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Leprosy in children under 15 years of age in a municipality in northeastern Bra...
Lima Neto,Pedro Martins; Silva,Antônio Rafael da; Santos,Leonardo Hunaldo dos; Lima,Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp; Tauil,Pedro LuizAbstract INTRODUCTION The Integrated Program of Leprosy Control was initiated in 2003 in the municipality of Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil, an area considered hyperendemic for leprosy. Here, we present the evolution of the indicators of leprosy within the established period in children aged <15 years. METHODS: This is a descriptive study based on an active search for cases and spontaneous healthcare demand for l...
Effect of early determinants on adolescent fat-free mass: RPS cohort of São Luí...
Lima,Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp; Batista,Rosângela Fernandes Lucena; Ribeiro,Cecília Claudia Costa; Simões,Vanda Maria Ferreira; Lima Neto,Pedro MartinsABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of early determinants on adolescent fat-free mass. METHODS: A cohort study with 579 adolescents evaluated at birth and adolescence in a birth cohort in São Luís, Maranhão. In the proposed model, estimated by structural equation modeling, socioeconomic status (SES) at birth, maternal age, pregestational body mass index (BMI), gestational smoking, gestational weight gain...
Factors associated with leprosy in a municipality of the Pre-Amazon region, sta...
Silva,Antônio Rafael da; Lima Neto,Pedro Martins; Santos,Leonardo Hunaldo dos; Lima,Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp; Tauil,Pedro LuizAbstract INTRODUCTION: The Integrated Program of Leprosy Control was initiated in the municipality of Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil, an area considered hyperendemic for leprosy in 2003. It aims at assessing the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the disease to reduce the detection rate of new cases until 2015. Here, we present the evolution of the indicators of leprosy within the period from 2003 to...
Prepregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain, and birth weight in the ...
Lima,Raina Jansen Cutrim Propp; Batista,Rosângela Fernandes Lucena; Ribeiro,Marizélia Rodrigues Costa; Ribeiro,Cecília Cláudia CostaABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the effects of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy on the baby's birth weight. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study with 5,024 mothers and their newborns using a Brazilian birth cohort study. In the proposed model, estimated by structural equation modeling, we tested socioeconomic status, age, marital status, pre-pregnancy body mass index...