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The relation of cash transfer programs and food insecurity among families with ...
Correia, Luciano Lima; Rocha, Hermano Alexandre Lima; Leite, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro; Silva, Anamaria Cavalcante e; Campos, Jocileide SalesBackground 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 food ins...
Microcephaly: normality parameters and its determinants in northeastern Brazil ...
Rocha, Hermano Alexandre Lima; Correia, Luciano Lima; Leite, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro; Campos, Jocileide Sales; Silva, Anamaria Cavalcante eBrazil was marked by a serious epidemic of microcephaly due to still obscure causes. According to the Ministry of Health, the number of suspected cases of microcephaly reached 2401. However, there is controversy in Brazil regarding the most appropriate cut-off point and diagnosis criteria. The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of microcephaly and identify its determinants, in a prospective cohort fr...
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 calculated...
Access and use of infant formula and other foods among children born to HIV pos...
Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares; Galvão, Marli Teresinha Gimeniz; Kerr-Pontes, Ligia Regina Sansigolo; Cunha, Antonio José Ledo Alves daThe aim of this qualitative study was to: examine child feeding practices of children 0-2 years of age born to HIV+ mothers and, identify factors related to the distribution and receipt of infant formula at government health units. Fifteen in-depth interviews were conducted with women who had children between 0 and 2 years of age and who were receiving health services at the referral Hospital for Infectious Dis...
Atenção integrada às doenças prevalentes na infância: implantação e avaliação n...
Cunha, Antonio José Ledo Alves da; Benguigui, Yehuda; Silva, Maria Anice Sabóia Fontenele eO livro traz uma série de textos de profissionais da área da saúde materno-infantil. Oferece um panorama da atenção integrada às doenças prevalentes na infância, estratégia reconhecida pelo Ministério da Saúde.