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Home / Archives for International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Global Need for Physical Rehabilitation: Systematic Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

  • Autores: Tiago Jesus, Michel Landry, Helen Hoenig
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6), art 980
  • Link: http://ijerph16060980

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ To inform global health policies and resources planning, this paper analyzes evolving trends in physical rehabilitation needs, using data on Years Lived with Disability (YLDs) from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2017. ‘Methods:’ Secondary analysis of how YLDs from conditions likely benefiting from physical rehabilitation have evolved from 1990 to 2017, […]
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Casual Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) during the Period of Sheltering in Place to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

  • Autores: Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Layze Braz de Oliveira, Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes Queiroz, Herica Emilia Félix de Carvalho, Guilherme Schneider, Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo, Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo, Sandra Brignol, Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Inês Fronteira, Willi McFarland
  • Ano de Publicação: 2021
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), art 3266
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063266

ABSTRACT ‘Objectives:’ We investigated the extent to which Brazilian and Portuguese Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) had casual sex partners outside their homes during the period of sheltering in place for the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Methods:’ An online survey was conducted in Brazil and Portugal in April, during the period of social isolation for […]
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A Case for Systematic Quality Management in Mosquito Control Programmes in Europe

  • Autores: Antonios Michaelakis, Fabrizio Balestrino, Norbert Becker, Romeo Bellini, Beniamino Caputo, Alessandra della Torre, Jordi Figuerola, Gregory L’Ambert, Dusan Petric, Vincent Robert, David Roiz, Anastasios Saratsis, Carla A. Sousa, William G. R. Wint, Nikos T. Papadopoulos
  • Ano de Publicação: 2021
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7), 3478
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073478

The recent spread of invasive mosquito species, such as Aedes albopictus and the seasonal sporadic transmission of autochthonous cases of arboviral diseases (e.g., dengue, chikungunya, Zika) in temperate areas, such as Europe and North America, highlight the importance of effective mosquito-control interventions to reduce not only nuisance, but also major threats for public health.
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Determinants of tetanus vaccination among adult immigrants: Findings from the Portuguese national health survey 2014

  • Autores: Moura S, Martins MRO
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31075829

Vaccination is an effective strategy to prevent tetanus, and in Portugal this service is provided free of charge. Despite this, immigrants reported lower tetanus vaccination coverage than did Portuguese natives. The objective of this study was to identify sociodemographic, migration-related, and access-to-care factors associated with tetanus vaccination coverage among adult immigrants, using data from the […]
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Comparison of growth curve estimates of infants in são tomé Island, Africa, with the WHO growth standards: A birth cohort study

  • Autores: Garzón M, Papoila AL, Alves M, Pereira-da-Silva L
  • Ano de Publicação: 2019
  • Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31091793

This birth cohort study compared the infant growth curve estimates in São Tomé Island to the WHO growth standards. Despite this island belonging to a lower-middle-income country, there were several factors favorable for growth that were present. Four-hundred and seventy-five full-term singleton appropriate for-gestational-age infants were enrolled and followed-up to 24 months of age. Weight-for-age, […]
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