Henrique Barros
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 208125 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Henrique Barros |
| NOMBRES | Henrique |
| APELLIDO | Barros |
| FIRMA | BARROS H |
| AFILIACIONES | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4699-6571 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 98 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 40 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 98 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2003 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Prevalência e fatores associados a sífilis entre adolescentes homens que fazem sexo com homens em duas capitais brasileiras
Objetivou-se estimar a prevalência e identificar fatores associados à sífilis entre adolescentes homens que fazem sexo com homens (AHSH). Estudo transversal, multicêntrico que recrutou 199 AHSH entre 15 e 19 anos por meio do método respondent-driven sampling (RDS) entre dezembro de 2020 e agosto de 2022, com aplicação de questionário e utilização de testes rápidos em Fortaleza e São Paulo. As estimativas foram calculadas por meio do software STAT…
No health without workforce
box Global shifts in funding, geopolitics and health priorities are threatening the sustainability of public health systems
Short-lived persuasion from campaign rallies
This paper estimates the impact of presidential campaign rallies on candidate support and policy attitudes in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Using CCES microdata matched to rally dates and locations, I implement an event-study design that exploits within-county variation in interview timing around rallies. Rallies generate short-lived shifts that fade within 1 week. Clinton rallies consistently increase support for Clinton immediately after…
Health diplomacy training, pedagogical approaches, and skills assessment
Background: Health diplomacy is gaining increasing importance as an approach in addressing domestic and global health challenges, yet educational programs that prepare future practitioners remain underdeveloped in addressing skills core to this domain of public health practice. Training in health diplomacy is critical for building interdisciplinary competencies needed to navigate increasingly complex negotiations, cross-cultural engagements, and …
Life-course socio-economic status and its impact on functional health of Portuguese older adults
Functional health is arguably one of the most important health indicators for older adults, because it assesses physical, cognitive and social functions in combination. However, life-course circumstances may impact this multidimensional construct. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between life-course socio-economic status (SES) and different dimensions of functional health in older adults. Data on 821 Portuguese adults a…
We’re going to tie you to the chair
This article analyses the experiences and perceptions of a sample of people over 60 about the most frequent type of violence in old age, the risk factors, the offenders and the reactions to abuse. A mixed study was carried out with the sequential application of 677 questionnaires and 45 interviews. The results show that older people are mainly victims of psychological abuse and financial exploitation; the type of abuse varies according to the typ…
Sleep patterns in childhood
To describe sleep-wake patterns in young children, based on sleep characteristics in early infancy and preschool ages, identifying their main sociodemographic characteristics, and to assess the association between different sleep characteristics at both ages. We included 1092 children from the Generation XXI birth cohort, evaluated at six months and four years of age, by face-to-face interviews. Sleep patterns were constructed through latent clas…
The Association between Childhood Obesity and Cardiovascular Changes in 10 Years Using Special Data Science Analysis
The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity is a worldwide problem, with several well-known consequences that might start to develop early in life during childhood. The present research based on data from children that have been followed since birth in a previously established cohort study (Generation XXI, Porto, Portugal), taking advantage of State-of-the-Art (SoA) data science techniques and methods, including Neural Architecture Search…
Migrant and native women’s perceptions of prenatal care communication quality
Facilitating communication with migrant women experiencing language barriers in prenatal care could provide an important contribution to improving prenatal care quality and addressing potential subsequent disparities in perinatal health outcomes
Economic crisis impact on perinatal and infant mortality in Southern European countries
INTRODUCTION: The study of crisis events provides important lessons to prepare for upcoming events. The Great Recession's impact on perinatal health in Europe can provide relevant insights into the healthcare and social protection systems' response to the protection of the health of the most vulnerable groups. OBJECTIVE: To assess time trends and international disparities in perinatal mortality rates (PMR) and infant mortality rates (IMR), follow…
A double-edged sword
Never‐breastfed children face a higher risk of suboptimal cognition at 2 years of corrected age
In a cohort of children born very preterm (VPT), we investigated the association between breast milk feeding (BMF) initiation and its duration on cognitive development at 2 years of corrected age. Data were obtained from the Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe population-based prospective cohort of children born <32 weeks of gestation, in 11 European countries, in 2011-2012. The study sample included 4323 children. Nonverbal cognitive ab…
Public Health Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation in Three Cities
Climate change presents an unprecedented public health challenge as it has a great impact on population health outcomes across the global population. The key to addressing these health challenges is adaptation carried out in cities through collaboration between institutions, including public health ones. Through semi-structured interviews ( n = 16), this study investigated experiences and perceptions of what public health aspects are considered b…
Portuguese Older Persons’ Views about Living in a Nursing Home
This paper addresses the broad topic of what older people think about nursing homes in Portugal. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and considering the tragic events taking place in nursing homes, the challenge of reimagining the sector involves not only improving procedures and models of care, making sure they meet what citizens consider adequate, but also rehabilitating the image people have about nursing homes and rebuilding trust. Curr…
Health-related quality of life of children born very preterm
The findings suggest that HRQoL is particularly impaired by extremely preterm birth and the concomitant complications of preterm birth such as BPD and severe non-respiratory morbidity
Association between Land Use Mix and Respiratory Symptoms and Asthma in Children from the Generation XXI Birth Cohort
Knowledge and Use of PEP and PrEP Among Key Populations Tested in Community Centers in Portugal
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) have been increasingly available in Europe. Due to the high burden of HIV in key populations, these could benefit from their use. In 2016, in Portugal, an open, non-interval, prospective cohort study was established in a network of 26 community-based voluntary HIV/STI counseling and testing centers. Data collected included questions on PEP and PrEP knowledge and use. …
Urban Rail Transportation and Sars-Cov-2 Infections
Introduction: The large number of passengers, limited space and shared surfaces can transform public transportation into a hub of epidemic spread. This study was conducted to investigate whether proximity to railway stations, a proxy for utilization, was associated with higher rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection across small-areas of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Portugal). Methods: The number of SARS-CoV-2 confirmed infections from March 2 until July …
A Case-Control Study of Contextual Factors for Sars-CoV-2 Transmission
Background: Knowledge on the settings and activities associated with a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission is essential to inform decision-making. We thus designed a case-control study to identify relevant settings for community transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Portugal. Methods: We evaluated 1,088 cases, identified through the national surveillance system, and 787 community controls, recruited us…
Social Support and Cognitive Impairment
(1) Background: In an ageing society, social relationships may benefit cognitive performance with an impact on the health of older people. This study aims to estimate the effect of different social support sources on the risk of cognitive impairment in a sample of older Portuguese people. (2) Methods: From the Portuguese EpiPorto cohort study, we followed a sample of participants with 60 to 85 years ( N = 656) between 2009 and 2015 (4.63 mean yea…
Language Proficiency and Migrant–Native Disparities in Postpartum Depressive Symptoms
Migrant women have a higher risk of developing postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) than do native women. This study aimed to investigate the role of host-country language proficiency in this disparity. We analysed the data of 1475 migrant and 1415 native women who gave birth at a Portuguese public hospital between 2017 and 2019 and were participants in the baMBINO cohort study. Migrants' language proficiency was self-rated and comprised underst…
Impact of macro-socioeconomic determinants on sustainable perinatal health care in Portugal
Background The WHO identified the importance of macro-socioeconomic determinants and political context as interlinked key factors affecting healthcare quality and health equity. As a response to the recent economic and financial crisis, Portugal approved in 2011 the Economic Adjustment Programme (EAP) to obtain financial assistance from the Troika in order to reduce public debt. This study aims to analyse the impact of the economic crisis and the…
Provision of Preexposure Prophylaxis at the Portuguese National Health Service and Uptake in the Lisbon Cohort of Men Who Have Sex with Men
A multidimensional perspective of the relation between social isolation and depression among Portuguese older adults
We aimed to explore how different social isolation components were associated with depression among older adults in Portugal. We analysed data collected through structured questionnaires in 2017 from 643 Portuguese adults aged 60 and over. Depression was assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale (Short-Form). Social isolation was operationalised using objective indicators - living alone, marital status, leisure activities - and subjective ind…
Pregnancy and Breastfeeding During Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is an emerging concern regarding the potential adverse effects during pregnancy. This study reviews knowledge on the impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy and describes the outcome of published cases of pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19. Methods: Searches were conducted in PubMed®, Scopus®, Web of Science®, and MedRxiv® up to 26th June 2020, using PRISMA standards, to identify original published studies describing…
Maternal child-feeding practices and dietary inadequacy of 4-year-old children
Mother's education and the risk of preterm and small for gestational age birth
Uso de tabaco por estudantes adolescentes portugueses e fatores associados
OBJETIVO: Descrever o uso de tabaco e identificar os seus determinantes em estudantes adolescentes. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, tendo sido avaliadas 1.052 meninas e 984 meninos de 13 anos de idade matriculados em escolas públicas e privadas da cidade do Porto, Portugal. A proporção individual de participação foi de 77,5%. O adolescente e o seu responsável preencheram um questionário sobre informações sociodemográficas e de comportamento em suas …
Socioeconomic differences in children’s growth trajectories from infancy to early adulthood
BACKGROUND: Height is regarded as a marker of early-life illness, adversity, nutrition and psychosocial stress, but the extent to which differences in height are determined by early-life socioeconomic circumstances, particularly in contemporary populations, is unclear. This study examined socioeconomic differences in children's height trajectories from birth through to 21 years of age in four European countries. METHODS: Data were from six prospe…
A double-edged sword
A multidimensional perspective of the relation between social isolation and depression among Portuguese older adults
We aimed to explore how different social isolation components were associated with depression among older adults in Portugal. We analysed data collected through structured questionnaires in 2017 from 643 Portuguese adults aged 60 and over. Depression was assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale (Short-Form). Social isolation was operationalised using objective indicators - living alone, marital status, leisure activities - and subjective ind…
Life-course socioeconomic status and lung function in adulthood
Objective This study aims to investigate the association of life-course socioeconomic status (SES) with lung function during adulthood, by exploring the influence of life-course social mobility and of cumulative exposure to low SES. Methods Participants were 1458 individuals from EPIPorto study, a population-based cohort of Portuguese adults. The life-course SES was computed using participants’ paternal occupation and own occupation, resulting in…
Family structure and use of prenatal care
This cross-sectional study intended to assess the use of prenatal care according to the family structure in a population with free universal access to prenatal care. In 2005-2006, the Portuguese birth cohort was assembled by the recruitment of puerperae at public maternity wards in Porto, Portugal. In the current analysis, 7,211 were included. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, obstetric history, and prenatal care were self-reported. Sing…
Desigualdades na autoavaliação de saúde
Objetivou-se analisar a prevalência de saúde autoavaliada como ruim, segundo variáveis sociodemográficas e presença de doença crônica, em populações do Brasil e de Portugal. Foram estudados 13.894 indivíduos (≥ 30 anos) das capitais do Nordeste do Brasil (VIGITEL 2011) e 20.579 de Portugal (4o INS 2005/2006). Utilizou-se a Regressão de Poisson para as análises de associação ajustadas por covariáveis. As prevalências brutas de saúde percebida como…
The impact of psychological abuse on somatic symptoms
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in the experience of somatic symptoms by domain (exhaustion, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, heart distress) between psychologically abused and non-abused older persons, and to scrutinize associations between abuse and somatic symptoms while considering other factors (e.g. social support). Design/methodology/approach – The design was cross-sectional. The participants were 4,467 wome…
Adequacy of prenatal care as a major determinant of folic acid, iron, and vitamin intake during pregnancy
This study aimed to quantify the association between adequacy of prenatal care and prevalence of folic acid, iron, and multivitamin intake during pregnancy. Data were obtained on socio-demographics, prenatal care, pregnancy complications, and use of vitamin/mineral supplements for 836 women, using a postpartum interview. Associations with the use of vitamin/mineral supplements were quantified with risk ratios (RR), computed by generalized binomia…
Patterns in the use of medicines by university students in Maputo, Mozambique
Patterns in the use of medicines are expected to reflect distinct health features between populations. This study aimed to describe the self-reported use of medication by a sample of university students in Maputo, Mozambique. We conducted a survey of 797 students in a private university in Maputo. Participants completed a questionnaire including socio-demographic data and pattern of medication use in the preceding month. Information was collected…
Association between child-care and acute diarrhea
OBJECTIVE: To quantify the influence of the type of child-care on the occurrence of acute diarrhea with special emphasis on the effect of children grouping during care. METHODS: From October 1998 to January 1999 292 children, aged 24 to 36 months, recruited using a previously assembled cohort of newborns, were evaluated. Information on the type of care and occurrence of diarrhea in the previous year was obtained from parents by telephone intervie…
Leisure-time versus full-day energy expenditure
A high prevalence of sedentarism is found in the study participants when measuring leisure-time and full-day energy expenditure. The Portuguese population may therefore benefit from additional promotion of physical activity
Coffee and gastric cancer
We systematically reviewed the literature on the association between coffee consumption and gastric cancer and performed a meta-analysis of the results. Published cohort and case-control studies were identified in PubMed and reference lists. Random effects meta-analysis was used to pool effects from 23 studies, and heterogeneity was explored by stratification and meta-regression. The odds ratio (OR) for the overall association between coffee and …
Uso de tabaco por estudantes adolescentes portugueses e fatores associados
OBJETIVO: Descrever o uso de tabaco e identificar os seus determinantes em estudantes adolescentes. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, tendo sido avaliadas 1.052 meninas e 984 meninos de 13 anos de idade matriculados em escolas públicas e privadas da cidade do Porto, Portugal. A proporção individual de participação foi de 77,5%. O adolescente e o seu responsável preencheram um questionário sobre informações sociodemográficas e de comportamento em suas …
Smoking, alcohol, and dietary choices
This study showed that smokers have a higher intake of alcoholic beverages and a lower consumption of food items rich in fibre, antioxidants, or phytochemicals, which are suspected to have beneficial roles in the prevention of multiple chronic diseases
Comparison of Risk Factors for Small-for-Gestational-Age and Preterm in a Portuguese Cohort of Newborns
Patterns in the use of medicines by university students in Maputo, Mozambique
Patterns in the use of medicines are expected to reflect distinct health features between populations. This study aimed to describe the self-reported use of medication by a sample of university students in Maputo, Mozambique. We conducted a survey of 797 students in a private university in Maputo. Participants completed a questionnaire including socio-demographic data and pattern of medication use in the preceding month. Information was collected…
Gender, socio-economic status and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and old adults
This study showed that gender influenced the association of socio-economic status indicators with metabolic syndrome. Females in lower social classes, as defined by education and occupational classification, more frequently presented metabolic syndrome, no such association was found in males
Anisakis simplex as a risk factor for relapsing acute urticaria
BACKGROUND: IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions to Anisakis simplex have been described after ingestion of fish, suggesting that sensitisation to this parasite may induce acute urticaria and anaphylaxis. Anisakis simplex allergens are highly resistant to heat and freezing, and sensitisation may occur even in populations with low consumption of raw/undercooked fish. This study aimed to quantify the association between sensitisation to A. simpl…
Adequacy of prenatal care as a major determinant of folic acid, iron, and vitamin intake during pregnancy
This study aimed to quantify the association between adequacy of prenatal care and prevalence of folic acid, iron, and multivitamin intake during pregnancy. Data were obtained on socio-demographics, prenatal care, pregnancy complications, and use of vitamin/mineral supplements for 836 women, using a postpartum interview. Associations with the use of vitamin/mineral supplements were quantified with risk ratios (RR), computed by generalized binomia…
Validity and reproducibility of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use among Portuguese pregnant women
This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reproducibility of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to estimate nutrient intake among Portuguese pregnant women. A sample of 101 pregnant women completed a 3-day food diary (FD) in each pregnancy trimester (reference method) and an interviewer-administered FFQ in the immediate post-partum period. Ranking women according to their usual intake showed that, on average, 65% were clas…
Gender heterogeneity in the association between lifestyles and non-fatal acute myocardial infarction
Objective To evaluate the modification effect of sex in the association between lifestyles and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Design Population-based case–control study. Trained interviewers collected information using a standard structured questionnaire. Associations were estimated using unconditional logistic regression. The effect modification by sex was evaluated in the regression models, testing interaction terms between lifestyles and s…
Dietary intake and nutritional adequacy prior to conception and during pregnancy
Objective To assess maternal diet and nutritional adequacy prior to conception and during pregnancy. Design Follow-up of a cohort of pregnant women with collection of questionnaire data throughout pregnancy and after delivery. Setting Antenatal clinics at two public hospitals in Porto, Portugal. Subjects Two hundred and forty-nine pregnant women who reported a gestational age below 13 weeks at the time they attended their first antenatal visit. R…
Testing an adaptation of the Epic Physical Activity Questionnaire in Portuguese adults
The questionnaire is a valid and reproducible instrument for the brief assessment of usual energy expenditure in adults, detailing different types of PA. In males, seasonal bias on reporting leisure-time and professional PA was found
Syringe exchange in community pharmacies—The Portuguese experience
P1-353 Childhood circumstances and mode of delivery
Objective To assess the influence of social circumstances at 12 yrs on c-section delivery. Methods Women (n=6827) were consecutively recruited during the assembling of a birth-cohort. Interviews were used to obtain data on social and demographic characteristics and current pregnancy events. Financial childhood circumstances were classified as low (LF) or high (HF) based on the number of amenities reported. Parents' education was defined as low (≤…
P1-270 Small and large for gestational age children have different eating behaviours at 6 months of age
Aim To relate eating behaviours at 6 months of age with weight for gestational age at birth. Methods Study subjects belong to a population-based birth cohort assembled in Porto, Portugal (Generation XXI, n=8666). A sub-cohort of 1562 newborns was re-evaluated at 6 months and 1227 singletons presented data on variables of interest. Data were gathered by trained interviewers. Mother answered a questionnaire on socio-demographic, clinical and behavi…
O5-2.4 Low-grade systemic inflammation in early adolescence predicts suboptimal bone quality in late adolescence
Introduction Early inflammatory changes may explain the negative impact of adiposity on bone acquisition during childhood. We aimed at estimating the effect of systemic inflammation during adolescence on forearm bone mineral density at 17 years-old. Methods We used data from 377 girls born in 1990 and assessed at 13 and 17 years-old (EPITeen cohort). Adolescents were evaluated through physical examination, including height, weight and bone minera…
P1-424 Lifetime school failure and physical fighting at 17 years of age
Objective To evaluate the association between school grade retention and physical fighting among adolescents. Methods We evaluated 1687 adolescents, part of EPITeen population-based cohort of urban adolescents, at 13 and 17 years of age. At both study waves, socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics were obtained by self-completed questionnaires. School failure was considered as the school grades retention reported by adolescents. Physica…
SP3-89 Social determinants of subfertility in women with a successful pregnancy
Introduction Socioeconomic conditions are rarely considered in the epidemiology of subfertility. Objectives Access the effect of current and past socioeconomic conditions on the occurrence of subfertility in women with a successful pregnancy. Methods Women were recruited in 2005/6 for Geração XXI, a Portuguese birth cohort. Personal interviews were conducted to collect socio-demographic and pregnancy-related data. Life-time subfertility was self-…
O2-3.1 Prevalence of violence against older persons in the European Region
Introduction Abuse and neglect of persons aged 60 years and over has become an increasingly prominent public health issue. From January 2009 to July 2009, we conducted the cross-sectional European study “Abuse of the elderly in the European region” (ABUEL) among community-dwelling elderly populations aged 60–84 years in Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Objective (1) To describe the prevalence rate of violence against…
P2-357 Cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and sustainability 4 years after delivery
Introduction Pregnancy is an opportunity to promote lifestyle changes and modify the impact of earlier social and economic determinants. Our main objective was to study how decisions about smoking cessation during pregnancy evolve 4 years after delivery. Methods In 2005–2006, puerperae were recruited in public maternities of Porto to enter a birth cohort. Within the ongoing cohort9s re-evaluation at 4 years, we studied 3519 women. Marital status,…
P2-162 Bone accrual at the forearm during adolescence
Introduction Whether bone quality is essentially modifiable or tracks predictably up to adulthood is unclear. We aimed to identify a biological timing when interventions may have optimal impact on future bone properties. Methods Participants were 709 girls from a cohort of adolescents born in 1990 and evaluated at 13 and 17 years-old. Evaluations consisted of structured questionnaires including gynaecologic age (GA) and physical evaluations compr…
P2-199 Association between adherence to the mediterranean diet and bone quality in a sample of Portuguese adolescents
Introduction Dietary patterns provide insights into how diet, rather than specific nutrients, affects bone health. We aimed to evaluate whether Mediterranean diet associates with bone mineral density at 13 years-old. Methods We used data from 1232 adolescents (44.7% males) born in 1990 and assessed at 13 years-old (EPITeen cohort). Adolescents were evaluated through physical examination, including height, weight and forearm bone mineral density (…
P1-254 Determinants of refusals in a follow-up evaluation of a Portuguese birth cohort
Introduction The main advantages of birth cohort studies may be compromised by the refusals in participation, which tend to increase in time. Objective To describe the main predictors of refusals in the Portuguese birth cohort 4 years after the assembling. Methods Geração XXI was assembled in 2005/2006 in five public maternities in Porto Metropolitan area, Portugal. After delivery, data were collected by personal interviews. Sub-samples of mother…
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