Salomé Valencia-Aguirre

Biographic Data

ID1785033
NAMESalomé Valencia-Aguirre
GIVEN NAMESSalomé
FAMILY NAMEValencia-Aguirre
SIGNATUREVALENCIA-AGUIRRE S
AFFILIATIONSInstituto Nacional de Salud, Colombia
ORCID0000-0002-5285-410X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Armed conflict intensity and inequalities in tuberculosis outcomes in Colombia municipalities, 2008–2019

    Open AccessSalomé Valencia-Aguirre, Carlos Andrés Castañeda-Orjuela et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    BACKGROUND: Colombia's prolonged armed conflict has significantly impacted public health. This study constructs a municipal-level armed conflict intensity index for Colombia (2008-2019) and assess inequalities in tuberculosis (TB) case notifications, mortality and fatality rates across levels of conflict intensity. METHODS: This retrospective ecological study included 1122 Colombian municipalities from 2008 to 2019. Data on conflict were obtained…

  • Educational level and tuberculosis mortality in Colombia

    Open AccessSalomé Valencia-Aguirre, Ivan Arroyave et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2022References: 28

    We aim to describe the role of educational inequalities, for sex and age groups, in adult tuberculosis (TB) mortality in Colombia, 1999-2017. We linked mortality data to data estimation of the national population based on censuses and surveys to obtain primary, secondary, and tertiary adult (25+ years of age) age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) by educational level. Thus, a population-based study was conducted using national secondary mortali…