Title |
A vigilância e o monitoramento das principais doenças crônicas não transmissíveis no Brasil - Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2013
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Published in |
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, December 2015
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DOI | 10.1590/1980-5497201500060002 |
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Authors |
Deborah Carvalho Malta, Sheila Rizzato Stopa, Celia Landmann Szwarcwald, Nayara Lopes Gomes, Jarbas Barbosa Silva, Ademar Arthur Chioro dos Reis |
Abstract |
To describe the major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Brazil, according to the information collected from individuals aged 18 years or older. Data from the National Health Survey (PNS), 2013, a transversal population-based study, were used. The proportions of each NCD were calculated and presented according to sex, with a 95% confidence interval (95%CI), with the absolute values. Of the total respondents, 45.1% reported presenting at least one NCD. The region with the highest prevalence of NCDs was the South (52.1%). Hypertension showed the highest prevalence among NCDs, with 21.4%, followed by chronic back problem (18.5%), depression (7.6%), arthritis (6.4%), and diabetes (6.2%). The intense/very intense degree of limitation showed a higher prevalence of other mental illnesses (37.6%) and cerebrovascular accident (25.5%). The improvement of health services is essential for an effective response to the double burden of illness in the middle- and low-income countries. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Germany | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Unknown | 302 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 88 | 29% |
Student > Master | 30 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 18 | 6% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 6% |
Professor | 13 | 4% |
Other | 31 | 10% |
Unknown | 106 | 35% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Nursing and Health Professions | 65 | 21% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 47 | 15% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 14 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 3% |
Sports and Recreations | 10 | 3% |
Other | 44 | 14% |
Unknown | 114 | 38% |