Gbènankpon Mathias Houvèssou
Biographic Data
| ID | 8524106 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gbènankpon Mathias Houvèssou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gbènankpon Mathias |
| FAMILY NAME | Houvèssou |
| SIGNATURE | HOUVÈSSOU G M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal de Pelotas |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3401-2547 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Determinants of child physical abuse in Guyana
Objective. To assess the prevalence and factors associated with physical abuse against children in Guyana. Methods. This study utilized nationally representative data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted in Guyana in 2019. The percentage of children who endured physical abuse was the primary outcome studied. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between the exposure variables and the outcome. The slope index of in…
Contraindicated use of modern contraceptives among mothers from a Pelotas Birth Cohort
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of contraindicated use of combined hormonal contraceptives, progesterone-only contraceptives, and intrauterine devices in mothers participating in the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort according to the WHO medical eligibility criteria. METHODS: The biological mothers of children belonging to the 2015 Pelotas birth cohort who attended the 48-month follow-up were studied. The 48-month follow-up data were collected from…
Demand and unmet need for modern contraception among mothers from a Pelotas Birth Cohort
OBJECTIVE: To determine the total demand and unmet need for contraception with modern methods and their determinants among mothers participating in the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort. METHODS: Data from the 48-month follow-up of mothers participating in the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort were analyzed. Only biological mothers (aged up to 49 years) of children belonging to the 2015 Birth Cohort and who answered the 48-month questionnaire were included in th…
Obesity and Covid-19 in-hospital fatality in southern Brazil
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the relative risk (RR) of death associated with obesity, the attributable fraction in the exposed/with obesity (AFo), and the hospitalized population attributable risk (hospitalized PAR) associated with obesity of death among all adults and among Black and non-Black adults hospitalized for severe COVID-19 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study of prognostic factors analyzed all …
Risk factors for intensive care unit admission and death from Covid-19 in fully vaccinated patients hospitalized for severe Covid-19, Brazil, 2021–2022
Objectives. To assess factors associated with admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) and death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in fully vaccinated patients with severe COVID-19 in Brazil and the association between ICU admission and death from COVID-19. Methods. This was retrospective study of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 from February 12, 2021 to January 10, 2022 across Brazil who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before h…
Illicit drug use among students of a university in Southern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To describe drug consumption and the co-occurrence use of more than one illegal drug as well as associated factors in freshmen at a public university in Southern Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with census of students entering undergraduate courses in 2017. A total of 1,788 university students answered questions about illicit drug use. For analysis, ordinal logistic regression was used. RESULTS: Marijuana was the most consumed d…
Major depressive episode among university students in Southern Brazil
INTRODUCTION: Depression is the leading cause of disability around the world, and it has been increasingly affecting young people. This study evaluates the prevalence and factors associated with major depression in university students, with emphasis on the influence of the academic field, chosen study area and the environment they are inserted. METHODS: A census of students who entered the university in the first semester of 2017 was held at a un…
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Illicit drug use among students of a university in Southern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To describe drug consumption and the co-occurrence use of more than one illegal drug as well as associated factors in freshmen at a public university in Southern Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with census of students entering undergraduate courses in 2017. A total of 1,788 university students answered questions about illicit drug use. For analysis, ordinal logistic regression was used. RESULTS: Marijuana was the most consumed d…
Major depressive episode among university students in Southern Brazil
INTRODUCTION: Depression is the leading cause of disability around the world, and it has been increasingly affecting young people. This study evaluates the prevalence and factors associated with major depression in university students, with emphasis on the influence of the academic field, chosen study area and the environment they are inserted. METHODS: A census of students who entered the university in the first semester of 2017 was held at a un…
Obesity and Covid-19 in-hospital fatality in southern Brazil
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the relative risk (RR) of death associated with obesity, the attributable fraction in the exposed/with obesity (AFo), and the hospitalized population attributable risk (hospitalized PAR) associated with obesity of death among all adults and among Black and non-Black adults hospitalized for severe COVID-19 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study of prognostic factors analyzed all …
Risk factors for intensive care unit admission and death from Covid-19 in fully vaccinated patients hospitalized for severe Covid-19, Brazil, 2021–2022
Objectives. To assess factors associated with admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) and death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in fully vaccinated patients with severe COVID-19 in Brazil and the association between ICU admission and death from COVID-19. Methods. This was retrospective study of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 from February 12, 2021 to January 10, 2022 across Brazil who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before h…
Demand and unmet need for modern contraception among mothers from a Pelotas Birth Cohort
OBJECTIVE: To determine the total demand and unmet need for contraception with modern methods and their determinants among mothers participating in the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort. METHODS: Data from the 48-month follow-up of mothers participating in the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort were analyzed. Only biological mothers (aged up to 49 years) of children belonging to the 2015 Birth Cohort and who answered the 48-month questionnaire were included in th…
Contraindicated use of modern contraceptives among mothers from a Pelotas Birth Cohort
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of contraindicated use of combined hormonal contraceptives, progesterone-only contraceptives, and intrauterine devices in mothers participating in the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort according to the WHO medical eligibility criteria. METHODS: The biological mothers of children belonging to the 2015 Pelotas birth cohort who attended the 48-month follow-up were studied. The 48-month follow-up data were collected from…
Determinants of child physical abuse in Guyana
Objective. To assess the prevalence and factors associated with physical abuse against children in Guyana. Methods. This study utilized nationally representative data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted in Guyana in 2019. The percentage of children who endured physical abuse was the primary outcome studied. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between the exposure variables and the outcome. The slope index of in…
Medicine (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Confidence interval (3 works) · Logistic regression (3 works) · Poisson regression (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)