Publications by authors named "O J Horna-Campos"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic represents a significant public health challenge globally, particularly impacting various age groups in different ways.
- A study conducted in Chile during 2020 and 2021 found that while the total COVID-19 cases in children were much lower than in adults, the infection trends in children closely mirrored those in adults.
- The analysis revealed that boys aged 0 to 14 were more affected than girls, while the trend reversed in individuals aged 15 and older, indicating notable demographic trends in infection rates by age and sex.
Social Inequalities in Mental Health and Self-Perceived Health in the First Wave of COVID-19 Lockdown in Latin America and Spain: Results of an Online Observational Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
May 2023
COVID-19 lockdowns greatly affected the mental health of populations and collectives. This study compares the mental health and self-perceived health in five countries of Latin America and Spain, during the first wave of COVID 19 lockdown, according to social axes of inequality. This was a cross-sectional study using an online, self-managed survey in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Spain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyse the social factors associated with self-perceived health during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Chilean resident population according to gender perspective.
Method: Cross-sectional study conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown between May 17 and August 17, 2020 with an online survey. Self-perceived health was analysed in the population aged 18 years or older in relation to social variables.
Introduction: Infant mortality depends on the economic, social, and cultural level of development of the place of residence.
Objective: To describe the infant mortality rates (IMR) and the late infant mortality rates (LIMR) of the Metropolitan Region (MR) communes and to evaluate their trend between 2005 and 2014.
Material And Method: Ecological study that describes the rates of the 52 communes of the MR.