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Geography, Population, Demography, Socioeconomic, Anthropometry, and Environmental Status in the MAL-ED Cohort and Case-Control Study Sites in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

2014; Oxford University Press; Volume: 59; Issue: suppl_4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/ciu438

ISSN

1537-6591

Autores

Aldo Â. M. Lima, Reinaldo B. Oriá, Alberto M. Soares, José Quirino Filho, Francisco de Sousa, Cláudia Buhamra Abreu, Alexandre Havt, Ila F.N. Lima, Josiane da Silva Quetz, Milena Lima de Moraes, Bruna Leal Lima Maciel, Hilda Costa, Álvaro M. Leite, Noélia L. Lima, Francisco Suetônio Bastos Mota, Alessandra Di Moura, Rebecca J. Scharf, Leah J. Barrett, Richard L. Guerrant,

Tópico(s)

Breastfeeding Practices and Influences

Resumo

The Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED) cohort in the study's Fortaleza, Brazil, catchment area has a population of approximately 82 300 inhabitants. Most of the households (87%) have access to clean water, 98% have electricity, and 69% have access to improved toilet/sanitation. Most childbirths occur at the hospital, and the under-5 mortality rate is 20 per 1000 live births. The MAL-ED case-control study population, identified through the Institute for the Promotion of Nutrition and Human Development (IPREDE), serves 600 000 inhabitants from areas totaling about 42% of the city of Fortaleza. IPREDE receives referrals from throughout the state of Ceará for infant nutrition, and provides services including teaching activities and the training of graduate students and health professionals, while supporting research projects on child nutrition and health. In this article, we describe the geographic, demographic, socioeconomic, anthropometric, and environmental status of the MAL-ED cohort and case-control study populations in Fortaleza, Brazil.

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