[Perception of happiness associated to family life in Bogotá- Colombia].

Objective: To demonstrate the association between happiness and family functionality in order to promote healthy family relationships and the biopsychosocial health of the people.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive study developed over a span of three years. A questionnaire was applied to 8 885 people from Bogotá selected by convenience sampling.

Caudal Septal Extension Graft Sutured with Absorbable Material and Not Fixed to the Nasal Spine Region Compared with the Conventional Fixation Method: A Retrospective Study.

Background: The caudal septal extension graft (CSEG) is a predictable method for positioning the tip and columella during rhinoplasty, and it is commonly performed using permanent sutures and in some cases fixating the graft to the nasal spine region (NSR) (conventional method). Whether this predictability is preserved when using absorbable sutures has yet to be determined.

Methods: We performed a retrospective assessment of 1146 patients who underwent rhinoplasty performed by the same surgeon using the CSEG method from 2008 through 2017 in an academic setting.

Geospatial-temporal distribution of Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in Colombia (2007-2016).

Background: Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (TL) is a neglected disease with worldwide distribution and considered a public health problem, especially in Latin America. In Colombia, the governmental epidemiological surveillance system (SIVIGILA) is responsible for collecting information on the presentation of cases of TL from each of the municipalities and departments. In absence of a study compiling and analyzing currently available metadata of TL in Colombia, this study describes the geospatial-temporal distribution of TL and identifies the regions of the country on which prevention measures should be established in order to control the disease.

WaLIDD score, a new tool to diagnose dysmenorrhea and predict medical leave in university students.

Background: Dysmenorrhea is a frequent and misdiagnosed symptom affecting the quality of life in young women. A working ability, location, intensity, days of pain, dysmenorrhea (WaLIDD) score was designed to diagnose dysmenorrhea and to predict medical leave.

Methods: This cross-sectional design included young medical students, who completed a self-administered questionnaire that contained the verbal rating score (VRS; pain and drug subscales) and WaLIDD scales.

Analytical Performance of Four Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Real Time PCR (qPCR) Assays for the Detection of Six Species DNA in Colombia.

Leishmaniasis comprises a spectrum of parasitic diseases caused by protozoans of the genus . Molecular tools have been widely employed for the detection of due to its high sensitivity and specificity. However, the analytical performance of molecular platforms as PCR and real time PCR (qPCR) including a wide variety of molecular markers has never been evaluated.

Untangling the transmission dynamics of primary and secondary vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in Colombia: parasite infection, feeding sources and discrete typing units.

Background: Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease. Due to its genetic diversity has been classified into six Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) in association with transmission cycles. In Colombia, natural T.

[Satisfaction according to health care insurance systems in an emergency department].

Introduction: Health satisfaction is a fundamental measure of the quality of health services. This study aims to validate and analyse the results of a quality of care questionnaire to assess the level of satisfaction of patients attended in the emergency department of a high complexity hospital.

Methods: Observational, cross-sectional study, with a questionnaire designed to assess the quality of service and satisfaction at the end of care in the emergency department.

[Satisfaction of patients accessing the primary level of care (outpatient) in Bogotá].

Objective: To assess outpatients'’ perceptions of medical care.

Methodology: A telephone survey was administered to patients treated in two different months in 2012 with a focus on socio-demographic variables, access to care, physician-patient relationships, and on the process of medical care.

Results: 804 patients were surveyed.

A Petiveria alliacea standardized fraction induces breast adenocarcinoma cell death by modulating glycolytic metabolism.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Folk medicine uses aqueous and alcoholic extracts from Petiveria alliacea (Phytolaccaceae) in leukemia and breast cancer treatment in the Caribbean, Central and South America. Herein, we validated the biological activity of a Petiveria alliacea fraction using a metastatic breast adenocarcinoma model (4T1).

Materials And Methods: Petiveria alliacea fraction biological activity was determined estimating cell proliferation, cell colony growth capacity and apoptosis (caspase-3 activity, DNA fragmentation and mitochondrial membrane potential) in 4T1 cells.

[Thalamic Stroke and Associated Behavior Disorders. Possibilities for Integral Management: Case Report].

Introduction: Since ancient Greece, cerebrovascular accidents have been described with no variation. Even today, they are still a catastrophic event in the lives of patients with a high risk of disabling sequelae.

Methodology: Case report of a 56-year male patient with thalamic ischemia.

[Identifying risk factors for pregnancy amongst Colombian adolescents from urban and rural school populations].

Objective: Assessing risk factors for pregnancy in an adolescent school population.

Methodology: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out on 7,068 adolescents whose ages ranged from 11 to 20 years who were attending 14 public schools in Bogotá and the surrounding municipalities. A self-questionnaire was administered focusing on socio-demographic, family and sentimental factors and the adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexuality.

[Relationships between psychosocial risk behavior and the family in adolescents' from Suba, an urban area in Bogotá].

Objective: Assessing the relationship between adolescents' high-risk behaviour and family dynamics regarding structure and perception of family functionality.

Methodology: A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out on a population of 12,302 adolescents ranging in age from 10 to 19 years attending 12 public schools in the urban area of Suba (Bogota). A self-assessment questionnaire was administered, focusing on sexual behaviour, addiction, depression, violent behaviour and eating disorders.

[The prevalence of happiness in life-cycles and regarding support networks in the Colombian population].

Objective: Assessing the relationship between happiness and social support networks in Colombia.

Methodology: A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out on 7,335 people living in an urban area (Bogotá) and a rural area (Ubaté) who had been stratified by age, economic status and last year of schooling. A questionnaire asked about the people's perception of their current mood and how they received support when they had problems.

[An adolescent student population's knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding sexuality].

Objective: Assessing the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding high-risk sexual behaviour in adolescent sexuality as well as the structure and perception of family functionality.

Methods: Cross-sectional research was carried out on a population of 13,699 adolescents (ages ranging from 10 to 19) attending 12 public schools from the conurbation of Suba. A self-questionnaire was administered, focusing on sexual behaviour, knowledge, attitudes and the structure and perception of family dynamics.