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Maternal participation patterns in a community-based growth monitoring programm...
Correia, Luciano LimaMaternal participation patterns in a community-based growth monitoring programme in North~East Brazil were analyzed. The cultural, socio- economic and health-related characteristics of participant and non- participant mothers and children were identified and compared. I.t was found that 30% of mothers and their respectivo children living within the programme's catchment area did not participate in the growth- m...
Methodology of maternal and child health populational surveys: a statewide cros...
Correia, Luciano Lima; Rocha, Hermano Alexandre Lima; Rocha, Sabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira; Nascimento, Lucas Silveira do; Silva, Anamaria Cavalcante eBackground: Cross-sectional studies are fundamental studies in the practice of epidemiological science. This article aims to present in detail the methodology for conducting a series of cross-sectional studies, as well as the analysis of data through pooled data. Methods: The series of studies are population cross-sectional studies, with statewide coverage, searching for representative sample of reproductive ag...
Zika virus infection and microcephaly: a case-control study in Brazil
Rocha, Sabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira; Correia, Luciano Lima; Cunha, Antônio José Lêdo Alves da; Rocha, Hermano Alexandre LimaBackground: Brazil presented an alarming number of newborns with microcephaly in the years 2015 and 2016. The investigation of the cases raised the suspicion of the association of these cases with maternal infections by the zika virus. Also, in 2015, there was an epidemic of zika virus infection in Brazil, reinforcing this hypothesis. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify factors associated wit...
Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of development delay among children i...
Correia, Luciano Lima; Rocha, Hermano Alexandre Lima; Sudfeld, Christopher Robert; Rocha, Sabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira; Leite, Álvaro Jorge MadeiroObjective To assess the prevalence of child development delay and to identify socioeconomic determinants. Study design We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study of children 2 to 72 months of age residing in the state of Ceara ´, Brazil. In total, 3200 households were randomly selected for participation in the study and had child development assessed with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) versi...
Pregnancies with an outcome of fetal death present higher risk of delays in obs...
Martins, Marley Carvalho Feitosa; Feitosa, Francisco Edson de Lucena; Viana Júnior, Antonio Brazil; Correia, Luciano Lima; Ibiapina, Flávio Lúcio PontesThe objective of this study was identify the association between delays in the care provided to pregnant women and the fetal death outcome, in a tertiary reference maternity hospital in the Northeastern Brazil. A case-control study, with 72 cases of fetal death and 144 controls (live births) in women admitted to the Obstetrics Service of the Assis Chateaubriand Teaching Maternity Hospital, in Fortaleza, Ceara´ ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...