D Malta
Biographic Data
| ID | 6159138 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Malta |
| GIVEN NAMES | D |
| FAMILY NAME | Malta |
| SIGNATURE | MALTA D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
SP1-107 Risk and protection factors for chronic non-communicable diseases by telephone survey, Brazil, 2009
Objective To describe the risk and protection factors for non-communicable diseases with data from Surveillance System through telephone interviews (Vigitel) in 2009. Methodology The prevalence of main risk and protection factors were estimated in adults (≥18 years old), by telephone interviews in a probabilistic samples of population covered by landline telephones in Brazilian state capitals and federal district, stratified by sex, age and level…
SP3-92 Influenza like illness monitoring by telephone survey in Brazil, Vigitel, 2010
Introduction In Brazil, after influenza pandemic in 2009, influenza surveillance system was restricted to cases who sought healthcare assistance within severity signs and symptoms. Objective To estimate the prevalence of influenza like illness (ILI) cases, ILI cases who sought healthcare assistance, with pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 (pH1N1) medical suspicion and oseltamivir prescription among the pH1N1 suspected cases by telephone survey. Method …
P2-23 Contextual factors associated with smoking among Brazilian adolescents
Background Very few studies have examined the role of school, household and family contexts on youth smoking in middle-income countries. Methods This work describes smoking exposure among 59 992 high school students who took part in the Brazilian Survey of School Health and investigates contextual factors associated to regular smoking, defined as smoking cigarettes at least 1 day in past 30 days. Explaining variables were grouped into: sociodemog…
P2-123 Evaluation of risk factor and protection for chronic non communicable diseases monitoring system by phone survey
Vigitel is a system that monitors risk factors by means of continuous telephone interviews on samples of adults living in households with landline telephones in the Brazilian capital. To evaluate the system from 2006 to 2008, we used the Updated Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems from CDC, semi-structured questionnaires for interviews with key-informants and comparisons to other surveys, such as the BRFSS
P1-328 Comparison of preventive practices among women in SÃo Paulo/Brazil
The aim of this study was to compare estimates of Pap smear screening and mammogram obtained from household survey and a telephone survey in São Paulo/Brazil in the year 2008, according to sociodemographic characteristics, and to dimension the observed differences from those estimates. The study used data from the ISA-Capital 2008 Survey, conducted in São Paulo city, by Faculty of Public Health of the University of São Paulo with support from the…
SP6-6 Comparison of estimates for the self-reported chronic conditions
Introduction Population surveys are tools widely used in epidemiological studies to produce information needed for formulating and evaluating social policies and interventions in health. The aim of this study was to compare the estimates obtained by different methods of population-based surveys for self-reported chronic conditions among adults living in Campinas in the year 2008. Methods Data from ISACamp Survey, conducted by the Faculty of Medic…
P2-336 Factors associated with class III obesity among adults, national telephone survey (Vigitel) Brazil, 2009
Introduction In Brazil, class III obesity has increased from 0.18% (1975), to 0.33% (1989) and 0.64% (2003) in the last decades, according to National surveys. However, no information on recent trends in class III obesity prevalence is available in Brazil. Objective To estimate the prevalence of class III obesity and its associations with sociodemographic and behavioural factors. Method: We analysed data from the Telephone-based Surveillance Syst…
P1-350 A snapshot of the striking decrease in cigarette smoking prevalence in Brazil between 1989 and 2008
Objective To evaluate the differences in cigarette smoking prevalence in Brazil between 1989 and 2008. Methodology We compared absolute and relative differences in smoking prevalence, overall and stratified by selected socio-demographic variables and birth cohort (20-year interval from 1925 to 1934 onwards). Data were obtained from National Household Survey on Health and Nutrition (1989, n=39 969) and Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2008, n=38 461).…
P2-337 Short term trends of obesity using data of the telephone-based surveillance system of risk and protective factors for chronic diseases (Vigitel), Brazil, 2006 to 2009
Introduction Obesity has increased in high and low income countries, among all age groups. In Brazil, obesity has tripled in men and doubled in women from 1975 to 2003. Objective: To analyse short term trends in the prevalence of obesity among Brazilian adults from 2006 to 2009. Method: Data from Vigitel collected annually from 2006 to 2009 were analysed. Poisson regression models with obesity as the dependent variable and the year of the study a…
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SP1-107 Risk and protection factors for chronic non-communicable diseases by telephone survey, Brazil, 2009
Objective To describe the risk and protection factors for non-communicable diseases with data from Surveillance System through telephone interviews (Vigitel) in 2009. Methodology The prevalence of main risk and protection factors were estimated in adults (≥18 years old), by telephone interviews in a probabilistic samples of population covered by landline telephones in Brazilian state capitals and federal district, stratified by sex, age and level…
SP3-92 Influenza like illness monitoring by telephone survey in Brazil, Vigitel, 2010
Introduction In Brazil, after influenza pandemic in 2009, influenza surveillance system was restricted to cases who sought healthcare assistance within severity signs and symptoms. Objective To estimate the prevalence of influenza like illness (ILI) cases, ILI cases who sought healthcare assistance, with pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 (pH1N1) medical suspicion and oseltamivir prescription among the pH1N1 suspected cases by telephone survey. Method …
P2-23 Contextual factors associated with smoking among Brazilian adolescents
Background Very few studies have examined the role of school, household and family contexts on youth smoking in middle-income countries. Methods This work describes smoking exposure among 59 992 high school students who took part in the Brazilian Survey of School Health and investigates contextual factors associated to regular smoking, defined as smoking cigarettes at least 1 day in past 30 days. Explaining variables were grouped into: sociodemog…
P2-123 Evaluation of risk factor and protection for chronic non communicable diseases monitoring system by phone survey
Vigitel is a system that monitors risk factors by means of continuous telephone interviews on samples of adults living in households with landline telephones in the Brazilian capital. To evaluate the system from 2006 to 2008, we used the Updated Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems from CDC, semi-structured questionnaires for interviews with key-informants and comparisons to other surveys, such as the BRFSS
P1-328 Comparison of preventive practices among women in SÃo Paulo/Brazil
The aim of this study was to compare estimates of Pap smear screening and mammogram obtained from household survey and a telephone survey in São Paulo/Brazil in the year 2008, according to sociodemographic characteristics, and to dimension the observed differences from those estimates. The study used data from the ISA-Capital 2008 Survey, conducted in São Paulo city, by Faculty of Public Health of the University of São Paulo with support from the…
SP6-6 Comparison of estimates for the self-reported chronic conditions
Introduction Population surveys are tools widely used in epidemiological studies to produce information needed for formulating and evaluating social policies and interventions in health. The aim of this study was to compare the estimates obtained by different methods of population-based surveys for self-reported chronic conditions among adults living in Campinas in the year 2008. Methods Data from ISACamp Survey, conducted by the Faculty of Medic…
P2-336 Factors associated with class III obesity among adults, national telephone survey (Vigitel) Brazil, 2009
Introduction In Brazil, class III obesity has increased from 0.18% (1975), to 0.33% (1989) and 0.64% (2003) in the last decades, according to National surveys. However, no information on recent trends in class III obesity prevalence is available in Brazil. Objective To estimate the prevalence of class III obesity and its associations with sociodemographic and behavioural factors. Method: We analysed data from the Telephone-based Surveillance Syst…
P1-350 A snapshot of the striking decrease in cigarette smoking prevalence in Brazil between 1989 and 2008
Objective To evaluate the differences in cigarette smoking prevalence in Brazil between 1989 and 2008. Methodology We compared absolute and relative differences in smoking prevalence, overall and stratified by selected socio-demographic variables and birth cohort (20-year interval from 1925 to 1934 onwards). Data were obtained from National Household Survey on Health and Nutrition (1989, n=39 969) and Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2008, n=38 461).…
P2-337 Short term trends of obesity using data of the telephone-based surveillance system of risk and protective factors for chronic diseases (Vigitel), Brazil, 2006 to 2009
Introduction Obesity has increased in high and low income countries, among all age groups. In Brazil, obesity has tripled in men and doubled in women from 1975 to 2003. Objective: To analyse short term trends in the prevalence of obesity among Brazilian adults from 2006 to 2009. Method: Data from Vigitel collected annually from 2006 to 2009 were analysed. Poisson regression models with obesity as the dependent variable and the year of the study a…
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