Carlos Castillo-Salgado
Biographic Data
| ID | 1729798 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carlos Castillo-Salgado |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carlos |
| FAMILY NAME | Castillo-Salgado |
| SIGNATURE | CASTILLO-SALGADO C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9257-9114 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Scorpion sting envenomation
box Each year, scorpion sting envenomation (SSE) leads to thousands of deaths and severe complications, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations with limited access to timely treatment, especially children under 10 years of age; however, it is not formally recognised by the WHO as a neglected tropical disease (NTD)
“You can only help them save the patient once they trust you”
While telemedicine applications in low- and middle-income countries are growing rapidly, few studies address the social and organizational factors of implementation essential to sustaining clinician engagement. This study aims to explore clinician experiences and perspectives of a pediatric emergency teleconsultation support program in Sindh, Pakistan, and theories of use behind its implementation in government hospitals. We conducted in-depth in…
Environmental and socioeconomic analysis of malaria transmission in the Brazilian Amazon, 2010–2015
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the environmental and socioeconomic risk factors of malaria transmission at municipality level, from 2010 to 2015, in the Brazilian Amazon. METHODS: The municipalities were stratified into high, moderate, and low transmission based on the annual parasite incidence. A multinomial logistic regression that compared low with medium transmission and low with high transmission was performed. For each category, three models were an…
Differences in magnitude and rate of change in adult obesity distribution by age and sex in Mexico, Colombia and Peru, 2005–2010
Objective Unequal obesity distributions among adult populations have been reported in low- and middle-income countries, but mainly based on data of women of reproductive age. Moreover, incorporation of ever-changing skewed BMI distributions in analyses has been a challenge. Our study aimed to assess magnitude and rates of change in BMI distributions by age and sex. Design Shapes of BMI distributions were estimated for 2005 and 2010, and their cha…
The role of inter-regional flows in the spread of epidemics in a city of regional influence with a tropical climate
The aim of this research was to investigate the origin of imported cases of dengue in the city of Araraquara, Brazil and to describe the disease's main epidemiological characteristics. The study encompassed all confirmed cases of dengue recorded in the Information System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) [Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação] from 1998 to 2013. Cases whose origin of infection was likely located outside Araraquara were co…
Developing an academia-based public health observatory
Health observatories may differ according to their mission, institutional setting, topical emphasis or geographic coverage. This paper discusses the development of a new urban-focused health observatory, and its operational research and training infrastructure under the academic umbrella of the Department of Epidemiology and the Institute of Urban Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH) in Baltimore, USA. Recognizing …
United States-Mexico border diabetes prevalence survey
This paper reviews and discusses the main procedures and policies that need to be followed when designing and implementing a binational survey such as the United States of America (U.S.)-Mexico Border Diabetes Prevalence Study that took place between 2001 and 2002. The main objective of the survey was to determine the prevalence of diabetes in the population 18 years of age or older along U.S.-Mexico border counties and municipalities. Several po…
Health Status of Mexican-Origin Persons
Life expectancy at birth and mortality in Brazil, 1999
The pattern of health inequality in Brazil indicates a polarization among regions and states as well as a juxtaposition of diseases associated with under-development and diseases linked to development, suggesting the need for a health system that is committed to addressing these issues
Methods for measuring inequalities in health
Measuring health inequalities is indispensable for progress in improving the health situation in the Region of the Americas, where the analysis of average values is no longer sufficient. Analyzing health inequalities is a fundamental tool for action that seeks greater equity in health. There are various measurement methods, with differing levels of complexity, and choosing one rather than another depends on the objective of the study. The purpose…
Indices based on the notion of entropy for measuring social inequalities in health
As described in the scientific literature, indices used to measure social inequalities in health have positive features, but they also have shortcomings, depending on how they are applied. The objective of this article is to put forward and to demonstrate, in both theoretical and practical terms, the advantages of measurements of inequality based on the notion of entropy, which is well known in physics and in information theory. The article defin…
Medición de las desigualdades de salud
Los sistemas de información geográfica como herramienta para monitorear las desigualdades de salud
With this type of epidemiologic study using GISs at the local level of health services, it is easy to see how a health event and its risk factors behave at a specific period in time. It is also possible to identify patterns in the spatial distribution of risk factors and in these factors' potential impact on health. Using GISs in an appropriate way will make it easier to deliver more effective, equitable public health services
Overview of social inequalities in health in the Region of the Americas, using various methodological approaches
Over the past decade, according to several important indicators, health conditions have improved in the Region of the Americas. However, inequalities persist among the countries of the Region. This article has two primary objectives: 1) to provide some unbiased evidence on health inequalities among countries of the Region of the Americas and 2) to illustrate the application of some of the more frequently used methods for measuring inequalities, i…
Variación de los indicadores de mortalidad evitable entre comunas chilenas como aproximación a las desigualdades de salud
These results, which are consistent with those found in previous published sources, estimate the magnitude and pattern of variations among communes. The results also provide information, based on data for 1992, with which to start monitoring health inequalities among small geographic areas, which were communes in this particular case. Although interventions for promoting equity tend to focus exclusively on communes having lower socioeconomic deve…
Assessing recent developments and opportunities in the promotion of health in the American workplace
Assessing recent developments and opportunities in the promotion of health in the American workplace
Developing an academia-based public health observatory
Health observatories may differ according to their mission, institutional setting, topical emphasis or geographic coverage. This paper discusses the development of a new urban-focused health observatory, and its operational research and training infrastructure under the academic umbrella of the Department of Epidemiology and the Institute of Urban Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH) in Baltimore, USA. Recognizing …
Assessing recent developments and opportunities in the promotion of health in the American workplace
Life expectancy at birth and mortality in Brazil, 1999
The pattern of health inequality in Brazil indicates a polarization among regions and states as well as a juxtaposition of diseases associated with under-development and diseases linked to development, suggesting the need for a health system that is committed to addressing these issues
Methods for measuring inequalities in health
Measuring health inequalities is indispensable for progress in improving the health situation in the Region of the Americas, where the analysis of average values is no longer sufficient. Analyzing health inequalities is a fundamental tool for action that seeks greater equity in health. There are various measurement methods, with differing levels of complexity, and choosing one rather than another depends on the objective of the study. The purpose…
Indices based on the notion of entropy for measuring social inequalities in health
As described in the scientific literature, indices used to measure social inequalities in health have positive features, but they also have shortcomings, depending on how they are applied. The objective of this article is to put forward and to demonstrate, in both theoretical and practical terms, the advantages of measurements of inequality based on the notion of entropy, which is well known in physics and in information theory. The article defin…
Medición de las desigualdades de salud
Los sistemas de información geográfica como herramienta para monitorear las desigualdades de salud
With this type of epidemiologic study using GISs at the local level of health services, it is easy to see how a health event and its risk factors behave at a specific period in time. It is also possible to identify patterns in the spatial distribution of risk factors and in these factors' potential impact on health. Using GISs in an appropriate way will make it easier to deliver more effective, equitable public health services
Overview of social inequalities in health in the Region of the Americas, using various methodological approaches
Over the past decade, according to several important indicators, health conditions have improved in the Region of the Americas. However, inequalities persist among the countries of the Region. This article has two primary objectives: 1) to provide some unbiased evidence on health inequalities among countries of the Region of the Americas and 2) to illustrate the application of some of the more frequently used methods for measuring inequalities, i…
Variación de los indicadores de mortalidad evitable entre comunas chilenas como aproximación a las desigualdades de salud
These results, which are consistent with those found in previous published sources, estimate the magnitude and pattern of variations among communes. The results also provide information, based on data for 1992, with which to start monitoring health inequalities among small geographic areas, which were communes in this particular case. Although interventions for promoting equity tend to focus exclusively on communes having lower socioeconomic deve…
Health Status of Mexican-Origin Persons
United States-Mexico border diabetes prevalence survey
This paper reviews and discusses the main procedures and policies that need to be followed when designing and implementing a binational survey such as the United States of America (U.S.)-Mexico Border Diabetes Prevalence Study that took place between 2001 and 2002. The main objective of the survey was to determine the prevalence of diabetes in the population 18 years of age or older along U.S.-Mexico border counties and municipalities. Several po…
Developing an academia-based public health observatory
Health observatories may differ according to their mission, institutional setting, topical emphasis or geographic coverage. This paper discusses the development of a new urban-focused health observatory, and its operational research and training infrastructure under the academic umbrella of the Department of Epidemiology and the Institute of Urban Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH) in Baltimore, USA. Recognizing …
The role of inter-regional flows in the spread of epidemics in a city of regional influence with a tropical climate
The aim of this research was to investigate the origin of imported cases of dengue in the city of Araraquara, Brazil and to describe the disease's main epidemiological characteristics. The study encompassed all confirmed cases of dengue recorded in the Information System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) [Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação] from 1998 to 2013. Cases whose origin of infection was likely located outside Araraquara were co…
Environmental and socioeconomic analysis of malaria transmission in the Brazilian Amazon, 2010–2015
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the environmental and socioeconomic risk factors of malaria transmission at municipality level, from 2010 to 2015, in the Brazilian Amazon. METHODS: The municipalities were stratified into high, moderate, and low transmission based on the annual parasite incidence. A multinomial logistic regression that compared low with medium transmission and low with high transmission was performed. For each category, three models were an…
Differences in magnitude and rate of change in adult obesity distribution by age and sex in Mexico, Colombia and Peru, 2005–2010
Objective Unequal obesity distributions among adult populations have been reported in low- and middle-income countries, but mainly based on data of women of reproductive age. Moreover, incorporation of ever-changing skewed BMI distributions in analyses has been a challenge. Our study aimed to assess magnitude and rates of change in BMI distributions by age and sex. Design Shapes of BMI distributions were estimated for 2005 and 2010, and their cha…
“You can only help them save the patient once they trust you”
While telemedicine applications in low- and middle-income countries are growing rapidly, few studies address the social and organizational factors of implementation essential to sustaining clinician engagement. This study aims to explore clinician experiences and perspectives of a pediatric emergency teleconsultation support program in Sindh, Pakistan, and theories of use behind its implementation in government hospitals. We conducted in-depth in…
Scorpion sting envenomation
box Each year, scorpion sting envenomation (SSE) leads to thousands of deaths and severe complications, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations with limited access to timely treatment, especially children under 10 years of age; however, it is not formally recognised by the WHO as a neglected tropical disease (NTD)
Medicine (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Geography (7 works) · Demography (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Humanities (4 works)