Marlos R Domingues
Biographic Data
| ID | 1780643 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marlos R Domingues |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marlos R |
| FAMILY NAME | Domingues |
| SIGNATURE | DOMINGUES M R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal de Pelotas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2503-2944 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 50 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 160 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 50 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
The Role of Parenting on Child Socioemotional Development
Descrição e avaliação de um escore de consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados para crianças
OBJECTIVE: To present a screener for consumption of ultra-processed foods for children in early childhood, evaluating the ability of the score generated by this screener to reflect the participation of ultra-processed foods in children’s diets. METHODS: This study was conducted with a convenience subsample of the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort (n = 365). The mothers of the participating children answered a food consumption questionnaire the day before…
Lessons from 13 years of accelerometry measurements in five Brazilian cohorts
This study describes key methodological decisions and their justifications for accelerometer data collection, processing, and cleaning/analysis in Pelotas (Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil) cohorts, exemplifying how research using sensor monitors could be carried out in a middle-income country context. This is a descriptive methodological study using raw accelerometer data from five Brazilian population-based cohorts with 32,963 individuals. Data …
Predictors of early child development for screening pregnant women most in need of support in Brazil
Background: Home visiting programmes can support child development and reduce inequalities, but failure to identify the most vulnerable families can undermine such efforts. We examined whether there are strong predictors of poor child development that could be used to screen pregnant women in primary health care settings to target early interventions in a Brazilian population. Considering selected predictors, we assessed coverage and focus of a l…
The contributions of fertility during adolescence to disability across the life-course
Context Robust associations have been identified between fertility during adolescence and the disablement process, including pathologies, impairments, functional limitations and disability. Limited theoretical or empirical research considers how and why such relationships exist generally or with the individual associated components of disablement.Objective To consolidate and critically evaluate literature to describe testable, theory-based hypoth…
Why are pregnant women physically inactive? A qualitative study on the beliefs and perceptions about physical activity during pregnancy
This study aimed to describe the beliefs and perceptions of pregnant women and healthcare providers about physical activity during pregnancy. Using a qualitative approach, 30 pregnant women and the 14 healthcare providers caring for them were interviewed in the second trimester of pregnancy. We included women who maintained, decreased, or stopped physical activity since becoming pregnant. They were divided into low (≤ 8 years) and high schooling …
Suplementação de ácido fólico na gestação e sintomas depressivos pós-parto
OBJETIVO: Verificar se a suplementação de ácido fólico durante a gestação está associada com a ocorrência de sintomas depressivos maternos aos três meses pós-parto, na Coorte de Nascimentos de Pelotas de 2015. MÉTODOS: Este estudo incluiu 4.046 mulheres, que foram classificadas em três grupos: sem suplementação de ácido fólico na gestação; uso durante apenas um trimestre da gestação; e uso durante dois ou três trimestres. Os sintomas depressivos …
Consumo de alimentos ultraprocessados por crianças de uma Coorte de Nascimentos de Pelotas
OBJETIVO Avaliar o consumo habitual de alimentos ultraprocessados aos 24 meses de idade por crianças pertencentes à Coorte de Nascimentos de Pelotas de 2015 e os principais fatores demográficos, socioeconômicos e comportamentais relacionados ao consumo desses produtos. MÉTODOS Coorte de base populacional na cidade de Pelotas-RS, onde foram avaliadas 4.275 crianças ao nascimento, das quais 95,4% foram acompanhadas até os 24 meses. O consumo alimen…
Total Hemoglobin Trajectories from Pregnancy to Postpartum in Rural Northeast Brazil
This study examines total hemoglobin (THB) trajectories during pregnancy and postpartum and associated factors among adolescents and adults from a low-income community. This is an observational, longitudinal study, part of the Adolescence and Motherhood Research (AMOR) project, performed between 2017 and 2019 in the Trairi region of Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. The THB levels of 100 primigravida adolescents and adults were monitored up to 1…
Medication use in children from the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort aged between three months and four years
Medication use is an important part of the health process and prevalence of its use among infants can reach up to 65% in their first months of life. The excessive use of medication could lead to an increase in their potential harm, surpassing their benefits. Considering this, this study aimed to describe medication use in children aged 3, 12, 24, and 48 months. Standardized questionnaires were applied to assess patterns and covariables of medicat…
Influence of center-based child care on development of two-year-olds in a Brazilian cohort
OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between child care attendance since birth and development in two-years-old Brazilian children. METHODS The study used longitudinal data from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort. The childhood development (cognitive, fine and gross motor skills, and language) at two-years-old children was assessed using INTER-NDA (INTERGROWTH-21st Neurodevelopment Assessment). The child care attendance was measured at ages one an…
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of an Observational Measure for Parent–Child Responsive Caregiving
Responsive caregiving is the dimension of parenting most consistently related to later child functioning in both developing and developed countries. There is a growing need for efficient, psychometrically sound and culturally appropriate measurement of this construct. This study describes the cross-cultural validation in Brazil of the Responsive Interactions for Learning (RIFL-P) measure, requiring only eight minutes for assessment and coding. Th…
RPS Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís)
This paper describes the history, objectives and methods used by the nine Brazilian cohorts of the RPS Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís) Common thematic axes are identified and the objectives, baseline periods, follow-up stages and representativity of the population studied are presented. The Consortium includes three birth cohorts from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State (1978/1979, 1994 and 2010), four from P…
Evaluating Health Literacy among Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnant Women from a Low-Income Area of Northeast Brazil
Adequate health literacy is important for strong health outcomes during pregnancy, particularly among mothers with high risk of adverse outcomes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Understanding the health literacy of young pregnant women in low-income settings could support strategies to reduce adverse outcomes in this population. This exploratory study assessed the health literacy of young pregnant adolescents and young adults from a rural are…
Medication Use among Pregnant Women from the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study
Background: Medication use during pregnancy is a common practice that has been increasing in recent years. The aim of this study is to describe medication use among pregnant women from the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study. Methods: This paper relies on a population-based cohort study including 4270 women. Participants completed a questionnaire about the antenatal period, including information about medication use. We performed descriptive…
Ganho de peso gestacional e retenção de peso no pós-parto
O objetivo foi descrever a prevalência de ganho de peso gestacional e a retenção de peso após 3 e 12 meses do parto, e identificar possíveis desigualdades socioeconômicas no ganho de peso gestacional adequado. Realizou-se um estudo longitudinal com dados da coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2015. O ganho de peso gestacional foi classificado segundo o Instituto de Medicina dos Estados Unidos. A retenção de peso aos 3 e 1…
Gastos com a assistência ao parto
Apesar de a maioria dos partos no Brasil ser financiada pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), existem gastos diretos (pessoais privados) envolvidos no nascimento. Este estudo visa a comparar o desembolso materno para financiar os partos das crianças pertencentes às coortes de nascimento de Pelotas de 2004 e 2015. Foram utilizadas informações coletadas logo após o nascimento e aos três meses de idade. As variáveis analisadas incluem informações socio…
Mean birth weight among term newborns
A trend towards increasing birth weight has been shown, but factors that explain these trends have not been elucidated. The objectives of this study were to evaluate changes in mean birth weight of term newborns and to identify factors associated with them. All cohorts are population-based studies in which random samples of births (Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State in 1978/1979, 1994 and 2010; Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State in 1982, 1993 and 2004…
Strengthening health research capacity to address adolescent fertility in Northeast Brazil
Assisted reproductive technology
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of successful assisted reproductive technology and to identify the associated factors. METHODS: This population-based birth cohort study was carried out with 4,333 pregnant women expected to deliver in 2015 in the urban area of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Use of an assisted reproductive technology procedure, type of assisted reproductive technology [in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ar…
The “Hypertension Approaches in the Elderly
NCT03264443 . Registered on 29 August, 2017
Fetal, neonatal, and post-neonatal mortality in the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort and associated factors
This study aimed to describe fetal, neonatal, and post-neonatal mortality and associated factors in participants of the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort. The child mortality sub-study followed up all deaths in the first year of life. Data were collected on intrauterine fetal deaths (weight ≥ 500g and/or gestational age ≥ 20 weeks), neonatal deaths (< 28 days of life), and post-neonatal deaths (from 28 days to the end of the first year of life).…
Are consumption of dairy products and physical activity independently related to bone mineral density of 6-year-old children? Longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses in a birth cohort from Brazil
Objective To evaluate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of consumption of dairy products and physical activity (PA) with bone mineral density (BMD). Design Cohort study with children from the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort. Setting Pelotas, a medium-sized Brazilian city. Subjects The study started in 2004 and mothers/children were interviewed/measured periodically from birth to age 6 years. PA was measured by maternal proxy at 4 a…
Changes in leisure-time physical activity among Brazilian pregnant women
Despite the increase in the proportion of women engaged in LTPA before pregnancy between 2004 and 2005, LTPA levels remained stable during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy and declined during the third gestational trimester over the period. Interventions to encourage the maintenance of LTPA practice throughout pregnancy are urgently needed
Guarda responsável de animais de estimação na área urbana do município de Pelotas, RS, Brasil
O presente estudo teve por objetivo estimar a presença de cães e gatos em domicílios da zona urbana do município e avaliar a guarda responsável e seus fatores associados. Foi realizado um estudo transversal, de base populacional com processo de amostragem em múltiplos estágios e com os setores censitários do censo demográfico do ano de 2010, realizado pelo IBGE, utilizados como conglomerados. A unidade em estudo foi o domicílio. O desfecho foi a …
Coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas, 2004
OBJETIVO: Descrever uma coorte de nascimentos que teve início em 2004, para avaliar condições pré e perinatais dos recém-nascidos, morbi-mortalidade infantil, características e desfechos do início da vida e acesso, utilização e financiamento da atenção à saúde. MÉTODOS: Todas as crianças nascidas na zona urbana dos municípios de Pelotas e Capão do Leão (bairro Jardim América), no ano de 2004, foram identificadas e suas mães convidadas a fazer par…
Patterns of deliveries in a Brazilian birth cohort
OBJECTIVE: To describe the patterns of deliveries in a birth cohort and to compare vaginal and cesarean section deliveries. METHODS: All children born to mothers from the urban area of Pelotas, Brazil, in 2004, were recruited for a birth cohort study. Mothers were contacted and interviewed during their hospital stay when extensive information on the gestation, the birth and the newborn, along with maternal health history and family characteristic…
Prevalência de insegurança alimentar em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, e estado nutricional de indivíduos que vivem nessa condição
Um estudo transversal de base populacional foi realizado em Pelotas, Sul do Brasil, para determinar a prevalência de insegurança alimentar, além de descrever o estado nutricional dos membros das famílias que vivem nessa condição. A amostra incluiu 1.450 domicílios da área urbana de Pelotas. Nessas famílias, foi aplicada uma versão curta da Escala de Segurança Alimentar (United States Department of Agriculture) - seis questões aplicadas ao respons…
Conhecimento e percepção sobre exercício físico em uma população adulta urbana do sul do Brasil
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a percepção e o conhecimento sobre o exercício físico em uma população adulta urbana e estudar a associação entre o nível de conhecimento e características sócio-econômicas, demográficas e comportamentais. O delineamento utilizado foi do tipo transversal, de base populacional, e incluiu 3.182 indivíduos com idade igual ou superior a 20 anos. O questionário desenvolvido para pesquisa gerou um escore de conhecime…
RPS Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís)
This paper describes the history, objectives and methods used by the nine Brazilian cohorts of the RPS Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís) Common thematic axes are identified and the objectives, baseline periods, follow-up stages and representativity of the population studied are presented. The Consortium includes three birth cohorts from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State (1978/1979, 1994 and 2010), four from P…
The Role of Perceived Personal Barriers to Engagement in Leisure-Time Physical Activity
Objectives. We sought to identify perceived personal barriers to physical activity and examine the potential association between these barriers and sociodemographic and behavioral variables, including participation in leisure-time physical activity. Methods. In 2003, we conducted a population-based study in Pelotas, Brazil. Participants aged 20 years and older were selected according to a multistage sampling strategy. Participants responded to bo…
Free access to hypertension and diabetes medicines among the elderly
The study evaluated free access to hypertension and diabetes medicines and the reasons reported for lack of access. The sample included 4,003 elderly people living in Primary Care Unit coverage areas from 41 Southern and Northeastern Brazilian cities. Free access was higher in the Northeast (62.4%). The strategy of the Family Health Program (Programa Saúde da Família - PSF) was more effective in providing access than the traditional model, with h…
Mothers and their pregnancies
Mothers from the 1982, 1993 and 2004 Pelotas birth cohorts were compared across biological, socioeconomic, demographic and reproductive characteristics. Women in the 2004 cohort had higher levels of education, gained more weight during pregnancy, and were heavier at the beginning and end of their pregnancy than mothers who gave birth in 1993 and 1982. There was an important increase in obesity rates (body mass index > 30kg/m2) over the 22 years o…
Prevalence and correlates of physical activity among adolescents from Southern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of physical activity among adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study nested within a cohort of 4,325 subjects from the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, aged 14-15 years in 2008. Physical activity was analyzed using three different approaches: (1) prevalence of any leisure-time physical activity; (2) prevalence of any active commuting to school; and (3) prevalence of engaging in at l…
Leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity during pregnancy is a poorly investigated subject on population level. The study aimed to describe duration, type and frequency of leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy, and to explore its associated factors. METHODS: A population-based study was carried out during 2004 in Southern Brazil. A total of 4,471 mothers were interviewed soon after delivery. Physical activity was measured using a questionnaire, dev…
Fetal, neonatal, and post-neonatal mortality in the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort and associated factors
This study aimed to describe fetal, neonatal, and post-neonatal mortality and associated factors in participants of the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort. The child mortality sub-study followed up all deaths in the first year of life. Data were collected on intrauterine fetal deaths (weight ≥ 500g and/or gestational age ≥ 20 weeks), neonatal deaths (< 28 days of life), and post-neonatal deaths (from 28 days to the end of the first year of life).…
Equidade no acesso ao rastreamento mamográfico do câncer de mama com intervenção de mamógrafo móvel no sul do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
O objetivo foi avaliar um programa de prevenção e diagnóstico precoce de câncer de mama, realizado com uma unidade móvel de mamografia que visitou municípios da região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, onde não havia um aparelho de mamografia disponível. As características das mulheres avaliadas pelo mamomóvel foram comparadas com as de mulheres encaminhadas para exame mamográfico na cidade de Pelotas. Com a unidade móvel foram examinadas 8.607 m…
Avoidable deaths in the first four years of life among children in the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study
Avoidable deaths have been employed as indicators of health care quality. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with avoidable deaths from birth to four years of age among children from the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study. From January 1st, 2004, to December 31st, 2005, deaths were monitored on a daily basis and the causes were investigated and classified according to avoidability. After the first year, deaths were mon…
Uso de medicamentos do nascimento aos dois anos
OBJETIVO: Descrever a utilização de medicamentos em crianças aos três, 12 e 24 meses de idade. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal utilizando dados da Coorte de Nascimentos de Pelotas, RS, de 2004. Foram incluídas 3.985 crianças aos três meses, 3.907 aos 12 meses e 3.868 aos 24 meses de idade. O desfecho considerado foi o uso de medicamentos pelas crianças nos 15 dias anteriores à entrevista. Informações sobre as variáveis independentes (medicamentos uti…
Methods and logistics of a multidisciplinary survey of schoolchildren from Pelotas, in the Southern Region of Brazil
This paper describes the methods of a multidisciplinary epidemiological survey conducted in schools in Pelotas, in the Southern Region of Brazil. This cross-sectional study evaluated a representative sample (n = 1,211) of eight to 12-year-old children attending public (15) and private (5) schools. Questionnaires were applied to parents to obtain information about socioeconomic and sociocultural characteristics. Children were interviewed to provid…
Factors associated to medicine use among children from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort (Brazil)
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated to medicine use among children from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Brazil. METHODS: Prospective study to evaluate medicine use in children aged 3, 12 and 24 months regardless of the reasons, therapeutic indication or class. The study included 3,985 children followed up at three months of age, 3,907 at 12 months, and 3,868 at the last follow-up time of 24 months. Mothers were interviewed to collect informa…
Priorities in health
We aimed to evaluate how Brazilian adults rank seven well-known health-related factors in terms of importance for health. A population-based study was undertaken in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil (N = 3,100; response rate: 96.5%). Individuals ranked three out of seven factors that, in their opinion, were the most important for health. The factors investigated were: "controlling stress", "practicing physical activity regularly", "avoidin…
Conhecimento e percepção sobre exercício físico em uma população adulta urbana do sul do Brasil
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a percepção e o conhecimento sobre o exercício físico em uma população adulta urbana e estudar a associação entre o nível de conhecimento e características sócio-econômicas, demográficas e comportamentais. O delineamento utilizado foi do tipo transversal, de base populacional, e incluiu 3.182 indivíduos com idade igual ou superior a 20 anos. O questionário desenvolvido para pesquisa gerou um escore de conhecime…
The challenge of reducing neonatal mortality in middle-income countries
Coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas, 2004
OBJETIVO: Descrever uma coorte de nascimentos que teve início em 2004, para avaliar condições pré e perinatais dos recém-nascidos, morbi-mortalidade infantil, características e desfechos do início da vida e acesso, utilização e financiamento da atenção à saúde. MÉTODOS: Todas as crianças nascidas na zona urbana dos municípios de Pelotas e Capão do Leão (bairro Jardim América), no ano de 2004, foram identificadas e suas mães convidadas a fazer par…
The Role of Perceived Personal Barriers to Engagement in Leisure-Time Physical Activity
Objectives. We sought to identify perceived personal barriers to physical activity and examine the potential association between these barriers and sociodemographic and behavioral variables, including participation in leisure-time physical activity. Methods. In 2003, we conducted a population-based study in Pelotas, Brazil. Participants aged 20 years and older were selected according to a multistage sampling strategy. Participants responded to bo…
Leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity during pregnancy is a poorly investigated subject on population level. The study aimed to describe duration, type and frequency of leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy, and to explore its associated factors. METHODS: A population-based study was carried out during 2004 in Southern Brazil. A total of 4,471 mothers were interviewed soon after delivery. Physical activity was measured using a questionnaire, dev…
Gonalgia entre trabalhadores e fatores ocupacionais associados
Com o objetivo de reunir informações sobre gonalgia entre trabalhadores e fatores ocupacionais associados, foi realizada uma revisão sistemática nas bases de dados MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, Free Medical Journals, entre outros, referentes ao período 1990-2006, usando-se os descritores gonalgia, knee, knee pain, knee joint, knee dislocation, knee injuries, work, workplace, workload, employment, occupations, industry, occupational, workers, arthrosis…
Mothers and their pregnancies
Mothers from the 1982, 1993 and 2004 Pelotas birth cohorts were compared across biological, socioeconomic, demographic and reproductive characteristics. Women in the 2004 cohort had higher levels of education, gained more weight during pregnancy, and were heavier at the beginning and end of their pregnancy than mothers who gave birth in 1993 and 1982. There was an important increase in obesity rates (body mass index > 30kg/m2) over the 22 years o…
Inequities in maternal postnatal visits among public and private patients
The postnatal period is the ideal time to deliver interventions to improve the health of both the newborn and the mother. However, postnatal care shows low-level coverage in a large number of countries. The objectives of this study were to: 1) investigate inequities in maternal postnatal visits, 2) examine differences in postnatal care coverage between public and private providers and 3) explore the relationship between the absence of maternal po…
Inappropriate use of emergency services
This systematic review aimed to measure the prevalence of inappropriate emergency department (ED) use by adults and associated factors. The review included 31 articles published in the last 12 years. Prevalence of inappropriate ED use varied from 20 to 40% and was associated with age and income. Female patients, those without co-morbidities, without a regular physician, without a regular source of care, and those not referred to the ED by a physi…
Prevalence and correlates of physical activity among adolescents from Southern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of physical activity among adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study nested within a cohort of 4,325 subjects from the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil, aged 14-15 years in 2008. Physical activity was analyzed using three different approaches: (1) prevalence of any leisure-time physical activity; (2) prevalence of any active commuting to school; and (3) prevalence of engaging in at l…
Uso de medicamentos do nascimento aos dois anos
OBJETIVO: Descrever a utilização de medicamentos em crianças aos três, 12 e 24 meses de idade. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal utilizando dados da Coorte de Nascimentos de Pelotas, RS, de 2004. Foram incluídas 3.985 crianças aos três meses, 3.907 aos 12 meses e 3.868 aos 24 meses de idade. O desfecho considerado foi o uso de medicamentos pelas crianças nos 15 dias anteriores à entrevista. Informações sobre as variáveis independentes (medicamentos uti…
Priorities in health
We aimed to evaluate how Brazilian adults rank seven well-known health-related factors in terms of importance for health. A population-based study was undertaken in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil (N = 3,100; response rate: 96.5%). Individuals ranked three out of seven factors that, in their opinion, were the most important for health. The factors investigated were: "controlling stress", "practicing physical activity regularly", "avoidin…
Free access to hypertension and diabetes medicines among the elderly
The study evaluated free access to hypertension and diabetes medicines and the reasons reported for lack of access. The sample included 4,003 elderly people living in Primary Care Unit coverage areas from 41 Southern and Northeastern Brazilian cities. Free access was higher in the Northeast (62.4%). The strategy of the Family Health Program (Programa Saúde da Família - PSF) was more effective in providing access than the traditional model, with h…
Early determinants of attention and hyperactivity problems in adolescents
The aim of this study was to assess early determinants of attention and hyperactivity problems in adolescents. In 1993, all hospital births in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, were monitored and mothers were interviewed (N = 5,249). At 11 years of age, 4,423 mothers answered the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in order to evaluate attention and hyperactivity problems in the adolescents. Crude and adjusted preva…
Prevalência de insegurança alimentar em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, e estado nutricional de indivíduos que vivem nessa condição
Um estudo transversal de base populacional foi realizado em Pelotas, Sul do Brasil, para determinar a prevalência de insegurança alimentar, além de descrever o estado nutricional dos membros das famílias que vivem nessa condição. A amostra incluiu 1.450 domicílios da área urbana de Pelotas. Nessas famílias, foi aplicada uma versão curta da Escala de Segurança Alimentar (United States Department of Agriculture) - seis questões aplicadas ao respons…
Patterns of deliveries in a Brazilian birth cohort
OBJECTIVE: To describe the patterns of deliveries in a birth cohort and to compare vaginal and cesarean section deliveries. METHODS: All children born to mothers from the urban area of Pelotas, Brazil, in 2004, were recruited for a birth cohort study. Mothers were contacted and interviewed during their hospital stay when extensive information on the gestation, the birth and the newborn, along with maternal health history and family characteristic…
How many low birthweight babies in low- and middle-income countries are preterm
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of preterm birth among low birthweight babies in low and middle-income countries. METHODS: Major databases (PubMed, LILACS, Google Scholar) were searched for studies on the prevalence of term and preterm LBW babies with field work carried out after 1990 in low- and middle-income countries. Regression methods were used to model this proportion according to LBW prevalence levels. RESULTS: According to 47 studies …
Avoidable deaths in the first four years of life among children in the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study
Avoidable deaths have been employed as indicators of health care quality. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with avoidable deaths from birth to four years of age among children from the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study. From January 1st, 2004, to December 31st, 2005, deaths were monitored on a daily basis and the causes were investigated and classified according to avoidability. After the first year, deaths were mon…
Predictors of physical activity change during adolescence
Objective To investigate the predictors of change in physical activity (PA) from early to mid adolescence in a cohort of adolescents. Design Prospective, population-based birth cohort study. PA level was evaluated by means of questionnaire, and was analysed in continuous form (min/week) and as a trajectory (inactive–inactive, inactive–active, active–inactive, active–active) based on the cut-off point of 300 min/week. Setting Pelotas, a city of 34…
Atividade física durante a gestação e associação com indicadores de saúde materno-infantil
OBJETIVO: Analisar fatores associados à prática de atividade física durante a gestação e sua relação com indicadores de saúde materno-infantil. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal realizado com todos os nascimentos ocorridos em maternidades no município de Rio Grande, RS, durante o ano de 2007 (N = 2.557). As informações foram obtidas por entrevista, por meio de um questionário pré-codificado aplicado às mães. Os desfechos de saúde materno-infantil anali…
Factors associated to medicine use among children from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort (Brazil)
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated to medicine use among children from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Brazil. METHODS: Prospective study to evaluate medicine use in children aged 3, 12 and 24 months regardless of the reasons, therapeutic indication or class. The study included 3,985 children followed up at three months of age, 3,907 at 12 months, and 3,868 at the last follow-up time of 24 months. Mothers were interviewed to collect informa…
Maternal smoking in successive pregnancies and recurrence of low birthweight
To evaluate the frequency of maternal smoking in successive pregnancies and its association with repetition of low birthweight, a study was conducted of a subsample of mothers from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort in Brazil. Only women with previous histories of low birthweight newborns were included. Women with ≥ 2 previous births were eligible only if at least one of the two births immediately preceding the 2004 birth had low birthweight. From 4,4…
Methods and logistics of a multidisciplinary survey of schoolchildren from Pelotas, in the Southern Region of Brazil
This paper describes the methods of a multidisciplinary epidemiological survey conducted in schools in Pelotas, in the Southern Region of Brazil. This cross-sectional study evaluated a representative sample (n = 1,211) of eight to 12-year-old children attending public (15) and private (5) schools. Questionnaires were applied to parents to obtain information about socioeconomic and sociocultural characteristics. Children were interviewed to provid…
Equidade no acesso ao rastreamento mamográfico do câncer de mama com intervenção de mamógrafo móvel no sul do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
O objetivo foi avaliar um programa de prevenção e diagnóstico precoce de câncer de mama, realizado com uma unidade móvel de mamografia que visitou municípios da região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, onde não havia um aparelho de mamografia disponível. As características das mulheres avaliadas pelo mamomóvel foram comparadas com as de mulheres encaminhadas para exame mamográfico na cidade de Pelotas. Com a unidade móvel foram examinadas 8.607 m…
Atividade física em trabalhadores de Centros de Atenção Psicossocial do Sul do Brasil
O objetivo foi apresentar tendências temporais de atividade física e fatores associados em trabalhadores de Centros de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) da Região Sul do Brasil entre 2006 e 2011. Pesquisa transversal, parte do estudo Avaliação dos CAPS da Região Sul do Brasil/CAPSUL. Foram coletadas variáveis de saúde física, saúde mental por meio do Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) e atividade física usando-se o International Physical Activity Quest…
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