Fernanda Vallejo
Biographic Data
| ID | 103684 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fernanda Vallejo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fernanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Vallejo |
| SIGNATURE | VALLEJO F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto de Salud Carlos III |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5753-5482 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Economic burden of female genital mutilation in 27 high-prevalence countries
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional harmful practice affecting 200 million women and girls globally. Health complications of FGM occur immediately and over time, and are associated with healthcare costs that are poorly understood. Quantifying the global FGM-related burden is essential for supporting programmes and policies for prevention and mitigation. METHODS: Health complications of FGM are derived from a meta-analysis…
Entrevista a Carmen Elisa Flórez
La profesora Carmen Elisa Flórez (San Martín, Meta 1954) es una de las precursoras de los estudios demográficos de la familia en Colombia y en Latinoamérica. Sus trabajos han contribuido a entender la relación de los procesos demográficos con las dinámicas familiares del país, destacando las particularidades de la experiencia colombiana. Esto lo ha hec ho no solo desde la investigación económica y demográfica, sino también desde la producción de …
Do same-sex unions dissolve more often than different-sex unions? Methodological insights from Colombian data on sexual behavior
Conclusions about differences in union dissolution rates between same-sex couples and different-sex couples vary across studies and countries. Previous research identifies same-sex couples solely using information on the sex of partners
Agroecology, Supply Chains, and Covid-19
In cities, agroecological food consumption is often identified as an exclusive, middle-class practice. In this article, we examine changes in agroecological food circuits in urban Ecuador, amid COVID-19 breakdowns in conventional food systems. Through interviews with farmers, government officials, and NGO workers in 2020 and 2021, our research identifies three sets of experiences with distinct implications for agroecological transitions. First, s…
The incorporation of HIV self-testing as an exclusive option among men who have sex with men in Spain
HIV self-testing could become the exclusive testing option for more than a third of our participants. It was chosen as the exclusive option especially by older, at risk and under-tested MSM. Self-testing strategies need to especially consider the linkage to care process. In this sense, only a small fraction would not know how to react and virtually nobody reported taking no action if obtaining a reactive result
Changes in directly alcohol-attributable mortality during the great recession by employment status in Spain
Background Macroeconomic fluctuations can impact differentially on alcohol-related problems across sociodemographic groups. We assess trend changes in directly alcohol-attributable (DAA) mortality in the population aged 25–64 during the post-2008 recession in Spain according to employment status and other sociodemographic factors. Methods Nationwide cohort study covering 21.9 million people living in Spain in 2001. People were classified by emplo…
Low HIV testing uptake following diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection in Spain
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are recognized as one of the conditions in which HIV testing is most clearly indicated. We analyse whether people diagnosed with an STI are being tested for HIV according to the experience of participants in an outreach rapid testing programme in Spain. Between 2008 and 2010, 6293 individuals underwent rapid testing and completed a self-administered questionnaire. We calculated the percentage of individuals …
High hepatitis C virus prevalence and incidence in a community cohort of young heroin injectors in a context of extensive harm reduction programmes
BACKGROUND: Cohort studies on hepatitis C virus (HCV) among drug injectors are scarcer than studies on HIV. Combined harm reduction interventions (HRIs) can prevent HCV infection. Spain has a medium-high coverage of HRIs. METHODS: 513 young heroin users who injected drugs in the past 12 months (recent injectors) were street-recruited in 2001-2003 and followed until 2006 in three Spanish cities; 137 were anti-HCV seronegative, 77 of whom had ≥1 fo…
Area-level socioeconomic context, total mortality and cause-specific mortality in Spain
HCV seroconversion among never-injecting heroin users at baseline
Impact of the demerit point system on road traffic accident mortality in Spain
BACKGROUND: To assess the effect of the Demerit Point System (DPS), introduced in Spain on 1 July 2006, on the number of fatalities due to road traffic accidents, using a methodology that controls for the seasonal variation and trend in the data series. METHODS: Time-series analysis by ARIMA models of 29 113 fatalities in road traffic accidents (at the accident scene or within 24 h thereafter), between January 2000 and December 2007. The model pe…
Human immunodeficiency virus testing uptake and risk behaviours in Spain
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency (HIV) testing in the general population; to analyse factors related to voluntary testing; and to describe the main reasons for testing, the kinds of health services where testing takes place and the relations between self-risk perception and HIV testing. METHODS: A probability sample survey of health and sexual behaviour in men and women aged 18-49 year…
Injecting and HIV prevalence among young heroin users in three Spanish cities and their association with the delayed implementation of harm reduction programmes
Objectives: To evaluate changes in the prevalence of HIV infection among young heroin users in three Spanish cities, and their association with harm reduction programmes (HRPs). Methods: Two cross sectional studies. The 1995 study included 596 users; half were street recruited and half were recruited at drug treatment centres. The 2001–03 study included 981 street recruited users. Face to face interviews were conducted using a structured question…
Agroecology, Supply Chains, and Covid-19
In cities, agroecological food consumption is often identified as an exclusive, middle-class practice. In this article, we examine changes in agroecological food circuits in urban Ecuador, amid COVID-19 breakdowns in conventional food systems. Through interviews with farmers, government officials, and NGO workers in 2020 and 2021, our research identifies three sets of experiences with distinct implications for agroecological transitions. First, s…
Injecting and HIV prevalence among young heroin users in three Spanish cities and their association with the delayed implementation of harm reduction programmes
Objectives: To evaluate changes in the prevalence of HIV infection among young heroin users in three Spanish cities, and their association with harm reduction programmes (HRPs). Methods: Two cross sectional studies. The 1995 study included 596 users; half were street recruited and half were recruited at drug treatment centres. The 2001–03 study included 981 street recruited users. Face to face interviews were conducted using a structured question…
Do same-sex unions dissolve more often than different-sex unions? Methodological insights from Colombian data on sexual behavior
Conclusions about differences in union dissolution rates between same-sex couples and different-sex couples vary across studies and countries. Previous research identifies same-sex couples solely using information on the sex of partners
Impact of the demerit point system on road traffic accident mortality in Spain
BACKGROUND: To assess the effect of the Demerit Point System (DPS), introduced in Spain on 1 July 2006, on the number of fatalities due to road traffic accidents, using a methodology that controls for the seasonal variation and trend in the data series. METHODS: Time-series analysis by ARIMA models of 29 113 fatalities in road traffic accidents (at the accident scene or within 24 h thereafter), between January 2000 and December 2007. The model pe…
Changes in directly alcohol-attributable mortality during the great recession by employment status in Spain
Background Macroeconomic fluctuations can impact differentially on alcohol-related problems across sociodemographic groups. We assess trend changes in directly alcohol-attributable (DAA) mortality in the population aged 25–64 during the post-2008 recession in Spain according to employment status and other sociodemographic factors. Methods Nationwide cohort study covering 21.9 million people living in Spain in 2001. People were classified by emplo…
Area-level socioeconomic context, total mortality and cause-specific mortality in Spain
Human immunodeficiency virus testing uptake and risk behaviours in Spain
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency (HIV) testing in the general population; to analyse factors related to voluntary testing; and to describe the main reasons for testing, the kinds of health services where testing takes place and the relations between self-risk perception and HIV testing. METHODS: A probability sample survey of health and sexual behaviour in men and women aged 18-49 year…
Injecting and HIV prevalence among young heroin users in three Spanish cities and their association with the delayed implementation of harm reduction programmes
Objectives: To evaluate changes in the prevalence of HIV infection among young heroin users in three Spanish cities, and their association with harm reduction programmes (HRPs). Methods: Two cross sectional studies. The 1995 study included 596 users; half were street recruited and half were recruited at drug treatment centres. The 2001–03 study included 981 street recruited users. Face to face interviews were conducted using a structured question…
Human immunodeficiency virus testing uptake and risk behaviours in Spain
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency (HIV) testing in the general population; to analyse factors related to voluntary testing; and to describe the main reasons for testing, the kinds of health services where testing takes place and the relations between self-risk perception and HIV testing. METHODS: A probability sample survey of health and sexual behaviour in men and women aged 18-49 year…
Impact of the demerit point system on road traffic accident mortality in Spain
BACKGROUND: To assess the effect of the Demerit Point System (DPS), introduced in Spain on 1 July 2006, on the number of fatalities due to road traffic accidents, using a methodology that controls for the seasonal variation and trend in the data series. METHODS: Time-series analysis by ARIMA models of 29 113 fatalities in road traffic accidents (at the accident scene or within 24 h thereafter), between January 2000 and December 2007. The model pe…
HCV seroconversion among never-injecting heroin users at baseline
High hepatitis C virus prevalence and incidence in a community cohort of young heroin injectors in a context of extensive harm reduction programmes
BACKGROUND: Cohort studies on hepatitis C virus (HCV) among drug injectors are scarcer than studies on HIV. Combined harm reduction interventions (HRIs) can prevent HCV infection. Spain has a medium-high coverage of HRIs. METHODS: 513 young heroin users who injected drugs in the past 12 months (recent injectors) were street-recruited in 2001-2003 and followed until 2006 in three Spanish cities; 137 were anti-HCV seronegative, 77 of whom had ≥1 fo…
Area-level socioeconomic context, total mortality and cause-specific mortality in Spain
Low HIV testing uptake following diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection in Spain
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are recognized as one of the conditions in which HIV testing is most clearly indicated. We analyse whether people diagnosed with an STI are being tested for HIV according to the experience of participants in an outreach rapid testing programme in Spain. Between 2008 and 2010, 6293 individuals underwent rapid testing and completed a self-administered questionnaire. We calculated the percentage of individuals …
Changes in directly alcohol-attributable mortality during the great recession by employment status in Spain
Background Macroeconomic fluctuations can impact differentially on alcohol-related problems across sociodemographic groups. We assess trend changes in directly alcohol-attributable (DAA) mortality in the population aged 25–64 during the post-2008 recession in Spain according to employment status and other sociodemographic factors. Methods Nationwide cohort study covering 21.9 million people living in Spain in 2001. People were classified by emplo…
The incorporation of HIV self-testing as an exclusive option among men who have sex with men in Spain
HIV self-testing could become the exclusive testing option for more than a third of our participants. It was chosen as the exclusive option especially by older, at risk and under-tested MSM. Self-testing strategies need to especially consider the linkage to care process. In this sense, only a small fraction would not know how to react and virtually nobody reported taking no action if obtaining a reactive result
Entrevista a Carmen Elisa Flórez
La profesora Carmen Elisa Flórez (San Martín, Meta 1954) es una de las precursoras de los estudios demográficos de la familia en Colombia y en Latinoamérica. Sus trabajos han contribuido a entender la relación de los procesos demográficos con las dinámicas familiares del país, destacando las particularidades de la experiencia colombiana. Esto lo ha hec ho no solo desde la investigación económica y demográfica, sino también desde la producción de …
Do same-sex unions dissolve more often than different-sex unions? Methodological insights from Colombian data on sexual behavior
Conclusions about differences in union dissolution rates between same-sex couples and different-sex couples vary across studies and countries. Previous research identifies same-sex couples solely using information on the sex of partners
Agroecology, Supply Chains, and Covid-19
In cities, agroecological food consumption is often identified as an exclusive, middle-class practice. In this article, we examine changes in agroecological food circuits in urban Ecuador, amid COVID-19 breakdowns in conventional food systems. Through interviews with farmers, government officials, and NGO workers in 2020 and 2021, our research identifies three sets of experiences with distinct implications for agroecological transitions. First, s…
Economic burden of female genital mutilation in 27 high-prevalence countries
BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional harmful practice affecting 200 million women and girls globally. Health complications of FGM occur immediately and over time, and are associated with healthcare costs that are poorly understood. Quantifying the global FGM-related burden is essential for supporting programmes and policies for prevention and mitigation. METHODS: Health complications of FGM are derived from a meta-analysis…
Medicine (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Population (7 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Cohort (3 works)