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[Knowledge about contraceptives in a population 15 years or older in a southern Brazilian city]Vera Maria Vieira Paniz
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 21:1747-60. 2005..Despite high prevalence of any lifetime contraceptive use (75.3%), knowledge is still limited about the most widely used methods, as well as about the menstrual cycle and fertile period...
[Access to continuous-use medication among adults and the elderly in South and Northeast Brazil]Vera Maria Vieira Paniz
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 24:267-80. 2008..The results show important inequity in health, reinforcing the need for policies to expand access, mainly for lower-income population groups...
Free access to hypertension and diabetes medicines among the elderly: a reality yet to be constructedVera Maria Vieira Paniz
Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 26:1163-74. 2010..A greater connection between programs and a clear definition of responsibilities can improve medicine acquisition process, increasing the effectiveness of pharmaceutical assistance...
Validation of the Netherlands physical activity questionnaire in Brazilian childrenRenata M Bielemann
Post Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:45. 2011..There is a need to assess the reliability of these instruments, especially for researches in children. The aim of this study was to determine the validity of the Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire (NPAQ)...
Measuring access to medicines: a review of quantitative methods used in household surveysVera Maria V Paniz
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
BMC Health Serv Res 10:146. 2010..The aim of this study was to describe quantitative methodologies to measure medicine access on household level, access expressed as paid or unpaid medicine acquisition...
