Raquel Brandini De Boni

Biographic Data

ID	1775756
NAME	Raquel Brandini De Boni
GIVEN NAMES	Raquel Brandini
FAMILY NAME	De Boni
SIGNATURE	DE BONI R B
AFFILIATIONS	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
ORCID	0000-0002-2455-5997
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	32
TOTAL CITATIONS	11
AUTHOR COUNT	32
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2024
H-INDEX	2

Transtornos relacionados ao uso de álcool entre pessoas com doenças infecciosas, crônicas e mentais
Open AccessMariana Salles, Francisco I Bastos et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2024
O objetivo do artigo é estimar a prevalência de transtornos relacionados ao uso de álcool (TRA) e fatores associados entre indivíduos da população brasileira que reportaram doenças crônicas não-transmissíveis (DCNT), transtornos mentais (TM) e doenças infeciosas (DI). Análise secundária do III Levantamento Nacional sobre o Uso de Drogas pela População Brasileira, cujo desfecho principal foi a presença de TRA. A prevalência de TRA foi estimada par…
Alcohol use disorder in people with infectious and chronic diseases and mental disorders
Open AccessMariana Salles, Francisco I Bastos et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2024
The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and associated factors in Brazilian adults that reported chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mental disorders (MDs), and infectious diseases (IDs). This was a secondary analysis of the 3rd National Survey on Drug Use by the Brazilian Population in which the principal outcome was presence of AUD. Prevalence of AUD was estimated for three subgroups: individuals that repor…
Association of syndemic conditions and quality of life among people living with HIV/Aids
Mariana de Oliveira Gomes, Rodolfo Castro et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2023
The syndemics theory seeks to understand the effect of multiple synergic problems in promoting poor health outcomes. To disentangle which and how syndemic conditions affect the quality of life (QoL) may be important to improve well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). This study evaluates the association between syndemic conditions and QoL among PLWHA. We performed a secondary analysis using data obtained between 2014 and 2017 among PLWH…
Debatendo a saúde digital no Brasil
Open AccessRaquel Brandini De Boni, Matheus Zuliane Falcão et al.ARTICLERevista Eletrônica de Comunicação,…2023
Physical violence against women in Brazil
Open AccessJúlio Castro-Alves, Francisco I Bastos et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2023
Brazil has a historical gap regarding information on violence against women. Herein we aimed to evaluate the association of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics with physical violence against women in Brazil, as well as the possible escalation of violence to severe patterns of violence. We analysed data from the 3rd Brazilian Household Survey on Substance Use, in 2015. The main outcomes were reporting any physical violence and being stab…
What Are We Measuring When We Evaluate Digital Interventions for Improving Lifestyle? A Scoping Meta-Review
Open AccessRodolfo Castro, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022
Background: Lifestyle Medicine (LM) aims to address six main behavioral domains: diet/nutrition, substance use (SU), physical activity (PA), social relationships, stress management, and sleep. Digital Health Interventions (DHIs) have been used to improve these domains. However, there is no consensus on how to measure lifestyle and its intermediate outcomes aside from measuring each behavior separately. We aimed to describe (1) the most frequent l…
Would the Brazilian population support the alcohol policies recommended by the World Health Organization
Open AccessRaquel Brandini De Boni, Jurema Correa Mota et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2022
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the support of the Brazilian population to the alcohol-policies proposed by the World Health Organization to decrease alcohol harm (specifically: to decrease alcohol availability and advertising, and to increase pricing). In addition, we evaluated the factors associated with being against those policies. METHODS Data from 16,273 Brazilians, aged 12–65 years, interviewed in the 3rd Brazilian Household Survey on Substance Use …
Understanding alcohol-related indicators from population surveys
Open AccessRaquel Brandini De BoniARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2022References: 29
The harmful use of alcohol is a major risk factor for the global burden of disease, and public policies are the most effective strategies to prevent it. Population-based surveys are milestones for planning, implementing, and monitoring those policies. However, there are numerous ways to measure alcohol consumption which may result in different indicators. Researchers and stakeholders should find common ground in the understanding of these measure…
Substance use, self-rated health and HIV status in Brazil
Raquel Brandini De Boni, Mauricio Teixeira Leite De Vasconcellos et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021
We compared the prevalence of of non-injecting drug use (NIDU) and Self-Rated Health (SRH) among individuals self-reporting as HIV-positive (PLWHA), HIV-negative and unknown at the III Brazilian Household Survey on Substance Use. Overall, 16,273 individuals, 12–65 years old, were interviewed in 2015. Prevalence and Standard Error (SE) were estimated considering the complex sample design and weight calibration. Chi-square tests with Rao-Scott adju…
Lifestyle in Undergraduate Students and Demographically Matched Controls during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Spain
Open AccessMaría Giner-Murillo, Beatriz Atienza-Carbonell et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021
Few studies have used a multidimensional approach to describe lifestyle changes among undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic or have included controls. This study aimed to evaluate lifestyle behaviors and mental health of undergraduate students and compare them with an age and sex-matched control group. A cross-sectional web survey using snowball sampling was conducted several months after the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.…
Multilevel Analysis of Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Viral Suppression Among Adults with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Open AccessLyolya Hovhannisyan, Lara Esteves Coelho et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
Development of algorithms to estimate EQ-5D and derive health utilities from WHOQOL-HIV Bref
Open AccessRodolfo Castro, Raquel Brandini De Boni et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2020
Websurveys nos tempos de Covid-19
Open AccessRaquel Brandini De BoniARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2020Cited by: 2References: 13
aproximadamente seis meses aps o diagnstico do primeiro caso de COVID-19 na China, encontra 146 artigos publicados
Factors associated with PrEP awareness according to age and willingness to use HIV prevention technologies
Tatiany Soares Torres, Paula M Luz et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
Brazil has the largest population of individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Latin America with a disproportional prevalence of infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). This study evaluated PrEP awareness by age (18-24, 25-35, ≥36 years), its associated factors and the willingness to use HIV prevention technologies among MSM using a GSN app in Brazil. Inclusion criteria were ≥18 years-old, cisgender men and HIV-negative serostatus. Of 7242 in…
Non-medical use of opioid analgesics in contemporary Brazil
Open AccessNoa Krawczyk, Pedro Luis Do Nascimento Silva et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2019
Prior studies on substance use in Brazil have not focused on opioid misuse, previously thought to be nearly non-existent. This paper presents new findings on heroin and non-medical use of opioid analgesics. Data come from the 2015 Brazilian Household Survey on Substance Use (BHSU-3), a nationally representative survey estimating epidemiological parameters related to substance use by residents across Brazil. BHSU-3 used stratified multi-stage prob…
The Intersection of HIV, Social Vulnerability, and Reproductive Health
Open AccessChristine M Zachek, Lara Esteves Coelho et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019
Reproducibility on science
Open AccessRaquel Brandini De Boni, Mauricio Teixeira Leite De Vasconcellos et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2019
Health-related quality of life assessment among people living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Open AccessRodolfo Castro, Raquel Brandini De Boni et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2018
Poor retention in early care increases risk of mortality in a Brazilian HIV-infected clinical cohort
Daniel Teixeira Da Silva, Daniel S Teixeira da Silva et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017
Retention in early HIV care has been associated with decreased mortality and improved viral suppression, however the consequences of poor retention in early care in Brazil remain unknown. We assessed the effect of poor retention on mortality in a Brazilian HIV-infected clinical cohort. The analysis included ART-naïve, HIV-infected adults linked to care at the Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz between 2000 an…
Substance Use and Adherence Among People Living with HIV/Aids Receiving cART in Latin America
Open AccessRaquel Brandini De Boni, Bryan E Shepherd et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Awareness and Willingness to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Brazil
Open AccessFor the PrEP Brasil Study Team, Brenda Hoagland et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and syphilis among men who have sex with men in Brazil
Open AccessCynthia Braga Da Cunha, Ruth Khalili Friedman et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015
An overall high STD-prevalence rate was observed, especially among HIV-infected and in younger individuals, and the majority of STDs were asymptomatic. STD screening using NAATs among asymptomatic MSM is a potentially cost-effective intervention for the prevention of HIV infection among MSM
Retention in Early Care at an HIV Outpatient Clinic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2000–2013
Open AccessDaniel Teixeira Da Silva, Daniel S Silva et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015
Unprotected Sexual Practices Among Men Who Have Sex with Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV/Aids in Rio de Janeiro
Open AccessRenata Siqueira Julio, Ruth Khalili Friedman et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2015Cited by: 3References: 53
Unprotected sex among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Brazil
Open AccessCynthia Braga Da Cunha, Raquel Brandini De Boni et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014
The UAI prevalence found with negative or unknown HIV status partners points out that other interventions are needed as additional prevention tools to vulnerable MSM. The main factors associated with UAI were a lifetime history of violence, commercial sex and the number of male sexual partners. This clustering of different behavioral, health and social problems in this population reinforce the need of a comprehensive approach on treating and prev…

Young people's blood alcohol concentration and the alcohol consumption city law, Brazil
Open AccessRaquel Brandini De Boni, Raquel De Boni et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2008Cited by: 4
The paper assesses blood alcohol concentration and risk behaviors for traffic accidents before and after the implementation of a law which prohibits the use of alcoholic beverages on city gas stations. In Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, young people go out at night and drive to gas station convenience stores to buy alcoholic beverages which are consumed on the premises of parking lots in gas stations. Data were obtained from self-administered ques…
Unprotected Sexual Practices Among Men Who Have Sex with Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV/Aids in Rio de Janeiro
Open AccessRenata Siqueira Julio, Ruth Khalili Friedman et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2015Cited by: 3References: 53
Websurveys nos tempos de Covid-19
Open AccessRaquel Brandini De BoniARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2020Cited by: 2References: 13
aproximadamente seis meses aps o diagnstico do primeiro caso de COVID-19 na China, encontra 146 artigos publicados
Preditores de soropositividade para HIV em indivíduos não abusadores de drogas que buscam centros de testagem e aconselhamento de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Open AccessFlavio Pechansky, Lísia Von Diemen et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2005Cited by: 1References: 25
Este estudo descreve comportamentos de risco para HIV, obtidos através de questionário, em 570 indivíduos de Porto Alegre que não usavam drogas regularmente. A idade média foi 30,3, 51,1 % eram homens, e a maioria tinha baixa renda (59,1%). A soropositividade foi de 9,9% (13,1% entre homens e 6,9% entre mulheres), associada a sexo masculino, ter mais de 30 anos e baixa renda. Mulheres reportaram mais sexo desprotegido (86,4%) do que homens (74,4%…
Fatores de risco para transmissão do HIV em usuários de drogas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Open AccessFlavio Pechansky, Lísia Von Diemen et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2004Cited by: 1References: 11
Em um estudo transversal com uma amostra de 420 usuários de drogas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, foram avaliados demografia, uso de drogas e situações de risco para contaminação pelo HIV por meio da versão brasileira do questionário Comportamentos de Risco para AIDS. A prevalência de HIV positivos foi de 22,6%; 39,3% tinham 30 anos ou mais e 69,5% eram homens. Nos trinta dias prévios à coleta, 56,8% tinham usado maconha, 43,6% cocaí…