Homero Martı́nez
Biographic Data
| ID | 3995706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Homero Martı́nez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Homero |
| FAMILY NAME | Martı́nez |
| SIGNATURE | MARTINEZ H |
| AFFILIATIONS | RAND Corporation |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1435-0306 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Assessment of Women's Discretionary Salt Intake and Household Salt Utilization in Preparation for a Salt Fortification Trial in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
There is a high incidence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in Ethiopia and folate insufficiency, a primary risk factor for NTDs, is common among Ethiopian women of reproductive age (WRA). Folic acid fortification of salt has been proposed as a strategy to control these problems. In preparation for an intervention trial to assess the nutritional effects of folic acid-fortified salt, we measured discretionary salt intakes among nonpregnant WRA using 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…
Cut‐off points for serum ferritin to identify low iron stores during the first year of life in a cohort of Mexican infants
The aim of this study was to identify serum ferritin (SF) cut-off points (COPs) in a cohort of healthy full-term normal birth weight infants who had repeated measurements of SF and haemoglobin every 3 months during the first year of life. The study included 746 full-term infants with birth weight ≥2,500 g, having uncomplicated gestations and births. Participants received prophylactic iron supplementation (1 mg/day of iron element) from the first …
Perceived insufficient milk among primiparous, fully breastfeeding women
Breastfeeding mothers often report perceived insufficient milk (PIM) believing their infant is crying too much, which leads to introducing formula and the early abandonment of breastfeeding. We sought to determine if infant crying was associated with reported PIM (yes/no) and number of problems associated with lactation (lactation problem score [LPS] 6-point Likert scale) before formula introduction. Primiparous breastfeeding mothers were recruit…
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…
Aceptabilidad de una intervención basada en salud móvil para modificar estilos de vida en prehipertensos de Argentina, Guatemala y Perú
Given the high penetration of mobile phones in developing countries, it is concluded that it is feasible and acceptable to offer a mobile health based intervention oriented towards lifestyle modification in people with prehypertension or high risk of chronic disease intervention
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
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…
The Social Construction of Anemia in School Shelters for Indigenous Children in Mexico
Indigenous children in school shelters in Mexico suffer from anemia in spite of food that is subsidized, prepared, and served to them. Economically and biomedically centered strategies to reduce anemia have achieved only partial and short-term success. An interdisciplinary team investigated the food security system of the school shelters and collected data through interviews and participant observation. The analysis revealed that the children's n…
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
The Social Construction of Anemia in School Shelters for Indigenous Children in Mexico
Indigenous children in school shelters in Mexico suffer from anemia in spite of food that is subsidized, prepared, and served to them. Economically and biomedically centered strategies to reduce anemia have achieved only partial and short-term success. An interdisciplinary team investigated the food security system of the school shelters and collected data through interviews and participant observation. The analysis revealed that the children's n…
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…
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…
The Social Construction of Anemia in School Shelters for Indigenous Children in Mexico
Indigenous children in school shelters in Mexico suffer from anemia in spite of food that is subsidized, prepared, and served to them. Economically and biomedically centered strategies to reduce anemia have achieved only partial and short-term success. An interdisciplinary team investigated the food security system of the school shelters and collected data through interviews and participant observation. The analysis revealed that the children's n…
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…
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…
Aceptabilidad de una intervención basada en salud móvil para modificar estilos de vida en prehipertensos de Argentina, Guatemala y Perú
Given the high penetration of mobile phones in developing countries, it is concluded that it is feasible and acceptable to offer a mobile health based intervention oriented towards lifestyle modification in people with prehypertension or high risk of chronic disease intervention
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…
Cut‐off points for serum ferritin to identify low iron stores during the first year of life in a cohort of Mexican infants
The aim of this study was to identify serum ferritin (SF) cut-off points (COPs) in a cohort of healthy full-term normal birth weight infants who had repeated measurements of SF and haemoglobin every 3 months during the first year of life. The study included 746 full-term infants with birth weight ≥2,500 g, having uncomplicated gestations and births. Participants received prophylactic iron supplementation (1 mg/day of iron element) from the first …
Perceived insufficient milk among primiparous, fully breastfeeding women
Breastfeeding mothers often report perceived insufficient milk (PIM) believing their infant is crying too much, which leads to introducing formula and the early abandonment of breastfeeding. We sought to determine if infant crying was associated with reported PIM (yes/no) and number of problems associated with lactation (lactation problem score [LPS] 6-point Likert scale) before formula introduction. Primiparous breastfeeding mothers were recruit…
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…
Assessment of Women's Discretionary Salt Intake and Household Salt Utilization in Preparation for a Salt Fortification Trial in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
There is a high incidence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in Ethiopia and folate insufficiency, a primary risk factor for NTDs, is common among Ethiopian women of reproductive age (WRA). Folic acid fortification of salt has been proposed as a strategy to control these problems. In preparation for an intervention trial to assess the nutritional effects of folic acid-fortified salt, we measured discretionary salt intakes among nonpregnant WRA using o…
Medicine (16 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Pediatrics (5 works) · Population (5 works)