Brazil is a continent-size country with 203 million inhabitants, classified as a developing
upper-middle-income country, although inequities remain significant. Most of the population …

(1) Background: Brazil has a universal public healthcare system, but individuals can still opt
to buy private health insurance and/or pay out-of-pocket for healthcare. Past research …

Objective: DATASUS is the Brazilian Public Unified Health System (SUS) department
responsible for providing health data that are used as a primary source of data in several …

Little is known about whether doctors' recommendations encourage healthy behaviors
among individuals with hypertension in Brazil. This study examined the biological, social …

Introduction Childhood obesity is a major global public health issue globally and in Brazil.
The impacts of childhood obesity include higher risk of disease during childhood and of …

Objetivo: estimar a prevalência de indicadores referentes ao bullying entre escolares
brasileiros de 13 a 17 anos e comparar sua ocorrência entre 2015 e 2019. Método: estudo …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Anal cancer is a relatively rare disease, and there is a lack of
survival data from low-and middle-income countries. AIMS: The aim of this study was to …

Objective: The risk of cardiovascular disease is about four times higher in patients with
hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and its early detection is important to reduce mortality …

Objetivo: O risco de doença cardiovascular é cerca de quatro vezes maior em pacientes
com hipertensão arterial e diabetes mellitus, e sua detecção precoce é importante para …

Background Compelling evidence supports the association between red and processed
meat consumption and increased risk of colorectal cancer. Herein, we estimated the current …