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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

Abstract 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 factors associated with stunting in children under five years old residing in the urban area of Assis Brasil....

Prevalence of stunting and overweight/obesity among Brazilian children according to different epidemiological scenarios: systematic review and meta-analysis

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Within the Brazilian nutritional panorama, coexistence of antagonistic nutritional disorders can be seen, especially the increasing prevalence of overweight and the persistence of significant rates of chronic malnutrition in vulnerable groups of the population. Because ...

Risk factors associated with growth failure in the follow-up of very low birth weight newborns

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective: To determine risk factors during neonatal hospital stay and follow-up associated with failure to thrive in the first year of life of very low birth weight newborns. Methods: Study of preterm very low birth weight newborns followed from 2006 to 2013 in a public institutional hospital...

Growth and development and their environmental and biological determinants

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective To investigate child growth, cognitive/language development, and their environmental and biological determinants. Methods This was a cross-sectional, predictive correlation study with all 92 children aged 24-36 months who attended the municipal early childhood education network in a ...

Bias correction of nutritional status estimates when reported age is used for calculating WHO indicators in children under five years of age

Salud pública Méx; 58 (3), 2016
Abstract: Objective: To assess the performance of a simple correction method for nutritional status estimates in children under five years of age when exact age is not available from the data. Materials and methods: The proposed method was based on the assumption of symmetry of age distributions within...

Análisis de impacto presupuestal de somatropina para el tratamiento de la restricción del crecimiento en niñas con síndrome de Turner en Colombia
Orçamento somatropina análise de impacto para o tratamento de restrição do crescimento em meninas com síndrome de Turner na Colômbia

Tecnologías evaluadas: Somatropina. Población: Niñas entre 4 y 18 años de edad con restricción del crecimiento por síndrome de Turner en Colombia. Perspectiva: La perspectiva del presente AIP corresponde al tercero pagador, que en este caso es el Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (SGSSS)...

Análisis de impacto presupuestal de somatropina para el tratamiento de niños con déficit de la hormona del crecimiento en Colombia
Budgetary impact analysis of somatropin for the treatment of children with growth hormone deficiency in Colombia

Tecnologías evaluadas: Somatropina. Población: Infantes entre 4 y 18 años de edad con déficit de la hormonadel crecimiento en Colombia. Perspectiva: La perspectiva del presente AIP corresponde al tercero pagador, que en este caso es el Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (SGSSS) en Colombia....

Fatores associados ao crescimento linear de crianças socialmente vulneráveis do Estado da Paraíba, Brasil

Resumo Este trabalho objetivou examinar fatores associados ao déficit de estatura em crianças assistidas em creches do Estado da Paraíba, incluindo a deficiência de zinco. Trata-se de um estudo transversal envolvendo 353 crianças de 6-72 meses de idade. Os dados relativos às características bioló...

Informe rápido de evaluación de tecnología sanitaria: sobre efectividad y seguridad de productos biosimilares de hormona de crecimiento

Tecnología: La hormona de crecimiento (HC) o somatotrofina es una proteína compuesta por 191 aminoácidos, que es sintetizada en la adenohipófisis. La deficiencia de HC produce talla y/o velocidad de crecimiento bajas y su exceso, gigantismo en la infancia y acromegalia en la adultez. Algunas de las...

Efectos de los corticoides inhalatorios sobre el crecimiento en niños con asma
Use of inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma and effects on growth