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Prognostic factors for low birthweight repetition in successive pregnancies: a cohort studyIândora Krolow Timm Sclowitz
Post Graduate Program in Epidemiology, Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina, Federal University of Pelotas, Rua Marechal Deodoro, 1160 3rd floor, Pelotas, 96020 220, Brazil
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 13:20. 2013..abstract:..
Bed-sharing and risk of hospitalisation due to pneumonia and diarrhoea in infancy: the 2004 Pelotas Birth CohortKátia M A Ngale
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Rua Marechal Deodoro, 1160 3 Piso, Pelotas, RS 96020 220, Brazil
J Epidemiol Community Health 67:245-9. 2013..To investigate the association between bed-sharing with the mother at 3 months of age and incidence of hospitalisation due to pneumonia and diarrhoea between 3 and 12 months...
Differentials and income-related inequalities in maternal depression during the first two years after childbirth: birth cohort studies from Brazil and the UKAlicia Matijasevich
Post Graduate Programme in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 5:12. 2009....
Childbearing during adolescence and offspring mortality: findings from three population-based cohorts in southern BrazilMaría C Restrepo-Méndez
Postgraduate Programme in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Rua Marechal Deodoro, 1160 3 Piso, 96020 220, Pelotas, Brazil
BMC Public Health 11:781. 2011..This work assessed the association between adolescent childbearing and early offspring mortality in three birth cohort studies from the city of Pelotas in Southern Brazil...
Inequities in maternal postnatal visits among public and private patients: 2004 Pelotas cohort studyAlicia Matijasevich
Postgraduate Programme in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
BMC Public Health 9:335. 2009....
Can mothers rely on the Brazilian health system for their deliveries? An assessment of use of the public system and out-of-pocket expenditure in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, BrazilAluisio J D Barros
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS, Brasil
BMC Health Serv Res 8:57. 2008..We studied how deliveries were financed among mothers of a birth cohort and whether they were an important source of household out-of-pocket expenditure...
Late preterm birth is a risk factor for growth faltering in early childhood: a cohort studyIna S Santos
Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Department of Social Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
BMC Pediatr 9:71. 2009..The aim of this study was to assess the effect of late preterm birth over growth outcomes, assessed when children were 12 and 24 months old...
Menstrual bleeding patterns: A community-based cross-sectional study among women aged 18-45 years in Southern BrazilIna S Santos
Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
BMC Womens Health 11:26. 2011..This study describes these characteristics and investigates the distribution of self-perceived amount of menstrual bleeding according to socio-demographic, behavioral, and reproductive characteristics...
Bed-sharing at 3 months and breast-feeding at 1 year in southern BrazilIna S Santos
Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
J Pediatr 155:505-9. 2009..To investigate the association between bedsharing at age 3 months and breastfeeding (BF) at age 12 months...
Avoidable deaths in the first four years of life among children in the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort studyIna S Santos
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 27:S185-97. 2011..Although limited, compliance with antenatal care program guidelines is still the most important strategy for preventing avoidable deaths in childhood, particularly among the poorest children...
Helicobacter pylori is not associated with anaemia in Latin America: results from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Cuba, Mexico and VenezuelaIna S Santos
Postgraduate Course Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Rua Marechal Deodoro 1160, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Public Health Nutr 12:1862-70. 2009..To investigate the association between Helicobacter pylori infection and anaemia...
Infant mortality in three population-based cohorts in Southern Brazil: trends and differentialsIna S Santos
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 24:S451-60. 2008..The stabilization of infant mortality in the last decade is likely to be due to excess medical interventions relating to pregnancies and delivery care...
Mothers and their pregnancies: a comparison of three population-based cohorts in Southern BrazilIna S Santos
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Cad Saude Publica 24:S381-9. 2008..9% to 8.7%) than among the poorest mothers (from 43.7% to 33.6%). In general terms, between 1993 and 2004 there was a decrease in the prevalence of maternal risk factors for unfavorable perinatal outcomes...
Associated factors and consequences of late preterm births: results from the 2004 Pelotas birth cohortIna S Santos
Pós graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas UFPel, Pelotas, Brazil
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 22:350-9. 2008..1 [1.7, 14.9] and 2.1 [1.0, 4.6] times higher than that observed among term newborns. In conclusion, in our setting, the prevention of all preterm births must be a priority, regardless of whether early or late...
Nutrition counseling increases weight gain among Brazilian childrenI Santos
Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
J Nutr 131:2866-73. 2001..The randomized design with blind outcome evaluation strongly supports a causal link. These results should be replicated in other settings...
[Epidemiology, research, and health services evaluation]Iná S dos Santos
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Cad Saude Publica 20:S337-41. 2004..Others designs are proposed at different levels of causal inference, but sufficiently rigorous for their results to be reliable...
[Effectiveness of nutritional counseling provided by the Children's Mission on hemoglobin variation in under-six children]Iná dos Santos
Centro de Pesquisas Epidemiologicas, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Cad Saude Publica 21:130-40. 2005..Although the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant, the variation was positive in the intervention group and negative in the control group, suggesting a beneficial effect from the training...
Mate drinking during pregnancy and risk of preterm and small for gestational age birthIna S Santos
Department of Social Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
J Nutr 135:1120-3. 2005..In conclusion, prevalence of daily mate drinking was high among pregnant women and, contrary to the hypothesis, no harmful effect on intrauterine growth or duration of pregnancy was detected...
Evaluation of the impact of a nutritional program for undernourished children in BrazilIna S Santos
Departamento de Medicina Social, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Cad Saude Publica 21:776-85. 2005..54 kg, 6.5 cm, 0.26, 0.07, and 4.10% among controls, with no statistically significant difference between groups. Thus, the Program failed to compensate for nutritional deficiencies in undernourished children in Northeast Brazil...
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and associated factors among adults in Southern Brazil: a population-based cross-sectional studyIna S Santos
Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
BMC Public Health 5:118. 2005..The purpose of this study is to measure the prevalence rate and to explore the associated factors among the adult population living in Pelotas, a southern Brazilian city...
Comparing validity of Edinburgh scale and SRQ20 in screening for post-partum depressionIna S Santos
Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 3:18. 2007..8401 +/- 0.02 for EPDS and 0.8402 +/- 0.02 for SRQ20; p = 0.9). In conclusion SRQ20 showed to be as valid as EPDS as a screening tool for PPD at third month after delivery...
[Criteria for choosing health care facilities for prenatal care in Pelotas, RS, Brazil]I S Santos
Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 34:603-9. 2000..To describe the prenatal care delivered to a representative sample of mothers, identifying the health care facility they attended and to explore the reasons that led them to choose that specific health facility...
[Factors associated with cesarean sections among low-income women in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil]Denise S Silveira
Departamento de Medicina Social, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Cad Saude Publica 20:S231-41. 2004....
[Nutritional interventions and child growth among under-two-year-olds: a systematic review]Neiva J Valle
Programa de Pós Graduação em Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
Cad Saude Publica 20:1458-67. 2004..Nutritional counseling had the additional advantage of improving maternal and health professional practices on child nutrition and feeding...
[Prevalence and associated factors to rural occupational accidents, Brazil]M F Fehlberg
Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Faculdade de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
Rev Saude Publica 35:269-75. 2001..To investigate the frequency of rural occupational accidents and its association with potential risk factors...
