Monica Lopes De Assunção

Dados Biográficos

ID785626
NOMEMonica Lopes De Assunção
PRENOMESMonica Lopes
SOBRENOMEDe Assunção
ASSINATURADE ASSUNÇÃO M L
AFILIAÇÕESUniversidade Federal de Alagoas
ORCID0000-0003-2985-9890
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2010
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H1

  • Prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity in indigenous families in the state of Alagoas (Northeast Brazil)

    Open AccessElison Ruan da Silva Almeida, Tamara R Santos et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: Despite recent efforts by the government to combat Food Insecurity (FI), this issue remains a significant problem in Brazil, particularly among populations experiencing social vulnerability, such as Indigenous peoples. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with FI in Indigenous families in the state of Alagoas. Method: = 1270 families) representing the 11 ethnic groups present in the state. FI was defined ac…

  • Estado nutricional e fatores associados à prevalência de obesidade entre escolares das redes pública e privada de ensino fundamental de Maceió, Alagoas

    Open AccessHaroldo Da Silva Ferreira, Bárbara Coelho Vieira Da Silva et al.ARTICLERevista Brasileira de Estudos de…2023

    Objetivou-se classificar o estado nutricional e investigar os fatores associados à prevalência de obesidade entre escolares do ensino fundamental público e privado de Maceió. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com amostra probabilística de 1.510 alunos (9,8±0,5 anos) de escolas públicas (n=931) e privadas (n=579). Obtiveram-se dados socioeconômicos, demográficos, antropométricos e dietéticos. O estado nutricional foi estabelecido por antropometria…

  • Factors associated with childhood anaemia in Afro-descendant communities in Alagoas, Brazil

    Open AccessHaroldo Da Silva Ferreira, Laíse Gabrielly Matias De Lima Santos et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021

    Objective: To investigate factors associated with anaemia in preschool children. Design: A home survey was conducted in 2018. Anaemia in children (capillary blood Hb level Setting: Afro-descendants communities living in the state of Alagoas, northeast Brazil. Participants: Children aged 6–59 months and their mothers ( n 428 pairs). Results: The prevalence of child anaemia was 38·1 % (95 % CI 33·5, 42·7). The associated factors with child anaemia …

  • Stunting and overweight among children in Northeast Brazil

    Open AccessHaroldo Da Silva Ferreira, Gabriela Tenório Albuquerque et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    During the analyzed period, there was a significant decrease in stunting prevalence. At the same time, a substantial increase was observed in the overweight prevalence. Currently, stunting is a problem of low magnitude, while overweight has become a worrying public health problem

  • Pre-gestational excessive weight and duration of bre ast-feeding

    Open AccessAndréa Marques Sotero, Haroldo Da Silva Ferreira et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2018

    Objective To investigate whether pre-gestational obesity interferes with the duration of breast-feeding. Design A cross-sectional study was carried out with a population-based probabilistic sample. The dependent variables were exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) and breast-feeding (BF), as defined by the WHO. The classification of pre-gestational nutritional status was based on the pre-gestational BMI category. Subjects A sample of 418 mother–infant p…

  • Prevalence and temporal trend (2005–2015) of anaemia among children in Northeast Brazil

    Open AccessRegina Coeli Da Silva Vieira, Aline Roberta Silva do Livramento et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2018

    Objective Anaemia is the main nutritional deficiency in Brazil, and a prevention and control programme (National Program for Iron Supplementation) has been developed since 2005. Studies on the temporal evolution of anaemia prevalence contribute to assessment of the effectiveness of the actions undertaken. The present study aimed to identify the prevalence and temporal trend of anaemia in children. Design Study based on two cross-sectional househo…

  • Prevalence of and factors associated with anemia in school children from Maceió, northeastern Brazil

    Open AccessHaroldo Da Silva Ferreira, Myrtis Katille De Assunção Bezerra et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    In the population under study, anemia constitutes a major health problem, especially among children from public schools. Considering the associated factors and the fact that these children are in a school environment, the promotion of healthy eating habits could constitute an important approach for reducing the prevalence of anemia

  • Time trends (1992-2005) in undernutrition and obesity among children under five years of age in Alagoas State, Brazil

    Open AccessHaroldo Da Silva Ferreira, Juraci Almeida Cesar et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2013Citada por: 1

    The aim of this study was to describe time trends in stunting and obesity in children under five years of age in Alagoas State, Brazil. Two surveys were conducted with representative samples, the first in 1992 (n = 1,228) and the second in 2005 (n = 1,384). Stunting was defined as height-for-age 2 standard deviations. Prevalence of stunting decreased from 22.5% to 11.4% (PR = 0.50; 95%CI: 0.42; 0.60), while obesity increased from 6.7% to 9.3% (PR…

  • Composição química e eficácia da multimistura como suplemento dietético

    Open AccessHaroldo S Ferreira, Sybelle Araújo Cavalcante et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2010

    Objetivou-se identificar todos os artigos já publicados sobre a multimistura (MM) em revistas de maior rigor científico e avaliar a eficácia desse produto como suplemento alimentar. A metodologia baseou-se na busca on line nas bases do Medline e do Scielo, sem limite de data, utilizando-se o descritor "multimistura". Foram identificados e analisados 31 artigos. Em virtude da pequena porção que é preconizada para consumo diário, a MM não pode ser …