Ângela Peixoto De Mattos
Biographic Data
| ID | 3670100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ângela Peixoto De Mattos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ângela Peixoto |
| FAMILY NAME | De Mattos |
| SIGNATURE | DE MATTOS A P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal da Bahia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8133-7024 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding the complex determinants of height and adiposity in disadvantaged daycare preschoolers in Salvador, NE Brazil through structural equation modelling
Of the multiple factors influencing preschoolers' growth, helminth infection was a modifiable risk factor directly and indirectly affecting HAZ and BMIZ, respectively. Hence the WHO de-worming recommendation should include preschoolers living in at-risk environments as well as school-aged children
Disadvantaged pre-schoolers attending day care in Salvador, Northeast Brazil have a low prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies
Objective To examine the micronutrient status of disadvantaged pre-schoolers from Northeast Brazil, following the introduction of pro-poor policies, by assessing the prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies and the role of sociodemographic factors, genetic Hb disorders and parasitic infections. Design In a cross-sectional study, data on sociodemographic status, health, growth, genetic Hb disorders, parasites and nutrient supply from d…
Factors influencing growth and intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers attending philanthropic daycare centers in Salvador, Northeast Region of Brazil
Poor growth and intestinal parasitic infections are widespread in disadvantaged urban children. This cross-sectional study assessed factors influencing poor growth and intestinal parasites in 376 children aged three to six years in daycare centers in Salvador, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data was obtained from seven daycare centers on child weight, height, socio-economic status, health and intestinal parasites in stool samples. Prevalence …
Estado nutricional de crianças índias do Alto Xingu em 1980 e 1992 e evolução pondero-estatural entre o primeiro e o quarto anos de vida
Os objetivos deste estudo realizado com a população infantil do Alto Xingu foram: (1) analisar a evolução do peso e da estatura entre o primeiro e o quarto anos de vida, (2) comparar o estado nutricional em 1980 e 1992. Avaliaram-se o peso e a estatura de: (1) 81 crianças no primeiro e no quarto ano de vida; (2) 264 crianças avaliadas em 1980 e de 172 em 1992 (idade < 10 anos). As medianas dos escores Z das 81 crianças examinadas no primeiro e no…
Estado nutricional de crianças índias do Alto Xingu em 1980 e 1992 e evolução pondero-estatural entre o primeiro e o quarto anos de vida
Os objetivos deste estudo realizado com a população infantil do Alto Xingu foram: (1) analisar a evolução do peso e da estatura entre o primeiro e o quarto anos de vida, (2) comparar o estado nutricional em 1980 e 1992. Avaliaram-se o peso e a estatura de: (1) 81 crianças no primeiro e no quarto ano de vida; (2) 264 crianças avaliadas em 1980 e de 172 em 1992 (idade < 10 anos). As medianas dos escores Z das 81 crianças examinadas no primeiro e no…
Factors influencing growth and intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers attending philanthropic daycare centers in Salvador, Northeast Region of Brazil
Poor growth and intestinal parasitic infections are widespread in disadvantaged urban children. This cross-sectional study assessed factors influencing poor growth and intestinal parasites in 376 children aged three to six years in daycare centers in Salvador, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data was obtained from seven daycare centers on child weight, height, socio-economic status, health and intestinal parasites in stool samples. Prevalence …
Estado nutricional de crianças índias do Alto Xingu em 1980 e 1992 e evolução pondero-estatural entre o primeiro e o quarto anos de vida
Os objetivos deste estudo realizado com a população infantil do Alto Xingu foram: (1) analisar a evolução do peso e da estatura entre o primeiro e o quarto anos de vida, (2) comparar o estado nutricional em 1980 e 1992. Avaliaram-se o peso e a estatura de: (1) 81 crianças no primeiro e no quarto ano de vida; (2) 264 crianças avaliadas em 1980 e de 172 em 1992 (idade < 10 anos). As medianas dos escores Z das 81 crianças examinadas no primeiro e no…
Factors influencing growth and intestinal parasitic infections in preschoolers attending philanthropic daycare centers in Salvador, Northeast Region of Brazil
Poor growth and intestinal parasitic infections are widespread in disadvantaged urban children. This cross-sectional study assessed factors influencing poor growth and intestinal parasites in 376 children aged three to six years in daycare centers in Salvador, in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data was obtained from seven daycare centers on child weight, height, socio-economic status, health and intestinal parasites in stool samples. Prevalence …
Disadvantaged pre-schoolers attending day care in Salvador, Northeast Brazil have a low prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies
Objective To examine the micronutrient status of disadvantaged pre-schoolers from Northeast Brazil, following the introduction of pro-poor policies, by assessing the prevalence of anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies and the role of sociodemographic factors, genetic Hb disorders and parasitic infections. Design In a cross-sectional study, data on sociodemographic status, health, growth, genetic Hb disorders, parasites and nutrient supply from d…
Understanding the complex determinants of height and adiposity in disadvantaged daycare preschoolers in Salvador, NE Brazil through structural equation modelling
Of the multiple factors influencing preschoolers' growth, helminth infection was a modifiable risk factor directly and indirectly affecting HAZ and BMIZ, respectively. Hence the WHO de-worming recommendation should include preschoolers living in at-risk environments as well as school-aged children
Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Body mass index (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Deworming (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Helminths (2 works)