Publications by authors named "Ana C B de Lima"
Article Synopsis
- A study found that a positive T. cruzi PCR test in chronic Chagas disease patients is linked to poorer health outcomes.
- The research analyzed data from 333 patients, revealing a 41.1% positivity rate for the PCR test, with significant associations identified for diabetes, right bundle branch block, and past trypanocidal treatment.
- Notably, having a history of trypanocidal treatment significantly lowered the chances of a positive PCR result, highlighting its protective benefits.
Background Chagas disease (CD) presents an ominous prognosis. The predictive value of biomarkers and new echocardiogram parameters in adjusted models have not been well studied. Methods and Results There were 361 patients with chronic CD (57.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutrition transition theory describes a progressive substitution of local staples for industrialized processed foods in local diets, a process documented diversely across world regions, and increasingly observed in rural areas of the global south. Here we examine the role of conditional cash transfer programs, in particular the emblematic Brazilian (BFP), in driving nutritional transition in rural areas of the Amazon. Based on ethnographic research with both participating and nonparticipating women in the Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve (SDR), our analysis integrates Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ), seasonal 24-hour food intake recalls, and stable isotope ratios in fingernails to examine dietary behavioral change.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: The Amazon region has been part of climate change debates for decades, yet attention to its social and health dimensions has been limited.
Objective: This paper assesses literature on the social and health dimensions of climate change in the Amazon. A conceptual framework underscores multiple stresses and exposures created by interactions between climate change and local social-environmental conditions.