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Cuantificación de la carga de la enfermedad renal crónica en América Latina: una epidemia invisibilizada
2024
[RESUMEN]. Objetivo. 1) Describir la carga de la enfermedad renal crónica en países de América Latina entre 1990 y 2019 y, 2) Estimar la correlación entre los años de vida saludables perdidos (AVISA) con el índice sociodemográfico y el índice de acceso ...
Tendencias en la mortalidad por accidentes de tránsito en motocicleta en Colombia, 2008-2021
2024
[RESUMEN]. Objetivo. Identificar las tendencias de mortalidad por accidentes de tránsito en motocicleta en Colombia entre los años 2008 y 2021. Métodos. Se realizó un estudio observacional y descriptivo de tendencias de la mortalidad por accidentes ...
Framework of a national program for preventing and controlling diseases caused by respiratory viruses with epidemic and pandemic potential
2024
Future pandemics caused by influenza or other respiratory viruses with epidemic and pandemic potential are highly likely. Given this threat, it is a priority for the Region of the Americas to define and strengthen a framework for the prevention and ...
Appendix. Building better immunity: A life course approach to healthy longevity
2024
This publication is an Appendix to the technical document “Building better immunity: A life course approach to healthy longevity”, with the contributions of several subject-matter experts within and outside the Pan American Health organization (PAHO). ...
Health in the Americas: Potentially avoidable premature mortality
2024
In recent decades, a significant improvement in people’s general health conditions has occurred, leading to an increase in life expectancy at birth in most countries in the Region of the Americas. This progress has been the result of both health ...
Salud en las Américas. Mortalidad prematura potencialmente evitable
2024
En los últimos decenios, el estado general de salud de las personas ha mejorado considerablemente, lo que ha llevado a un aumento de la esperanza de vida al nacer en la mayor parte de los países de la Región de las Américas. Este progreso ha sido el ...
Food insecurity and sociodemographic factors in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic
2024
[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To understand the association of food insecurity with sociodemographic factors in a sample popu- lation in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. This was a multicenter cross-sectional study conducted in 10 countries ...
Estimativa de prevalência de doença de Chagas crônica nos municípios brasileiros
2024-04-01
[RESUMO]. Objetivo. Este estudo teve como objetivo estimar a prevalência da doença de Chagas (DC) crônica (DCC) na população brasileira, em mulheres e em mulheres em idade fértil. Métodos. Foi realizada uma metanálise da literatura para extrair dados ...
