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Socioeconomic Patterning of Stunting and Overweight Among Iranian Children Aged...
Kasaii, MS; Rodrigues, Sara; Abdollahi, M; Houshiar-Rad, A; Perelman, JBackground/Objectives: Evidence indicates a high prevalence of stunting and overweight among Iranian children. This study explores their socioeconomic patterning and the mediating role of nutrition adequacy. Methods: The data were derived from the most recent 2017 Demography and Health Survey and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, which were conducted in Iran. Children aged between 2 and 5 years were select...
Ter filhos afeta de forma diferente a vida pessoal e profissional de pais e mães?
Leão, T; Maia, AS; Perelman, J; Moreno, J; Lucas, R; Dimka, J; Pereira, M; Mamelund, SE; Severo, M; Fraga, S; Amaro, JA parentalidade, outrora aceite como uma obrigação natural, é hoje uma escolha mais autónoma. Contudo, as pressões sociais que recaem sobre mulheres e homens no momento de serem pais tornam a vivência desta experiência ainda mais desafiante. Por permanecerem enraizadas conceções tradicionais sobre a divisão do trabalho, que atribuem ao homem o papel de provedor da família e à mulher o papel de cuidadora, a pare...
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a collaborative deprescribing intervent...
Romano, S; Monteiro, L; Guerreiro, JP; Simões, JB; Teixeira Rodrigues, A; Lunet, N; Perelman, J"Introduction: Worldwide, demographic ageing is a major social, economic and health challenge. Despite the increase in life expectancy, elderly often live with multiple chronic conditions, exposing them to multiple medications. Concerns have been raised about the growing issue of inappropriate long-term usage of proton-pump inhibitors (PPI), which have been associated with adverse outcomes and increased healthc...
Socioeconomic patterning of stunted and overweight Iranian children: a national...
Kasaii, MS; Rodrigues, Sara; Abdollahi, M; Houshiar-Rad, A; Perelman, J<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p><jats:italic><jats:bold>Background</jats:bold></jats:italic><jats:italic>:</jats:italic> The evidence indicates a high prevalence of malnutrition, such as stunting and overweight, among Iranian children. Yet, this prevalence may not be equally distributed across socioeconomic groups, so that non-targeted policies may be ineffective. This paper aimed to measure the socio...
The emergence of socioeconomic inequalities in smoking during adolescence and e...
Alves, J; Perelman, J; Ramos, E; Kunst, AEBackground While it is known that educational inequalities in smoking start during early and middle adolescence, it is unknown how they further develop until adulthood. The aim of this article is to map, in the Portuguese context, how educational inequalities in smoking emerge from pre-adolescence until young adulthood. Methods This study used longitudinal data from the EPITeen Cohort, which recruited adolescen...
Intergenerational transmission of parental smoking: when are offspring most vul...
Alves, J; Perelman, J; Ramos, E; Kunst, AEBackground: Previous literature has showed that the likelihood of smoking is higher among offspring with smoking parents. The aim of this cohort study is to investigate during which smoking initiation stages and at what ages adolescents are more likely to be influenced by parental smoking. Methods: This study used the EPITeen Cohort, which recruited 13-year-old adolescents born in 1990, enrolled at schools in P...
Healthy eating: a privilege for the better-off?
Alves, R; Lopes, C; Perelman, JBackground Food subsidies for healthier foods and higher taxes for less healthy alternatives have been increasingly used to promote a healthy diet. Yet, some have argued that the fiscal burden on unhealthy products would fall disproportionately on the worse-off, raising equity concerns. This study estimates the association between income and the consumption of key food groups linked to the Mediterranean diet in...
How do hospital characteristics and ties relate to the uptake of second-generat...
Perelman, J; Duarte Ramos, F; Melo Gouveia, AM; Pinheiro, L; Ramos, F; Vogler, S; Mateus, CBackground There is limited evidence on within-country discrepancies in biosimilar uptake. This study analyzes differences in timing and diffusion of biosimilar uptake across Portuguese NHS hospitals and explores possible determinants. Research design and methods We analyzed publicly accessible consumption data of originator biologic and biosimilar drugs for adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab, rituximab, and tr...
Adhering to a Mediterranean diet in a Mediterranean country: an excess cost for...
Alves, R; Lopes C; Rodrigues, Sara; Perelman, J<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec id="S0007114521002518_as1"> <jats:title>Background:</jats:title> <jats:p>Adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been decreasing in southern Europe, which could be linked to several cultural or educational factors. Our aim is to evaluate the extent to which economic aspects may also play a role, exploring the relationship between food prices in Portugal and adherence ...
The Place of DPP-4 Inhibitors in the Treatment Algorithm of Diabetes Type 2: a ...
Baptista, A; Teixeira, I; Romano, S; Carneiro, AV; Perelman, JObjectiveTo conduct a systematic review of cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, and cost-benefit studies of DPP-4 inhibitors for diabetes treatment versus other antidiabetics. Methods Three investigators searched the CRD York, Tufts CEA Registry, and MEDLINE databases through 2015. We reviewed all potentially relevant titles and abstracts, and screened full-text articles, according to inclusion criteria. We establ...