Rosa Salani Mota

Biographic Data

ID1787386
NAMERosa Salani Mota
GIVEN NAMESRosa Salani
FAMILY NAMEMota
SIGNATUREMOTA R S
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade Federal do Ceará
ORCID0000-0002-3347-8372
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS21
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT21
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Increase in syphilis among men who have sex with men in Brazil

    Open AccessLigia Regina Sansigolo Kerr, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2026

    This article aims to report the prevalence of syphilis and its associated factors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brazil. Respondent-driven sampling was conducted in 12 cities in Brazil between June and December 2016. The target sample size was 350 MSM in each city. Five to six seeds were selected to initiate recruitment and coupons and interviews were conducted online. MSM were considered syphilis-positive if the RST+ and Venereal Disea…

  • HIV testing inside Brazilian female prisons

    Ligia Regina Sansigolo Kerr, Ligia Kerr et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2023

    This study aimed to identify the prevalence of women in prisons who have already had an HIV test inside prison and the factors associated with this test. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 1327 women in 15 prisons in 9 states in Brazil. Almost 60% (95% CI: 57.8-63.7) of women have already been tested for HIV in prison. The factors associated with this HIV test were age ≥41 years (OR = 1.9; 95% CI = 1.2-2.9), highest level of education (…

  • Qualidade da informação de mortalidade por causas externas em Fortaleza-CE (2017-2020)

    Open AccessLydia Meneses De Moura, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Macena et al.ARTICLECuadernos de Educación y Desarrollo2023

    O registro dos óbitos por causas externas de uma população é a fonte essencial de base de informação de saúde e segurança. Entretanto, a qualidade das estatísticas sobre causas de morte tem sido questionada, visto que cerca de 400 mil óbitos/ano são registrados no SIM com causas classificadas como códigos garbage (CG). Portanto, este estudo visa analisar a qualidade dos dados das mortes de causa externa em Fortaleza-Ce no período de 2017-2020 uti…

  • Hipertensão em mulheres presas no Brasil

    Open AccessPaula Negrão da Silva, C Kendall et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2023

    Objetivou-se estimar a prevalência de hipertensão arterial (HA) e os fatores de risco associados em mulheres presas. Utilizou-se dados do Inquérito Nacional de Saúde na População Penitenciária Feminina e em Servidoras Prisionais, investigando-se características sociodemográficas, fatores das prisões, comportamentos e condições de saúde. As informações foram coletadas por meio de questionário autoaplicado, sendo a magnitude da associação estimada …

  • Health of female prisoners in Brazil

    Open AccessManuel Leal, Marto Leal et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2022

    The majority of the women in prisons comes from the poorest strata of society with limited access to education, income and health services. This contributes to the fact that female prisoners have a higher burden of adverse health events than both male prisoners and women in general population We objectived to estimate the prevalence of different morbidities and risk factors among female prisoners in Brazil. A total of 1,327 women were recruited i…

  • Leprosy among female prisoners in Brazil

    Open AccessEriza De Oliveira Parente, Manuel Leal et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2022

    To estimate the prevalence of leprosy among Brazilian female prisoners and identify factors associated with the disease. Cross-sectional study conducted between 2014 and 2015 in 15 Brazilian female prisons. The data of 1,327 women were collected using Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing and dermatological and neurological examination to identify suspicious lesions of leprosy. The average age was 33.4 years. Suspicion of leprosy was identifi…

  • Hypertension among women experiencing incarceration

    Open AccessAna Zélia Silva, C Kendall et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2022

    To compare the prevalence and characteristics of hypertension in women experiencing incarceration (WEI) to the general population in Brazil: (1) a prison survey conducted from January 2014 to December 2015 in 15 states, with 1,327 WEI; and (2) a household survey in the 26 states and the Federal District of Brazil administered to women in the general population (WGP). Data analysis used SPSS® version 20.0. The point estimates and the prevalence ra…

  • Physical violence inside female prisons in Brazil

    Open AccessIsabelle Silva Gama-Araujo, Florence Barjou et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2020

    The present study aims to identify the prevalence of physical violence against female prisoners in Brazil, as well as related factors. This is a cross-sectional national survey conducted in 15 female prisons in five regions of Brazil selected in multiple stages. The following types of analysis were performed: univariate analysis; stratified analysis relating the outcome (suffer physical violence inside prison) to predictor variables, using the Pe…

  • Acidentes Automobilísticos no Brasil em 2017

    Open AccessTamires Feitosa De Lima, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Macena et al.ARTICLESaúde em Debate2019References: 9

    Este estudo se propõe a descrever o impacto dos Acidentes Automobilísticos no Brasil, no ano de 2017, sobre os anos de vida perdidos ajustados por incapacidade. Estudo ecológico, com dados secundários da Global Health Data Exchange (Global Burden of Disease 2017) disponibilizados pelo Institute for Health Metricsand Evaluation. Os dados foram obtidos utilizando filtros de causa (ferimentos na estrada por veículo automotor), localização (global, B…

  • HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Brazil

    Open AccessLigia Regina Sansigolo Kerr, Ligia Kerr et al.ARTICLEMedicine2018

    This paper reports human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the 2nd National Biological and Behavioral Surveillance Survey (BBSS) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in 12 cities in Brazil using respondent-driven sampling (RDS).Following formative research, RDS was applied in 12 cities in the 5 macroregions of Brazil between June and December 2016 to recruit MSM for BBSS. The target sample size was 350 per city. Five to 6 seeds were in…

  • Incentives and barriers to HIV testing among female sex workers in Ceará

    Open AccessTelma Alves Martins, Ligia Regina Sansigolo Kerr et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2018

    OBJECTIVE: Estimating HIV prevalence and describing the incentives and barriers for HIV testing among female sex workers. METHODS: This cross-sectional study recruited 402 women aged 18 years or older, residing in Fortaleza, state of Ceará, Brazil, who reported having had sexual intercourse in exchange for money in last four months. The sample was recruited using Respondent Driven Sampling, between August and November 2010. RESULTS: The 84.1% of …

  • Prevalência e fatores associados à violência no ambiente de trabalho em agentes de segurança penitenciária do sexo feminino no Brasil

    Open AccessMaria João Militão Ferreira, Marcelo José Monteiro Ferreira et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2017

    O objetivo deste artigo é estimar a prevalência e os fatores associados à violência no trabalho em agentes de segurança penitenciária do sexo feminino no Brasil. Estudo seccional, analítico, de abrangência nacional, realizado em 15 unidades prisionais femininas nas cinco regiões do Brasil. Foi realizado o teste de qui-quadrado de Pearson. O Odds Ratio e os Intervalos de Confiança foram estimados para os fatores que apresentaram associação signifi…

  • Viral hepatitis in female sex workers using the Respondent-Driven Sampling

    Open AccessMarcos André De Matos, Divânia Dias da Silva França et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2017References: 34

    OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus and C virus infections and their genotypes and analyze the risk factors for the markers of exposure to hepatitis B virus in female sex workers in a region of intense sex trade. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study performed with four hundred and two female sex workers in Goiânia, Brazil. Data have been collected using the Respondent-Driven Sampling. The women have been interviewed and…

  • Social determinants of leprosy in a hyperendemic State in North Brazil

    Open AccessLorena Dias Monteiro, Rosa Salani Mota et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2017Cited by: 3References: 22

    OBJECTIVE To identify the socioeconomic, demographic, operational, and health service-related factors associated with the occurrence of leprosy in a hyperendemic State in North Brazil. METHODS This is an ecological study based on secondary data from the Sistema de Informações de Agravos de Notificação in municipalities of the State of Tocantins from 2001 to 2012. Units of analysis were the 139 municipalities of the State. Negative binomial log li…

  • Hazardous alcohol use among transwomen in a Brazilian city

    Open AccessFlorence Kerr-Corrêa, Francisco Marto Leal Pinheiro Júnior et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2017References: 33

    There is a lack of information about alcohol use by transgender women. We estimated the prevalence of dangerous alcohol use in the last 12 months by transgender women, who are known as travestis in Brazil, and we identified the associated risk factors. Three hundred travestis were recruited using Respondent Driving Sampling (RDS). We applied the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). We controlled the sample by applying a weight to ea…

  • Risk factors associated with resistance to HIV testing among transwomen in Brazil

    Francisco Marto Leal Pinheiro Júnior, C Kendall et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2016

    Transwomen are a high-risk population for HIV/AIDS worldwide. However, many transwomen do not test for HIV. This study aimed to identify factors associated with resistance to HIV testing among transwomen in Fortaleza/CE. A cross-sectional study was conducted between August and December 2008 with a sample of 304 transwomen recruited through respondent-driven sampling. Data analysis utilized Respondent-Driven Sampling Analysis Tool and SPSS 11.0. U…

  • Incentives and barriers to HIV testing in men who have sex with men in a metropolitan area in Brazil

    Open AccessValéria Freire Gonçalves, Ligia Regina Sansigolo Kerr et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2016Cited by: 1References: 21

    This study aimed to identify incentives and barriers to HIV testing in men who have sex with men (MSM). This was a cross-sectional study of MSM who had lived at least three months in greater metropolitan Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil, 2010. The study recruited 391 men ≥ 18 years of age who reported sexual relations with men in the previous six months, using Respondent Driven Sampling. Personal network and socio-demographic data were collected an…

  • Sexual Violence Against Men Who Have Sex with Men in Brazil

    Open AccessMeritxell Sabidó, Ligia Regina Sansigolo Kerr et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015

    We estimated the prevalence of sexual violence (SV) experience among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brazil and identified its associated risk factors. We recruited 3859 MSM through respondent driven sampling. A multivariable hierarchical analysis was performed using an ecological model. The prevalence of having ever experienced SV was 15.9 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] 14.7-17.1). SV experience was independently associated with discriminat…

  • Travestis , an unexplored population at risk of HIV in a large metropolis of northeast Brazil

    Telma Alves Martins, Ligia Regina Sansigolo Kerr et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013

    Travestis are highly vulnerable to HIV infection in Brazil. We conducted a survey among 304 travestis using Respondent-Driven Sampling from August to December 2008. Travestis are young (49% 10 partners last six months) and relatively low cost (median=US$24). A majority report testing for HIV (69%), and report high prevalence (12% disclosed a positive result). Almost all the respondents refused to test in the study. Interventions, targeted to both…

  • Incidência de fratura do quadril em área urbana do Nordeste brasileiro

    Open AccessVirgínia Angélica Lopes Silveira, Marta Maria Das Chagas Medeiros et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2005Cited by: 5References: 17

    A fratura do quadril causa grande morbidade e mortalidade e envolve alto custo, sendo reconhecida como um problema de saúde pública. Sua incidência varia amplamente entre vários países e mesmo entre cidades de uma mesma região. O objetivo do estudo foi determinar a taxa de incidência de fratura de quadril na cidade de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Foram identificados prospectivamente todos casos de fratura de fêmur, em indivíduos acima de 45 anos, at…

  • Survival of adult Aids patients in a reference hospital of a metropolitan area in Brazil

    Open AccessMaria F Guerreiro, Ligia Regina Sansigolo Kerr et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2002Cited by: 1References: 7

    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of sociodemographic, clinical, and epidemiological factors in AIDS patients survival in a reference hospital. METHODS: A sample of 502 adult AIDS patients out of 1,494 AIDS cases registered in a hospital in Fortaleza, Brazil, was investigated between 1986 and 1998. Sixteen cases were excluded due to death at the moment of the AIDS diagnosis and 486 were analyzed in the study. Socioeconomic and clinical epidemi…