Methods of the National Nutrition Survey 1999.

abstract：:The Takemi Program in International Health was established at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1983 as a research and advanced training program for midcareer health professionals concerned with the allocation of resources for health, especially in developing countries. This essay describes the origins of the Tak...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Reich MR

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of the approximately 14,000 hospitals in Latin America and the Caribbean face enormous challenges to live up to the basic prepositions of quality assurance in health care. If methods of quality control in medical education and hospitals are not implemented soon in Latin America, we will face, in the very ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： de Moraes Novaes H

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain information about emotional ailments based on the experience of adults in a socially underserved urban community, their social support resources to cope with them, and their health care expectancies. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The study began in 2000, in the Magdalena Contreras District of Mexico City. D...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Mora-Ríos J,Ito-Sugiyama ME

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the validity of a battery of functional capacity tests in community-living elderly Canadians. MATERIAL AND METHODS: DESIGN:cross-sectional study. STUDY POPULATION:baseline data from 1793 men and women aged 74.4 +/- 4.1 participating in the NuAge longitudinal study were collected from December 200...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Avila-Funes JA,Gray-Donald K,Payette H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the number of micronuclei and nuclear anomalies in Mexico's indigenous population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:One hundred twenty indigenous individuals were evaluated, including thirty from the ethnicities Cora, Huichol, Tarahumara and Tepehuano. The number of micronuclei (MN) and any nuclear abnorma...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Lazalde-Ramos BP,Zamora-Pérez AL,Sosa-Macías M,Galaviz-Hernández C,Zúñiga-González GM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the current knowledge of pathogen-insect interactions amenable for the design of molecular-based control strategies of vector-borne diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We examined malaria, dengue, and Chagas disease pathogens and insect molecules that participate in interactions during their vectors i...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Zumaya-Estrada FA,Rodríguez MC,Rodríguez MH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the factors associated with open communication between mental health professionals and parents of patients with intellectual disabilities and other neurodevelopmental disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cross-sectional survey in 759 mental health professionals. The association between the pattern of...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ángeles-Llerenas A,Domínguez-Esponda R,Katz-Guss G,Astudillo-García CI,Rodríguez-Valentín R,Madrigal-de León E,Salvador-Carulla L,Lazcano-Ponce E

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the age, period and cohort effects on breast cancer (BC) mortality in Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Age, period and cohort curvature trends for BC mortality were estimated through the Poisson Regression model proposed by Holford. RESULTS:Nationally, BC death rates have leveled off since 1995 in mos...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Franco-Marina F,Lazcano-Ponce E,López-Carrillo L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main points of encounter and/or differences between two sociomedical analytical models are discussed. Both models have substantially contributed to an integrated perspective on public health. Discussion is focused on the conceptual construction of social processes and the contribution of these social processes on ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： López-Arellano O,Blanco-Gil J

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The degree of aggregation is determined for the whole population and for different age-specific strata and is used for assessing the reinfection rate after a mass antihelminthic chemotherapeutic intervention. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The degree of aggregation of Ascaris lumbricoides is derived from prevalence an...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Ruíz A,Ocampo G,Soto A,José MV

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to describe the ways in which Mexican adolescents and adults with intellectual disability exercise autonomy. Two focus groups were carried out with family members who are the legal guardians of people with intellectual disability who have received independent living training at the Center for Integral ...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Allen-Leigh B,Katz G,Rangel-Eudave G,Lazcano-Ponce E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article is to analyze the progress made in the Americas in the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) after its tenth anniversary of entry into force. At the time of the analysis, 30 of the 35 countries of the Americas are Parties to the FCT...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Blanco A,Sandoval RC,Martínez-López L,Caixeta RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To prove the benefit of an educational intervention for controlling LDL cholesterol levels in LDL cholesterol. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A quasi-experimental study was conducted; diabetic patients were randomly allocated to an experimental and a control group. The experimental group consisted of 25 patients and t...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Cabrera-Pivaral CE,González-Pérez G,Vega-López MG,Centeno-López M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Global Smokefree Partnership has recently prepared a map of smokefree campaigns and policies around the world. It focuses primarily on countries that are parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, but other countries were included. The smokefree status of 172 countries was mapped. Of these countri...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Griffith G,Welch C,Cardone A,Valdemoro A,Jo C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Establish provider delay for breast cancer and related factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS:1,106 women with breast cancer were approached in health care institutions of Bogota, Colombia. According to the history of first consultation, we established diagnostic and treatment incidence rates, which were compared for...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Piñeros M,Sánchez R,Perry F,García OA,Ocampo R,Cendales R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the lack of information regarding abortion attitudes in Mexico, an abortion opinion survey was conducted in Mexico City among 387 women and 338 men. Respondents were asked if they agreed with a woman's abortion decision under seven different circumstances. Affirmative responses were analyzed by respondents'...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Núñez-Fernández L,Shrader-Cox E,Benson J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of AIDS in Mexico and the frequency of sexually transmitted risks was analyzed in relation to the socioeconomic strata of the patients. The study was based on the obligatory notifications of AIDS received by the Ministry of Health between 1982 and september of 1988. The findings show that AIDS is accumu...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： González Block MA,Liguori AL,Bazúa LF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess STI/AIDS risk behaviors and occupational risk factors among adolescent hotel workers in Puerto Vallarta. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Comparative cross-sectional study conducted in 1998, among 288 workers adolescents of 38 hotels in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Variables were collected on working conditions, e...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Rasmussen-Cruz B,Hidalgo-San Martín A,Alfaro-Alfaro N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper aims at describing the behavior of tobacco's demand in Mexico across four one-year periods: 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1998, as well as to estimate a cigarette demand function. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A cross-sectional study with longitudinal analysis was conducted. Information sources were the Encuesta N...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Sesma-Vázquez S,Campuzano-Rincón JC,Carreón-Rodríguez VG,Knaul F,López-Antuñano FJ,Hernández-Avila M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe de prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and anemia in a sample of Mexican elderly population from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut) 2012. MATERIALS AND METHODS:1 920 subjects ≥60 years of age were included. Hemoglobin, serum concentrations of ferritin and CRP were measured. The ris...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Contreras-Manzano A,Cruz Vde L,Villalpando S,Rebollar R,Shamah-Levy T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the mortality risk of fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM2.5-10) particles in the Metropolitan Area of Mon-terrey (MAM). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective ecological time-series analysis (2000-2014) was conducted using total and specific causes of mortality, and daily mean PM2.5 and PM2.5-10. General...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Martínez-Muñoz A,Hurtado-Díaz M,Cruz JC,Riojas-Rodríguez H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of a hospital-acquired infections control program is to decrease the risk of acquisition and the morbidity and costs associated. The organization of a team with technical and humanistic leadership is essential. Every infection control program must also develop strategies that allow: a) identificatio...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Navarrete-Navarro S,Rangel-Frausto MS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of vaccines and immunization in the prevention of infectious diseases is one of the greatest successes in medicine. In recent years, with access to cutting edge genomic and proteomic technology, it is possible to accelerate the development of new and improved vaccines with better immunogenicity and s...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Mota-Sánchez J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective::To select, pilot test and implement a set of indicators for tertiary public hospitals. Materials and methods::Quali-quantitative study in four stages: identification of indicators used internationally; selection and prioritization by utility, feasibility and reliability; exploration of the quality of source...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Saturno-Hernández PJ,Martínez-Nicolás I,Poblano-Verástegui O,Vértiz-Ramírez JJ,Suárez-Ortiz EC,Magaña-Izquierdo M,Kawa-Karasik S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ratify the effect of traditional "nixtamalización" upon aflatoxin in corn, to identify the residual compound in dough, to evaluate its toxicity, and to verify the effect of acidic treatment on the regeneration of aflatoxin. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Corn with and without aflatoxin was treated separately with l...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Anguiano-Ruvalcaba GL,Verver y Vargas-Cortina A,Guzmán-de Peña D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the presence of polymorphisms of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma PPARγ (Pro 1 2Ala) and PPARGC1B (Ala203Pro) modifies the association between the inorganic arsenic (iAs) methylation capacity and breast cancer (BC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Mexican women were interviewed, and...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Pineda-Belmontes CP,Hernández-Ramírez RU,Hernández-Alcaraz C,Cebrián ME,López-Carrillo L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the social construction of stigma and discrimination processes associated with HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), based on the perceptions of health care providers in three states of the Mexican Republic. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Qualitative and quantitative description. Observation at n...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Infante C,Zarco A,Cuadra SM,Morrison K,Caballero M,Bronfman M,Magis C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) is becoming a relatively common condition in North America. Diagnosis at the chronic stage depends on demonstration of specific antibodies in body fluids, since parasitologic or pathologic diagnosis is uncertain at this stage. Therefore, standardization of immunodiagnostic te...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Monteón VM,Guzmán-Bracho C,Floriani-Verdugo J,Ramos-Echevarría A,Velasco-Castrejón O,Reyes PA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cancer mortality rates in Mexico from two national death registries that independently code and attribute cause of death. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We compared 5-year age-standardized total cancer and sitespecific cancer mortality rates (2010-2014) from Mexico's official death registry with a death re...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Lozano-Esparza S,Stern D,Hernández-Ávila JE,Morales-Carmona E,Mohar A,Lajous M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we report the published cases of human and porcine cysticercosis, as well as Taenia solium taeniasis diagnosed in Mexico during the last 10 years. Numerical data allow us to state that this disease remains as a public health problem in our country. Whereas efficient tools have been developed for the diag...

journal_title：Salud publica de Mexico

authors： Fleury A,Sciutto E,Larralde C

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00