Globally, children's exposure to digital screens continues increase and is associated with adverse effects on child health. We aimed evaluate the association of screen communication, gross-motor, fine-motor, problem-solving, personal-social development scores.

OBJECTIVE : To analyze the evolution in prevalence and determinants of malnutrition children semiarid region Brazil. METHODS Data were collected from two cross-sectional population-based household surveys that used same methodology. Clustering sampling was to collect data 8,000 families Ceará, Northeastern Brazil, for years 1987 2007. Acute undernutrition calculated as weight/age < -2 standard deviation (SD); stunting height/age SD; wasting weight/height SD. on biological sociodemographic...

Objective To assess the prevalence of child development delay and to identify socioeconomic determinants. Study design We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study children 2 72 months age residing in state Ceará, Brazil. In total, 3200 households were randomly selected for participation had assessed with Ages Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) version 3. Development was defined as score less than -2 standard deviations below median Brazilian ASQ standard. present population-level five...

The study estimated the prevalence and determinants of overweight obesity in women reproductive age Semi-Arid Region Brazil. In cluster sampling 8,000 households state Ceará, 6,845 were surveyed. Overweight measured by body mass index risk factors identified multivariate analysis. prevalences 32.6% 16.1%, respectively. After adjusted analysis, was positively associated with age>30 years (PR=1.55), marital status, married (PR=1.36), elementary education (PR=1.40), at menarche<12 (OR=1.59),...

Introduction: the Health School Programme (HSP) should be understood as a permanent development process. In this context, actions of policy aimed at children and adolescentsare paramount in HSP. Objective: to identify describe developed by Family Group HSP, from National for ImprovingAccess Quality Primary Care (PIPCAQ). Methods: cross-sectional research used secondary data collected fromthe 17,202 groups who joined PIPCAQ 2012. Results: all regions showed significant results concerning...

Este estudo visa desenvolver e validar uma tecnologia educacional em saúde para fortalecer o acompanhamento da puericultura crianças órfãs, devido à COVID-19. Fundamentado na necessidade de atenção integral a essa população vulnerável, pesquisa aborda criação um Manual Digital como ferramenta apoio puericultura, destacando importância sensibilizar profissionais preceptores sobre utilização Caderneta Saúde Criança melhoria dos indicadores Unidade Amiga Primeira Infância (UAPI). Além disso,...

<strong>Background:</strong> Brazil presented an alarming number of newborns with microcephaly in the years 2015 and 2016. The investigation cases raised suspicion association these maternal infections by zika virus. Also, 2015, there was epidemic virus infection Brazil, reinforcing this hypothesis. <strong>Objective:</strong> objective study to identify factors associated diagnosis newborns, including infection. <strong>Methods:</strong> We conducted a case-control study. were defined as...

Abstract Background Food insecurity has important effects on human health, particularly in children’s. It continues to increase, with an estimated prevalence of 14.9% the USA and 35% Brazil. There have been few studies effect cash transfer programs (CTPs) food security Objective Evaluate association between reductions inequity insecurity. Method Population-based cross-sectional study state Ceará, Northeast Brazil, a sample 8.000 households. Ceará is one poorest states. The population 8.5...

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

Article: Methodology of Maternal and Child Health Populational Surveys: A Statewide Cross-sectional Time Series Carried Out in Ceará, Brazil, from 1987 to 2017, with Pooled Data Analysis for Stunting

Trachoma maintains itself as a public health problem and an important cause of morbidity, visual impairment preventable blindness in Brazil.To analyze factors associated with treatment control trachoma schoolchildren diagnosed during the national campaign 2014, town Russas, Ceará.A cross-sectional study was brought out from January to April 2016. Social, demographic, economic follow-up data were collected for 390 aged five 14 years old, 2014. They defined dependent variables: disease,...

Abstract Objectives: this study intends to estimate the rates, associated factors and trends of selfreported abortion rates in northeast Brazil. Methods: series population-based surveys realized Ceará, Brazil, one poorest states country. A sample about 27,000 women reproductive age was used. Abortion assessed according women´s information were calculated using official population estimates. The association among socioeconomic studied regressive models. Results: a trend for reduction...

Objective: To identify the scientific production in literature regarding technologies developed for promotion and encouragement of breastfeeding. Methods: Integrative review held databases: BDENF, LILACS, MEDLINE, PubMed. It initially selected 103 articles, sample was composed or eight articles. The search conducted months September October 2015 with keywords: breastfeeding (aleitamento materno), technology (tecnologias), health education (educação em saúde). Results: articles included this...

Objetivo: Analisar o estado atual da cobertura vacinal (CV) de crianças menores três anos no município Fortaleza, CE, e sua relação com a condição socioeconômica das famílias. Métodos: Pesquisa transversal base populacional amostragem aleatória. As informações foram obtidas por meio aplicação questionários conferência Cadernetas Saúde quanto ao vacinal, bem como dados ecológicos desenvolvimento humano. A CV foi estimada em na faixa etária 19 36 meses. Resultados: Observou-se que 45,2%...

Abstract Background Adolescent motherhood (AM) remains a public health problem, especially in low and middle income countries, where approximately 95% of these births occur. Evidence from studies with population representativeness about events associated AM is limited. We assessed the prevalence AM, as well its association Socioeconomic Factors Obstetric Outcomes. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study on maternal child women aged 10 to 49 years, living state Ceará, northeastern...

Physical distancing associated with the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to suboptimal maternal mental health, social support after birth, and infant feeding practices.To compare breastfeeding prevalence in participants who were pregnant at a time when strict physical measures imposed Fortaleza, capital of Ceará state, Brazil, pre-pandemic levels, assess association common disorders, sociodemographic health predictors.A cross-sectional prospective two-group comparison design using two...

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

Objective: To investigate the factors related to traffic accidents involving children and adolescents admitted a public tertiary hospital in Fortaleza and...

To estimate the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and identify associated factors.A population-based cross-sectional study comprised data from a sample 3,200 households with 3,566 children under 6 years age, representative state Ceará, Brazil. A multistage sampling approach was used, stratification among capital, Fortaleza, 28 countryside municipalities, in which 160 census tracts were randomly selected, each one cluster 20 households. The outcome variable structured based on as...

Objetivo: Investigar os fatores relacionados a acidentes de trânsito envolvendo crianças e adolescentes internados em um hospital público terciário da cidade Fortaleza o grau conhecimento seus pais ou responsáveis sobre direitos dos acidentados. Métodos: Tratou-se estudo natureza descritiva, observacional com abordagem quantitativa, cuja amostra constituiu-se 45 pacientes internados. As variáveis estudadas foram às relacionadas ao acidentado (idade, sexo, escolaridade renda familiar); quanto...