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Novas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para os cursos de Medicina: oportunidad...
Ferreira, Marcelo José Monteiro; Ribeiro, Kelen Gomes; Almeida, Magda Moura de; Sousa, Maria do Socorro de; Ribeiro, Marco Túlio Aguiar MourãoThe new National Curriculum Guidelines aim at restructuring and adapting medical curricula. The objective is to conduct a critical-reflective analysis of the restructure of a medical course’s curricular matrix. This action research was conducted at a Brazilian federal university. The material was analyzed using the discourse analysis method. Among the results, the proposal of a curriculum that values life and t...
Parenting practices that may encourage and discourage physical activity in pres...
Lindsay, Ana Cristina; Arruda, Carlos André Moura; Andrade, Gabriela Pereira de; Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares; Greaney, Mary L.Brazilians are a rapidly increasing Latino immigrant group in the United States (US), yet little research has examined factors influencing physical activity (PA) levels and behaviors of children growing up in Brazilian immigrant families. This information is needed to develop culturally sensitive interventions tailored to this population. Therefore, this qualitative study explored PA parenting practices used by...
Tendência de abortos espontâneos e induzidos na região semiárida do Nordeste do...
Correia, Luciano Lima; Rocha, Hermano Alexandre Lima; Leite, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro; Campos, Jocileide Sales; Silva, Anamaria Cavalcante eObjetivos: este estudo objetiva estimar as taxas, fatores associados e tendência das taxas de aborto no Nordeste do Brasil. Métodos: série de estudos transversais realizada no Ceará, um dos estados mais pobres do país. Uma amostra de cerca de 27000 mulheres em idade reprodutiva foi utilizada. A ocor- rência de aborto foi aferida através de informação dada pela participante e taxas foram calculadas usando estima...
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...
Exploring how Brazilian immigrant mothers living in the USA obtain information ...
Lindsay, Ana Cristina; Arruda, Carlos André Moura; Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares; Andrade, Gabriela Pereira de; Greaney, Mary L.Objective T o explore how Brazilian-born immigrant mothers living in the USA obtain information about physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) behaviours for their preschool-aged children. r esearch design F ocus group discussions (FGDs) were used to gain an in-depth understanding of research topics. All FGDs were audio-recorded and professionally transcribed verbatim. The Portuguese transcripts were analyse...
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...
A conquista da amamentação : o olhar da mulher
Machado, Márcia Maria TavaresThis work discusses the perceptions and experiences of the women who breastfed exclusively for a period of at least six months. In an attempt to find some responses, particularly with regard to the experiences of those mothers, we seek to portray their attitudes and the meaning that breastfeeding has for his mother, seeking to clarify what originated in the Group a predisposition to breastfeed exclusively. The ...
Effects of vitamin A supplementation on child morbidity : a twenty-year time se...
Rocha, Hermano Alexandre Lima; Silva, Anamaria Cavalcante e; Correia, Luciano Lima; Campos, Jocileide Sales; Machado, Márcia Maria TavaresThe present study aimed to determine the prevalence of supplementation between 1987 and 2007, and to measure the impact of this on morbidity. Five sequential cross-sectional studies in a 20-year time span were analyzed. Each had a sample of 8,000 domiciles representative of Ceara´, in northeastern Brazil. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, followed by bivariate and multivariate analyses. Increases ...
Prematuro : experiência materna durante amamentação em unidade de terapia inten...
Melo, Leila Medeiros; Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares; Leite, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro; Rolim, Karla Maria CarneiroThe objective was to identify the perceptions and experiences in relation to maternal care during hospitalization feeding of preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and after discharge. Qualitative approach, exploratory-descriptive, using semi-structured interviews, aimed to address the lived experience of eleven mothers who gave birth to their babies. The interviews were conducted in the homes of m...
Aleitamento materno no pré-natal e alojamento conjunto: conhecimento de puérper...
Vasconcelos, Camila Teixeira Moreira; Machado, Márcia Maria Tavares; Vasconcelos Neto, José Ananias; Bezerra, Regina Maria Sá BarretoThis study aims to identify the knowledge of postpartum women admitted to a Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) on breastfeeding and practices adopted in service to promote breastfeeding. Descriptive study with quantitative approach, conducted with 165 women admitted with their babies in a hospital in a rooming in-care in Fortaleza-CE. Newborn breastfeeding did not occur after the birth in 57, 4% of the ca...