Inqu��rito de sa��de: compara����o dos entrevistados segundo posse de linha telef��nica residencial

OBJETIVO: Analisar diferen��as quanto a caracter��sticas sociodemogr��ficas e relacionadas �� sa��de entre indiv��duos com e sem linha telef��nica residencial. M��TODOS: Foram analisados os dados do Inqu��rito de Sa��de (ISA-Capital) 2003, um estudo transversal realizado em S��o Paulo, SP, no mesmo ano. Os moradores que possu��am linha telef��nica residencial foram comparados com os que disseram n��o possuir linha telef��nica, segundo as vari��veis sociodemogr��ficas, de estilo de vida, estado de sa��de e utiliza����o de servi��os de sa��de. Foram estimados os v��cios associados �� n��o-cobertura por parte da popula����o sem telefone, verificando-se sua diminui����o ap��s a utiliza����o de ajustes de p��s-estratifica����o. RESULTADOS: Dos 1.878 entrevistados acima de 18 anos, 80,1% possu��a linha telef��nica residencial. Na compara����o entre os grupos, as principais diferen��as sociodemogr��ficas entre indiv��duos que n��o possu��am linha residencial foram: menor idade, maior propor����o de indiv��duos de ra��a/cor negra e parda, menor propor����o de entrevistados casada, maior propor����o de desempregados e com menor escolaridade. Os moradores sem linha telef��nica residencial realizavam menos exames de sa��de, fumavam e bebiam mais. Ainda, esse grupo consumiu menos medicamentos, auto-avaliou-se em piores condi����es de sa��de e usou mais o Sistema ��nico de Sa��de. Ao se excluir da an��lise a popula����o sem telefone, as estimativas de consultas odontol��gicas, alcoolismo, consumo de medicamentos e utiliza����o do SUS para realiza����o de Papanicolaou foram as que tiveram maior v��cio. Ap��s o ajuste de p��s-estratifica����o, houve diminui����o do v��cio das estimativas para as vari��veis associadas �� posse de linha telef��nica residencial. CONCLUS��ES: A exclus��o dos moradores sem linha telef��nica �� uma das principais limita����es das pesquisas realizadas por esse meio. No entanto, a utiliza����o de t��cnicas estat��sticas de ajustes de p��s-estratifica����o permite a diminui����o dos v��cios de n��o-cobertura.

Effectiveness of different methods for the detection of binge drinking in dentistry students

The purpose of this study was to estimate the alcoholic beverage consumption among undergraduate students of a Dentistry Course and compare the effectiveness of screening methods for the detection of binge drinking. A total of 284 undergraduate students participated in the research. We used the full AUDIT and their reduced forms (AUDIT-3 and AUDIT-C). In addition, a ROC curve was created and its area was calculated. Of the students, 91.0% and 90.6% of the male and female genders, respectively, reported alcohol beverage consumption. Bing-drinking behavior occurred in 69.2% of the men and in 52.4% of the women. The 3 methods showed good discriminatory ability. For the women, there was a significant difference between the AUDIT-3 and AUDIT-C. Both the complete version of AUDIT and its reduced forms presented good discriminatory ability

Confiabilidade do teste de identifica����o de transtornos devido ao uso de ��lcool (AUDIT) em adolescentes

The objective of this study was to estimate the reliability of the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) applied to adolescents. Evaluations were performed with 141 students of ages ranging from 14 to 17 years (14.93��0.62). The internal consistency of the instrument was estimated by Cronbach���s alpha coefficient and its reproducibility by weighted Kappa statistics by score and by a reliability interval of 95%. The AUDIT presented excellent internal consistency (��=0.80, rinter-item=0.29). Most questions present reproducibility ranked as ���good���. It is concluded that the AUDIT is a reliable instrument to survey information about alcohol use in adolescents.