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Ana Milena Gaviria
Risk Sexual Behaviors for HIV Infection in Colombian Adolescents
El propósito del siguiente estudio fue evaluar los factores de riesgo para contraer el VIH/SIDA en adolescentes de ambos géneros y diferentes estratos sociales escolarizados de la ciudad de Medellín, Colombia. Se evaluó una muestra de 300 adolescentes mediante muestreo no aleatorio disponible de 10 y 11 grados de educación básica secundaria de diferentes colegios públicos y privados de la ciudad de Medellín, a quienes se les aplicó el cuestionario CPS desarrollado por Ballester, Gil, Guirado y Bravo (2004), encontrándose alta confiabilidad en el estudio. Finalmente se evidenció una baja información sobre los riesgos del VIH/SIDA en los adolescentes, acompañado por una baja percepción de vul…
An association between plasma ferritin concentrations measured 48 h after delivery and postpartum depression.
Abstract Context Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional problem experienced by childbearing women, and postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common psychiatric disorder seen during the first year after delivery. The possible link between iron deficiency and PPD is not clear. Objective To evaluate whether iron status 48 h after delivery was associated with PPD. Our hypothesis was that iron deficiency would be associated with PPD. Design This was a prospective cohort study of depression-free women studied in the postpartum period. Setting Women who give birth at obstetric units in several general hospitals in Spain. Participants A subsample of 729 women was included in the present s…