Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha

Dados Biográficos

ID900722
NOMEHermano Alexandre Lima Rocha
PRENOMESHermano Alexandre Lima
SOBRENOMERocha
ASSINATURAROCHA H A L
AFILIAÇÕESUniversidade Federal do Ceará
ORCID0000-0001-9096-0969
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS26
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR23
TOTAL COMO EDITOR3
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2011
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Prevalence and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy among women of childbearing age in Ceará, Brazil

    Open AccessAnamerinda de O Diaz, Sabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira Rocha et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health2026

    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Unplanned pregnancy is a major public health issue associated with negative maternal and child health outcomes. Intimate partner violence (IPV) and socioeconomic inequalities are key predictors. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with unplanned pregnancy among women of childbearing age in Ceará, Brazil. METHODS: We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study using data from the 2023 Ceará…

  • E-book digital para consulta dos profissionais de saúde da estratégia de saúde da família sobre aleitamento materno

    Open AccessCícera Marúzia Grangeiro Martins, Alberto Costa E Silva et al.ARTICLECuadernos de Educación y Desarrollo2025

    A amamentação representa um pilar fundamental para a saúde da criança, oferecendo benefícios nutricionais, imunológicos, emocionais, sociais e econômicos, além de contribuir para a prevenção de diversas doenças. Compreendendo essa relevância, este estudo teve como objetivo desenvolver uma tecnologia educativa em formato de ebook digital, destinada a subsidiar as consultas realizadas por profissionais da Estratégia de Saúde da Família em Unidades …

  • Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050

    Open AccessStein Emil Vollset, Hazim S Ababneh et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2024

    BACKGROUND: Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and prioritisation. We have expanded and improved upon previous forecasts produced as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) and provide a reference forecast (the most likely future), and alternativ…

  • Depression among Brazilian medical students exposed to remote learning and the role of scopophobia

    Mateus Sudário Alencar, Marcos Kubrusly et al.ARTICLEMedical Teacher2024

    Medical education was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and remote teaching through lectures and classes through videoconferencing was heavily used. However, the need to use cameras led to scopophobia, which is the fear of being watched, which can lead to psychological symptoms. Despite the relevance and prevalence of depression and the increase in the use of cameras for learning, research evaluating the impact of scopophobia on students…

  • Desenvolvimento de uma plataforma móvel digital para auxílio de alunos de medicina sobre medicina esportiva

    Open AccessFrancisco Lucas Pinto Arcanjo, Melissa Soares Medeiros et al.ARTICLECuadernos de Educación y Desarrollo2024

    A atividade física e a prática de esportes são fatores de proteção para inúmeras doenças e comprovadamente resultam em melhora na qualidade de vida. Para o nosso auxílio, nas mais diversas atividades cotidianas, contamos com o uso de plataformas digitais móveis que abrangem todas as áreas de conhecimento, inclusive a Medicina. A interação na área da Medicina relacionada ao Esporte delineia um campo desafiador que exige uma formação robusta e inov…

  • Global prevalence of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders

    Open AccessBohao Wu, Veronika Shabanova et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The epidemiology of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders is minimally understood. The purpose of this study was to estimate pooled prevalence of preterm birth among Pacific Islanders and to estimate their risk of preterm birth compared to White/European women. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Global Health, and two regional journals in March 2023. Observational studies were included if they r…

  • Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Maternal Educational Attainment with Child Development among Families Living below the Poverty Line in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil

    Open AccessHermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Márcia M T Machado et al.ARTICLEChildren2023

    Maternal educational attainment has been identified as relevant to several child health and development outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the association of sociodemographic and maternal education factors with child development in families living below the poverty line. A cross-sectional study was conducted through telephone contact from May to July 2021 in Ceará, a state in Northeastern Brazil. The study population comprised families with c…

  • Intimate Partner Violence among women living in families with children under the poverty line and its association with common mental disorders during Covid-19 pandemics in Ceará, Brazil

    Open AccessSâmia Graciele Maia Oliveira Giacomini, Márcia M T Machado et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    We conclude that the prevalence of intimate partner violence in families with children up to six years of age living below the poverty line in Ceará is high and is associated with greater chances of common mental disorders in mothers. Also, job loss and reduced access to food caused by the Covid 19 pandemic exacerbated both phenomena, constituting a double burden generator factor on mothers

  • Relationships Between Mental Health, Negative Feelings of Covid-19, and Parenting Among Pregnant Women in Fortaleza, Brazil

    Open AccessElisa Rachel Pisani Altafim, Márcia C Castro et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2023

  • Covid-19 and children’s screen time in Ceará, Brazil

    Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Luciano L Correa et al.ARTICLEJournal of Children and Media2022

    In the present study, we assessed changes in screen time exposure among 3–6-year-old children in Ceará, Brazil, in 2017 and in 2020 during the pandemic. We analyzed data from a state-wide repeated cross-sectional survey. The COVID impact research was conducted by phone interviews. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines were used to define elevated screen exposure. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the prop…

  • Change in childbearing intention, use of contraception, unwanted pregnancies, and related adverse events during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessThomas Druetz, Sarah Cooper et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected women’s reproductive health remains scarce, particularly for low- and middle-income countries. Deleterious indirect effects seem likely, particularly on access to contraception and risk of unwanted pregnancies, but rigorous evaluations using quasi-experimental designs are lacking. Taking a diachronic perspective, we aimed to investigate the effects of the pandemic on four indicators of women’s re…

  • Determinantes de infecção nosocomial tardia neonatal

    Open AccessCarmen Sulinete Suliano da Costa Lima, Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2022

    OBJETIVO Identificar os fatores determinantes para infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde (IRAS) tardias em terapia intensiva neonatal e multirresistência bacteriana. MÉTODOS Estudo caso-controle em unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal do Estado do Ceará, entre janeiro de 2013 e dezembro de 2017. Considerado caso o recém-nascido notificado como IRAS tardia e, controle, aquele sem infecção. Variáveis com valor de p ≤ 0,05 em análise regress…

  • Positive Parenting Behaviors and Child Development in Ceará, Brazil

    Open AccessHermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Luciano L Correa et al.ARTICLEChildren2022

    Parenting practices have been identified as a key determinant of children’s developmental outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of parenting practices with child development in a cross-sectional population-based study in a low-income state in northeastern Brazil. The study included data on 3566 caregiver–child pairs, and the children were aged 0–66 months. Positive parenting behaviors (PPBs) were conceptualized in areas …

  • Implicações da covid-19 no cotidiano das famílias nordestinas e no cuidado infantil

    Open AccessJordan Prazeres Freitas Da Silva, Márcia C Castro et al.ARTICLESaúde e Sociedade2022Referências: 14

    Este estudo explora o cotidiano das famílias com filhos de 0 a 6 anos, residentes em Fortaleza, no Ceará, durante o período de distanciamento físico, estipulado pelo Governo do Estado do Ceará. Esta pesquisa qualitativa se utilizou do referencial da teoria de formação de vínculos na adversidade. Foram entrevistadas 30 mães, entre os meses de julho e agosto de 2020, utilizando videochamadas ou telefonemas. Para análise do material empírico, recorr…

  • Integrated management of neonatal and childhood illness strategy in Zimbabwe

    Open AccessNigel James, Yubraj Acharya et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2021

    More than five million children under the age of five die each year worldwide, primarily from preventable and treatable causes. In response, the World Health Organization’s Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI) strategy has been adopted in more than 95 low- and middle-income countries, 41 of them from Africa. Despite IMNCI’s widespread implementation, evidence on its impact on child mortality and institutional deliveries is limited…

  • Covid-19 and mental health of pregnant women in Ceará, Brazil

    Open AccessMárcia M T Machado, Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2021

    OBJECTIVE To assess the perceptions of pregnant women about COVID-19 and the prevalence of common mental disorders during the implemented social distancing period. METHODS This was an observational, cross-sectional study using digital media, of pregnant women exposed to social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. Common mental disorders were estimated using the modified Self-Report Questionnaire-20 (S…

  • Screen time and early childhood development in Ceará, Brazil

    Open AccessHermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Luciano L Correa et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Excess screen time exposure was highly prevalent and independently associated with poorer development outcomes among children under 5 years of age in Ceará, Brazil

  • Coronavirus disease 2019, food security and maternal mental health in Ceará, Brazil

    Open AccessHermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Christopher R Sudfeld et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2021

    Objective: To quantify the change in the risk of food insecurity and maternal mental disorder (MMD) before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Design: Repeated cross-sectional survey. Between 17 July and 10 September 2020, mother–child pairs who were enrolled in a population-based survey in 2017 were re-contacted by telephone for consent and to complete a telephonic COVID-19 survey. We used the Brazilian Food Insecurity S…

  • Environmental, Socioeconomic, Maternal, and Breastfeeding Factors Associated with Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Ceará, Brazil

    Open AccessSabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira Rocha, Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Childhood obesity is now an epidemic in many countries worldwide and is known to be a multifactorial condition. We aimed to examine the relationship of environmental, socioeconomic, and nutritional factors with childhood overweight and obesity. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study of children from 2 to 6 years of age in Ceará, Brazil. Children's nutritional status was assessed by body mass index (BMI) Z scores categorized as over…

  • Análise do estado de cobertura vacinal de crianças menores de três anos no município de Fortaleza em 2017

    Open AccessJoana Angélica Paiva Maciel, Alberto Costa E Silva et al.ARTICLERevista Brasileira de Medicina de…2019

    Objetivo: Analisar o estado atual da cobertura vacinal (CV) de crianças menores de três anos no município de Fortaleza, CE, e sua relação com a condição socioeconômica das famílias. Métodos: Pesquisa transversal de base populacional com amostragem aleatória. As informações foram obtidas por meio da aplicação de questionários e conferência de Cadernetas de Saúde quanto ao estado vacinal, bem como de dados ecológicos de desenvolvimento humano. A CV…

  • Interaction between vitamin A supplementation and chronic malnutrition on child development

    Open AccessLuciano L Correa, Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2019

    200 million pre-school age children are not developing properly. Delays in child development are associated with multiple factors. This study aims to analyze if vitamin A supplementation is associated with improved development and how this effect could be mediated by nutritional status. Population-based study surveyed a representative sample of 8000 households, 1232 children 0-35 months, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The variables analysed inclu…

  • Effects of Vitamin A supplementation on child morbidity

    Open AccessHermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Alberto Costa E Silva et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2015

  • Metodologia das Pesquisas Populacionais de Saúde Materno-Infantil

    Open AccessLuciano L Correa, Luciano Lima Correia et al.ARTICLERevista Brasileira de Saúde…2014

    Objectivo: descrever os métodos utilizados nas Pesquisas de Saúde Materno-Infantil (PESMIC) no Ceará, durante 20 anos. Métodos: a série de inquéritos realizados no período de 20 anos foi analisada nos seguintes aspectos: a) Estudos transversais em série de base populacional, com amostra representativa de 8000 famílias; b) Utilizou-se questionários e medições antropométricas, estudando-se níveis e causas de mortalidade infantil, prevalência de des…

  • Reducing Child Mortality

    Open AccessAlberto Costa E Silva, Anamaria Cavalcante E Silva et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2014

  • Prevalence and determinants of child undernutrition and stunting in semiarid region of Brazil

    Open AccessLuciano L Correa, Luciano Lima Correia et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2014Citada por: 2Referências: 13

    OBJECTIVE : To analyze the evolution in the prevalence and determinants of malnutrition in children in the semiarid region of Brazil. METHODS : Data were collected from two cross-sectional population-based household surveys that used the same methodology. Clustering sampling was used to collect data from 8,000 families in Ceará, Northeastern Brazil, for the years 1987 and 2007. Acute undernutrition was calculated as weight/age