Healthcare Trajectories of Adolescent Patients With Cleft Lip and/or Palate According to Health Insurance Coverage in Medellin, Colombia.

To describe and compare the healthcare trajectories of patients with CL/P under two different income-based programs for health coverage in Colombia, known in Colombia as a health insurance regime (contributory and subsidized), in Medellín, 2021. Non-experimental, cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. Primary level of clinical care in Medellín, Colombia.

Pressures received and generated by a group of workers with subsistence jobs in the center of Medellín, and how these affect their life and health.

Introduction: Although studies about informal work have been carried out, there is still little evidence that explains, from the workers' perspective, what pressures they receive and generate due to the use of public space, and how these pressures affect their health.

Objectives: To explore, from the point of view of a group of informal workers from the downtown Medellin, the environmental and social pressures that they receive and generate from the use of the territory, as well as the effects that these pressures may have on their life and health conditions.

Methods: Ethnographic tools were used for field work and grounded theory for data analysis.

Clinical Manifestations of Dengue in Children and Adults in a Hyperendemic Region of Colombia.

Dengue is the most common arboviral disease in the world. Traditionally, it has affected more adults, but the incidence in children has increased in recent years. Colombia is no stranger to this change; therefore, we aimed to find the differences in signs, symptoms, and clinical, hematological, and hemogram characteristics between children under 12 years old and individuals aged 12 years and older in an endemic region of Colombia in 2020-2022.

Food insecurity profile according to habits and lifestyles in workers with subsistence jobs, Medellín-Colombia 2016.

Introduction: Although the informal economy absorbs a considerable portion of the population, there is still little evidence that contributes to identify the lifestyles and eating habits that outline food insecurity in workers with subsistence jobs.

Objectives: To determine the profile of food insecurity according to habits and lifestyles in workers with subsistence jobs.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with primary sources of information, obtained through an assisted survey, to a census of 686 workers in 2016.

Immune system gene polymorphisms associated with severe dengue in Latin America: a systematic review.

One of the main challenges in the clinical management of dengue is the early identification of cases that could progress to severe forms of the disease. A biomarker that may enable this identification is the presence of genetic polymorphisms in genes associated with immune responses. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review of the Latin American literature on these genes.

Working and non-working conditions related to the presence of depressive symptoms in women workers with subsistence jobs in the centre of Medellín, 2015-2019.

Objective: To determine the working and non-working conditions related to depressive symptoms in informal workers in the centre of Medellín in 2015-2019.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with analytical intention and primary sources of information. Data collection with assisted survey in one of its union headquarters in 2016, after a pilot test and standardisation of pollsters.

House-Level Risk Factors for Infestation in the Urban Center of Castilla la Nueva, Meta State, Colombia.

is the main vector of the dengue virus in Colombia. Some factors have been associated with its presence; however, in the local context, it has not been sufficiently evaluated. The present study seeks to identify the socioeconomic, environmental, and behavioral factors associated with the presence and abundance of in urban dwellings in the municipality of Castilla la Nueva.

Factors associated with the perception of HIV vulnerability among transgender women in three Colombian cities.

Objective: To describe the perception of vulnerability to HIV and its associated factors among transgender women (TW) in Bogotá, Medellín and Santiago de Cali, Colombia.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study, using respondent-driven sampling (RDS) in which 620 TW participated. Sociodemographic aspects, sexual behavior, consumption of psychoactive substances and the perception of vulnerability to HIV were studied.

Sociodemographic, environmental and labor conditions related to the presence of conjunctivitis and skin irritation in a group of informal street vendors in downtown Medellin, 2015-2019.

Introduction: Occupational diseases are those that may have a causal relationship with occupational activity or environment. However, this definition does not specify how this disease would be identified and acknowledged for workers with subsistence jobs.

Objectives: To determine sociodemographic, labor and environmental conditions that collaborate to explain the presence of eye and skin irritation among informal vendors in downtown Medellin.

Working and Non-Working Conditions Related to the Presence of Depressive Symptoms in Women Workers with Subsistence Jobs in the Centre of Medellín, 2015-2019.

Objective: To determine the working and non-working conditions related to depressive symptoms in informal workers in the centre of Medellín in 2015-2019.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with analytical intention and primary sources of information. Data collection with assisted survey in one of its union headquarters in 2016, after a pilot test and standardisation of pollsters.

Sociodemographic, labor conditions, habits, lifestyles and diabetes in workers with subsistence jobs, Medellín-Colombia.

Introduction: According to American Diabetes Association, diabetes is a metabolic change characterized by the presence de hyperglycemia caused by a deficiency and/or malfunctioning of insulin secretion.

Objectives: To determine sociodemographic and labor conditions, habits and lifestyles that explain diabetes in a group of informal street workers in downtown Medellín, Colombia.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with analytical intent based on primary sources information and on a survey with a sample of 686 workers in 2016, after obtaining informed consent.

Burden of dengue in the State of Meta, Colombia (2010-2016).

In Colombia, dengue is a disease of great impact due to its morbidity and mortality, however, studies on the effects of the economic burden at the local level are scarce. Therefore, our study sought to describe the economic burden of dengue epidemics between 2010 and 2016 in the State of Meta, Colombia. A longitudinal study was performed using information from the records of the epidemiological information system (Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia en Salud Pública - SIVIGILA), and the indicator of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) was determined as an estimator of the burden of dengue.

Risk of infection in patients undergoing urologic surgery based on the presence of asymptomatic bacteriuria: A prospective study.

Background: Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is recommended in pregnant women and prior to urologic procedures with anticipated mucosal disruption. However, there is still insufficient evidence of the usefulness of treating ASB prior to urologic procedures. Therefore, the aim of this study was to ascertain the risk of infections in patients undergoing urologic surgery based on the presence of ASB.

Factors associated with multidrug-resistant bacteria in a cohort of patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria who underwent urological surgery.

Background: Although the factors associated to bacterial resistance in patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) have been studied in pregnant, fertile age women, patients with spinal cord injury, and those with urogynecological disorders, nothing is known about the factors associated with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in patients with ASB and planned urological procedures. This study therefore sought to identify the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with MDR bacteria in a cohort of patients with ASB scheduled for urological procedures.

Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study on a cohort of patients with ASB and planned urological procedures at 3 Colombian medical centers.

Use of injected heroin and risk of hepatitis C in three cities in Colombia.

Introduction: Hepatitis C is one of the most neglected diseases by governments internationally.

Objective: Identify the prevalence of hepatitis C and associated injection drug users in three cities of factors Colombia.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of 668 injecting drug users recruited through respondent-driven sampling, inquired about demographic characteristics and risk behaviors.

Informality and employment vulnerability: application in sellers with subsistence work.

Objective: To describe the origin, evolution, and application of the concept of employment vulnerability in workers who subsist on street sales.

Methods: We have carried out an analysis of the literature in database in Spanish, Portuguese, and English, without restriction by country. This is a review of the gray literature of government reports, articles, and documents from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Drug dealing and drug using behaviors among people who inject drugs in Colombia: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: People who inject drugs (PWID) are highly exposed to drug-dealing networks. In Colombia, a recent dramatic increase in drug consumption has been reported. However, involvement of PWID in drug dealing, their demographics, and drug using behaviors has not been studied.

Heroin Use and Injection Risk Behaviors in Colombia: Implications for HIV/AIDS Prevention.

Background: Heroin production in Colombia has increased dramatically in recent decades, and some studies point to an increase in local heroin use since the mid-1990s. Despite this rapid increase, little is known about the effects of these activities on heroin injection within Colombia. One of the biggest concerns surrounding heroin injection is the potential spread of HIV through drug user networks.

[Psychoactive substance use and violent behavior 11-18 year-old students. Itagüí, Colombia].

Objective To determine the association between consumption of psychoactive substances (PAS) and violent behavior in middle and high school students (grades 6 to 11) in the municipality of Itagui, Colombia. Method Cross-sectional study with a random sample of 646 middle and high school students. Participants volunteered to fill out the survey independently and consent was provided.

[Risky sexual behavior regarding HIV in a college population].

Objective: The study addressed risky sexual behavior regarding HIV infection in students attending Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó (FUNLAM) in Medellin during the last six months.

Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving a representative sample of 680 students who were surveyed using a questionnaire containing 65 qualitative and quantitative questions in line with sociodemographic variables and risky sexual behavior regarding HIV infection.

Results: For each man who had had sexual contact during the past six months there were 0.

[The social vulnerability index regarding Medellín's disabled population].

Objective: Constructing a social vulnerability index (SVI) for Medellín's disabled population during 2008 aimed at determining areas which were reducing opportunities for this population to use their tangible and intangible assets, thus impairing their quality of life.

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study drew on a source of secondary information regarding people having some kind of limitation recorded in the Quality of Life Survey, 2008. Physical, human and social variables were grouped when constructing the SVI; the models were run in principal component analysis to determine their degree of vulnerability, defined by the number of negative factors identified (high category=4 or 5, medium=2 or 3 and low=1 or none).

[Labour factors associated with post-traumatic stress in uniformed workers in Medellín].

Objective: Determining the labor factors associated with post-traumatic stress in uniformed workers in Medellin.

Method: A cross-sectional study was made of 124 uniformed workers aged 20 to 48 years-old. A survey was made using an adults' post-traumatic stress instrument which had been validated in Medellin.

[Public health policies as regards the elderly in Colombia].

A literature review was performed on the laws passed, and adopted in accordance with international regulations, in Colombia and which currently benefit or affect the quality of life of the elderly. Public policies in Colombia are inclined towards the well-being of the elderly, but this documental analysis concludes that the elderly Colombian is unprotected and defenseless against the obstacles and difficult situations due to the biological, political, social, economic and environmental conditions. This makes them vulnerable as it is a scheme that only benefits in cases of poverty and by being a member of the General Social Security in Health system, with transfer of obligations to the family, society and likewise the elderly.