Publications by authors named "Juliana M Reyes Uruena"
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- The study aims to establish a sentinel surveillance network in schools to monitor SARS-CoV-2 infections and evaluate the effectiveness of preventive measures against COVID-19 among students and staff.
- It involves a cross-sectional approach in 26 schools in Catalonia, Spain, with activities such as serological testing, environmental assessments, and evaluating transmission dynamics over a period from January 2021 to June 2022.
- Ethical approval has been granted, and the study will engage participants as co-investigators to help improve COVID-19 prevention strategies in school environments.
Background: Despite remarkable achievements in antiretroviral therapy (ART), losses to follow-up (LTFU) might prevent the long-term success of HIV treatment and might delay the achievement of the 90-90-90 objectives. This scoping review is aimed at the description and analysis of the strategies used in high-income countries to reengage LTFU in HIV care, their implementation and impact.
Methods: A scoping review was done following Arksey & O'Malley's methodological framework and recommendations from Joanna Briggs Institute.
Around 2·5 million deaths and more than 110 million COVID-19 cases have been reported globally. Although it initially appeared that HIV infection was not a risk factor for COVID-19 or more severe disease, more recent large studies suggest that people living with HIV (particularly with low CD4 cell counts or untreated HIV infection) might have a more severe clinical course than those who are HIV-negative. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted HIV prevention and treatment services worldwide, creating huge challenges to the continuity of essential activities.
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- The study looked at how many people in Catalonia have HIV but don't know it, which makes it harder to stop the spread of the virus.
- In 2013, about 34,729 people were living with HIV in Catalonia, and 12.3% of them didn’t know they had it.
- It found that migrant men who have sex with men were more likely to be undiagnosed and had a harder time getting the care they needed compared to local men.
Background: In terms of tobacco consumption, health workers have been considered as reference group, however smoking prevalence in this group is higher than in general population. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of tobacco consumption among workers of a health institution in Catalonia during a period of 10 years (2001-2011), and to describe their characteristics.
Methods: The questionnaire on tobacco consumption prevalence was validated, and was administered in 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2011.
Background: In Catalonia, a law was passed in 2010 to incorporate HIV infection as a mandatory disease and to reduce under-reporting, perform follow-up and to improve prevention. Currently, there are studies that describe the surveillance of new diagnoses of HIV infection. However, there are no studies that compare the change from voluntary to mandatory notification.
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