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Adherence to dietary recommendations for preschoolers: clinical trial with teen...
Soldateli,Betina; Vigo,Alvaro; Giugliani,Elsa Regina JustoABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of educational dietary intervention offered in the child’s first year of life, as well as teenage mothers and grandmothers in carrying out the dietary recommendations at four to seven years. METHODS Randomized clinical trial initiated in 2006, in Porto Alegre, RS, involving 323 teenage mothers and grandmothers who cohabited. The intervention consisted of six counseling se...
Bias of using odds ratio estimates in multinomial logistic regressions to estim...
Camey,Suzi Alves; Torman,Vanessa Bielefeldt Leotti; Hirakata,Vania Naomi; Cortes,Renan Xavier; Vigo,AlvaroRecent studies have emphasized that there is no justification for using the odds ratio (OR) as an approximation of the relative risk (RR) or prevalence ratio (PR). Erroneous interpretations of the OR as RR or PR must be avoided, as several studies have shown that the OR is not a good approximation for these measures when the outcome is common (> 10%). For multinomial outcomes it is usual to use the multinomial ...
Sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV in Southern Brazil
Teixeira,Luciana Barcellos; Pilecco,Flávia Bulegon; Vigo,Alvaro; Knauth,Daniela RivaThis cross-sectional study focused on the sexual and reproductive health of women living with HIV, by age group, in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The sample consisted of 691 women. Differences were observed in number of pregnancies and number of children. History of illicit drug use was more frequent in the 18-34-year age group, and exchanging sex for money was more frequent among w...
Recrutamento de participantes no Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto
Aquino,Estela M L; Araujo,Maria Jenny; Almeida,Maria da Conceição C; Conceição,Patrícia; Andrade,Célia Regina de; Cade,Nágela ValadãoOBJETIVO:Apresentar as estratégias de comunicação e recrutamento no Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil) e discutir os resultados alcançados na constituição da coorte.MÉTODOS:As estratégias foram voltadas à divulgação, à institucionalização e ao recrutamento propriamente dito. As ações de comunicação pretenderam promover o fortalecimento de imagem institucional positiva para o estudo, a gestão d...
Estratégias e desenvolvimento de garantia e controle de qualidade no ELSA-Brasil
Schmidt,Maria Inês; Griep,Rosane Härter; Passos,Valéria Maria; Luft,Vivian Cristine; Goulart,Alessandra Carvalho; Menezes,Greice Maria de SouzaO Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil) é um estudo de coorte composto de 15.105 adultos acompanhados para avaliar o desenvolvimento de doenças crônicas, especialmente diabetes e doença cardiovascular. Seu porte, natureza multicêntrica e diversidade de medidas exigiram mecanismos ágeis e efetivos de garantia e controle de qualidade. Entre as atividades de garantia de qualidade (aquelas desenvolvi...