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Abstract: Self-rated health is an indicator that can be easily identified in health surveys, widely used to measure physical, social, mental, and health aspects of the population, and predict premature mortality. In Venezuela, this information only began to be collected recently, in the National Survey of Living Conditions (ENCOVI). In this context, our study aims to analyze the demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with non-positive self-rated health among Venezuelan adults. The ENCOVI 2021 (n = 16,803) was used as a data source, assessing a probability stratified sample with questions about health, education, emigration, and other social and economic aspects. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratio analyses were performed using Poisson regression models with robust variance. The prevalence of fair/bad self-rated health among Venezuelans was 17.8%. The results indicated a strong association between outcome prevalence and age group, 3.81 times higher (95%CI: 3.29-4.41) among individuals aged 60 or more when compared to individuals aged 18 to 29 years. Also, participants experiencing severe food insecurity had a prevalence 2 times higher (95%CI: 1.61-2.47) than those who did not have any level of food insecurity. Factors such as poverty, education, recent emigration of family members, and sex also showed a significant influence, also when analyzed independently. The results show that special attention should be dedicated to the health of individuals facing hunger and of the older people.

A idade avançada é um dos fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento do câncer de mama. O objetivo deste estudo é apresentar a situação epidemiológica e o acesso ao diagnóstico do câncer de mama entre idosas nas regiões do Brasil. O estudo é descritivo e compreende o período entre 2000 a 2019. Analisam-se indicadores de mortalidade, morbidade e acesso ao diagnóstico. A qualidade da informação da mortalidade foi analisada pelo indicador ‘óbitos com causa básica mal definida’. Segundo os resultados, a maioria dos óbitos foi prematura. As regiões Sul e Sudeste tiveram as maiores taxas de mortalidade por câncer de mama. Nas regiões Norte e Nordeste, há maior subnotificação de óbitos devido à qualidade das informações sobre mortalidade. Conclui-se que as idosas devem ser consideradas nas ações e nos programas sobre câncer de mama e que se deve aumentar o acesso ao diagnóstico das idosas.