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OBJECTIVE: To test the association between socioeconomic and sociodemographic status of Brazilian dental students with discriminatory experiences suffered by them. METHODS: This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted with 531 undergraduate dental students from four different Brazilian states. The Explicit Discrimination Scale (EDS) was used to measure the experience of discrimination in several daily situations. A questionnaire about sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, form of admission, and permanence in dental schools was developed and validated by experts and six dental students through cognitive interviews. The EDS and questionnaire were sent to students by an online platform using snowball sampling. Descriptive analysis, bivariate tests, and multiple Poisson regression were performed. RESULTS: Among the participants, most were female, white, heterosexual, and cisgender. The mean EDS total score was higher among those students who used Brazilian Affirmative Actions for higher education access and permanence (p < 0.005). The multiple analysis indicated that students who were black (prevalence ratio [PR] = 1.484; 95% confidence interval [95%CI]: 1.291-1.705), women (PR = 1.227; 95%CI: 1.030-1.462), had lower monthly income (PR = 1.212; 95%CI: 1.043-1.409) and were lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, pansexual, and plus (LGBTQIAP+) (PR = 1.466; 95%CI: 1.238-1.735) showed a higher probability of discriminatory experiences when compared to white, male and heterosexual students with higher monthly income. CONCLUSION: There is a racial and social class pattern among dental students. The exclusionary factors such as black race, female gender, lower monthly income and being LGBTQIAP+ make students more vulnerable to discriminatory experiences.

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Abstract Objective To describe the scenario of child undernutrition in Brazil and its determinants. Data source Narrative review of the literature with inclusion of data from population surveys, surveillance and monitoring systems, and active search in favelas and underserved communities carried out by CREN. Data synthesis Household surveys carried out from 1974 to 2019 indicate that undernutrition (<5 years) decreased until 2006. Underweight (W/A ≤-2 Z) and stunting (H/A ≤-2 Z) showed a decrease of 17% to 3% and 37% to 7%, respectively. After 2006, there was an increase in underweight of 53% and 76% for wasting (BMI/A ≤-2 Z), with the prevalence of stunting being stagnant at around 7%. Active search data in favelas and underserved communities show that the prevalence of stunting is 11% in those <5 years. In 2021, 30% of the population lived in poverty, 73% of which were black or brown. Stunting in black and brown children <5 years old is, respectively, 9% and 12% higher when compared to white children. Poverty decreased between 2012 and 2015 (27 to 25%), but increased again (2016=26% to 2021=30%), in parallel with food insecurity, which decreased between 2004 and 2013 (12% to 6%), but reached its worst level in the historical series (2022:15%). Conclusion Despite advances, Brazil's social protection system was not able to reduce inequalities and the reversal of the trend towards decreasing child undernutrition could be observed from 2006 onwards.

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the scenario of child undernutrition in Brazil and its determinants. DATA SOURCE: Narrative review of the literature with inclusion of data from population surveys, surveillance and monitoring systems, and active search in favelas and underserved communities carried out by CREN. DATA SYNTHESIS: Household surveys carried out from 1974 to 2019 indicate that undernutrition (<5 years) decreased until 2006. Underweight (W/A ≤-2 Z) and stunting (H/A ≤-2 Z) showed a decrease of 17% to 3% and 37% to 7%, respectively. After 2006, there was an increase in underweight of 53% and 76% for wasting (BMI/A ≤-2 Z), with the prevalence of stunting being stagnant at around 7%. Active search data in favelas and underserved communities show that the prevalence of stunting is 11% in those <5 years. In 2021, 30% of the population lived in poverty, 73% of which were black or brown. Stunting in black and brown children <5 years old is, respectively, 9% and 12% higher when compared to white children. Poverty decreased between 2012 and 2015 (27 to 25%), but increased again (2016=26% to 2021=30%), in parallel with food insecurity, which decreased between 2004 and 2013 (12% to 6%), but reached its worst level in the historical series (2022:15%). CONCLUSION: Despite advances, Brazil's social protection system was not able to reduce inequalities and the reversal of the trend towards decreasing child undernutrition could be observed from 2006 onwards.

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Resumo: O artigo, na forma de ensaio, sistematiza uma trajetória profissional de experiências interdisciplinares e socialmente engajadas em torno da análise e prevenção de acidentes e desastres nos últimos 40 anos. O trabalho acadêmico se desenvolveu principalmente no âmbito da pesquisa e pós-graduação na saúde pública brasileira impulsionado pelo movimento sanitarista e a construção do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) em sua busca por democracia, justiça social e sanitária. A base empírica envolveu ações de vigilância em saúde dos trabalhadores e ambiental organizadas em redes protagonizadas pelo SUS em conjunto com universidades, sindicatos, movimentos sociais, organizações não governamentais (ONG) ambientalistas e Ministérios Públicos. Eventos de maior complexidade socioambiental em setores como siderurgia, petroquímico, mineração, agronegócio e energia forjaram a busca por novos referenciais epistêmicos e interdisciplinares que abarcam duas novas justiças: a ambiental e a cognitiva. Este artigo apresenta essa trajetória de contribuições conceituais em três movimentos a partir da década de 1980 até os dias atuais, cada qual correspondendo a um contexto sociopolítico e institucional, para pensar movimentos de transição paradigmática na análise e prevenção de acidentes e desastres numa perspectiva interdisciplinar. Finaliza-se com a sugestão de prevenção abissal e emancipatória para enfrentar diferentes crises da atualidade, como a ambiental, a sanitária, a democrática e a civilizatória.

Resumen: El artículo, en forma de ensayo, sistematiza una trayectoria profesional de experiencias interdisciplinarias y socialmente comprometidas en torno al análisis y la prevención de accidentes y desastres en los últimos 40 años. El trabajo académico se desarrolló principalmente en el ámbito de la investigación y postgrado en Salud Colectiva brasileña, impulsado por el movimiento sanitario y la construcción del Sistema Único de Salud (SUS) en su búsqueda por democracia, justicia social y sanitaria. La base empírica involucró acciones de vigilancia en salud y ambiental de los trabajadores, organizadas en redes protagonizadas por el SUS en conjunto con universidades, sindicatos, movimientos sociales, organizaciones no gubernamentales ambientalistas y Ministerios Públicos. Los acontecimientos de mayor complejidad socioambiental en sectores como la siderurgia, el petroquímico, la minería, el agronegocio y la energía han llevado a la búsqueda de nuevas referencias epistémicas e interdisciplinarias que abarcaron dos nuevas formas de justicia, la ambiental y la cognitiva. El artículo sistematiza esa trayectoria de contribuciones conceptuales en tres movimientos a partir de la década de 1980 hasta los días actuales, cada cual, correspondiendo a un contexto sociopolítico e institucional, para pensar movimientos de transición paradigmática en el análisis y prevención de accidentes y desastres desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria. Se finaliza con la sugerencia de prevención abisal y una prevención emancipadora para enfrentar diferentes crisis de la actualidad, como la ambiental, la sanitaria, la democrática y la de civilización.

Abstract: The article, in the form of an essay, systematizes a 40-year-long professional trajectory of interdisciplinary and socially engaged experiences around the analysis and prevention of accidents and disasters. This study was mainly developed within the scope of research and postgraduate studies in Public Health in Brazil, driven by the sanitarian movement and the construction of Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) in its search for democracy and social and health justices. Its empirical basis involved workers' health and environmental surveillance actions organized in networks led by SUS in conjunction with universities, unions, social movements, environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGO), and Public Prosecutors' Offices. Events of greater socio-environmental complexity in sectors such as steel, petrochemicals, mining, agribusiness, and energy forged the search for new epistemic and interdisciplinary references that encompassed two new justices, i.e., environmental and cognitive. This essay systematizes this trajectory of conceptual contributions in three movements from the 1980s to the present day (each corresponding to a socio-political and institutional context) to reflect on paradigmatic transition movements in the analysis and prevention of accidents and disasters from an interdisciplinary perspective. It ends by suggesting abyssal and emancipatory prevention to face different current crises, including environmental, health, democratic, and civilizing ones.

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This study investigates gender differences in the association between adolescent fertility and the likelihood of initiating higher education among young Chilean men and women. We adopt an entropy balancing strategy to estimate the association between adolescent fertility and the likelihood of starting higher education while accounting for potential selection into early childbearing due to socioeconomic status and prior academic achievement. We use data from official national registers that cover a cohort of Chilean students who attended publicly funded schools and who successfully completed secondary schooling between 2011 and 2022. Our results indicate that adolescent mothers are 15 percentage points less likely to initiate higher education than their peers who did not give birth during adolescence. In comparison, teenage fathers are 20 percentage points less likely to do so than their childless counterparts. Our findings stand in contrast to previously identified disadvantage patterns for secondary school completion, whereby adolescent fertility more significantly hinders schooling completion for women relative to men. We contend that this reversal may be related to traditional gender-role expectations in Chile, which encourage young fathers to act as providers and, therefore, may be prevented from continuing on their education path into tertiary studies.

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality attributable to diets low in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables in Brazil in 2019. STUDY DESIGN: Ecological study. METHODS: Data from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 for adults aged ≥25 years of both sexes in Brazil and its 27 states were used to estimate the intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; the NCD mortality attributable to these dietary risk factors; and the correlation between socio-demographic index (SDI), the age-standardised mortality rate (ASMR) per 100,000 population, and intake. RESULTS: The Brazilian population had suboptimal consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and 62,439 NCD deaths were attributable to these three dietary risk factors in 2019. The highest ASMRs were found for diets low in whole grains (14.4, 95% uncertainty interval [95% UI]: 7.8-18.4), followed by diets low in vegetables (7.6, 95% UI: 4.8-10.3) and fruits (5.0, 95% UI: 3.2-7.0). A similar ranking was observed for all Brazilian states. The SDI was negatively correlated with ASMRs and was positively correlated with the investigated dietary risks. The population from the Northeast and North states presented the lowest SDI and the highest NCD ASMRs attributable to diets low in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and consumed less of all three health foods. CONCLUSION: Diets low in fruits, vegetables, and mainly whole grains substantially contributed to NCD mortality in Brazil, especially in states with low SDI. Our findings support the need to target food interventions to reduce regional health inequalities within the country.

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OBJECTIVES: The impact of climate change on mental health is well established, but few studies have examined the perspectives of young people, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this qualitative study, we explored how Brazilian children and adolescents experience climate change. This approach can help inform environmental education, communication, and self-care strategies for this age group. METHODS: We conducted focus groups with 50 children and adolescents aged 5 to 18 years in three locations in Brazil. We analyzed the data using an interpretative phenomenological analysis framework. RESULTS: We identified three profiles of involvement with climate change: unaware, disengaged, and engaged. Profiles were largely related to different socioeconomic contexts. We analyzed each profile across the dimensions of space, time, emotions, and actions. Adults were portrayed by participants as stubborn deniers, as neutral influences, or as role models of knowledge and engagement. Due to their age and developmental level, young children had distinctive perceptions of climate change. CONCLUSION: Spatial and temporal perceptions of climate change are a key element for experiencing and engaging with environmental concerns and vary according to age and socioeconomic differences. Effective communication to foster climate action at individual and collective levels requires narratives that reach different ages. Replication of these findings in other LMICs is warranted.

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Introdução: A sífilis congênita mantém-se como problema de saúde no Brasil, especialmente na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, com números para esse agravo acima da média do país. Essa doença é um marcador para a avaliação da qualidade da assistência à saúde materno-infantil, por poder ser evitada a partir de medidas como diagnóstico precoce e tratamento da gestante. Objetivos: Este estudo transversal descreveu o perfil epidemiológico dos casos de sífilis congênita (SC) no município do Rio de Janeiro, nos anos de 2016 a 2020, no que se refere a dados sociodemográficos maternos, do pré-natal e da evolução do quadro, assim como as taxas de incidência totais e segundo esses fatores. Adicionalmente, foram calculadas as taxas de mortalidade fetal e infantil. Também se avaliou o grau de completude das variáveis da ficha de SC. Métodos: Foram incluídos todos os casos notificados de sífilis congênita na cidade durante o período estudado, a partir dos registros do Sistema de Informações de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN). Foram utilizados o Sistema de Informações sobre Nascidos Vivos (SINASC) e o Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM) como base de dados para os cálculos das taxas de incidência e de mortalidade. Resultados: Entre 2016 e 2020, a cidade do Rio de Janeiro apresentou elevadas taxas de sífilis congênita, chegando a uma incidência de 18,6/1000 nascidos vivos em 2020, com mais de 90% de casos de SC recente. A maioria ocorreu em mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade social ­ pretas, adolescentes, com baixa escolaridade e sem acesso à assistência pré-natal. Destaca-se ainda o baixo grau de completude de algumas variáveis e a divergência encontrada entre os dados de mortalidade do SIM e do SINAN, ambos fatores que prejudicam o adequado conhecimento do agravo. Conclusão: Conclui-se que, apesar dos avanços, muito ainda precisa ser realizado para o controle da sífilis congênita no município do Rio de Janeiro (AU).

Introduction: Congenital syphilis remains an important national health issue, especially in Rio de Janeiro, which presents numbers above the country's rate for this offense. This disease is a marker for the assessment of the quality of care delivered to mothers and children since it can be avoided through early diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy. Objective: This cross-sectional study described the epidemiological profile of congenital syphilis cases in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in 2016-2020, according to maternal sociodemographic data, prenatal care, and cases' evolution. Furthermore, incidence rates for these factors and the fetal and infant mortality rates were calculated. The completeness of the records was also assessed. Methods: We included all notified cases of congenital syphilis in the city during 2016-2020 using SINAN records. SINASC and SIM were also used as databases for the incidence rates and the mortality rates calculation. Results: During this period, the city of Rio de Janeiro exhibited high rates of this disease, with 18,6 cases/1000 live births in 2020 and more than 90% cases of early congenital syphilis. The highest rates were related to social vulnerability ­ black and teenage women with low levels of education and no access to prenatal care. It is important to highlight the low level of completeness for some variables and the divergence found between the mortality data from SIM and SINAN, both factors that jeopardize adequate knowledge of the disease. Conclusion: Therefore, despite some advances, a lot must be done to achieve control of congenital syphilis in the city of Rio de Janeiro (AU).

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Background: An epidemiological model (susceptible, un-quarantined infected, quarantined infected, confirmed infected (SUQC)) was previously developed and applied to incorporate quarantine measures and calculate COVID-19 contagion dynamics and pandemic control in some Chinese regions. Here, we generalized this model to incorporate the disease recovery rate and applied our model to records of the total number of confirmed cases of people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in some Chilean communes. Methods: In each commune, two consecutive stages were considered: a stage without quarantine and an immediately subsequent quarantine stage imposed by the Ministry of Health. To adjust the model, typical epidemiological parameters were determined, such as the confirmation rate and the quarantine rate. The latter allowed us to calculate the reproduction number. Results: The mathematical model adequately reproduced the data, indicating a higher quarantine rate when quarantine was imposed by the health authority, with a corresponding decrease in the reproduction number of the virus down to values that prevent or decrease its exponential spread. In general, during this second stage, the communes with the lowest social priority indices had the highest quarantine rates, and therefore, the lowest effective viral reproduction numbers. This study provides useful evidence to address the health inequity of pandemics. The mathematical model applied here can be used in other regions or easily modified for other cases of infectious disease control by quarantine.

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Abstract The behaviors related to caloric balance during pregnancy can lead to short- and long-term repercussion over the life course. This study aimed to identify patterns of energy balance-related behavior (EBRB) and its association with food insecurity (FI) in pregnant women. Cross-sectional, with pregnant women undergoing prenatal care in public health units in Colombo, Brazil, in 2018/2019. EBRB patterns were identified by factor analysis, and the scores were compared according to FI levels (mild and moderate/severe (M/S) through quantile regression. Four EBRB patterns were identified among 535 pregnant women: Factor 1- household/caregiving activities, exercise/sport, and physical inactivity; Factor 2 - fruits and vegetables; Factor 3 - paid work and commuting; Factor 4 - soda and sweetened beverage, sweets, and goodies. After adjusted analyses, women with mild FI presented higher scores for Factor 1 and lower scores for Factor 3. Higher scores for Factor 4 (p25) were observed among women with mild FI in simultaneous quantile regression. M/S FI was associated with lower scores for Factor 3 (p75). Mixed patterns with factors negatively and positively associated with energy balance were identified among pregnant women with FI.

Resumo Os comportamentos relacionados ao balanço de energia corporal (CRBEC) durante a gestação podem estar associados às repercussões de curto e longo prazo. Este estudo objetivou identificar os padrões de CRBEC e sua associação com a insegurança alimentar (IA) em gestantes. Estudo transversal com mulheres em acompanhamento pré-natal em unidades públicas de saúde de Colombo (PR), Brasil em 2018/2019. Padrões de CRBEC foram identificados por análise fatorial e os escores foram comparados de acordo com os níveis de IA (IA leve, IA moderada/grave (M/G) por meio de regressão quantílica. Quatro padrões de CRBEC foram identificados entre 535 gestantes: Fator 1- atividades domésticas/cuidados, exercícios/esporte e inatividade física; Fator 2- frutas e vegetais; Fator 3 - trabalho remunerado e deslocamento; Fator 4 - refrigerantes e bebidas açucaradas, doces e guloseimas. Após análise ajustada as mulheres com IA leve apresentaram maiores escores para o Fator 1 e menores escores para o Fator 3. Maiores escores foram observados entre as mulheres com IA leve no Fator 4 (p25) na regressão quantílica simultânea. IA M/G foi associada a escores mais baixos para o Fator 3 (p75). Padrões mistos com fatores negativa e positivamente associados ao balanço de energia foram identificados entre as gestantes com IA.

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Objetivo: sintetizar as evidências científicas sobre a ocorrência de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNT) e seus fatores de risco (FR) na população beneficiária do Programa Bolsa Família (PBF). Métodos: trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, cuja busca por publicações de 2004 a 2020 foi feita nas seguintes bases de dados: Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) e Indice Bibliográico Español en Ciencias de la Salud (IBECS), via Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde (BVS); Medline, via Pubmed, SCOPUS (via Portal CAPES); e Scientific Electronic Library Online - SciELO. Resultados: foram selecionados 23 artigos, os quais foram agrupados em três categorias: 1) Prevalência dos fatores de risco para DCNT em mulheres beneficiárias do PBF: as mulheres beneficiárias apresentaram piores desfechos no consumo de tabaco, menor prática de atividade física, maior prevalência de diabetes, hipertensão e obesidade; 2) Estado nutricional e insegurança alimentar em crianças, adolescentes e famílias beneficiárias do PBF: os estudos apontaram para uma elevada prevalência de obesidade e coexistência de déficit estatural em crianças beneficiárias; e 3) Consumo alimentar de beneficiários do PBF: foi identificado um padrão não saudável de alimentação. Conclusão: usuários do PBF apresentam elevadas prevalências de fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e pior padrão alimentar. Esses dados reforçam a importância de o PBF estar sendo direcionado às populações mais vulneráveis, visando mitigar as imensas desigualdades sociais. No entanto, é necessário avançar em outras políticas públicas de proteção social que impactem os determinantes sociais e melhorem a qualidade de vida de extensa camada da população brasileira.(AU)

occurrence and their risk factors (RF) in the Bolsa Família Program (BFP) beneficiary population. Methods: this is an integrative literature review whose search for publications from 2004 to 2020 was carried out in the following databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and Indice Bibliográico Español en Ciencias de la Salud (IBECS), via the Virtual Health Library (VHL); Medline, via Pubmed, Scopus (via Portal CAPES); and Scientific Electronic Library Online - SciELO. Results: 23 articles were selected and grouped into three categories: 1) Prevalence of risk factors for NCDs in BFP beneficiary women: beneficiary women had worse outcomes in tobacco consumption, lower physical activity, higher prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity; 2) Nutritional status and food insecurity in BFP beneficiary children, adolescents and families: the studies pointed to a high prevalence of obesity and coexistence of height deficit in beneficiary children; and 3) Food consumption of BFP beneficiaries: an unhealthy eating pattern was identified. Conclusion: BFP users have a high prevalence of risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases and worse dietary patterns. These data reinforce the importance of the BFP being directed to the most vulnerable populations, aiming to mitigate the immense social inequalities. However, it is necessary to advance other public policies of social protection that impact the social determinants and improve the life quality of a large part of the Brazilian population.(AU)

Objetivo: sintetizar evidencias científicas sobre la ocurrencia de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles (ECNT) y sus factores de riesgo (FR) en la población beneficiaria del Programa Bolsa Familia (PBF). Método: se trata de una revisión bibliográfica integradora, cuya búsqueda de publicaciones entre 2004 y 2020 fue realizada en las bases de datos Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud (LILACS) e Índice Bibliográfico Español en Ciencias de la Salud (IBECS) a través de la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (BVS), Medline a través del Pubmed, Scopus (vía Portal CAPES) y Scientific Electronic Library Online - SciELO...(AU)

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Objective: to analyze the temporal trend of Food and Nutrition Surveillance System (Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional - SISVAN) coverage and the nutritional status of older adults, and its correlation with indicators of social inequality in Brazil between 2008-2019. Methods: this was an ecological study using records from SISVAN, related to the population aged 60 years and older; the temporal trend of coverage and the correlation between indicators of social inequality and increment rate of nutritional status were analyzed; slope index of inequality and concentration index were used to measure absolute and relative inequalities. Results: 11,587,933 records were identified; national coverage increased from 0.1% (2008) to 2.9% (2019), with a statistically significant upward trend; a moderate inverse correlation with an annual increment rate of overweight between human development index and gross domestic product per capita, was found. Conclusion: there was an increasing trend in SISVAN coverage; the increase in overweight was associated with social inequality.

Objetivo: analizar la tendencia temporal de cobertura del Sistema de Vigilancia Alimentaria y Nutricional (SISVAN), y el estado nutricional de adultos mayores, correlacionándolos con indicadores de desigualdad social, en el período 2008-2019. Métodos: estudio ecológico mediante registros del SISVAN sobre la población ≥60 años. Se realizaron análisis de correlación entre indicadores de desigualdad social y la tasa de incremento del estado nutricional y análisis de desigualdades absolutas y relativas para obtener el índice de desigualdad angular y el índice de concentración. Resultados: se identificaron 11.587.933 registros. La cobertura nacional evolucionó del 0,1% en 2008 al 2,9% en 2019, con una tendencia ascendente estadísticamente significativa. Se encontró una correlación inversa moderada con la tasa de incremento anual de sobrepeso para IDH y PIB per cápita. Conclusión: hubo una tendencia de crecimiento en la cobertura del SISVAN. El aumento del sobrepeso se asoció con la desigualdad social.

Objetivo: analisar a tendência temporal da cobertura do Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional (SISVAN) e do estado nutricional de idosos, e sua correlação com indicadores de desigualdade social no Brasil, no período 2008-2019. Métodos: estudo ecológico, sobre registros do SISVAN relativos à população na idade de 60 anos ou mais; analisaram-se a tendência temporal da cobertura e a correlação entre indicadores de desigualdade social e taxa de incremento do estado nutricional; os índices angular e de concentração foram utilizados para medir desigualdades absolutas e relativas. Resultados: foram identificados 11.587.933 registros de idosos; a cobertura nacional evoluiu de 0,1% (2008) para 2,9% (2019), com tendência de aumento estatisticamente significativa; foi encontrada correlação inversa moderada com taxa de incremento anual de sobrepeso, para índice de desenvolvimento humano e produto interno bruto per capita. Conclusão: houve tendência de crescimento da cobertura do SISVAN; o aumento de sobrepeso esteve associado à desigualdade social.

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Objectives: The impact of climate change on mental health is well established, but few studies have examined the perspectives of young people, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this qualitative study, we explored how Brazilian children and adolescents experience climate change. This approach can help inform environmental education, communication, and self-care strategies for this age group. Methods: We conducted focus groups with 50 children and adolescents aged 5 to 18 years in three locations in Brazil. We analyzed the data using an interpretative phenomenological analysis framework. Results: We identified three profiles of involvement with climate change: unaware, disengaged, and engaged. Profiles were largely related to different socioeconomic contexts. We analyzed each profile across the dimensions of space, time, emotions, and actions. Adults were portrayed by participants as stubborn deniers, as neutral influences, or as role models of knowledge and engagement. Due to their age and developmental level, young children had distinctive perceptions of climate change. Conclusion: Spatial and temporal perceptions of climate change are a key element for experiencing and engaging with environmental concerns and vary according to age and socioeconomic differences. Effective communication to foster climate action at individual and collective levels requires narratives that reach different ages. Replication of these findings in other LMICs is warranted.

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Resumo A desigualdade é um problema global e estrutural que aflige com maior intensidade as populações dos países mais empobrecidos. A pandemia da covid-19 agravou esse problema histórico na América Latina e Caribe e aprofundou as incertezas relacionadas às necessidades humanas básicas. O estudo apresenta um painel sobre o tema produzido pelos relatórios oficiais de agências internacionais (Opas, OMS, Cepal) entre 2019 e 2022, e discute alguns caminhos para a formação profissional em saúde no Brasil, bem como as mudanças nas práticas em saúde que podem impulsionar a proteção social das populações vulneráveis, com base nas propostas de Paulo Freire e Edgar Morin, que colocam em evidência as problemáticas sociossanitárias atuais.

Abstract Inequality is a global, structural problem that is particularly marked in the world's poorest countries. The covid-19 pandemic exacerbated this historic problem in Latin America and the Caribbean and deepened uncertainties in relation to basic human needs. This study presents an overview of the subject on the basis of official reports from international agencies (PAHO, WHO, ECLAC) between 2019 and 2022 and discusses some paths for the training of health professionals in Brazil. It also investigates how health practices could be changed to ensure greater social protection for vulnerable populations, based on the proposals of Paulo Freire and Edgar Morin, which highlight current social and health problems.

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Background: Among the social inequalities that continue to still surpasses the basic rights of several citizens, political and environmental organizations decisively "drag" the "ghost" of hunger between different countries of the world, including Brazil. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the difficulties encountered in fighting poverty, which has led Brazil to a worrying situation regarding its fragility in the fight against new pandemics. Objectives: The present study aims to estimate, compare, and report the prevalence of mortality due to child malnutrition among the macro-regions of Brazil and verify possible associations with the outcome of death by COVID-19. This would identify the most fragile macro-regions in the country with the greatest need for care and investments. Methods: The prevalence of mortality was determined using data from the federal government database (DataSus). Child malnutrition was evaluated for the period from 1996 to 2017 and COVID-19 was evaluated from February to December 2020. The (dis)similarity between deaths from malnutrition and COVID-19 was evaluated by proximity matrix. Results: The North and Northeast regions have above average number of deaths than expected for Brazil (p < 0.05). A prospective analysis reveals that the distribution of the North and Northeast macro-regions exceeds the upper limit of the CI in Brazil for up to the year 2024 (p < 0.05). The proximity matrix demonstrated the close relationship between deaths from COVID-19 and malnutrition for the Northern region followed by the Northeast region. Conclusions: There are discrepancies in frequencies between macro-regions. Prospective data indicate serious problems for the North and Northeast regions for the coming years. Therefore, strategies to contain the outcome of health hazards must be intensified in the macro-regions North and Northeast of the country.

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Resumen El artículo presenta un análisis sincrónico de los padecimientos que acompañaron la emergencia de la COVID-19, la gestión e impactos del confinamiento y un análisis de cómo los medios de comunicación narraron esos fenómenos en los barrios populares de las áreas metropolitanas de Buenos Aires y Gran Resistencia, entre marzo y noviembre 2020. Se aplicaron métodos cuantitativos a fuentes secundarias para describir la pobreza y las sindemias, y se realizó un relevamiento etnográfico y mediático semana a semana en 38 barrios con limitaciones en el abastecimiento de agua y hacinamiento crítico. Como resultado, la COVID-19 emerge en sindemia con dengue, sarampión y tuberculosis y las medidas de prevención incrementan la violencia institucional y de género, el efecto Werther y desatención en otros padecimientos. La etnografía revela sindemia con enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles y los efectos de la violencia estructural sobre la salud. El análisis de los medios muestra interés sobre los barrios asociado al temor de contagio, pero una vez disipado, desaparecen de la agenda mediática.

Abstract This paper presents a synchronic analysis of the diseases during the emergence of COVID-19, the management and impact of the lockdown, and how the media narrated these events in working-class neighborhoods of the metropolitan areas of Buenos Aires and Gran Resistencia from March to November 2020. We resorted to quantitative methods on secondary sources to describe poverty and syndemics and conducted week-by-week ethnographic and media research on 38 neighborhoods with water shortages and critical overcrowding. As a result, COVID-19 syndemically emerged with dengue, measles, and tuberculosis, and the preventive measures exacerbated institutional and gender violence, the Werther effect, and the neglect of other illnesses. Ethnography revealed syndemics with noncommunicable diseases and the influence of structural violence on health. The media analysis shows interest in the districts associated with the fear of contagion, but they disappear from the media agenda once dispelled.

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Resumo: Este estudo pressupõe a indissociabilidade das dimensões econômicas, políticas e sociais na adoção de tecnologias de informação, reconhecendo a relação histórica entre elas e as condições de trabalho. Aborda a incorporação recente da tecnologia da informação nas políticas sociais e tangencia as repercussões para o trabalho dos assistentes sociais. Igualmente, destaca o caráter de classe das revoluções tecnológicas que, de forma excludente, impactam o mundo do trabalho e ampliam a desigualdade social.

Abstract: This study assumes the inseparability of economic, political and social dimensions in the adoption of information technologies and recognizes the historical relationship between them and working conditions. It addresses the recent incorporation of information technology into social policies and tangency the repercussions for the work of social workers. It also highlights the class character of technological revolutions that impact the world of work and social inequality increase.

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BACKGROUND: Hunger affects millions of people worldwide. In the current pandemic scenario of coronavirus Brazil has experienced an epidemic peak of hunger, amplifying existing prepandemic vulnerabilities, mainly in the North Region of the country. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of food insecurity and its associated factors in homes with children under 5 years of age in an urban area of a municipality of the western Brazilian Amazon. METHODS: A household survey was conducted with a probabilistic sample of 557 children and their families. Food insecurity (FI) was determined using the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. Associations between variables were analyzed based on the prevalence ratio (PR) and respective 95% confidence intervals (CI) calculated through multiple Poisson regression analysis. Variables with a P value < 0.05 after adjustments were considered significantly associated with the outcome. RESULTS: A prevalence of 76.5% (CI 1.36-2.67) food insecurity was found among the families in the study; 42.9% had moderate (CI 1.31-2.83) and severe (CI 1.10-1.83) food insecurity. Moderate and severe FI was associated with low family income (P = 0.00), participation in governmental income transfer programs (P = 0.01), and heads of household with less than 7 years of schooling (P = 0.02). Moreover, substantial frequencies of height deficit and being overweight were found among the children. CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of hunger and food insecurity and its associated factors reflects the context of geographic isolation and social exclusion in which these families live, suggesting that a substantial portion of the population under 5 years of age had experienced episodes of hunger in the 90 days prior to the survey. The prevalence of height deficit and being overweight among the children reveals a scenario of epidemiological/nutritional polarization, requiring the formulation of specific public policies for this population.

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This article analyzes factors affecting food access and consumption on the part of domestic groups during COVID-19 lockdown in Villa 21-24 of the City of Buenos Aires during April and June 2020. In a context marked by high rates of poverty and malnutrition due to excess, it was possible to observe the influence of food environments with abundant ultra-processed and industrialized products, especially flour, through different access channels. The relationship between the role of women and intra-household food management shows that those who bear the burden of hunger are women. Food availability is assured without questioning its quality, but access to food depends on individual management, rendering them invisible as rights-bearing subjects, with a particular impact on children and adolescents.

Se analizan los aspectos que inciden en el acceso y consumo de alimentos, con especial énfasis en aquellos obesogénicos, por parte de grupos domésticos, durante el aislamiento social a causa del COVID-19, en la Villa 21-24 de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, en los meses de abril y junio de 2020. En un contexto atravesado por graves índices de malnutrición por exceso y por pobreza emerge el peso que poseen los entornos en los que abundan los productos industrializados, sobre todo harinas, y ultraprocesados a través de los distintos canales de acceso. La relación entre el rol de la mujer y la gestión alimentaria intrahogar muestra que quien asume la carga del hambre son las mujeres. La disponibilidad alimentaria está asegurada sin cuestionar su calidad, pero el acceso a los alimentos depende de la gestión individual, invisibilizándose como sujetos de derechos, con especial impacto en niñas, niños y adolescentes.

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