Homero Martínez
Biographic Data
| ID | 3771337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Homero Martínez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Homero |
| FAMILY NAME | Martínez |
| SIGNATURE | MARTINEZ H |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Development Research Centre |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Folate and global health
Folate and global health review series, part 4
Background: Autoimmune diseases and bone density loss (osteopenia and osteoporosis) are chronic conditions of complex aetiology that affect diverse populations. Folate may be associated with a higher risk of these disorders due to its essential role in one-carbon metabolism required for nucleotide synthesis, homocysteine metabolism, and methylation processes. However, the evidence on this association is inconclusive. Methods: We searched MEDLINE,…
Folate and global health umbrella review series, part 1
Background: Folate is essential for normal growth and in human health throughout the lifecycle. Clinical deficiency of folate impairs DNA synthesis and results in megaloblastic anaemia, while suboptimal folate status before and in early pregnancy results in an elevated risk of neural tube defects (NTD). The evidence on the association of folate status with other health outcomes is largely fragmented and understudied. We conducted a series of umbr…
Folate and global health review series, part 3
Background: Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases account for an increasing share of morbidity and mortality globally. Folic acid supplementation has been linked to a lowered risk of stroke and some metabolic indicators due to its involvement in homocysteine and one-carbon metabolism and its role in the production of nitric oxide; however, the evidence on these associations is inconclusive. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, the Cochra…
Folate and global health umbrella review series, part 2
Background: Folate has been examined extensively in relation to carcinogenesis due to its role in one-carbon metabolism impacting the synthesis of DNA and RNA, methylation processes, and genomic integrity. Current evidence on the relationship between folate status and the risk of cancer is equivocal: low or deficient folate status may contribute to an increased risk of cancers, while high-dose folic acid supplementation may have adverse effects o…
Promoting Health in a Rural Community in the Basque Country by Leveraging Health Assets Identified through a Community Health Diagnosis
Salutogenesis focuses on factors that generate health and is a useful construct for identifying factors that promote health and for guiding activities to this end. This article describes health assets identified in a community diagnosis and how to leverage them with actions for improvement to deepen the understanding of this concept and its impact on health promotion. An intervention strategy was designed following the principles of participatory…
A Participatory Community Diagnosis of a Rural Community from the Perspective of Its Women, Leading to Proposals for Action
In primary health care, a community diagnosis is necessary to provide a detailed description of the community as well as an evaluation of the community's health, including the main factors responsible for it and the needs felt by the population. This article presents a community health diagnosis following a participatory design, taking the perspective of women living in the community, to identify proposals for action. An ethnographic study was ca…
Severe food insecurity is associated with overweight and increased body fat among people living with HIV in the Dominican Republic
Food insecurity is an important risk factor for overweight and obesity among low-income populations in high income countries, but has not been well-studied among people living with HIV (PLHIV), particularly in resource-poor settings. To explore the association between food insecurity and overweight and obesity among PLHIV in the Dominican Republic, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 160 HIV-infected adults between March-December 2012 in four…
Culturally Competent Informed-Consent Process to Evaluate a Social Policy for Older Persons With Low Literacy
The informed-consent process seeks to provide complete information to participants about a research project and to protect personal information they may disclose. In this article, we present an informed-consent process that we piloted and improved to obtain consent from older adults in Yucatan, Mexico. Respondents had limited fluency in Spanish, spoke the local Mayan language, and had some physical limitations due to their age. We describe how we…
Impact of food support on food security and body weight among HIV antiretroviral therapy recipients in Honduras
Optimal strategies to improve food security and nutrition for people living with HIV (PLHIV) may differ in settings where overweight and obesity are prevalent and cardiovascular disease risk is a concern. However, no studies among PLHIV have investigated the impact of food support on nutritional outcomes in these settings. We therefore assessed the effect of food support on food insecurity and body weight in a population of PLHIV with high preval…
Opportunities for involving men and families in chronic disease management
There is an opportunity to increase the reach of interventions aimed at improving disease self-management by engaging men and family members. The proposed strategies presented by patients, family members, and providers have implications for health education and service provision at primary care health centers and for future research
Tailored Nutrition Education and Food Assistance Improve Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapy
How Can Faith-Based Organizations Help Address the HIV/Aids Epidemic in Central America?
Describes the role that faith-based organizations play in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras and how this role might be expanded.
Parks and physical activity
Iodine deficiency and its association with intelligence quotient in schoolchildren from Colima, Mexico
Objective To determine the prevalence of iodine deficiency, its causes and its association with intelligence quotient (IQ) in Mexican schoolchildren. Design Cross-sectional analytical study, in which determinations of thyroid gland size, urinary iodine excretion, IQ, iron nutritional status, physical anthropometry, family consumption of goitrogenic foods, type/origin and iodine saturation of salt consumed at home and coliform organisms in drinkin…
Iron Nutrition in Schoolchildren of Western Mexico
In Mexico, food fortification is used as a strategy to combat micronutrient deficiencies. However, little is known about the effects of food fortification in vulnerable populations. This study was carried out in a population of school children believed to be at risk of various micronutrient deficiencies, including iron. The study aimed at determining iron status of children, and identifying and quantifying the sources of iron intake and the prese…
Social Sciences and the Ifsee Conferences
Sciences sociales et les conférences IFSE : La Fédération Internationale des Editeurs Scientifiques (IFSE, "International Federation of Science Editors"), associée avec l'UNESCO, a organisé sa douzième conférence en octobre 2004 à Mérida, Yucatan, au Mexique. Un débat parmi les organisateurs a permis l'ouverture vers les sciences sociales qui n'y étaient pas représentées jusqu'à là. Les trois articles suivants constituent la première session scie…
Lack of hemoglobin response to iron supplementation in anemic Mexican preschoolers with multiple micronutrient deficiencies
Lack of hemoglobin response to iron was associated with indicators of chronic undernutrition and multiple micronutrient deficiencies.
Can We Predict What Mothers Do? Modeling Childhood Diarrhea in Rural Mexico
UNICEF estimated in 1993 that diarrhea caused approximately 3 million child deaths in 1990. Other children who do not die from diarrhea-related illness may nonetheless suffer retardation of physical growth. A decision-making model was built to predict how Mexican women in Solis Valley treat childhood diarrhea. Diarrhea and poor nutrition are significant factors leading to childrens low weight and height in the valley. The model was constructed ba…
Household size, food intake and anthropometric status of school-age children in a highland Mexican area
Household size, food intake and anthropometric status of school-age children in a highland Mexican area
Can We Predict What Mothers Do? Modeling Childhood Diarrhea in Rural Mexico
UNICEF estimated in 1993 that diarrhea caused approximately 3 million child deaths in 1990. Other children who do not die from diarrhea-related illness may nonetheless suffer retardation of physical growth. A decision-making model was built to predict how Mexican women in Solis Valley treat childhood diarrhea. Diarrhea and poor nutrition are significant factors leading to childrens low weight and height in the valley. The model was constructed ba…
Lack of hemoglobin response to iron supplementation in anemic Mexican preschoolers with multiple micronutrient deficiencies
Lack of hemoglobin response to iron was associated with indicators of chronic undernutrition and multiple micronutrient deficiencies.
Iron Nutrition in Schoolchildren of Western Mexico
In Mexico, food fortification is used as a strategy to combat micronutrient deficiencies. However, little is known about the effects of food fortification in vulnerable populations. This study was carried out in a population of school children believed to be at risk of various micronutrient deficiencies, including iron. The study aimed at determining iron status of children, and identifying and quantifying the sources of iron intake and the prese…
Social Sciences and the Ifsee Conferences
Sciences sociales et les conférences IFSE : La Fédération Internationale des Editeurs Scientifiques (IFSE, "International Federation of Science Editors"), associée avec l'UNESCO, a organisé sa douzième conférence en octobre 2004 à Mérida, Yucatan, au Mexique. Un débat parmi les organisateurs a permis l'ouverture vers les sciences sociales qui n'y étaient pas représentées jusqu'à là. Les trois articles suivants constituent la première session scie…
Iodine deficiency and its association with intelligence quotient in schoolchildren from Colima, Mexico
Objective To determine the prevalence of iodine deficiency, its causes and its association with intelligence quotient (IQ) in Mexican schoolchildren. Design Cross-sectional analytical study, in which determinations of thyroid gland size, urinary iodine excretion, IQ, iron nutritional status, physical anthropometry, family consumption of goitrogenic foods, type/origin and iodine saturation of salt consumed at home and coliform organisms in drinkin…
How Can Faith-Based Organizations Help Address the HIV/Aids Epidemic in Central America?
Describes the role that faith-based organizations play in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras and how this role might be expanded.
Parks and physical activity
Tailored Nutrition Education and Food Assistance Improve Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapy
Impact of food support on food security and body weight among HIV antiretroviral therapy recipients in Honduras
Optimal strategies to improve food security and nutrition for people living with HIV (PLHIV) may differ in settings where overweight and obesity are prevalent and cardiovascular disease risk is a concern. However, no studies among PLHIV have investigated the impact of food support on nutritional outcomes in these settings. We therefore assessed the effect of food support on food insecurity and body weight in a population of PLHIV with high preval…
Opportunities for involving men and families in chronic disease management
There is an opportunity to increase the reach of interventions aimed at improving disease self-management by engaging men and family members. The proposed strategies presented by patients, family members, and providers have implications for health education and service provision at primary care health centers and for future research
Culturally Competent Informed-Consent Process to Evaluate a Social Policy for Older Persons With Low Literacy
The informed-consent process seeks to provide complete information to participants about a research project and to protect personal information they may disclose. In this article, we present an informed-consent process that we piloted and improved to obtain consent from older adults in Yucatan, Mexico. Respondents had limited fluency in Spanish, spoke the local Mayan language, and had some physical limitations due to their age. We describe how we…
Severe food insecurity is associated with overweight and increased body fat among people living with HIV in the Dominican Republic
Food insecurity is an important risk factor for overweight and obesity among low-income populations in high income countries, but has not been well-studied among people living with HIV (PLHIV), particularly in resource-poor settings. To explore the association between food insecurity and overweight and obesity among PLHIV in the Dominican Republic, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 160 HIV-infected adults between March-December 2012 in four…
A Participatory Community Diagnosis of a Rural Community from the Perspective of Its Women, Leading to Proposals for Action
In primary health care, a community diagnosis is necessary to provide a detailed description of the community as well as an evaluation of the community's health, including the main factors responsible for it and the needs felt by the population. This article presents a community health diagnosis following a participatory design, taking the perspective of women living in the community, to identify proposals for action. An ethnographic study was ca…
Promoting Health in a Rural Community in the Basque Country by Leveraging Health Assets Identified through a Community Health Diagnosis
Salutogenesis focuses on factors that generate health and is a useful construct for identifying factors that promote health and for guiding activities to this end. This article describes health assets identified in a community diagnosis and how to leverage them with actions for improvement to deepen the understanding of this concept and its impact on health promotion. An intervention strategy was designed following the principles of participatory…
Folate and global health
Folate and global health review series, part 4
Background: Autoimmune diseases and bone density loss (osteopenia and osteoporosis) are chronic conditions of complex aetiology that affect diverse populations. Folate may be associated with a higher risk of these disorders due to its essential role in one-carbon metabolism required for nucleotide synthesis, homocysteine metabolism, and methylation processes. However, the evidence on this association is inconclusive. Methods: We searched MEDLINE,…
Folate and global health umbrella review series, part 1
Background: Folate is essential for normal growth and in human health throughout the lifecycle. Clinical deficiency of folate impairs DNA synthesis and results in megaloblastic anaemia, while suboptimal folate status before and in early pregnancy results in an elevated risk of neural tube defects (NTD). The evidence on the association of folate status with other health outcomes is largely fragmented and understudied. We conducted a series of umbr…
Folate and global health review series, part 3
Background: Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases account for an increasing share of morbidity and mortality globally. Folic acid supplementation has been linked to a lowered risk of stroke and some metabolic indicators due to its involvement in homocysteine and one-carbon metabolism and its role in the production of nitric oxide; however, the evidence on these associations is inconclusive. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, the Cochra…
Folate and global health umbrella review series, part 2
Background: Folate has been examined extensively in relation to carcinogenesis due to its role in one-carbon metabolism impacting the synthesis of DNA and RNA, methylation processes, and genomic integrity. Current evidence on the relationship between folate status and the risk of cancer is equivocal: low or deficient folate status may contribute to an increased risk of cancers, while high-dose folic acid supplementation may have adverse effects o…
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