Blar i forfatter "Figueiredo, Rejane Augusta de Oliveira"

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    • Attendance to cervical cancer screening among Roma and non-Roma women living in North-Western region of Romania 

      Andreassen, Trude; Melnic, Adriana; Figueiredo, Rejane Augusta de Oliveira; Moen, Kåre; Şuteu, Ofelia; Nicula, Florian; Ursin, Giske; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-27)
      <p><i>Objectives</i>: Romania has Europe’s highest incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer. Participation in the national cervical cancer-screening programme is low, especially among minority Roma women.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: We conducted a cross-sectional study, using a structured questionnaire aiming to quantify reasons for screening attendance among women in North-Western region of ...

    • Cohort Profile: The Finnish Health in Teens (Fin-HIT) study: A population-based study 

      Figueiredo, Rejane Augusta de Oliveira; Simola-Ström, Sabina; Rounge, Trine Ballestad; Viljakainen, Heli; Eriksson, Johan G.; Roos, Eva; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-12)
      The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is increasing globally. In high-income countries, the prevalence of obesity has plateaued, although the rate is still high. Children with overweight and obesity are likely to stay obese into adulthood and tend to develop certain diseases, such as pulmonary, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, more frequently and at a younger ...

    • Eating habits and weight status in Finnish adolescents 

      Viljakainen, Jannina; Figueiredo, Rejane Augusta de Oliveira; Viljakainen, Heli; Roos, Eva; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Rounge, Trine Ballestad (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-21)
      <i>Objective</i>: To investigate the association between eating habits and weight status in adolescents in Finland.<p><p> <i>Design</i>: Cross-sectional study.<p><p> <i>Setting</i>: The Finnish Health in Teens (Fin-HIT) study is a cohort study conducted in adolescents attending third to sixth grade in 496 schools in forty-four municipalities in Southern, Middle and Northern Finland in ...

    • Picky eating - A risk factor for underweight in Finnish preadolescents 

      Viljakainen, Heli T.; Figueiredo, Rejane Augusta de Oliveira; Rounge, Trine Ballestad; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-25)
      <i>Background</i> - Picky eating (PE) is the most common cause of early-life feeding problems. However, the consequences of PE on food intake and weight development in general populations have not been established.<p><p> <i>Objectives</i> - This study aims to investigate the associations of PE and food neophobia (FN) with weight status in 5700 Finnish preadolescents. In addition, we described ...