Abstract Objective To estimate the prevalence and analyze demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with arterial hypertension among Brazilian adolescents. Methods This is a cross-sectional, multicentric and nationwide study with 4,471 adolescents who were interviewed during external evaluations of the National Program for Quality Improvement in Primary Care, between 2013 and 2014. The prevalence of hypertension was estimated, with its 95% confidence intervals (CI95%) according to socioeconomic and demographic factors. Differences between prevalence were analyzed using Pearson’s chi-square test. Poisson regression […]

Abstract Aim To identify the prevalence and the type of breastfeeding practiced in the first and fourth month after delivery by women who presented a high-risk pregnancy. Methods Prospective cohort with secondary data performed in an outpatient breastfeeding, São Paulo. The sample was composed of medical records of women and their children attended between 2004 and 2016. The presence of maternal illness was considered independent from the time of diagnosis, before or during pregnancy, and the type of BF practiced […]