Publications by authors named "Vania Martinez N"
Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) refers to individuals' perception of their subjective well-being, considering various aspects of their life and the impact on their health.
Aim: To analyze gender differences in the HRQOL of adolescent students in Chile, by age, type of school attended, and area of residence.
Material And Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in a population of 5th and 12th grade students attending municipal, subsidized and private schools in 11 regions of the country.
Background: KIDSCREEN-52, which assesses health related quality of life in adolescents, has been adapted and validated in Chile showing excellent psychometric properties. There is a shorter version of the instrument, whose psychometric properties must be assessed.
Aim: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the instrument KIDSCREEN-27 in Chilean adolescents.
Background: KIDSCREEN-52 is an instrument to assess health related quality of life in children and adolescents.
Aim: To culturally adapt and validate the KIDSCREEN-52 questionnaire in Chileans.
Material And Methods: Two independent translations from the English Spanish language were conciliated and retranslated to English.
Background: Nowadays, adolescent population begins sexual activity earlier, a behavior with negative psychological ana social consequences.
Aim: To determine the association between family factors and early sexual activity in adolescents of low and middle socioeconomic level.
Material And Methods: A sample of 3,210 adolescents, who confidentially requested care in a sexual and reproductive health university center, between 2000 and 2007, was analyzed.
Background: The predetermined gender roles and the emphasis on reproductive responsibility on women, excluding men, have negative consequences on their sexual reproductive health and satisfactory sexual practices.
Aim: To describe and analyze changes in sexual practices and gender differences in adolescents of the lower-middle socioeconomic level, users of public health system who started their sexual activity.
Material And Methods: We studied 4,971 adolescents of both sexes aged between 12 and 19 years, who consulted in a clinic for adolescents between the years 1990 and 2005.