Publications by authors named "Ariadne Siqueira de Araujo Gordon"
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- The study examines factors related to multibacillary leprosy in northeastern Brazil, highlighting its significance for public health strategies.
- It employs a cross-sectional methodology, analyzing leprosy cases between 2008 and 2017 across 16 municipalities, focusing on sociodemographic and clinical variables.
- The results identify specific risk factors, such as age, gender, education level, and types of disability, without noting any protective factors, which could inform future disease control strategies.
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- * 30 children newly diagnosed with malnutrition were split into experimental and control groups, with the experimental group consuming cashew nut seed flour daily for 24 weeks.
- * Results showed significant improvements in biomarker levels, including lower glycated hemoglobin levels and favorable changes in HDL and LDL cholesterol in the experimental group compared to the control group.
Factors Associated with Multibacillary Leprosy in a Priority Region for Disease Control in Northeastern Brazil: A Retrospective Observational Study.
J Trop Med
February 2019
Background: Leprosy is an infectious disease that can lead to physical disabilities and stigmatization. It remains an important public health problem, especially in Brazil.
Objective: To analyse sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with multibacillary leprosy in a hyperendemic region of the disease in northeastern Brazil.
Early guidance emphasizes the provision of information to families about growth and normal development in childhood such as specific information about security at home. This research aimed to analyze mothers' knowledge about the prevention of accidents in childhood before and after an educational intervention. It was conducted as a quasi-experimental study with 155 mothers in a Basic Health Unit in northeastern of Brazil in April and May of 2015.
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