[PDF][PDF] Determinants of stunting in children under five in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil

RCE Menezes, PIC Lira, VS Leal… - Revista de saude …, 2011 - SciELO Public Health
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of stunting in children under five and
identify factors associated. METHODS: Population-based cross-sectional study conducted in …

Stunting in children under five years old is still a health problem in the Western Brazilian Amazon: a population-based study in Assis Brasil, Acre, Brazil

SAS Mantovani, AA Ramalho, TM Pereira… - Ciencia & saude …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Despite the process of nutritional transition in Brazil, in some places, such as the Amazon
region, stunting is still an important public health problem. We identified the prevalence and …

[PDF][PDF] Factors associated with the decline in stunting among children and adolescents in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil

VS Leal, PIC Lira, RCE Menezes… - Revista de saude …, 2012 - SciELO Public Health
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the evolution of stunting among children and
adolescents and identify their associated factors. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and factors associated with stunting and excess weight in children aged 0‐5 years from the Brazilian semi‐arid region

CV Ramos, SC Dumith, JA César - Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To analyze the prevalence of excess weight and low height, and identify
associated factors among children younger than five years. Methods Cross‐census study. A …

Stunting and overweight among children in Northeast Brazil: prevalence, trends (1992-2005-2015) and associated risk factors from repeated cross-sectional surveys

HS Ferreira, GT Albuquerque, TR Santos… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background A study involving children from Alagoas (Northeast Brazil) revealed that, as a
consequence of a drastic reduction in the prevalence of stunting between 1992 to …

Prevalência e fatores associados ao déficit de altura e excesso de peso em crianças de 0 a 5 anos do semiárido

CV Ramos, SC Dumith, JA César - Jornal de pediatria, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence of excess weight and low height, and identify
associated factors among children younger than five years. METHODS: Cross-census study …

Stunting in Brazilian children: relationship with social-environmental conditions and maternal nutritional status

EM Engstrom, LA Anjos - Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 1999 - SciELO Brasil
O presente estudo investigou a relação entre o déficit estatural (DE) de crianças eo estado
nutricional (EN) de suas mães e suas condições sócio-ambientais, numa amostra …

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

HS Ferreira, JA Cesar, ML Assunção… - Cadernos de saude …, 2013 - SciELO Public Health
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 …

Factors associated with stunting and overweight in Amazonian children: a population-based, cross-sectional study

F Cobayashi, RA Augusto, BH Lourenço… - Public health …, 2014 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo examine the prevalence of stunting and overweight in children and identify
demographic, socio-economic and maternal characteristics, as well as biochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and determinants of child undernutrition and stunting in semiarid region of Brazil

LL Correia, AC Silva, JS Campos… - Revista de saude …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
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 …