Márcia Furquim de Almeida

ORCID: 0000-0003-0052-1888
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Research Areas
  • Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Public Health in Brazil
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health Education and Validation
  • Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Business and Management Studies
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Data Quality and Management
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Science and Education Research
  • Healthcare Regulation
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

Universidade de São Paulo
2016-2025

Universidade Brasil
2005-2025

Instituto de Saúde
2006-2024

Departamento de Epidemiología
2017-2024

Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo
2002-2023

Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública
2022

Faculty of Public Health
2020

San Antonio College
2014

Universidad San Pedro
1993-2012

To analyze under-5 mortality rates and leading causes in Brazil states 1990 2015, using the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2015 estimates.The main sources data for all-causes live births estimates were information system, surveys, censuses. Proportions per 1,000 (LB) calculated total deaths causes.Estimates 191,505 1990, 51,226 90% which infant deaths. The LB showed a reduction 67.6% from to achieving proposed target established by Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). generally was...

10.1590/1980-5497201700050005 article EN cc-by Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia 2017-05-01

A utilização de serviços saúde é resultante da oferta e das características sociodemográficas do perfil dos usuários. Os dados PNAD 2003 permitem analisar as diferenças regionais,do sociodemográfico usuários não-usuários SUS. As variáveis dependentes foram: atendimento em serviço (SUS ou sistema privado). Foram utilizadas variáveis: sexo, idade, cor pele, anos estudo, renda familiar posse plano saúde, através um modelo regressão logística para avaliar a probabilidade ser atendido pelo Nos...

10.1590/s1413-81232006000400022 article PT Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 2006-12-01

PNAD data was employed to analyze the utilization profile of health services, and this measured by proportion individuals seeking reporting use services in prior two weeks those who reported hospitalization preceding 12 months. Private plans covered 25.9% Brazilian population. Comparing from 2003 2008 surveys, there no change as well attended these (96%). The Unified Health System (SUS) responsible for 56,7% all healthcare, providing bulk medical visits, vaccine activities hospital...

10.1590/s1413-81232011001000016 article EN Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 2011-09-01

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os fatores de risco da mortalidade neonatal precoce. MÉTODOS: Estudo caso-controle base populacional com 146 óbitos neonatais precoces e amostra 313 controles obtidos entre sobreviventes ao período neonatal, na região sul do município São Paulo, no 1/8/2000 a 31/1/2001. As informações foram obtidas por meio entrevistas domiciliares prontuários hospitalares. Foi realizada análise hierarquizada em cinco blocos características: 1) socioeconômicas das famílias mães; 2)...

10.1590/s0034-89102007000600017 article PT cc-by Revista de Saúde Pública 2007-12-01

The avoidable or reducible causes of death are defined as those totally partially preventable by health service effective actions, accessible in a determined place and time.These must be reviewed considering the available knowledge technology for practice care.Thus, this study is based upon revision literature that refers to conceptual empirical basis list published between 1975 2004, on debate working-group organized Brazilian Ministry Health.The paper proposes two lists these events -for...

10.5123/s1679-49742007000400002 article EN cc-by-nc Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde 2007-12-01

O Ministério da Saúde, considerando a existência de falhas do ponto vista quantitativo (cobertura) no registro nascidos vivos, Brasil, e impossibilidade conhecer distribuição dos vivos segundo algumas variáveis importantes sob óptica clínico/epidemiológica (peso ao nascer, Índice Apgar, duração gestação, tipo parto, paridade, idade instrução mãe), implantou em 1990, o Sistema Informações sobre Nascidos Vivos - SINASC- tendo como documento-base Declaração Nascido Vivo DN com finalidade suprir...

10.1590/s0034-89101993000700001 article PT cc-by Revista de Saúde Pública 1993-01-01

Infant deaths were classified as avoidable, non-avoidable, and resulting from ill-defined conditions, 1997 to 2006, using the Brazilian List of Avoidable Causes Mortality. Non-linear regression was used calculate trends in cause-specific infant mortality rates. There a significant decline both avoidable causes (p < 0.001). decreased by 37% overall. Mortality through adequate intrapartum care neonatal 27.7% 42.5%, respectively, while prenatal increased 28.3%. In conclusion, health services...

10.1590/s0102-311x2010000300006 article EN cc-by Cadernos de Saúde Pública 2010-03-01

Abstract Background Factors associated with low birth weight at term (TLBW), a proxy for intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), are not well-elucidated in socioeconomically vulnerable populations. This study aimed to identify the factors TLBW impoverished Brazilian women. Methods Records 100 Million Cohort database were linked those National System of Information on Live Births (SINASC) obtain obstetric, maternal, and socioeconomic data between 2001 2015. Multivariate logistic regression...

10.1186/s12884-020-03226-x article EN cc-by BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020-09-14

Importance Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) have been consistently associated with improvements to the determinants of maternal health, but there insufficient investigations regarding their effects on mortality. Objective To evaluate association between being a Bolsa Família program (BFP) beneficiary and mortality examine how this differs by duration BFP receipt, race, living in rural or urban areas, Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI), municipal primary health care coverage. Design,...

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0070 article EN cc-by-nc-nd JAMA Network Open 2023-02-23

Com o envelhecimento da população brasileira torna-se cada vez mais importante conhecer a prevalência das doenças crônicas. Essas constituem-se em forte demanda aos serviços de saúde. Foram utilizados os dados amostra PNAD/98. Analisou-se conjunto crônicas auto-referidas, empregou-se razão e odds ratios com intervalo confiança 95% para verificar presença associações. Comprovou-se aumento idade; padronizando-se idade identificou-se um gradiente redução escolaridade renda. Observou-se maior...

10.1590/s1413-81232002000400011 article PT Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 2002-01-01

INTRODUÇÃO: A mortalidade neonatal no Município de São Paulo, apesar da sua tendência decrescente, constitui em um importante problema para a saúde pública. Os principais fatores risco podem ser agrupados quatro categorias básicas variáveis: características do recém-nascido, maternas, condições socioeconômicas e dos serviços saúde. O peso ao nascer prematuridade constituem dominantes, compondo complexas redes articulação com os demais. METODOLOGIA: Este é estudo caso-controle, base dados...

10.1590/s1415-790x2002000100011 article PT cc-by-nc Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia 2002-04-01

This study aimed to analyze inequalities in health status and utilization of medical consultations hospital services by Brazilian young adult populations according ethnicity. The survey analyzes a representative sample the population aged 15 64 years, except those living rural area Amazon. prevalence fair or poor was substantially higher among black men, white women, women. influence gender ethnicity remains significant after adjusting for age socioeconomic conditions (OR = 1.11; 1.49 1.86...

10.1590/s0102-311x2007000200006 article EN cc-by Cadernos de Saúde Pública 2007-01-17

BackgroundAmbient levels of air pollution may affect the health children, as indicated by studies infant and perinatal mortality. Scientific evidence has also correlated low birth weight preterm birth, which are important determinants death, with pollution. However, most these used ambient concentrations measured at monitoring sites, not consider differential exposure to pollutants found elevated near heavy-traffic roadways.ObjectivesOur goal was examine association between traffic-related...

10.1289/ehp.11679 article EN public-domain Environmental Health Perspectives 2008-09-22

Preterm birth (<37 weeks), low weight (LBW,<2500g), and small for gestational age (SGA,<10th centile of sex) are markers newborn vulnerability with a high risk mortality. We estimated the prevalence phenotypes combining these three quantified mortality associated them.Population-based cohort study using routine register-based linked data on all births deaths in Brazil from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2018. preterm, LBW, SGA individually characteristics. The each phenotype: early...

10.1016/j.lana.2021.100045 article EN cc-by The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2021-08-20

Evidence points to diverse risk factors associated with small- (SGA) and large-for-gestational-age (LGA) births. A more comprehensive understanding of these is imperative, especially in vulnerable populations. To estimate the occurrence sociodemographic SGA LGA births poor extremely populations Brazil. The study population consisted women reproductive age (14–49 y), whose last child was born between 2012 2015. INTERGROWTH 21st consortium criteria were used classify weight for gestational...

10.1093/ajcn/nqab033 article EN cc-by American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2021-02-03

OBJETIVO: Estudar as variáveis contempladas na Declaração de Nascimento (DN) como possíveis fatores risco para nascimentos pequenos a idade gestacional (PIG) e o retardo crescimento intra-uterino fator mortalidade neonatal. MATERIAL E MÉTODO: As existentes DN foram obtidas diretamente prontuários hospitalares. Os dados referem-se uma coorte obtida por meio da vinculação das declarações nascimento óbito, correspondendo 2.251 vivos hospitalares, mães residentes, ocorridos no Município Santo...

10.1590/s0034-89101998000300003 article PT cc-by Revista de Saúde Pública 1998-06-01

Maternal morbidity, fetal mortality, and neonatal mortality are important indicators of maternal child health. The study aimed to describe perinatal outcomes (low birth weight, prematurity, deaths, postpartum hospitalizations, readmission newborns) in a cohort pregnant women whose deliveries were covered by the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) city São Paulo, Brazil, second semester 2012. We obtained retrospective 55,404 with deterministic probabilistic linkage data from...

10.1590/0102-311x00188016 article PT cc-by Cadernos de Saúde Pública 2018-02-03

O monitoramento da mortalidade perinatal depende qualidade dos dados sistemas de informação. As diferentes definições para a notificação e cálculo podem afetar magnitude análise seus componentes. Comparou-se disponibilidade informações sobre nascidos vivos, óbitos fetais neonatais precoces no Registro Civil, SIM SINASC oito unidades federação com cobertura eventos acima 90%, em 2002. Verificou-se que o apresenta maior registro civil excelente completude (superior 99%). situação distinta, há...

10.1590/s1415-790x2006000100008 article PT cc-by-nc Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia 2006-03-01

Objetivou-se identificar fatores de risco para nascimentos pré-termo por meio estudo caso-controle populacional que envolve nascidos vivos hospitalares mães residentes em Londrina, Paraná, Brasil. Os casos foram os 328 e controles, uma amostra proporcional 369 com 37 semanas ou mais. Realizou-se análise regressão logística múltipla hierarquizada. Verificou-se associação (p &lt; 0,05) as variáveis: sócio-econômicas - moradia favela baixa idade do chefe familiar; características maternas: IMC...

10.1590/s0102-311x2009001000004 article PT cc-by Cadernos de Saúde Pública 2009-10-01

Objectives Dengue is the most common viral mosquito-borne disease, and women of reproductive age who live in or travel to endemic areas are at risk. Little known about effects dengue during pregnancy on birth outcomes. The objective this study examine effect maternal severity Design setting We conducted a population-based cohort using routinely collected Brazilian data from 2006 2012. Participating linked registration records identify with without pregnancy. Using multinomial logistic...

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023529 article EN cc-by BMJ Open 2019-07-01

To analyze the mortality trend in Brazilian population aged between 5 and 69 years old, using "Brazilian List of Causes Preventable Deaths".This is an ecological study that uses a time-series analysis standardized rate for preventable unpreventable causes period from 2000 to 2013, with corrections ill-defined under-reporting informed deaths.There was decline due (1.6% per year) (1.4% year), addition decrease among all groups deaths - 2013. The draws attention increase specific such as...

10.1590/1980-549720180008 article EN cc-by-nc Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia 2018-08-02

RESUMO: Objetivo: Analisar a tendência da mortalidade de crianças menores cinco anos, residentes no Brasil e regiões, utilizando “Lista Brasileira Causas Mortes Evitáveis”. Método: Estudo ecológico séries temporais taxa por causas evitáveis não evitáveis, com correções para as mal definidas o sub-registro óbitos informados, período 2000 2013. Resultados: No Brasil, houve maior declínio (5,1% ao ano), comparadas (2,5% ano). As adequada atenção à gestação constituíram concentração em 2013...

10.1590/1980-549720190014 article PT cc-by Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia 2019-01-01

Abstract Robust epidemiological and biological evidence supports a causal link between prenatal Zika Virus (ZIKV) infection congenital brain abnormalities including microcephaly. However, it remains uncertain if ZIKV in pregnancy also increases the risk for other adverse fetal birth outcomes. In prospective cohort study we investigated influence of on prevalence prematurity, low weight, small-for-gestational-age, death as well microcephaly (i.e., overall disproportionate) offspring women...

10.1038/s41598-020-69235-0 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2020-07-29
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