The economics of malnutrition: Dietary transition and food system transformation

WA Masters, AB Finaret, SA Block - Handbook of agricultural economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid increases in food supplies have reduced global hunger, while rising burdens of diet-
related disease have made poor diet quality the leading cause of death and disability …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of strategies and programs for breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and malnutrition of young children in Brazil: advances and challenges

SI Venancio, G Buccini - Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Malnutrition in all its forms has risen on global agendas due to the recognition of its
magnitude and consequences for a wide range of human, social, and economic outcomes …

Education-related health inequities in noncommunicable diseases: an analysis of the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2013 and 2019

J Macinko, PH Mullachery - Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
This study assesses changes in the prevalence and distribution of noncommunicable
diseases (NCDs) and related risk factors among Brazilian adults from the 2013 and 2019 …

Prevalence and predictors of anti-SARS-CoV-2 serology in a highly vulnerable population of Rio de Janeiro: A population-based serosurvey

LE Coelho, PM Luz, DC Pires, EM Jalil… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background COVID-19 serosurveys allow for the monitoring of the level of SARS-CoV-2
transmission and support data-driven decisions. We estimated the seroprevalence of anti …

SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity and COVID-19 among 5 years-old Amazonian children and their association with poverty and food insecurity

MU Ferreira, I Giacomini, PM Sato… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The epidemiology of childhood SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related
illness remains little studied in high-transmission tropical settings, partly due to the less …

Internal consistency of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in Amazonian children

I Giacomini, MRO Martins, A Matijasevich… - Revista de Saúde …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of behavioral problems and the internal
consistency of the parent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ-P) in …

Participation in conditional cash transfer program during pregnancy and birth weight–related outcomes

IR Falcão, R de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is limited evidence of the association of conditional cash transfers, an
important strategy to reduce poverty, with prevention of adverse birth-related outcomes …

Pathways to poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV: the role of food insecurity and alcohol misuse

H Perazzo, JL Gonçalves, SW Cardoso, B Grinsztejn… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Daily adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) increases the length and quality of life of
people living with HIV (PLHIV). We explored whether socioeconomic status directly impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in Complementary Feeding Indicators in Children Aged 6–23 Months According to Participation in a Conditional Cash Transfer Program: Data from the …

A Andrade-Silva, DR Farias, TRB Carrilho… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Inadequate practices during complementary feeding are associated with malnutrition,
especially in children experiencing vulnerable conditions and social inequality. The aim of …

[HTML][HTML] How is the Bolsa Família program associated with the test scores performance of economically disadvantaged pupils in Brazil?

L Marx - International Journal of Educational Development, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates whether the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Bolsa Família
improves test scores performance of beneficiary pupils compared to similar disadvantaged …