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ResumoObjetivo: Determinar a influência da sucção não-nutritiva e da estimulação oral nas taxas de amamentação na alta hospitalar, aos 3 meses e 6 meses de idade corrigida em recém-nascidos pré-termo de muito baixo peso ao nascer. Métodos:Foram randomizados 98 recém-nascidos pré-termo de muito baixo peso ao nascer, e 96 permaneceram no estudo até o 6º mês de idade corrigida. Os recém-nascidos foram randomizados em grupo experimental e grupo controle. O grupo experimental recebeu um programa de estimulação (sucção não-nutritiva associado à estimulação sensório-motora-oral), e o grupo controle, um procedimento simulado a partir do momento em que atingiam alimentação plena até a alimentação oral completa.Resultados: Observou-se que 59 (61,5%) recém-nascidos estavam em amamentação na alta, 31 (32,6%) aos 3 meses e apenas 18 (18,75%) aos 6 meses de idade corrigida. Na alta, 47% dos recém-nascidos do grupo controle e 76% do grupo estimulado estavam em amamentação. Aos 3 meses, 18% do grupo controle e 47% do grupo estimulado continuavam em amamentação, e aos 6 meses, 10% do grupo controle e 27% do grupo estimulado. Houve diferença estatística nos três períodos estudados, favorecendo o grupo estimulado (p < 0,05). Conclusão:O presente estudo demonstra que a sucção não-nutritiva, associada à estimulação oral, pode contribuir para a melhoria das taxas de amamentação em pré-termos de muito baixo peso ao nascer.J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008;84(5):423-427: Recém-nascido prematuro, aleitamento materno, comportamento da sucção. AbstractObjective: To determine the influence of non-nutritive sucking and oral stimulation programs on breastfeeding rates at discharge, at 3 and at 6 months of corrected age in preterm infants with very low birth weight.Methods: Preterm infants were randomized into experimental and control groups. Ninety-eight preterm infants were randomized and 96 remained in the study until reaching the corrected age of 6 months. The experimental group received sensory-motor-oral stimulation and non-nutritive sucking, while infants in the control group received a sham stimulation program. Both were administered from reaching enteral feeding (100 kcal/kg/day) until the beginning of oral feeding.Results: Fifty-nine infants (61.5%) were breastfeeding at the time of hospital discharge, 31 (36.9%) at 3 months, and only 18 (20.5%) at 6 months of corrected age. At discharge, 46.9% of the control group and 76.5% of the experimental group were breastfeeding. There were statistically significant differences between rates of breastfeeding at discharge (47 vs. 76%), 3 months (18 vs. 47%) and 6 months after discharge (10 vs. 27%). The experimental group showed significantly higher rates of breastfeeding (p < 0.05). Conclusion:Non-nutritive sucking, associated with oral stimulation programs, can contribute to the improvement of breastfeeding rates among preterm infants with very low birth weight.J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008;84(5):423-427: Preterm infant, breastfeeding, sucking behavior.

This article analyzes data regarding cases of domestic violence treated by the emergency

The results emphasize the increased chance of neonatal and post-neonatal mortality among children of victims of physical abuse during pregnancy, and indicate the importance of prenatal care to identify women at higher risk of suffering aggression, the appropriate time to provide measures of protection and care for mother and baby.

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Resumo Este artigo objetiva verificar a evolução temporal da mortalidade por suicídio em pessoas com 60 anos ou mais segundo a unidade da federação no período de 1980 a 2009. Na construção das séries históricas empregaram-se dados da mortalidade por suicídio (CID-9 códigos E950 a E959 e CID-10 códigos X60 a X84 e Y87.0) obtidos do Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade (SIM/ MS). Dados referentes à contagem populacional foram obtidos do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Na avaliação da tendência temporal empregou-se o modelo de regressão de Poisson, no qual a variável resposta foi o número de óbitos e a variável explanatória o ano calendário centralizado. Foram consideradas tendências estatisticamente significativas aquelas cujo p-valor < 0,05. Os resultados mostram a presença de tendência estatisticamente significativa de aumento para quatro estados e de queda para dois (população geral; 60 anos ou mais). Na população masculina houve aumento em cinco e redução em dois. As taxas femininas exibiram aumento em um estado e queda em três. Verificou-se tendência de aumento no Piauí, Ceará e Rio Grande do Norte e de redução no Amazonas, São Paulo e Roraima para aqueles com idades entre 60 e 69 anos. Observaram-se taxas crescentes na população de 70 a 79 anos do Piauí e decrescentes em Roraima. Palavras-chave Suicídio, Idosos, Tendência temporal, Regressão de Poisson Abstract The scope of this paper is to determine the temporal evolution of mortality by suicide in people aged 60 or more per State in Brazil between 1980 and 2009. Historical mortality by suicide data (ICD-9 codes E950 to E959 and ICD-10 codes X60 to X84 and Y87.0) were obtained from the Mortality Information System (SIM / MS). Data regarding population counts were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. In the assessment of temporal trends the Poisson regression model was used, in which the dependent variable was the number of deaths and the centralized calendar year was the explanatory variable. Statistically significant trends were considered those whose p-value was d" 0.05. The results revealed the presence of a statistically significant increasing trend in four states and a decrease in two (general population; 60 years or more). In the male population there was an increase in five states and a reduction in two. The female rate showed an increase in one state and a decrease in three. There was an increasing trend in Piauí, Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte and a reduction in Amazonas, Roraima, and São Paulo for people aged between 60 and 69. Increasing rates were observed in the population aged 70-79 in Piauí and decreasing trends in Roraima.

OBJECTIVE:To describe mortality from suicide in Brazil, with emphasis on the older adult population. METHODS:Temporal analysis and trend analysis by polynomial regression were conducted on suicide in the population above 10 years old in Brazil and the State of Rio de Janeiro (Southeastern Brazil) from 1980-2006. The data were extracted from the Mortality Information System, and the rates calculated by gender and age per 100,000 inhabitants, considering the resident population provided by DATASUS. For the period between 1980 and 1995, the ninth revision of International Statistical Classifi cation of Diseases and Related Health Problems was used, and for 1996 to 2006, the tenth revision. RESULTS:Suicide rates signifi cantly increased in Brazil and in Rio de Janeiro (respectively reaching 5.7 and 3.1 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants in 2006). The change was caused by the increase in suicides among the male population at all ages. The increase occurred especially among men over 60 years. In Rio de Janeiro, the increase was not statistically signifi cant among men, while there was a decrease among women. The principal means utilized for suicide by men were hanging, suffocation, strangulation and fi rearms. For women, death by hanging also ranks fi rst, followed by ingestion of solids or liquids, smoke or fi re, and jumping from heights. The high rate of suicide by unspecifi ed means reveals problems with data quality. CONCLUSIONS:Suicides are important events in the male population, especially among older men over time. In Rio de Janeiro, the suicide rate is also higher in men, although the difference is not statistically signifi cant. According to the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health, suicide is preventable, and established interventions exist for each age group.

Objective: To verify the impact of obesity on metabolic syndrome components and adipokine levels in prepubertal children. Methods:This cross-sectional study compared 30 obese, 31 overweight and 33 eutrophic children attending a university hospital-based outpatient pediatric clinic. Parameters assessed included glucose, serum lipids, insulin, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), glucose/insulin relation, adiponectin, and leptin. We compared the frequency of acanthosis nigricans and changes in waist, blood pressure, glucose, serum lipids, and insulin. The correlation between body mass index (BMI) z score and adipokines was evaluated.Results: Among obese children, there was a difference in the mean values of HDL cholesterol and adiponectin, whereas among the eutrophic children, there was a difference in the mean values of insulin, HOMA-IR, glucose/insulin relation, and leptin (p < 0.001). A difference was also observed regarding the frequency of acanthosis nigricans and alteration in waist and HDL cholesterol (p < 0.005) in the obese group. The BMI z score showed a positive correlation with leptin (p < 0.001) and a negative correlation with adiponectin (p = 0.001). In multiple linear regression, this correlation was maintained only for leptin; HDL-cholesterol correlated with adiponectin (p = 0.007) and HOMA-IR correlated with both variables (p < 0.05). Conclusion:These findings provide evidence of the influence of obesity on metabolic syndrome components and on adipokine levels in prepubertal children, indicating that these components may contribute to the beginning of cardiovascular diseases.J Pediatr (Rio J). 2009;85(3):261-268: Adiponectin, cardiovascular diseases, risk factors, homeostasis, body mass index, insulin, leptin, insulin resistance. ResumoObjetivo: Verificar o impacto da obesidade sobre os componentes da síndrome metabólica e sobre os níveis de adipocitoquinas em crianças pré-púberes. Métodos: Estudo transversal comparando 30 crianças obesas, 31com sobrepeso e 33 eutróficas, oriundas do ambulatório de pediatria geral de um hospital universitário, quanto às médias de glicose, lipídios séricos, insulina, HOMA-IR (homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance), relação glicose/insulina, adiponectina e leptina. Compararam-se as frequências de acantose nigricans e das alterações de cintura, pressão arterial, glicose, lipídios séricos e insulina. Avaliou-se a correlação entre escore z de índice de massa corporal (IMC) e adipocitoquinas.Resultados: Houve diferença nas médias dos obesos, quanto a HDL-colesterol e adiponectina, e nas dos eutróficos, quanto a insulina, HOMA-IR, relação glicose/insulina e leptina (p < 0,001). O mesmo ocorreu em relação às frequências dos obesos quanto a acantose nigricans e alteração de cintura e HDL-colesterol (p < 0,005). O escore z de IMC se correlacionou positivamente com leptina (p < 0,001) e negativamente com adiponectina (p = 0,001). Na regressão linear múltipla, esta correlação se manteve apenas para leptina; o HDL-colesterol se correlaci...