Fatores associados ao estado nutricional de crianças menores de 5 anos na região Nordeste do Brasil / Factors associated with the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age in the Northeast region of Brazil

Resumo Introdução: A dupla carga de má nutrição apresenta na atualidade novos e complexos desafios para a saúde pública, afetando de modo crescente populações vulneráveis, com consequências sociais negativas. Objetivo: Avaliar inter-relações de fatores biológicos e sociais com indicadores antropométricos do estado nutricional de crianças menores de cinco anos de idade. Método: Estudo transversal realizado em dois municípios do Estado da Paraíba, com crianças atendidas na Estratégia Saúde da Família. Analisaram-se fatores representativos das causas imediatas, intermediárias e básicas do estado nutricional das crianças, por meio de análise de correlação canônica. Resultados: Das 413 crianças que participaram do estudo, 9,4% foram diagnosticadas com déficit de estatura e 16,5% com sobrepeso/obesidade. O crescimento linear da criança associou-se ao peso ao nascer, à idade gestacional, à estatura materna e ao nível socioeconômico da família. O sobrepeso/obesidade revelou-se relacionado à idade da criança, ao índice de massa corporal materno, ao benefício do Bolsa Família e ao suporte social. Conclusões: A associação de características da criança ao nascimento, do estado nutricional materno e do entorno social com as proporções importantes de déficit de estatura e sobrepeso/obesidade observadas fundamentam a melhoria do estado nutricional da criança com foco na prevenção desde os estágios iniciais da vida.

Abstract Background: The double burden of malnutrition currently presents new and complex public health challenges, increasingly affecting vulnerable populations, with negative social consequences. Objective: To evaluate the interrelationships of biological and social factors with anthropometric indicators of the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age. Method: It is a cross-sectional study carried out in two municipalities in the state of Paraíba, with children assisted by the Family Health Strategy. Factors representative of the immediate, intermediate and basic causes of children's nutritional status were analyzed, through canonical correlation analysis. Results: Of the 413 children who participated in the study, 9.4% were diagnosed stunting and 16.5% were overweight/obese. The linear growth of child was associated with birth weight, gestational age, maternal height, and socioeconomic level of the family. Overweight/obesity was related to the child's age, maternal body mass index, the benefit of the Bolsa Família and social support. Conclusions: The association of child characteristics at birth, maternal nutritional status, and social environment with the important proportions of stunting and overweight/obesity observed support the improvement of the child's nutritional status with a focus on prevention from the early stages of life.

Quality of life of Family Health Strategy professionals: a systematic review

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Individuals' quality of working life and motivation are directly related to their satisfaction and wellbeing. Although studies on the quality of life of family health workers have been conducted, there are none correlating these professionals' wellbeing with this work model. OBJECTIVE: To review the scientific literature in order to identify the levels of quality of life, in their dimensions, of Family Health Strategy workers. DESIGN AND SETTING: Systematic review of observational studies developed through a partnership between two postgraduate schools (Piracicaba and Uberlândia). METHODS: The review followed the PRISMA recommendations and was registered in the PROSPERO database. Ten databases were used, including the "grey literature". Two evaluators selected the eligible studies, collected the data and assessed the risk of biases, independently. The JBI tool was used to assess the risk of bias. A complementary statistical analysis was conducted on the means and standard deviations of the results from the WHOQOL-100 and WHOQOL-bref questionnaires. RESULTS: The initial search presented 1,744 results, from which eight were included in the qualitative analysis. The studies were published between 2007 and 2018. The total sample included 1,358 answered questionnaires. All the studies presented low risk of bias. The complementary analysis showed that the environmental factor (mean score 56.12 ± 2.33) had the most influence on the quality of life of community health workers, while physical health (mean score 14.29 ± 0.21) had the most influence on graduate professionals. CONCLUSION: Professionals working within the Family Health Strategy had dimensions of quality of life that varied according to their professional category.

Quality of life of Family Health Strategy professionals: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Individuals' quality of working life and motivation are directly related to their satisfaction and wellbeing. Although studies on the quality of life of family health workers have been conducted, there are none correlating these professionals' wellbeing with this work model. OBJECTIVE: To review the scientific literature in order to identify the levels of quality of life, in their dimensions, of Family Health Strategy workers. DESIGN AND SETTING: Systematic review of observational studies developed through a partnership between two postgraduate schools (Piracicaba and Uberlândia). METHODS: The review followed the PRISMA recommendations and was registered in the PROSPERO database. Ten databases were used, including the "grey literature". Two evaluators selected the eligible studies, collected the data and assessed the risk of biases, independently. The JBI tool was used to assess the risk of bias. A complementary statistical analysis was conducted on the means and standard deviations of the results from the WHOQOL-100 and WHOQOL-bref questionnaires. RESULTS: The initial search presented 1,744 results, from which eight were included in the qualitative analysis. The studies were published between 2007 and 2018. The total sample included 1,358 answered questionnaires. All the studies presented low risk of bias. The complementary analysis showed that the environmental factor (mean score 56.12 ± 2.33) had the most influence on the quality of life of community health workers, while physical health (mean score 14.29 ± 0.21) had the most influence on graduate professionals. CONCLUSION: Professionals working within the Family Health Strategy had dimensions of quality of life that varied according to their professional category.

Insegurança alimentar e nutricional de famílias usuárias da Estratégia Saúde da Família no interior da Paraíba / Food and nutritional insecurity of families using the Family Health Strategy in the inner Paraíba State

Resumo Introdução A segurança alimentar e a melhoria da nutrição constituem um aspecto importante no desenvolvimento sustentável. Objetivo Identificar fatores domiciliares que possam influenciar na segurança alimentar e nutricional de famílias com crianças menores de 5 anos em áreas de abrangência da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF). Método Trata-se de um estudo transversal que envolveu 469 famílias de sete municípios do interior da Paraíba. Para a avaliação da segurança alimentar e nutricional das famílias foi utilizada a Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar (EBIA). Foram analisadas informações relacionadas aos determinantes domiciliares de insegurança alimentar moderada/grave. Resultados A Insegurança Alimentar e Nutricional (IAN) atingiu 74,2% das famílias, sendo 17,5% de insegurança alimentar moderada/grave. A variável que mais interferiu na insegurança alimentar moderada/grave foi maior vulnerabilidade socioeconômica. A não suplementação com ferro/ácido fólico durante a gravidez e recebimento do benefício do Programa Bolsa Família também representaram exposições associadas ao desfecho. Conclusão Os resultados mostram prevalências elevadas de IAN, cujos graus mais graves sugerem a importância de melhorias na condição socioeconômica da família e o reforço das ações no contexto do Programa Bolsa Família e dos cuidados nutricionais durante a gravidez.

Abstract Background Food security and improved nutrition are an important aspect of sustainable development. Objective To identify household factors that may influence the food and nutritional security of families with children under five years of age in areas covered by the Family Health Strategy. Method A cross-sectional study involving 469 families from seven municipalities in the interior of Paraíba. The food and nutritional security of the families-was evaluated using the Brazilian Scale of Food Insecurity. We analyzed information related to household determinants of moderate/severe food insecurity. Results Food and nutritional insecurity reached 74.2% of families, of which 17.5% were moderate/severe food insecurity. Higher socioeconomic vulnerability was the most interfered variable in moderate/severe food insecurity. Failure to supplement with iron/folic acid during pregnancy and to be beneficiaries of the Programa Bolsa Família also represented exposures associated with the outcome. Conclusion The results show high prevalence of food and nutritional insecurity, the most serious of which suggests the importance of improvements in the socioeconomic status of the family and the reinforcement of actions in the context of the Programa Bolsa Família and nutritional care during pregnancy.

Food and nutritional insecurity of families using the Family Health Strategy in two municipalities in Paraíba, Brazil. / Insegurança alimentar e nutricional de famílias usuárias da Estratégia Saúde da Família em dois municípios paraibanos, Brasil.

The objective of this article is to evaluate factors associated with food and nutritional insecurity in families with children under 5 years of age living in areas covered by the Family Health Strategy. Cross-sectional study involving 406 families from two municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of João Pessoa, Paraíba. The Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale was used to assess the families' food and nutritional security. The determinants of moderate/severe food insecurity were analyzed using the Decision Tree. Food and nutritional insecurity reached 71.4% of families. Moderate/severe food insecurity (32%) was primarily associated with the benefit of the Family Allowance (Bolsa Família) Program, and also with family composition consisting of children under 2 years of age, lower socioeconomic status, and family dysfunction. The results showed high prevalence of food and nutritional insecurity whose more serious levels suggest the importance of interventions aimed at improving the Family Allowance Program for the conditions of households with children under 2 years of age, socioeconomic situation of families, and functionality of families.

Insegurança alimentar e nutricional de famílias usuárias da Estratégia Saúde da Família em dois municípios paraibanos, Brasil / Food and nutritional insecurity of families using the Family Health Strategy in two municipalities in Paraíba, Brazil

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar fatores associados à insegurança alimentar e nutricional de famílias com crianças menores de 5 anos de idade residentes em áreas de abrangência da Estratégia Saúde da Família. Estudo transversal que envolveu 406 famílias de dois municípios da Região Metropolitana de João Pessoa, Paraíba. Para a avaliação da segurança alimentar e nutricional das famílias foi utilizada a Escala Brasileira de Insegurança Alimentar. Os determinantes da insegurança alimentar moderada/grave foram analisados por meio de Árvore de Decisão. A insegurança alimentar e nutricional atingiu 71,4% das famílias. A insegurança alimentar moderada/grave (32%) associou-se, primeiramente, ao benefício do Programa Bolsa Família, além de à família constituída por crianças menores de 2 anos, ao menor nível socioeconômico e à disfunção familiar. Os resultados mostram prevalências elevadas de insegurança alimentar e nutricional, cujos graus mais graves sugerem a importância de intervenções direcionadas a melhorias do Programa Bolsa Família, nas condições dos domicílios com crianças menores de 2 anos, na situação socioeconômica das famílias e na funcionalidade familiar.

Abstract The objective of this article is to evaluate factors associated with food and nutritional insecurity in families with children under 5 years of age living in areas covered by the Family Health Strategy. Cross-sectional study involving 406 families from two municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of João Pessoa, Paraíba. The Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale was used to assess the families' food and nutritional security. The determinants of moderate/severe food insecurity were analyzed using the Decision Tree. Food and nutritional insecurity reached 71.4% of families. Moderate/severe food insecurity (32%) was primarily associated with the benefit of the Family Allowance (Bolsa Família) Program, and also with family composition consisting of children under 2 years of age, lower socioeconomic status, and family dysfunction. The results showed high prevalence of food and nutritional insecurity whose more serious levels suggest the importance of interventions aimed at improving the Family Allowance Program for the conditions of households with children under 2 years of age, socioeconomic situation of families, and functionality of families.

Factors associated with feeding practices among Brazilian children aged 12 to 23 months old / Fatores associados à prática alimentar de crianças brasileiras de 12 a 23 meses de vida

Abstract Objectives: a quantitative analytical cross-sectional study aimed to identify demographic characteristics to access health services and housing conditions in relation to inadequate feeding practices among Brazilian children from 12 to 23 months of age. Methods: the analysis of the feeding practices (consumption of recommended food groups) of 2541 Brazilian children (aged 12-23 months old) was performed using data from the Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2013 (National Health Survey). Descriptive and multivariate statistics used the Decision Tree Analysis based on CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detector) algorithm, as well as hierarchically adjusted Poisson regression analyses were performed. The variables were entered in a hierarchical model at distal (demographic), intermediate (access to health) and proximal (housing conditions) levels. Results: the results showed a high prevalence of sugar consumption (85.5%; CI95%=83.7-87.2) and highlighted inadequate feeding practices among non-white children (p=0.001), resident in the North (p<0.001) and Northeast (p=0.010) of Brazil and in towns in the countryside (p<0.001) presented feeding practices that were not recommended for consumption in the food groups. Conclusions: non-white children, who lived in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil and in the countryside, which are known to be more socioeconomically vulnerable, were more likely to experience inadequate feeding practices.

Resumo Objetivos: estudo transversal analítico, de natureza quantitativa buscou identificar características demográficas, de acesso aos serviços de saúde e de condições de moradia relacionadas à prática alimentar de crianças brasileiras de 12 a 23 meses de vida. Métodos: a partir dos dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2013, as práticas alimentares de 2541 crianças brasileiras de 12 a 23 meses, foram analisadas quanto à recomendação de consumo dos grupos alimentares. A análise das características associadas às práticas alimentares foi realizada pela árvore de decisão usando o algoritmo CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detector) e análise de regressão de Poisson ajustada hierarquicamente. As variáveis foram inseridas em modelo hierárquico em níveis distal (demográficas), intermediário (acesso à saúde) e proximal (condições de moradia). Resultados: verificou-se uma alta prevalência no consumo de açúcar (85,5%; IC95%=83,7-87,2) e que crianças que não eram da cor branca (p=0,001), e residiam nas regiões Norte (p<0,001) e Nordeste (p=0,010) do país e em cidades do interior (p<0,001) apresentaram práticas alimentares que não atingem a recomendação de consumo dos distintos grupos alimentares. Conclusão: crianças que não eram da cor branca, residentes no Norte/Nordeste e no interior, áreas de maior vulnerabilidade do país, foram mais propensas à práticas alimentares inadequadas. Medidas para melhorar tais práticas devem abordar as desigualdades socioeconómicas e intervenções de promoção à saúde.

Attitudes and practices of professionals who working in the Family Health Strategy regarding the approach to drug users in the municipality of Campina Grande. Paraíba. Brazil. / Atitudes e práticas de profissionais atuantes na Estratégia Saúde da Família quanto à abordagem aos usuários de drogas no município de Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes and practices of professionals of the Family Health Strategy regarding the approach to drug users in the municipality of Campina Grande. Paraíba. The cross-sectional and exploratory study carried out with 126 doctors. nurses and dentists of Primary Health Care (PHC). Variables investigated were related to sociodemographic data. professional profile. attitudes and practices about the approach to drug users according to the Integrated Plan to Confront Crack and Other Drugs. Descriptive and multivariate statistics were performed through Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA). Most professionals were female (88.9%) and reported questioning only sometimes about the use of drugs during the anamnesis (53.2%). Based on MCA results. variables with the greatest discriminatory power for dimension 1 were: training time (0.776). working time in the PHC (0.688). age group (0.656); while for dimension 2 were: professional category (0.383) and knowledge of drug users in their coverage area (0.166). There are important differences in attitudes and practices about the approach of drug users among professionals.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as atitudes e as práticas dos profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) quanto à abordagem aos usuários drogas no município de Campina Grande, Paraíba. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal e exploratório realizado com 126 médicos, enfermeiros e dentistas da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS). As variáveis investigadas foram relacionadas a dados sociodemográficos, atuação profissional, atitudes e práticas sobre a abordagem aos usuários de drogas de acordo com o Plano Integrado de Enfrentamento ao Crack e outras Drogas. Foi realizada estatística descritiva e multivariada por meio da Análise de Correspondência Múltipla (ACM). A maioria dos profissionais era do sexo feminino (88,9%) e relatou questionar apenas às vezes quanto ao uso de drogas durante a anamnese (53,2%). Baseando-se na ACM, as variáveis com maior poder discriminatório para a dimensão 1 foram: tempo de formado (0,776), tempo de trabalho na APS (0,688), faixa etária (0,656); enquanto que para a dimensão 2 foram: categoria profissional (0,383) e se conhece os usuários de drogas em sua área de abrangência (0,166). Existem diferenças importantes nas atitudes e nas práticas acerca da abordagem dos usuários de drogas entre os profissionais.

Atitudes e práticas de profissionais atuantes na Estratégia Saúde da Família quanto à abordagem aos usuários de drogas no município de Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil / Attitudes and practices of professionals who working in the Family Health Strategy regarding the approach to drug users in the municipality of Campina Grande. Paraíba. Brazil

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as atitudes e as práticas dos profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) quanto à abordagem aos usuários drogas no município de Campina Grande, Paraíba. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal e exploratório realizado com 126 médicos, enfermeiros e dentistas da Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS). As variáveis investigadas foram relacionadas a dados sociodemográficos, atuação profissional, atitudes e práticas sobre a abordagem aos usuários de drogas de acordo com o Plano Integrado de Enfrentamento ao Crack e outras Drogas. Foi realizada estatística descritiva e multivariada por meio da Análise de Correspondência Múltipla (ACM). A maioria dos profissionais era do sexo feminino (88,9%) e relatou questionar apenas às vezes quanto ao uso de drogas durante a anamnese (53,2%). Baseando-se na ACM, as variáveis com maior poder discriminatório para a dimensão 1 foram: tempo de formado (0,776), tempo de trabalho na APS (0,688), faixa etária (0,656); enquanto que para a dimensão 2 foram: categoria profissional (0,383) e se conhece os usuários de drogas em sua área de abrangência (0,166). Existem diferenças importantes nas atitudes e nas práticas acerca da abordagem dos usuários de drogas entre os profissionais.

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes and practices of professionals of the Family Health Strategy regarding the approach to drug users in the municipality of Campina Grande. Paraíba. The cross-sectional and exploratory study carried out with 126 doctors. nurses and dentists of Primary Health Care (PHC). Variables investigated were related to sociodemographic data. professional profile. attitudes and practices about the approach to drug users according to the Integrated Plan to Confront Crack and Other Drugs. Descriptive and multivariate statistics were performed through Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA). Most professionals were female (88.9%) and reported questioning only sometimes about the use of drugs during the anamnesis (53.2%). Based on MCA results. variables with the greatest discriminatory power for dimension 1 were: training time (0.776). working time in the PHC (0.688). age group (0.656); while for dimension 2 were: professional category (0.383) and knowledge of drug users in their coverage area (0.166). There are important differences in attitudes and practices about the approach of drug users among professionals.

Characteristics of Brazilian Offenders and Victims of Interpersonal Violence: An Exploratory Study.

The aim of this study was to characterize the profile of Brazilian offenders and victims of interpersonal violence, following a medicolegal and forensic perspective. A cross-sectional and exploratory study was performed in a Center of Forensic Medicine and Dentistry. The sample was made up of 1,704 victims of nonlethal interpersonal violence with some type of trauma. The victims were subject to forensic examinations by a criminal investigative team that identified and recorded the extent of the injuries. For data collection, a specific form was designed consisting of four parts according to the information provided in the medicolegal and social records: sociodemographic data of the victims, offender's characteristics, aggression characteristics, and types of injuries. Descriptive and multivariate statistics using cluster analysis (CA) were performed. The two-step cluster method was used to characterize the profile of the victims and offenders. Most of the events occurred during the nighttime (50.9%) and on weekdays (66.3%). Soft tissue injuries were the most prevalent type (94.6%). Based on the CA results, two clusters for the victims and two for the offenders were identified. Victims: Cluster 1 was formed typically by women, aged 30 to 59 years, and married; Cluster 2 was composed of men, aged 20 to 29 years, and unmarried. Offenders: Cluster 1 was characterized by men, who perpetrated violence in a community environment. Cluster 2 was formed by men, who perpetrated violence in the familiar environment. These findings revealed different risk groups with distinct characteristics for both victims and offenders, allowing the planning of targeted measures of care, prevention, and health promotion. This study assesses the profile of violence through morbidity data and significantly contributes to building an integrated system of health surveillance in Brazil, as well as linking police stations, forensic services, and emergency hospitals.

Assessment of the ergonomic risk from saddle and conventional seats in dentistry: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to verify whether the saddle seat provides lower ergonomic risk than conventional seats in dentistry. METHODS: This review followed the PRISMA statement and a protocol was created and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42017074918). Six electronic databases were searched as primary study sources. The "grey literature" was included to prevent selection and publication biases. The risk of bias among the studies included was assessed with the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tool for Systematic Reviews. Meta-analysis was performed to estimate the effect of seat type on the ergonomic risk score in dentistry. The heterogeneity among studies was assessed using I2 statistics. RESULTS: The search resulted in 3147 records, from which two were considered eligible for this review. Both studies were conducted with a total of 150 second-year dental students who were starting their laboratory activities using phantom heads. Saddle seats were associated with a significantly lower ergonomic risk than conventional seats [right side (mean difference = -3.18; 95% CI = -4.96, -1.40; p < 0.001) and left side (mean difference = -3.12; 95% CI = -4.56, -1.68; p < 0.001)], indicating posture improvement. CONCLUSION: The two eligible studies for this review provide moderate evidence that saddle seats provided lower ergonomic risk than conventional seats in the examined population of dental students.

Head and neck cancer, quality of life, and determinant factors: a novel approach using decision tree analysis.

OBJECTIVE: The goal of the present study was to investigate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in patients under treatment for head and neck cancer and to identify the associated factors. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 102 patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer at 2 medical centers. Participants answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Brazilian versions of the Medical Outcomes Study 36 (SF-36) and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaires to assess HRQoL and OHRQoL, respectively. Clinical aspects, cancer staging, and treatment approach were also investigated. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were performed by using decision tree analysis with the Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detector (CHAID) algorithm. RESULTS: The decision tree revealed that reduced quality of life is associated with the clinical staging (adjusted P value = .035), patient's gender (adjusted P value = .028), and treatment approach (adjusted P value = .032). Female patients who are diagnosed with advanced head and neck cancer and undergo radiotherapy or chemotherapy are more likely to exhibit lower rates of quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggested that sociodemographic characteristics, clinical staging, and treatment approach can exert a significant influence on the quality of life of patients with head and neck cancer.