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Rev. panam. salud pública ; 34(4): 267-274, Oct. 2013. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-695397

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To provide an account of published literature on the association between alcohol use and sexual risk-taking, focusing on Latin America. METHODS: A search of MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS, and Cochrane databases identified 561 unique articles. After excluding those that were not directly relevant, 30 studies were retained for review. RESULTS: Twenty-seven studies showed direct or indirect associations between alcohol abuse and unprotected/risky sex. Three studies, however, showed no association between these variables, suggesting that the public health message of safer sex may have been effective. CONCLUSIONS: Further research is needed to identify factors and behaviors that could be modified to reduce the association between alcohol use disorders and risky sexual behavior.


OBJETIVO: Proporcionar una descripción de la bibliografía sobre la asociación entre el consumo de alcohol y la toma de riesgos sexuales, con foco en América Latina. MÉTODOS: Una búsqueda en las bases de datos MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS y Cochrane permitió seleccionar 561 artículos singulares. Tras excluir los que no eran pertinentes, se retuvieron 30 estudios para su análisis. RESULTADOS: Veintisiete estudios revelaron asociaciones directas o indirectas entre el consumo excesivo de alcohol y el sexo sin protección o de riesgo. Sin embargo, tres estudios no mostraron ninguna asociación entre estas variables, lo que sugiere que las recomendaciones de salud pública en pro de una actividad sexual de menor riesgo podrían haber sido eficaces. CONCLUSIONES: Se requiere llevar a cabo nuevas investigaciones para establecer los factores y los comportamientos que podrían ser objeto de modificación para reducir la asociación entre los trastornos por consumo de alcohol y el comportamiento sexual de riesgo.


Subject(s)
Humans , Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology , Risk-Taking , Unsafe Sex/statistics & numerical data , Latin America/epidemiology
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J Health Popul Nutr ; 2004 Dec; 22(4): 399-403
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-740

ABSTRACT

The effects of environmental temperature, presence and severity of El Niño, presence of cholera in the community, and interactions among these variables on the number of adult diarrhoeal patients attending the Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, during 1991-1998, were evaluated. During 1991-1996, an increased number of visits to the hospital due to acute diarrhoea in the warmer months was observed. This periodic pattern was altered in 1997, when rising of the environmental temperature was observed in Lima secondarily associated with a strong El Niño event. A multivariate model was built in which environmental temperature and interaction between environmental temperature and presence of cholera predicted the number of adult patients with acute diarrhoea attending the Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. Monitoring of environmental temperature and presence of cholera may be used as a warning system to predict epidemics of diarrhoea in adults, which may have a tremendous impact on healthcare strategies and management of health services in general.


Subject(s)
Acute Disease , Adult , Cholera/epidemiology , Diarrhea/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , Peru/epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , Temperature
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Lima; Perú. Oficina General de Epidemiología. Red Nacional de Epidemiología; 1 ed; Feb. 1999. 23 p. ilus.(Serie Documento Técnico OGE/RENACE/Vigilancia Sindrómica, 006).
Monography in Spanish | LILACS, MINSAPERU | ID: biblio-1181825

ABSTRACT

En el presente manual, se resume en forma clara y concisa información de las entidades más frecuentes como causa de diarrea aguda, su planteamiento y enfoque diagnóstico el manejo de los casos y de sus complicaciones


Subject(s)
Diarrhea, Infantile , Epidemiological Monitoring , Vipoma , Peru
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Lima; OGE; feb.1999. 35 p. (Documento técnico OGE-RENACE/Vigilancia Sindrómica, 005).
Monography in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-651033

ABSTRACT

El presente documento describe las presentaciones clínicas que comprometen el sistema nervioso central de diferentes niveles, que causan sobreposición en los cuadros clínicos, pudiendo tener enfermedades con la aparición aguda de disfunción neurológica como síndrome neurológico agudo.


Subject(s)
Nervous System Diseases , Mental Health , High Pressure Neurological Syndrome
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