Tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: Epidemiological situation in the department of Meta, 2010- 2015.

Introduction. One third of the increase in tuberculosis cases is attributed to the spread of HIV. Objective.

[Impact of the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 on the general mortality profile in Boyacá, Colombia].

Objective: To describe the epidemiological and social impact of the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 in 41 municipalities of Boyacá, Colombia.

Methodology: Descriptive, analytical-empiric, historic study with an epidemiological focus. The volume and structure of the population is established and determines the mortality rates for the variables of time, person and place.

[Dietary patterns and access to food among displaced families in the municipality of Girón, Santander, Colombia].

Objectives: Describe the dietary patterns and extent of access to food among families displaced by armed conflict in a locality of the Santander department of Colombia.

Methods: A descriptive study of the food consumption of 101 families living in forced displacement in the urban and suburban areas of the municipality of Girón, Santander department, Colombia. During the second half of 2003, the person in charge of the family's food preparation completed a sociodemographic survey with questions on the monthly food expenditure, where the food was bought and with what frequency, and a log of food consumption during the preceding 24 hours.

[Alimentary basic basket and index of prices in Santander, Colombia, 1999-2000].

Objective: To establish indicators for food security (FS) in two Colombian municipalities.

Material And Methods: In 1999-2000, a descriptive study was carried out in two municipalities of the department of Santander, Colombia, that determined the cost of basic food baskets (BFB), to estimate price indices (PI), their variation, and indicators of FS related to the legally set minimum wage (MW).

Results: No differences were found in the PI by municipality (p > 0.