurrence of psychological violence and PTSD was estimated by odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) via crude binary logistic regression and adjusted logistic regression (weighted by IPW). According to the results, 30.3% reported having suffered severe violence. Prevalence of PTSD was 4.8% among exposed and 1.5% in unexposed to psychological violence. An association was observed between severe violence and PTSD in the two analyses, but the magnitude in the model structured by the propensity score (OR = 1.97; 95%CI: 1.08-3.56) indicated an adjustment to the measure from the crude analysis (OR = 3.40; 95%CI: 2.03-5.69). The current study contributes to the scarce literature on exposure to psychological violence and its association with the development of PTSD, confirming the negative impact of this form of abuse on the individual´s mental health.

Este trabalho analisou a influência da ocorrência de violência psicológica no desenvolvimento de transtorno de estresse pós-traumático (TEPT) em adolescentes. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal aninhado a uma coorte, cujo segundo segmento foi realizado em 2016. Aplicou-se um questionário em 2.486 adolescentes, por meio do qual se abordou aspectos individuais, familiares, sociais e da vivência de violência psicológica. Utilizou-se o escore de propensão para se criar o inverso da probabilidade de seleção (IPS). Dessa forma, atribuiu-se uma probabilidade para cada adolescente, sendo 1/IPS aqueles que compõem o grupo dos expostos e 1/(1-IPS) aqueles do grupo dos não expostos. Essa condição tornou os dois grupos mais homogêneos e comparáveis entre si. A associação entre a ocorrência de violência psicológica e de TEPT foi estimada pela odds ratio (OR), enquanto o intervalo de 95% de confiança (IC95%) foi estimado por meio da regressão logística binária bruta e ajustada, ponderada pelo IPS. Verificou-se que 30,3% relataram ter sofrido violência severa. A prevalência do TEPT foi de 4,8% entre os expostos contra 1,5% entre os não expostos à violência psicológica. Observou-se uma associação da violência severa com o TEPT nas duas análises realizadas. Porém, a magnitude no modelo estruturado pelo escore de propensão (OR = 1,97; IC95%: 1,08-3,56) indicou um ajuste da medida de associação da análise bruta (OR = 3,40; IC95%: 2,03-5,69). Nesse sentido, este estudo contribui para a escassa literatura sobre a exposição à violência psicológica e a sua associação com o desenvolvimento de TEPT, confirmando o impacto negativo dessa forma de abuso na saúde mental do indivíduo.

Se analizó la influencia de la ocurrencia de violencia psicológica en el desarrollo de trastorno de estrés postraumático (TEPT). Se trató de un estudio transversal anidado en una cohorte, cuyo segundo seguimiento se realizó en 2016. Se aplicó un cuestionario en 2.486 adolescentes, a través del cual se abordaron aspectos individuales, familiares, sociales, así como de vivencia de violencia psicológica. Se utilizó el marcador de propensión para que se creara el inverso de la probabilidad de selección (IPS). De esta forma, se atribuyó una probabilidad para cada adolescente, siendo 1/IPS para aquellos que componen el grupo de expuestos y 1/(1-IPS) para aquellos del grupo no expuestos. Esta condición hizo los dos grupos más homogéneos y comparables entre sí. La asociación entre ocurrencia de violencia psicológica y TEPT se estimó mediante OR (odds ratio) y el IC95% (intervalo de 95% de confianza) por medio de la regresión logística binaria bruta y ajustada (ponderada por el IPS). Se verificó que un 30,3% informaron haber sufrido violencia severa. La prevalencia del TEPT fue de un 4,8% entre los expuestos contra un 1,5% en no expuestos a la violencia psicológica. Se observó una asociación de la violencia severa con el TEPT en los dos análisis realizados, no obstante, la magnitud en el modelo estructurado por el marcador de propensión (OR = 1,97; IC95%: 1,08-3,56) indicó un ajuste de la medida de asociación del análisis bruto (OR = 3,40; IC95%: 2,03-5,69). Este estudio contribuye a la escasa literatura sobre la exposición de violencia psicológica y su asociación con el desarrollo del TEPT, confirmando el impacto negativo de esa forma de abuso en la salud mental del individuo.

Delay in death reporting affects timely monitoring and modeling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study describes the COVID-19 death reporting delay in the city of São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil, and shows its impact on timely monitoring and modeling of the COVID-19 pandemic, while seeking to ascertain how nowcasting can improve death reporting delay. We analyzed COVID-19 death data reported daily in the Epidemiological Bulletin of the State Health Secretariat of Maranhão and calculated the reporting delay from March 23 to August 29, 2020. A semi-mechanistic Bayesian hierarchical model was fitted to illustrate the impact of death reporting delay and test the effectiveness of a Bayesian Nowcasting in improving data quality. Only 17.8% of deaths were reported without delay or the day after, while 40.5% were reported more than 30 days late. Following an initial underestimation due to reporting delay, 644 deaths were reported from June 7 to August 29, although only 116 deaths occurred during this period. Using the Bayesian nowcasting technique partially improved the quality of mortality data during the peak of the pandemic, providing estimates that better matched the observed scenario in the city, becoming unusable nearly two months after the peak. As delay in death reporting can directly interfere with assertive and timely decision-making regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian epidemiological surveillance system must be urgently revised and notifying the date of death must be mandatory. Nowcasting has proven somewhat effective in improving the quality of mortality data, but only at the peak of the pandemic.

Social participation and self-assessment of health status among older people in Brazil.

To estimate the prevalence of social participation (exposure) and its association with positive self-assessment of overall health status (SAH) (outcome) among 7,712 Brazilian elderly interviewed in the National Health Survey 2013. A cross-sectional study that used Propensity Score (PS) to improve comparability between the group exposed and no exposed to social participation. Poisson regression was performed to determine the prevalence and association of interest using crude and adjusted by inverse probability of selection of PS. Social participation was reported by 25.1% (CI95%: 23.4-26.9) and was lower among poor older people, who depend on public transportation and live in more precarious contexts. Most did not SAH positively, but the proportion was higher when they had social participation (48.0%; CI95%: 46.0-51.0). There was a positive association of social participation with SAH positive. The association using the adjusted model (PR: 1.15; CI95%: 1.08-1.22) attenuated the estimated in the crude model. Elderly exposed were 15% more likely to provide a positive SAH. Despite low levels in Brazil, there was a positive association between of social participation and SAH, confirming that engagement in such activities provides important gains for the health and quality of life.

Prevalence and factors associated with covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Maranhão, Brazil.

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with hesitancy in getting the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 in Maranhão, Brazil. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional population-based study conducted from October 19 to 30, 2020. The estimates were calculated based on clustering, stratification, and non-response. A three-stage sampling was adopted, considering stratum, census tracts, and domicile. After systematic analysis, thirty sectors were selected in each stratum, totaling 150 sectors. Each sector contained a fixed number of 34 households, thus totaling 5,100 households. One individual within each household (resident for at least six months and aged one year or more) was selected by a simple random sampling. We questioned participants about their vaccination intention. Univariate association between independent variables and the outcome were verified using descriptive analysis (weighted frequencies) and Pearson's chi-square test (p < 0.05). Robust multivariate analysis was performed using a three-level hierarchical model. RESULTS: We found 17.5% (95%CI 16.1-19.1%) of the 4,630 individuals interviewed to report hesitancy to be vaccinated against covid-19. After final model adjustment, vaccination hesitancy was statistically higher among residents of the cities of Imperatriz (24.0%; RP = 1.48; IC95% 1.09-2.02) and municipalities of the Grande Ilha de São Luís (20.7%; RP = 1.34; 95%CI 1.02-1.76), female individuals (19.8%; RP = 1.44; 95%CI 1.20-1.75), older adults (22.8%; RP = 1.79; IC95% 1.30-2.46), evangelicals (24.1%; RP = 1.49; 95%CI 1.24-1.79), and those without reported symptoms (18.6%; RP = 1.24; 95%CI 1.02-1.51). We found no statistical differences for other socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, as well as variables related to the labor market, behaviors, and health conditions of the interviewees. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of vaccine hesitancy in Maranhão and its association with individual, contextual, and clinical factors enable us to identify the groups and contexts of greatest resistance, requiring special attention from public strategies to ensure wide vaccination.

Excess deaths from all causes and by COVID-19 in Brazil in 2020.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the 2020 all-cause and COVID-19 excess mortality according to sex, age, race/color, and state, and to compare mortality rates by selected causes with that of the five previous years in Brazil. METHODS: Data from the Mortality Information System were used. Expected deaths for 2020 were estimated from 2015 to 2019 data using a negative binomial log-linear model. RESULTS: Excess deaths in Brazil in 2020 amounted to 13.7%, and the ratio of excess deaths to COVID-19 deaths was 0.90. Reductions in deaths from cardiovascular diseases (CVD), respiratory diseases, and external causes, and an increase in ill-defined causes were all noted. Excess deaths were also found to be heterogeneous, being higher in the Northern, Center-Western, and Northeastern states. In some states, the number of COVID-19 deaths was lower than that of excess deaths, whereas the opposite occurred in others. Moreover, excess deaths were higher in men aged 20 to 59, and in black, yellow, or indigenous individuals. Meanwhile, excess mortality was lower in women, in individuals aged 80 years or older, and in whites. Additionally, deaths among those aged 0 to 19 were 7.2% lower than expected, with reduction in mortality from respiratory diseases and external causes. There was also a drop in mortality due to external causes in men and in those aged 20 to 39 years. Moreover, reductions in deaths from CVD and neoplasms were noted in some states and groups. CONCLUSION: There is evidence of underreporting of COVID-19 deaths and of the possible impact of restrictive measures in the reduction of deaths from external causes and respiratory diseases. The impacts of COVID-19 on mortality were heterogeneous among the states and groups, revealing that regional, demographic, socioeconomic, and racial differences expose individuals in distinct ways to the risk of death from both COVID-19 and other causes.

Trend of tuberculosis in Brazilian indigenous people in the 2011-2017 period. / Tendência da tuberculose em indígenas no Brasil no período de 2011-2017.

This paper aims to analyze the trend of tuberculosis (TB) in Brazilian indigenous people from 2011 to 2017. This ecological study was carried out with all new TB cases in indigenous people reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System during the 2011-2017 period. Thematic maps were prepared to monitor the spatial-temporal evolution of TB in the indigenous population each year, and the Prais-Winsten generalized linear regression model was used to analyze the trend. A total of 6,520 TB cases were reported in indigenous people during the study period. The overall incidence of TB in Brazilian indigenous people for the period was 109/100,000 inhabitants. In the analysis by region of the country, the highest incidence occurred in the Midwest, North, and Southeast regions. In the UF analysis, the highest incidence was found in Mato Grosso, São Paulo, Rondônia, Mato Grosso do Sul, Acre, Maranhão, Pará, and Rio de Janeiro. The trend of the disease in the indigenous was stable both in the country and in most of its regions and UFs. TB disproportionately affects Brazilian indigenous people, and this study can contribute to the elaboration and strengthening of more specific control actions by identifying priority regions and UFs.

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a tendência da tuberculose (TB) em indígenas no Brasil no período de 2011-2017. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico realizado com todos os casos novos de TB em indígenas notificados no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação, durante o período 2011 a 2017. Foram confeccionados mapas temáticos para acompanhamento da evolução espaço-temporal da TB na população indígena em cada ano. Para o estudo da tendência utilizou-se o modelo de regressão linear generalizada de Prais-Winsten. No período em estudo, foram notificados 6.520 casos de TB em indígenas. A incidência geral de TB em indígenas no Brasil foi de 109/100.000 habitantes. Na análise por regiões do país, as maiores incidências ocorreram nas regiões Centro-Oeste, Norte e Sudeste. Na análise por UF, as maiores incidências foram encontradas no Mato Grosso, São Paulo, Rondônia, Mato Grosso do Sul, Acre, Maranhão, Pará e Rio de Janeiro. A tendência da doença nos indígenas foi estável tanto no país quanto na maioria das suas regiões e UF. A TB afeta desproporcionalmente os indígenas brasileiros e o presente estudo ao identificar regiões e UF prioritárias pode contribuir para a elaboração e fortalecimento de ações de controle mais específicas.