Head circumference trajectory in early childhood in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil: associated factors and relationship with child development

• Grant number: 21/01688-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: March 01, 2021
• End date: July 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Epidemiology
• Principal Investigator: Marly Augusto Cardoso
• Grantee: Isabel Giacomini Marques
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 16/00270-6 - MINA study - Maternal and child health in Acre: birth cohort in the Western Brazilian Amazon, AP.TEM

Abstract

In Brazil, there are few longitudinal studies evaluating child growth and development, with even more limited data in the Amazon region. The present study aims to investigate child growth trajectories with an emphasis on head circumference, associated factors and impact on child development in the MINA-Brazil birth cohort. Data obtained in the first two years of life, such as perinatal characteristics, morbidities, dietary practices and intestinal microbiota, will be analyzed in order to explore predictors of head growth and child development at the age of five. The proposed project seeks to present scientific evidence that supports public policies focused on promoting maternal and child health, integrating different aspects that compose early childhood. The results may contribute to the definition of priorities and guide programs and public policies to promote growth and adequate development in early childhood, aiming at reducing inequalities in contexts of high social vulnerability. (AU)

Scientific publications

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ISABEL GIACOMINI; MARIA ROSÁRIO O. MARTINS; ALICIA MATIJASEVICH; MARLY A. CARDOSO. Consistência interna do Questionário de Capacidades e Dificuldades em crianças amazônicas. Revista de Saúde Pública, v. 57, 2024-02-26. (22/03400-9, 16/00270-6, 21/01688-2)

GIACOMINI, ISABEL; VILLAMOR, EDUARDO; LOURENCO, BARBARA HATZLHOFFER; ZHU, MIA; SEELEY, ALLISON L.; MATIJASEVICH, ALICIA; CARDOSO, MARLY AUGUSTO. Impaired head circumference growth and behavioural problems in childhood: Longitudinal findings from the MINA-Brazil birth cohort. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, v. N/A, p. 11-pg., 2024-10-04. (22/03400-9, 21/01688-2, 16/00270-6)

ISABEL GIACOMINI; LUCAS DAMASIO FAGGIANI; PAOLA SOLEDAD MOSQUERA; MARLY AUGUSTO CARDOSO. Breastfeeding practices and head circumference in young children: a systematic review. Revista de Saúde Pública, v. 57, 2023-07-07. (16/00270-6, 21/01688-2)

ALICIA MATIJASEVICH; ALEXANDRE FAISAL-CURY; ISABEL GIACOMINI; JULIA DE SOUZA RODRIGUES; MARCIA C. CASTRO; MARLY A. CARDOSO. Depressão materna e saúde mental infantil aos cinco anos de idade: Estudo de coorte MINA-Brasil. Revista de Saúde Pública, v. 57, 2024-02-26. (20/13425-3, 22/03400-9, 16/00270-6, 21/01688-2)

MARQUES, ISABEL GIACOMINI; FAGGIANI, LUCAS DAMASIO; MOSQUERA, PAOLA SOLEDAD; CARDOSO, MARLY AUGUSTO. Breastfeeding Practices and Head Circumference in the First Two Years of Life: a Systematic Review. ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, v. 79, p. 1-pg., 2023-08-01. (21/01688-2, 16/00270-6)