Educational inequalities in heart failure mortality and the cycles of the internal armed conflict in Colombia: An observational panel study of ecological data, 1999-2017.

Heart failure (HF) is a significant clinical problem and an important public health issue due to the morbidity and mortality that it causes, especially in a population that is aging and affected by social stressors such as armed conflict. We aim to describe the inequalities and trends of HF mortality by educational level in Colombia between 1999 and 2017 compared with the cycles of the internal armed conflict during the same period. An observational study of ecological data panels, with aggregates at the national level, was conducted.

Inequalities in dental prenatal control in Colombia: An analysis based on the IV National Oral Health Study, 2013-2014.

Introduction: Dental care is essential in guaranteeing the right to healthy motherhood. In Colombia, prenatal care policies incorporate the promotion, prevention, and care in oral health as part of the comprehensive care that pregnant women must receive within the health system. However, there is no systematic monitoring of compliance with these guidelines.

[Costs of Chagas' disease screening test in blood donors in two Colombian blood banks, 2015].

Introduction: Transfusion is a mechanism of transmission of Chagas' disease. There are no studies on the costs of the screening test in Colombian blood banks.

Objective: To estimate the costs of the screening test for Chagas' disease among blood donors in two Colombian blood banks, 2015.

Individual and climate factors associated with acute respiratory infection in Colombian children.

The objective of this study was to examine the association between acute respiratory infection recall (ARI-recall) and individual and environmental factors such as climate, precipitation, and altitude above sea level in Colombian children. A secondary analysis of 11,483 Colombian children, whose mothers were interviewed in the 2010 National Demographic and Health Survey, was carried out. The outcome variable was the mother's or caregiver's ARI-recall.

Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015.

Background: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many regions of the world.

Objectives: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated data on disease incidence, prevalence, and mortality to produce consistent, up-to-date estimates for cardiovascular burden.

Methods: CVD mortality was estimated from vital registration and verbal autopsy data.

Dengue mortality in Colombia, 1985-2012.

Introduction: Dengue in Colombia is an important public health problem due to the huge economic and social costs it has caused, especially during the disease outbreaks. 

Objective: To describe the behavior of dengue mortality in Colombia between 1985 and 2012. 

Materials And Methods: We conducted a descriptive study.

Exploratory wavelet analysis of dengue seasonal patterns in Colombia.

Introduction: Dengue has a seasonal behavior associated with climatic changes, vector cycles, circulating serotypes, and population dynamics. The wavelet analysis makes it possible to separate a very long time series into calendar time and periods. This is the first time this technique is used in an exploratory manner to model the behavior of dengue in Colombia.