Proportion of fever attributable to malaria in Colombia: Potential indicators for monitoring progress towards malaria elimination.

Objective: Identify and characterize indicators to assess progress in terms of control and monitoring of malaria in endemic areas of Colombia and compare malaria elimination findings with those of countries in the same region.

Methods: Cross-sectional surveys were carried out in 2011 and 2014 in malaria endemic areas in Colombia, Pacific and Caribbean regions. A socio-demographic and a clinical questionnaire were applied to each participant; likewise, written and informed consents were obtained.

Efficacy of the prescription of physical activity in the obese child population.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of prescribing physical activity to the population of overweight and obese children, in accordance with the levels of evidence.

Methods: To find literature pertaining to the intervention of physical activity in overweight and obese children. four electronic databases were used: Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane and Lilacs.

Malaria in Colombia: retrospective glance during the past 40 years.

Objective: Describe and analyze the structural configuration of malaria in Colombia since 1960 to 2004 where the phenomena of persistence, resurgence and resistance as well as the main determinants associated to these phenomena.

Methods: A comparative study of the history of malaria and its trend was conducted in Colombia since 1960-2004. Secondary and primary information about the frequency and spatial distribution of malaria was collected.