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Interaction between vitamin A supplementation and chronic malnutrition on child...
Correia,Luciano Lima; Rocha,Hermano Alexandre Lima; Campos,Jocileide Sales; Silva,Anamaria Cavalcante e; Silveira,Dirlene Mafalda Ildefonso daAbstract 200 million pre-school age children are not developing properly. Delays in child development are associated with multiple factors. This study aims to analyze if vitamin A supplementation is associated with improved development and how this effect could be mediated by nutritional status. Population-based study surveyed a representative sample of 8000 households, 1232 children 0-35 months, in the state o...
Spontaneous and induced abortion trends and determinants in the Northeast semia...
Correia,Luciano Lima; Rocha,Hermano Alexandre Lima; Leite,Álvaro Jorge Madeiro; Campos,Jocileide Sales; Silva,Anamaria Cavalcante eAbstract Objectives: this study intends to estimate the rates, associated factors and trends of selfreported abortion rates in the northeast of Brazil. Methods: series of population-based surveys realized in Ceará, northeast of Brazil, one of the poorest states in the country. A sample of about 27,000 women of reproductive age was used. Abortion was assessed according to women´s information and rates were calcu...
The relation of cash transfer programs and food insecurity among families with ...
Correia,Luciano Lima; Rocha,Hermano Alexandre Lima; Leite,Álvaro Jorge Madeiro; Cavalcante e Silva,Anamaria; Campos,Jocileide SalesAbstract Background Food insecurity has important effects on human health, particularly in children’s. It continues to increase, with an estimated prevalence of 14.9% in the USA and 35% in Brazil. There have been few studies on the effect of cash transfer programs (CTPs) on the prevalence of food security in Brazil. Objective Evaluate the association between cash transfer programs and reductions in inequity and...
Metodologia das Pesquisas Populacionais de Saúde Materno-Infantil: uma série tr...
Correia,Luciano Lima; Silva,Anamaria Cavalcante e; Campos,Jocileide Sales; Andrade,Francisca Maria de Oliveira; Silveira,Dirlene Mafalda Ildefonso daObjectivo: descrever os métodos utilizados nas Pesquisas de Saúde Materno-Infantil (PESMIC) no Ceará, durante 20 anos. Métodos: a série de inquéritos realizados no período de 20 anos foi analisada nos seguintes aspectos: a) Estudos transversais em série de base populacional, com amostra representativa de 8000 famílias; b) Utilizou-se questionários e medições antropométricas, estudando-se níveis e causas de mort...
Prevalence and determinants of child undernutrition and stunting in semiarid re...
Correia,Luciano Lima; Silva,Anamaria Cavalcante e; Campos,Jocileide Sales; Andrade,Francisca Maria de Oliveira; Machado,Márcia Maria TavaresOBJECTIVE : To analyze the evolution in the prevalence and determinants of malnutrition in children in the semiarid region of Brazil. METHODS : Data were collected from two cross-sectional population-based household surveys that used the same methodology. Clustering sampling was used to collect data from 8,000 families in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil, for the years 1987 and 2007. Acute undernutrition was calculat...
Prevalência e determinantes de obesidade e sobrepeso em mulheres em idade repro...
Correia,Luciano Lima; Silveira,Dirlene Mafalda Ildefonso da; Silva,Anamaria Cavalcante e; Campos,Jocileide Sales; Machado,Márcia Maria TavaresO estudo estimou a prevalência e identificou fatores determinantes do sobrepeso e obesidade em mulheres em idade fértil na região semiárida do Brasil. Na amostra por conglomerados de oito mil domicílios do estado do Ceará, foram pesquisadas 6.845 mulheres. Sobrepeso e obesidade foram medidos pelo Índice de Massa Corporal, utilizando-se a análise multivariada para a identificação dos fatores determinantes. As pr...