Introduction: Childhood obesity, an epidemic in many countries of the world, is a multifactorial condition that causes childhood morbidities that may persist into adulthood. This study aims to measure the prevalence of childhood obesity in 6 historical series, to evaluate the nutritional transition, and to examine the relationship of environmental, socioeconomic and nutritional factors with overweight and child...
Background: 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...
Background: 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...
Introduction: Childhood obesity, an epidemic in many countries of the world, is a multifactorial condition that causes childhood morbidities that may persist into adulthood. This study aims to measure the prevalence of childhood obesity in 6 historical series, to evaluate the nutritional transition, and to examine the relationship of environmental, socioeconomic and nutritional factors with overweight and child...
Objective 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...
Objetivos: 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...
Purpose: To develop and test a model of teaching by means of an abdominal cavity simulator. Methods: This study had two stages: development of a teaching model and an experimental prospective study that aimed to evaluate the residents’ competence. The participants were divided into 3 groups: first-year resident, second-year resident, and senior surgeon. The two groups of resident physicians received training in...
Objective: To measure the effectiveness of the bed management process that uses a web-based application with Kanban methodology to reduce hospitalization time of hospitalized patients. Design: Before–after study was performed. Setting: The study was conducted between July 2013 and July 2017, at the Unimed Regional Hospital of Fortaleza, which has 300 beds, of which 60 are in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is...
Brazil 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...
Introduction: Childhood obesity carries comorbidity in adolescence and adulthood. It has been considered an epidemic. Several countries observed an increased incidence among schoolchildren and teenagers. This study aims to measure the prevalence of childhood obesity, determine their risk factors, and trace the trend of nutritional transition between preschool children, in the Brazilian semi-arid region. Methods...