Rosemeire L Fiaccone
Biographic Data
| ID | 1327241 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosemeire L Fiaccone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosemeire L |
| FAMILY NAME | Fiaccone |
| SIGNATURE | FIACCONE R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal da Bahia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5439-1551 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Brazil’s Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer and child malnutrition
INTRODUCTION: Program (BFP)) with child nutrition nationwide in Brazil. METHODS: We used the Centre for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health Birth Cohort (baseline data from the National Registry for Social Programmes (CadÚnico) linked with live births and nutrition registries) to conduct a longitudinal population-based study between 2008 and 2015. This cohort study followed children from birth until 5 years old between 1 January 2008 and 31…
Interpregnancy Weight Change and Adverse Birth Outcomes
The effects of interpregnancy weight change (IPWC) on the risk of adverse birth outcomes in subsequent pregnancies are still not fully understood. Existing studies present conflicting results regarding the association between IPWC and preterm birth, while evidence of its relationship with low birth weight (LBW) or macrosomia is limited, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This population-based longitudinal study used Brazil's routin…
The Minha Casa Minha Vida social housing programme and leprosy in Brazil
This study found a higher risk of leprosy associated with MCMVP that may reflect reverse causality. Our findings suggest the programme is, in fact, reaching the most vulnerable individuals, as intended in its objectives. Besides, the higher risk of leprosy among MCMVP beneficiaries even before receiving the benefit observed in sensitivity analysis may reflect residual confounding factors related
Evaluating the relationship between conditional cash transfer programme on preterm births
An income transfer programme for pregnant women of low-socioeconomic status, conditional to attending prenatal care appointments, has been associated with a reduction in extremely preterm births. These programmes could be essential in achieving Sustainable Development Goals
A completeness indicator of gestational and congenital syphilis information in Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of information on gestational syphilis (GS) and congenital syphilis (CS) on the Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN-Syphilis Brazil – Notifiable Diseases Information System) by compiling and validating completeness indicators between 2007 and 2018. METHODS: Overall, care, and socioeconomic completeness scores were compiled based on selected variables, by using ad hoc weights assigned by expert…
Qualidade dos dados antropométricos infantis do Sisvan, Brasil, 2008-2017
OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a qualidade dos dados antropométricos de crianças registradas no Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional (Sisvan) no período 2008-2017. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo sobre a qualidade dos dados antropométricos de crianças menores de 5 anos atendidas nos serviços de atenção primária do Sistema Único de Saúde, a partir das bases de dados individuais do Sisvan. A qualidade dos dados foi avaliada anualmente por meio dos indicado…
Time trends and social inequalities in child malnutrition
Objective: In Brazil, national estimates of childhood malnutrition have not been updated since 2006. The use of health information systems is an important complementary data source for analysing time trends on health and nutrition. This study aimed to examine temporal trends and socio-demographic inequalities in the prevalence of malnutrition in children attending primary health care services between 2009 and 2017. Design: Time trends study based…
Shifts towards overweight and double burden of malnutrition among socio-economically vulnerable children
Objective: To investigate the shifts and factors associated with different scenarios resulting from the prevalence of child stunting and overweight in Brazilian municipalities. Design: This is an ecological study using municipality-level panel data of stunting and overweight prevalence and socio-economic characteristics from 2008 to 2014. The municipalities were classified according to the WHO-UNICEF prevalence thresholds for stunting and overwei…
Evaluation of the Computer-Based Intervention Program Stayingfit Brazil to Promote Healthy Eating Habits
Interventions via the Internet are promising regarding the promotion of healthy habits among youth. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of an adapted version of StayingFit to promote healthy eating habits and the measurement adequacy of anthropometric markers among adolescents. A web school-based 12-month cluster-randomized controlled trial examining 7th to 9th grade students was conducted in twelve schools in Salvador, Bahia, …
Biogeographical ancestry is associated with socioenvironmental conditions and infections in a Latin American urban population
Racial inequalities are observed for different diseases and are mainly caused by differences in socioeconomic status between ethnoracial groups. Genetic factors have also been implicated, and recently, several studies have investigated the association between biogeographical ancestry (BGA) and complex diseases. However, the role of BGA as a proxy for non-genetic health determinants has been little investigated. Similarly, studies comparing the as…
Social, Environmental and Behavioral Determinants of Asthma Symptoms in Brazilian Middle School Students—A National School Health Survey (Pense 2012)
Biological and psychosocial factors are recognized contributors to the worldwide burden of asthma. However, the relationship between psychosocial factors and asthma symptoms among students in low- and middle-income countries remains underexplored. We aimed to identify socioeconomic, environmental, psychosocial, family-related and lifestyle factors associated with the self-reporting of asthma symptoms in Brazilian adolescents. This is a cross-sect…
The association between intimate partner domestic violence and the food security status of poor families in Brazil
Objective To assess the association between physical intimate partner violence and household food security within households with schoolchildren. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Salvador, Bahia, north-eastern Brazil. Subjects The study was conducted in 1019 households with students. Violence between couples was evaluated using the Portuguese version of the revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2), previously adapted and validated for use in B…
Factors associated with nutritional outcomes in the mother–child dyad
Objective To estimate factors associated with double burden of nutritional outcomes in the mother–child dyad at the household level (child stunting and/or maternal overweight). Design Cross-sectional study using the Brazilian Demographic and Health Survey. Nutritional outcomes were: mother with normal weight and child with normal height; overweight mother and child with normal height; mother with normal weight and short-stature child; and overwei…
Food and nutrition insecurity
Objective To evaluate the association between food and nutrition insecurity and asthma in children from Latin America. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting São Francisco do Conde, Bahia, north-eastern Brazil. Subjects The study included 1307 children aged 6–12 years from public elementary schools. Asthma symptoms were collected using a questionnaire that was translated and adapted from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood…
Weight gain in the first two years of life, asthma and atopy
Objective To evaluate the association between weight gain in the first two years of life and the occurrence of wheezing, asthma, serum IgE, skin reactivity and pulmonary function. Design Cohort study. Setting The metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Subjects The association was studied between 1997 and 2005 in 669 children up to 11 years of age. Data were collected on asthma and risk factors, both current factors and those present in t…
Association between eating patterns and body mass index in a sample of children and adolescents in Northeastern Brazil
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between eating patterns and body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study of 1,247 male and female students, aged between 6 and 12, from public elementary schools in São Francisco do Conde, Bahia State, Brasil. BMI was used to analyze the children’s nutritional status. Food consumption frequencies, in addition to demographic and socioeconomic information, we…
Asthma cases in childhood attributed to atopy in tropical area in Brazil
Most asthma cases in an urban underprivileged setting in Brazil were not attributable to atopy. This observation has important implications for understanding the risk factors for the asthma epidemic in Latin America
Structural equation modeling in epidemiology
Structural equation modeling (SEM) is an important statistical tool for evaluating complex relations in several research areas. In epidemiology, the use and discussion of SEM have been limited thus far. This article presents basic principles and concepts in SEM, including an application using epidemiological data analysis from a study on the determinants of cognitive development in young children, considering constructs related to organization of…
Fatores associados à anemia em crianças e adolescentes de escolas públicas de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
Trata-se de um estudo para avaliar os fatores associados à anemia. Participaram deste estudo 1.013 indivíduos com idade entre 7 e 14 anos, matriculados na rede pública de ensino em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. Os participantes foram submetidos a exame de sangue para dosagem de hemoglobina, exame antropométrico e obtiveram-se informações sobre consumo alimentar e condições sócio-econômicas, domiciliares e ambientais da família, além do cuidado materno…
Structural equation modeling in epidemiology
Structural equation modeling (SEM) is an important statistical tool for evaluating complex relations in several research areas. In epidemiology, the use and discussion of SEM have been limited thus far. This article presents basic principles and concepts in SEM, including an application using epidemiological data analysis from a study on the determinants of cognitive development in young children, considering constructs related to organization of…
Fatores associados à anemia em crianças e adolescentes de escolas públicas de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
Trata-se de um estudo para avaliar os fatores associados à anemia. Participaram deste estudo 1.013 indivíduos com idade entre 7 e 14 anos, matriculados na rede pública de ensino em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. Os participantes foram submetidos a exame de sangue para dosagem de hemoglobina, exame antropométrico e obtiveram-se informações sobre consumo alimentar e condições sócio-econômicas, domiciliares e ambientais da família, além do cuidado materno…
Association between eating patterns and body mass index in a sample of children and adolescents in Northeastern Brazil
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between eating patterns and body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study of 1,247 male and female students, aged between 6 and 12, from public elementary schools in São Francisco do Conde, Bahia State, Brasil. BMI was used to analyze the children’s nutritional status. Food consumption frequencies, in addition to demographic and socioeconomic information, we…
Fatores associados à anemia em crianças e adolescentes de escolas públicas de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
Trata-se de um estudo para avaliar os fatores associados à anemia. Participaram deste estudo 1.013 indivíduos com idade entre 7 e 14 anos, matriculados na rede pública de ensino em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. Os participantes foram submetidos a exame de sangue para dosagem de hemoglobina, exame antropométrico e obtiveram-se informações sobre consumo alimentar e condições sócio-econômicas, domiciliares e ambientais da família, além do cuidado materno…
Asthma cases in childhood attributed to atopy in tropical area in Brazil
Most asthma cases in an urban underprivileged setting in Brazil were not attributable to atopy. This observation has important implications for understanding the risk factors for the asthma epidemic in Latin America
Structural equation modeling in epidemiology
Structural equation modeling (SEM) is an important statistical tool for evaluating complex relations in several research areas. In epidemiology, the use and discussion of SEM have been limited thus far. This article presents basic principles and concepts in SEM, including an application using epidemiological data analysis from a study on the determinants of cognitive development in young children, considering constructs related to organization of…
Food and nutrition insecurity
Objective To evaluate the association between food and nutrition insecurity and asthma in children from Latin America. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting São Francisco do Conde, Bahia, north-eastern Brazil. Subjects The study included 1307 children aged 6–12 years from public elementary schools. Asthma symptoms were collected using a questionnaire that was translated and adapted from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood…
Weight gain in the first two years of life, asthma and atopy
Objective To evaluate the association between weight gain in the first two years of life and the occurrence of wheezing, asthma, serum IgE, skin reactivity and pulmonary function. Design Cohort study. Setting The metropolitan region of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Subjects The association was studied between 1997 and 2005 in 669 children up to 11 years of age. Data were collected on asthma and risk factors, both current factors and those present in t…
Association between eating patterns and body mass index in a sample of children and adolescents in Northeastern Brazil
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between eating patterns and body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study of 1,247 male and female students, aged between 6 and 12, from public elementary schools in São Francisco do Conde, Bahia State, Brasil. BMI was used to analyze the children’s nutritional status. Food consumption frequencies, in addition to demographic and socioeconomic information, we…
The association between intimate partner domestic violence and the food security status of poor families in Brazil
Objective To assess the association between physical intimate partner violence and household food security within households with schoolchildren. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Salvador, Bahia, north-eastern Brazil. Subjects The study was conducted in 1019 households with students. Violence between couples was evaluated using the Portuguese version of the revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2), previously adapted and validated for use in B…
Factors associated with nutritional outcomes in the mother–child dyad
Objective To estimate factors associated with double burden of nutritional outcomes in the mother–child dyad at the household level (child stunting and/or maternal overweight). Design Cross-sectional study using the Brazilian Demographic and Health Survey. Nutritional outcomes were: mother with normal weight and child with normal height; overweight mother and child with normal height; mother with normal weight and short-stature child; and overwei…
Biogeographical ancestry is associated with socioenvironmental conditions and infections in a Latin American urban population
Racial inequalities are observed for different diseases and are mainly caused by differences in socioeconomic status between ethnoracial groups. Genetic factors have also been implicated, and recently, several studies have investigated the association between biogeographical ancestry (BGA) and complex diseases. However, the role of BGA as a proxy for non-genetic health determinants has been little investigated. Similarly, studies comparing the as…
Social, Environmental and Behavioral Determinants of Asthma Symptoms in Brazilian Middle School Students—A National School Health Survey (Pense 2012)
Biological and psychosocial factors are recognized contributors to the worldwide burden of asthma. However, the relationship between psychosocial factors and asthma symptoms among students in low- and middle-income countries remains underexplored. We aimed to identify socioeconomic, environmental, psychosocial, family-related and lifestyle factors associated with the self-reporting of asthma symptoms in Brazilian adolescents. This is a cross-sect…
Evaluation of the Computer-Based Intervention Program Stayingfit Brazil to Promote Healthy Eating Habits
Interventions via the Internet are promising regarding the promotion of healthy habits among youth. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of an adapted version of StayingFit to promote healthy eating habits and the measurement adequacy of anthropometric markers among adolescents. A web school-based 12-month cluster-randomized controlled trial examining 7th to 9th grade students was conducted in twelve schools in Salvador, Bahia, …
Shifts towards overweight and double burden of malnutrition among socio-economically vulnerable children
Objective: To investigate the shifts and factors associated with different scenarios resulting from the prevalence of child stunting and overweight in Brazilian municipalities. Design: This is an ecological study using municipality-level panel data of stunting and overweight prevalence and socio-economic characteristics from 2008 to 2014. The municipalities were classified according to the WHO-UNICEF prevalence thresholds for stunting and overwei…
Time trends and social inequalities in child malnutrition
Objective: In Brazil, national estimates of childhood malnutrition have not been updated since 2006. The use of health information systems is an important complementary data source for analysing time trends on health and nutrition. This study aimed to examine temporal trends and socio-demographic inequalities in the prevalence of malnutrition in children attending primary health care services between 2009 and 2017. Design: Time trends study based…
A completeness indicator of gestational and congenital syphilis information in Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of information on gestational syphilis (GS) and congenital syphilis (CS) on the Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN-Syphilis Brazil – Notifiable Diseases Information System) by compiling and validating completeness indicators between 2007 and 2018. METHODS: Overall, care, and socioeconomic completeness scores were compiled based on selected variables, by using ad hoc weights assigned by expert…
Qualidade dos dados antropométricos infantis do Sisvan, Brasil, 2008-2017
OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a qualidade dos dados antropométricos de crianças registradas no Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional (Sisvan) no período 2008-2017. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo sobre a qualidade dos dados antropométricos de crianças menores de 5 anos atendidas nos serviços de atenção primária do Sistema Único de Saúde, a partir das bases de dados individuais do Sisvan. A qualidade dos dados foi avaliada anualmente por meio dos indicado…
Evaluating the relationship between conditional cash transfer programme on preterm births
An income transfer programme for pregnant women of low-socioeconomic status, conditional to attending prenatal care appointments, has been associated with a reduction in extremely preterm births. These programmes could be essential in achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Brazil’s Bolsa Família conditional cash transfer and child malnutrition
INTRODUCTION: Program (BFP)) with child nutrition nationwide in Brazil. METHODS: We used the Centre for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health Birth Cohort (baseline data from the National Registry for Social Programmes (CadÚnico) linked with live births and nutrition registries) to conduct a longitudinal population-based study between 2008 and 2015. This cohort study followed children from birth until 5 years old between 1 January 2008 and 31…
Interpregnancy Weight Change and Adverse Birth Outcomes
The effects of interpregnancy weight change (IPWC) on the risk of adverse birth outcomes in subsequent pregnancies are still not fully understood. Existing studies present conflicting results regarding the association between IPWC and preterm birth, while evidence of its relationship with low birth weight (LBW) or macrosomia is limited, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This population-based longitudinal study used Brazil's routin…
The Minha Casa Minha Vida social housing programme and leprosy in Brazil
This study found a higher risk of leprosy associated with MCMVP that may reflect reverse causality. Our findings suggest the programme is, in fact, reaching the most vulnerable individuals, as intended in its objectives. Besides, the higher risk of leprosy among MCMVP beneficiaries even before receiving the benefit observed in sensitivity analysis may reflect residual confounding factors related
Medicine (19 works) · Environmental health (17 works) · Demography (15 works) · Population (13 works) · Demography (12 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 works) · Pediatrics (8 works) · Socioeconomic status (8 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works)