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Aluisio Barros

Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)

Brazil

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

22

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Scholarly Papers (22)

1.

Daily Use of Pacifier in the First Years of Life Is Associated with Lower IQ at Age Six

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Mar 2019
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Pacifier; intelligence (test); habits; children

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Contraceptive Use in 23 Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean: Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives Much Less Popular than Short-Acting Contraceptives

, Global Health, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2019, Pages e227-e235, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30481-9
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 07 Aug 2018
Pan American Health Organization, Women and Reproductive Health, CLAP SMR PAHO/WHO Latin American Center of Perinatology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Pan American Health Organization, Women and Reproductive Health, CLAP SMR PAHO/WHO Latin American Center of Perinatology, Pan American Health Organization, Women and Reproductive Health, CLAP SMR PAHO/WHO Latin American Center of Perinatology, Pan American Health Organization - Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, World Health Organization (WHO) - Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Pan American Health Organization, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Family planning services, contraception, long-acting reversible contraception, health inequalities

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Early Childhood Developmental Delay in 63 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Prevalence and Inequalities Estimated From National Health Surveys

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 May 2019
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Equity health, Child development, Global health

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Associations between Childhood Trauma and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Feb 2024
University of Bath, University of Bath, University of Bristol - Bristol Medical School, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, King’s College London, University of Bath and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology
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Childhood trauma, adolescent mental health, middle-income country

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A Novel Maternal and Newborn Health Composite Indicator Using National Health Surveys from Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Validation and Association with Infant Mortality

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Mar 2025
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Hospital for Sick Children - Centre for Global Health, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), University of Manitoba - Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Maternal and Newborn Health, Composite Indicator, Neonatal Mortality, Health Inequalities, National Health Surveys

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Time-Dependent Decay of Detectable Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2: A Comparison of ELISA with Two Batches of a Lateral-Flow Test

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 22 Jan 2021
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) - Program in Immunobiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Inequalities in the health, nutrition, and wellbeing of Afrodescendant women and children in ten Latin American and Caribbean countries

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Apr 2022
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pan American Health Organization - Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Pan American Health Organization, United Nations - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Pan American Health Organization - Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, Pan American Health Organization, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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ethnic and racial disparities, health equity, low- and middle-income countries, child health, maternal health, Latin America and the Caribbean

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Association Between Antenatal Care and Child Mortality: A Survival Analysis From 70 Low and Middle-Income Countries Using the ANCq Content-Qualified Coverage Indicator

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 15 Nov 2021
Luisa Arroyave, Ghada E. Saad and Aluisio Barros
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), American University of Beirut (AUB) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Antenatal care, Child mortality, National surveys, Survival analysis

9.

­SDG3-Related Inequalities in Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health: A Baseline for Latin America and the Caribbean

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Nov 2020
Pan American Health Organization - Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Pan American Health Organization - Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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SDG monitoring, RMNCH, health inequalities, Latin America and the Caribbean, multicountry analysis, public health, global health

10.

Can Unvaccinated Children Be Reached Through Mobile Phones? Analyses of National Cross-Sectional Surveys from 70 Countries

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Dec 2024
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), University of Melbourne, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Vaccination, Digital Health, Health Inequities, Child, Developing countries

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Time Trends in Consumption of Breastmilk, Formula and Animal Milk by Young Children From 2000 to 2019: Analyses of 113 Countries

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 03 Feb 2021
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Deakin University, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Gates Foundation - Global Development Program, World Health Organization (WHO) - Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Breastfeeding, Trends, Infant and Young Child Feeding, Breast milk substitutes

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Family Size Predicts Immunization Status Analyses of 94 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Nov 2023
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Parana, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Vaccination, Siblings, Birth Order, Health Surveys, global health

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Introducing New Vaccines with an Equity Lens: Retrospective Analysis of Annual National Health Surveys in Peru, 2004-2022

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 10 Jul 2024
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Parana, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Centro de Investigación en Salud Materna e Infantil, Instituto de Investigación Nutricional, Independent, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia - Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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The Role of Gender Inequality and Health Expenditure on the Coverage of Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Contraceptives: An Analysis of 14 LAC Countries

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Aug 2022
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Family planning, Contraception, Socioeconomic factors, Multilevel analysis

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Cross-National and Multilevel Associations Between Child-Marriage and Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Women: An Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Dec 2021
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Exacerbation of Antenatal Care Disparities as Coverage Recommendations Rise in Brazil: Evidence for the Inverse Equity Hypothesis from National Health Information System data

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 06 Nov 2025
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Prenatal Care, Health Status Disparities, Socioeconomic Factors, Brazil, Health Program Implementation.

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Intimate Partner Violence Victimisation and its Association with Maternal Parenting: Findings from the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 10 Nov 2022
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry, Gender, Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Programme in Physical Education, University of Reading, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology
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intimate partner violence, violence against women, child development, birth cohorts

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Identifying the Women Most Vulnerable to Intimate Partner Violence: A Decision Tree Analysis From 48 Low and Middle-Income Countries

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Jun 2021
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Gender, Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK, University of Miami - Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, Fondation Botnar, University of Sussex - Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Population-Level Seropositivity Trend for SARS-Cov-2 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Results of 10 Repeated Surveys of the EPICOVID19-RS Study

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 11 Jun 2021
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent and Independent
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Delivery Channels and the Magnitude of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Coverage of RMNCH Interventions: Analysis of 36 Cross-Sectional Surveys in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Jan 2021
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Ethnic Inequalities in Health Intervention Coverage Among Mexican Women at the Individual and Municipality Levels

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Aug 2021
Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH) and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Ethnic Inequalities in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Interventions in Ecuador: A Study of the 2004 and 2012 National Surveys

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Sep 2021
University of São Paulo (USP) - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH), The George Institute for Global Health (India), University of São Paulo (USP) - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto and Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel) - International Center for Equity in Health (ICEH)
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Ethnic groups, Maternal-child health services continuity of patient care, Healthcare disparities, Health care surveys