Publications by authors named "D Romero Salas"
An individual socioeconomic status index (ISESI) was used to analyse inequalities in participation and colonoscopy acceptance in the Valencia Region Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme (VR-CRCSP). This is a cross-sectional study of men and women aged 50-69 who had been invited to participate in the VR-CRCSP as of February 2020 (N = 1,066,763). The variables included in the ISESI were nationality, employment status, disability, healthcare coverage, risk of vulnerability, and family size.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVaccine Certificates Must Go Digital: An Urgent Call for Better Public Health Outcomes.
JMIR Public Health Surveill
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the shortcomings of outdated paper-based vaccine certification methods and emphasizes the urgent need for digital transformation in health information systems.
- Digital vaccination certificates provide secure and easily accessible proof of immunization status, essential for effective public health management.
- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is advocating for the transformation of health systems across the Americas through innovative technologies to improve health outcomes and ensure equitable access to services.
Article Synopsis
- South American countries recommend annual influenza vaccination for high-risk groups, including young children, those with preexisting health conditions, and older adults, to reduce morbidity and mortality.
- Interim estimates from a study conducted in March-July 2024 showed that out of 11,751 influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness cases, 21.3% of patients were vaccinated, with an adjusted vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 34.5% against hospitalization.
- The vaccine was particularly effective against subtype A(H3N2) at 36.5% and A(H1N1)pdm09 at 37.1%, indicating that Northern Hemisphere countries should prepare for robust vaccination campaigns and early
In 2022, an estimated 5 million persons in the World Health Organization Region of the Americas (AMR) were living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis worldwide. Most chronic infections are acquired through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) or horizontal transmission during childhood and are preventable with hepatitis B vaccination, including a birth dose (HepB-BD), followed by 2-3 additional doses (HepB3) in infancy. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Elimination of MTCT of HBV infection strategy is intended to reduce chronic HBV infection (measured by hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] seroprevalence) to ≤0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This cross-sectional study aims to analyse the relationship between sedentary behaviour and breast cancer (BC) risk from a social perspective.
Methods: Women aged 45-70 who participated in the Valencia Region Breast Cancer Screening Programme (2018-2019) were included, with a total of 121,359 women analysed, including 506 with cancer and 120,853 without cancer. The response variable was BC (screen-detected) and the main explanatory variable was sedentary behaviour (≤2 / >2-≤3 / >3-≤5 / >5 hours/day, h/d).