Sandra Valongueiro

Biographic Data

ID1784517
NAMESandra Valongueiro
GIVEN NAMESSandra
FAMILY NAMEValongueiro
SIGNATUREVALONGUEIRO S
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS17
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX3

  • The economic burden of congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil: An overview at 5 years and 10 years

    Open AccessSilke Fernandes, Márcia Pinto et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper is to estimate the economic burden of children with congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) in Brazil over 5-10 years. METHODS: We conducted a modelling study based on data collected in a case-control study in Brazil, including children with CZS (cases) and typically developing children (controls), born in 2015 and 2016. In total, 484 participants were recruited in two sites, Recife and Rio de Janeiro. Social and economic…

  • Protecting hard-won gains for mothers and newborns in low-income and middle-income countries in the face of Covid-19: Call for a service safety net

    Open AccessWarren Graham, Bosede Bukola Afolabi et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    The adverse impact of COVID-19 on maternal and newborn services in low-income and middle-income countries risks undermining improvements in health outcomes and care achieved over the last three decades. Alarming declines in the use of services and in the quality of care in health facilities are being reported from sources on the ground, captured rapidly and in real time using e-communication tools. Local solutions to the direct and indirect chall…

  • Hope and trust in times of Zika: The views of caregivers and healthcare workers at the forefront of the epidemic in Brazil

    Open AccessClarissa Simas, Loveday Penn-Kenkana et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2020Cited by: 4References: 46

    This article investigates how hope and trust played out for two groups at the forefront of the Zika epidemic: caregivers of children with congenital Zika syndrome and healthcare workers. We conducted 76 in-depth interviews with members of both groups to examine hope and trust in clinical settings, as well as trust in public institutions, in the health system and in the government of Brazil. During and after the Zika epidemic, hope and trust were …

  • Zika, abortion and health emergencies: A review of contemporary debates

    Open AccessClare Wenham, Amaral Arévalo et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2019

    BACKGROUND: The Zika outbreak provides pertinent case study for considering the impact of health emergencies on abortion decision-making and/or for positioning abortion in global health security debates. MAIN BODY: This paper provides a baseline of contemporary debates taking place in the intersection of two key health policy areas, and seeks to understand how health emergency preparedness frameworks and the broader global health security infrast…

  • Emergency and permanence of the Zika virus epidemic: An Agenda Connecting Research and Policy

    Open AccessMartha Cristina Nunes Moreira, Monique Nascimento et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2018Cited by: 1References: 6

    Recently, the Zika virus epidemic has caused a setting of health emergency in Brazil. This event has mobilized several stakeholders to look at this reality -where women, men and children born with the marks of these diagnoses are differently affected -as one with vectors, illnesses and obscure diagnosis situations. Recalling this recent memory means summoning the political realms to demand the commitment to the health of the population in context…

  • Epidemia de microcefalia e vírus Zika: A Construção Do Conhecimento Em Epidemiologia

    Open AccessMaria De Fátima Pessoa Militão De Albuquerque, Wayner Vieira De Souza et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2018References: 63

    Em agosto de 2015, neuropediatras de hospitais públicos do Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil, observaram um aumento do número de casos de microcefalia desproporcional associado a anomalias cerebrais. Esse fato gerou comoção social, mobilização da comunidade acadêmica e levou o Ministério da Saúde a decretar emergência de saúde pública nacional, seguida pela declaração de emergência de saúde pública de interesse internacional da Organização Mundial da Sa…

  • Incidence and risk factors for intimate partner violence during the postpartum period

    Open AccessElisabete Pereira Silva, Sandra Valongueiro Alves et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2015Cited by: 2References: 21

    OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence and identify risk factors for intimate partner violence during postpartum. METHODS This prospective cohort study was conducted with women, aged between 18-49 years, enrolled in the Brazilian Family Health Strategy in Recife, Northeastern Brazil, between 2005 and 2006. Of the 1.057 women interviewed during pregnancy and postpartum, 539 women, who did not report violence before or during pregnancy, were evaluated…

  • Common mental disorders and intimate partner violence in pregnancy

    Open AccessAna Bernarda Ludermir, Sandra Valongueiro Alves et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2014Cited by: 2References: 26

    OBJECTIVE : To investigate the association between common mental disorders and intimate partner violence during pregnancy. METHODS : A cross sectional study was carried out with 1,120 pregnant women aged 18-49 years old, who were registered in the Family Health Program in the city of Recife, Northeastern Brazil, between 2005 and 2006. Common mental disorders were assessed using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). Intimate partner violence …

  • Intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy: Prevalence and Associated Factors

    Open AccessAna Carolina Da C Azevêdo, Thalia Velho Barreto De Araújo et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2013Cited by: 3References: 33

    This study investigated the association between unintended pregnancy and intimate partner violence before pregnancy. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 1,054 women, aged 18 to 49, in Recife, Northeastern Brazil, from July 2005 to March 2006. Non-conditional logistic regression analysis was performed with a hierarchical strategy for entering variables into the model, according to the conceptual framework defined. Unintended pregnancy was…

  • Enfrentamento da violência infligida pelo parceiro íntimo por mulheres em área urbana da região Nordeste do Brasil

    Open AccessRaquel de Aquino Silva, Thalia Velho Barreto De Araújo et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2012Cited by: 4References: 11

    OBJETIVO: Descrever as formas de enfrentamento à violência física adotadas por mulheres agredidas por parceiro íntimo. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal realizado na linha de base de estudo de coorte, com gestantes cadastradas no Programa Saúde da Família, entre julho de 2005 e março de 2006, em Recife, PE. Foram selecionadas 283 gestantes de 18 a 49 anos com histórico de violência física pelo parceiro de então ou mais recente antes e/ou durante a gest…

  • Avaliação de procedimentos para identificar mortes maternas

    Open AccessSandra Valongueiro Alves, Sandra Valongueiro et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2003Cited by: 1

    Os principais problemas identificados no sistema de vigilância do óbito materno em Pernambuco, Brasil, foram a baixa cobertura e qualidade das informações e a inadequação do instrumento de notificação. Com base nesta crítica, decidiu-se elaborar uma nova ficha de notificação chamada Ficha Confidencial de Notificação de Mortes de Mulheres em Idade Fértil, e em seguida avaliar os procedimentos disponíveis para identificar óbitos maternos entre os ó…