Luz Arenas-Monreal
Biographic Data
| ID | 326189 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luz Arenas-Monreal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luz |
| FAMILY NAME | Arenas-Monreal |
| SIGNATURE | ARENAS-MONREAL L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5071-1124 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“You Pinch It With the Nail Clipper, and You Kill It”
In peasant livelihoods, families are regularly exposed to ectoparasites such as ticks, and thus to the diseases they carry. Little is known about how rural families’ knowledge influences health in domestic and community environments. We applied reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) to family preventative and curative strategies for tick exposure and bites in a Maya community in Yucatan, Mexico. Data were collected over six months via participant obse…
Educational intervention for the control of Aedes aegypti with Wolbachia in Yucatan, Mexico
Concerted Model of Healthcare for Awá Indigenous of Nariño, Colombia
Indigenous communities in Colombia are facing a critical health situation; alternative health care models based on the vision of the communities themselves are needed. The objective of this research was to create a health care model that decreases health inequities for the Indigenous Awá population of Nariño, Colombia. This study was guided by the paradigm of community-based participatory action research; the process was carried out in 2015 and 2…
Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years
The sharp increase in suicide attempts in Mexico calls for an urgent public-health response via universal and targeted interventions supported by national policy and sustained federal funding
Suicidal behaviour in adolescents
Suicide in adolescents constitutes a public health problem throughout the world. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of suicidal behaviour in a public middle school in Mexico and to implement appropriate educational interventions in the school and community contexts. Our work took place from September 2017 to July 2018. We conducted a quasi-experimental, mixed-methodology study with 12-year-old students in first year of mid…
Living Conditions of Adolescents Who Have Attempted Suicide in Mexico
Suicidal behavior represents a complex public health problem, with a rising number of suicide attempts registered among Mexican adolescents. We undertook a qualitative study in order to understand the living conditions of adolescents who had attempted to take their lives in five Mexican states. We interviewed 37 adolescents who had engaged in suicide attempts in the year prior to our study. To code and analyze the information, we defined the foll…
Irrespeto y maltrato durante el parto y el aborto en América Latina
Objetivo. Esta revisión sintetiza la evidencia cuantitativa, general y desglosada por categorías tipológicas de la falta de respeto y maltrato en la atención institucional del parto y el aborto en América Latina y el Caribe. Métodos. Mediante búsquedas sistemáticas se identificaron 18 estudios primarios. Se calcularon Q e I 2 y se realizaron metaanálisis, metarregresiones y análisis de subgrupos con la aplicación de un modelo de Der Simonian-Lair…
Population health diagnosis with an ecohealth approach
OBJECTIVE To analyze the characteristics of health diagnosis according to the ecohealth approach in rural and urban communities in Mexico.METHODS Health diagnosis were conducted in La Nopalera, from December 2007 to October 2008, and in Atlihuayan, from December 2010 to October 2011. The research was based on three principles of the ecohealth approach: transdisciplinarity, community participation, gender and equity. To collect information, a join…
Validación del auto-reporte de la localización de residuos sólidos con análisis de Procusto en el contexto de una iniciativa comunitaria participativa
Este estudio forma parte de una iniciativa comunitaria de manejo integral de residuos, basada en "epidemiología popular" y la investigación acción participativa. En este estudio se propone un método de validación de datos espaciales (ordenadas y abscisas) de residuos sólidos auto-reportados por la comunidad. La ubicación de los sitios fue realizada por 76 residentes de la localidad La Nopalera (Yautepec, Morelos, México), y comparada con los repo…
A 'beautiful death
Educación popular y nutrición infantil
OBJETIVO: Se realizó una intervención comunitaria bajo la estrategia de promoción de la salud, con el objetivo de desarrollar un programa de educación para la salud con mujeres. MÉTODOS: Se analizó la metodología de educación popular; con la finalidad de generar procesos organizativos y de participación social que mejoren la nutrición y sobrevivencia infantil. RESULTADOS: Los principales resultados, se relacionan con la generación de procesos aut…
Educación popular y nutrición infantil
OBJETIVO: Se realizó una intervención comunitaria bajo la estrategia de promoción de la salud, con el objetivo de desarrollar un programa de educación para la salud con mujeres. MÉTODOS: Se analizó la metodología de educación popular; con la finalidad de generar procesos organizativos y de participación social que mejoren la nutrición y sobrevivencia infantil. RESULTADOS: Los principales resultados, se relacionan con la generación de procesos aut…
Educación popular y nutrición infantil
OBJETIVO: Se realizó una intervención comunitaria bajo la estrategia de promoción de la salud, con el objetivo de desarrollar un programa de educación para la salud con mujeres. MÉTODOS: Se analizó la metodología de educación popular; con la finalidad de generar procesos organizativos y de participación social que mejoren la nutrición y sobrevivencia infantil. RESULTADOS: Los principales resultados, se relacionan con la generación de procesos aut…
A 'beautiful death
Validación del auto-reporte de la localización de residuos sólidos con análisis de Procusto en el contexto de una iniciativa comunitaria participativa
Este estudio forma parte de una iniciativa comunitaria de manejo integral de residuos, basada en "epidemiología popular" y la investigación acción participativa. En este estudio se propone un método de validación de datos espaciales (ordenadas y abscisas) de residuos sólidos auto-reportados por la comunidad. La ubicación de los sitios fue realizada por 76 residentes de la localidad La Nopalera (Yautepec, Morelos, México), y comparada con los repo…
Population health diagnosis with an ecohealth approach
OBJECTIVE To analyze the characteristics of health diagnosis according to the ecohealth approach in rural and urban communities in Mexico.METHODS Health diagnosis were conducted in La Nopalera, from December 2007 to October 2008, and in Atlihuayan, from December 2010 to October 2011. The research was based on three principles of the ecohealth approach: transdisciplinarity, community participation, gender and equity. To collect information, a join…
Irrespeto y maltrato durante el parto y el aborto en América Latina
Objetivo. Esta revisión sintetiza la evidencia cuantitativa, general y desglosada por categorías tipológicas de la falta de respeto y maltrato en la atención institucional del parto y el aborto en América Latina y el Caribe. Métodos. Mediante búsquedas sistemáticas se identificaron 18 estudios primarios. Se calcularon Q e I 2 y se realizaron metaanálisis, metarregresiones y análisis de subgrupos con la aplicación de un modelo de Der Simonian-Lair…
Living Conditions of Adolescents Who Have Attempted Suicide in Mexico
Suicidal behavior represents a complex public health problem, with a rising number of suicide attempts registered among Mexican adolescents. We undertook a qualitative study in order to understand the living conditions of adolescents who had attempted to take their lives in five Mexican states. We interviewed 37 adolescents who had engaged in suicide attempts in the year prior to our study. To code and analyze the information, we defined the foll…
Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Suicide Attempts among Mexican Adolescents, over the Past 12 Years
The sharp increase in suicide attempts in Mexico calls for an urgent public-health response via universal and targeted interventions supported by national policy and sustained federal funding
Suicidal behaviour in adolescents
Suicide in adolescents constitutes a public health problem throughout the world. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of suicidal behaviour in a public middle school in Mexico and to implement appropriate educational interventions in the school and community contexts. Our work took place from September 2017 to July 2018. We conducted a quasi-experimental, mixed-methodology study with 12-year-old students in first year of mid…
Concerted Model of Healthcare for Awá Indigenous of Nariño, Colombia
Indigenous communities in Colombia are facing a critical health situation; alternative health care models based on the vision of the communities themselves are needed. The objective of this research was to create a health care model that decreases health inequities for the Indigenous Awá population of Nariño, Colombia. This study was guided by the paradigm of community-based participatory action research; the process was carried out in 2015 and 2…
Educational intervention for the control of Aedes aegypti with Wolbachia in Yucatan, Mexico
“You Pinch It With the Nail Clipper, and You Kill It”
In peasant livelihoods, families are regularly exposed to ectoparasites such as ticks, and thus to the diseases they carry. Little is known about how rural families’ knowledge influences health in domestic and community environments. We applied reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) to family preventative and curative strategies for tick exposure and bites in a Maya community in Yucatan, Mexico. Data were collected over six months via participant obse…
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Public health (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Population (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works)