Carolina Wiesner
Biographic Data
| ID | 214417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carolina Wiesner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carolina |
| FAMILY NAME | Wiesner |
| SIGNATURE | WIESNER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Externado de Colombia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3373-1809 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trends in inequalities in premature cancer mortality by educational level in Colombia, 1998–2007
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality in developing countries. We examined trends in inequalities in cancer mortality by educational attainment in Colombia during a period of epidemiological transition and rapid expansion of health insurance coverage. METHODS: Population mortality data (1998-2007) were linked to census data to obtain age-standardised cancer mortality rates by educational attai…
Social Representations of Human Papillomavirus in Bogotá, Colombia
Identifying DNA of Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been proposed as a new screening method for cervical cancer control. Conventionally, health education for screening programs is based on scientific information without considering any community cognitive processes. We examine HPV social representations of 124 men and women from diverse educational status living in Bogotá, Colombia. The social representation of HPV involves a series of figurative n…
HPV vaccine introduction at the local level in a developing country
In most developing countries, HPV vaccines have been licensed but there are no national policy recommendations, nor is it clear how decisions on the introduction of this new vaccine are made. Decentralization processes in many Latin American countries favor decision-making at the local level. Through a qualitative study we explored knowledge regarding the HPV vaccine and the criteria that influence decision-making among local health actors in fou…
Antropología Del Cáncer E Investigación Aplicada en Salud Pública
A partir de una elaborada revisión de literatura sobre el cáncer gástrico,el artículo profundiza en los aspectos socio culturales que explican laenfermedad y aboga por una mayor cooperación entre la comunidadafectada y las instituciones que formulan las políticas públicas en salud,haciendo énfasis en las relaciones existentes entre salud, prácticassociales y cultura. Plantea que los programas de intervención en saludpública deben considerar facto…
Trends in inequalities in premature cancer mortality by educational level in Colombia, 1998–2007
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality in developing countries. We examined trends in inequalities in cancer mortality by educational attainment in Colombia during a period of epidemiological transition and rapid expansion of health insurance coverage. METHODS: Population mortality data (1998-2007) were linked to census data to obtain age-standardised cancer mortality rates by educational attai…
HPV vaccine introduction at the local level in a developing country
In most developing countries, HPV vaccines have been licensed but there are no national policy recommendations, nor is it clear how decisions on the introduction of this new vaccine are made. Decentralization processes in many Latin American countries favor decision-making at the local level. Through a qualitative study we explored knowledge regarding the HPV vaccine and the criteria that influence decision-making among local health actors in fou…
Antropología Del Cáncer E Investigación Aplicada en Salud Pública
A partir de una elaborada revisión de literatura sobre el cáncer gástrico,el artículo profundiza en los aspectos socio culturales que explican laenfermedad y aboga por una mayor cooperación entre la comunidadafectada y las instituciones que formulan las políticas públicas en salud,haciendo énfasis en las relaciones existentes entre salud, prácticassociales y cultura. Plantea que los programas de intervención en saludpública deben considerar facto…
Antropología Del Cáncer E Investigación Aplicada en Salud Pública
A partir de una elaborada revisión de literatura sobre el cáncer gástrico,el artículo profundiza en los aspectos socio culturales que explican laenfermedad y aboga por una mayor cooperación entre la comunidadafectada y las instituciones que formulan las políticas públicas en salud,haciendo énfasis en las relaciones existentes entre salud, prácticassociales y cultura. Plantea que los programas de intervención en saludpública deben considerar facto…
HPV vaccine introduction at the local level in a developing country
In most developing countries, HPV vaccines have been licensed but there are no national policy recommendations, nor is it clear how decisions on the introduction of this new vaccine are made. Decentralization processes in many Latin American countries favor decision-making at the local level. Through a qualitative study we explored knowledge regarding the HPV vaccine and the criteria that influence decision-making among local health actors in fou…
Social Representations of Human Papillomavirus in Bogotá, Colombia
Identifying DNA of Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been proposed as a new screening method for cervical cancer control. Conventionally, health education for screening programs is based on scientific information without considering any community cognitive processes. We examine HPV social representations of 124 men and women from diverse educational status living in Bogotá, Colombia. The social representation of HPV involves a series of figurative n…
Trends in inequalities in premature cancer mortality by educational level in Colombia, 1998–2007
BACKGROUND: There is a paucity of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality in developing countries. We examined trends in inequalities in cancer mortality by educational attainment in Colombia during a period of epidemiological transition and rapid expansion of health insurance coverage. METHODS: Population mortality data (1998-2007) were linked to census data to obtain age-standardised cancer mortality rates by educational attai…
Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Cervical cancer (2 works) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (2 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (2 works) · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Decentralization (1 work) · Demography (1 work)