Fracasso escolar e condições de vida em crianças de sete a dez anos de idade, Sobral, Ceará

Morbidade referida e seus condicionantes em crianças de 5 a 9 anos em Sobral, CE, Brasil

“…The results on income and schooling of the families have been published elsewhere. 5,27 This relative homogeneity might in part explain this finding.…”

“…This type of household is more common in the suburbs of Sobral, which are characterized by poor urbanization and population of lower per capita income. 5 Household crowding is also common in these neighborhoods; however, no association was found between the number of people per household and diseases of the skin.…”

“…The sample of children for the study was drawn from the database of the project "Study on health conditions, education and quality of life for children aged 5 to 9 living in the city of Sobral -Ceará," conducted from 1999 to 2000. 5 A amostra foi construída a partir de sorteio aleatório, estratificada por ano de nascimento, com base no cadastro das unidades amostrais (o domicílio) , organizado pelas equipes de saúde da família e técnicos da Secretaria de Saúde de Sobral.…”

“…Some authors claim that in this case a written consent is not required. 5 The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú (UVA). Children with any abnormalities found in the clinical examination or laboratory tests were sent for evaluation at the family health clinics or by experts who supported the study.…”

Social Determinants of Health among children aged between 5 and 9 years within the urban area, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

“…In the second layer of the model above, is the lifestyle, which, according to Buss and Pellegrini Filho 5 , "is a layer situated on the threshold between individual factors and the SDHs, since the behaviors, often understood only as individual responsibility, dependent on choices made by the free will of people, in fact may also be considered part of the SDHs, as these options are severely constrained by social determinants -such as information, advertising, peer pressure, possibilities of access to healthy foods and leisure opportunities." The mode of socialization is very important in how families come in contact with information and define their own lifestyle, which can lead to more or less healthy habits 6 In the light of the extent of the information obtained in household interviews, we chose to include only two variables referring to the lives of families: the perception of the distance from the household to the main social facilities and the most frequent habits of social contacts. Facilities considered to be "near" are those who provide education and health services, while leisure facilities were seen as more distant.…”