Jaime Sepúlveda

Biographic Data

ID4003862
NAMEJaime Sepúlveda
GIVEN NAMESJaime
FAMILY NAMESepúlveda
SIGNATURESEPULVEDA J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of California, San Francisco
ORCID0000-0001-5687-6464
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Willingness to Receive Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Among Migrants in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

    Open AccessRICHARD S GARFEIN, Marva Seifert et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2026

    Over 80% of tuberculosis cases in the United States are due to reactivation of untreated latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), most of whom were foreign born. LTBI treatment can greatly lower the risk of progression to active TB disease, and shorter treatment regimens increase the potential of migrants and other persons in vulnerable conditions, to complete treatment. We conducted across-sectional study to assess willingness to complete a one-mon…

  • Covid-19 vaccine uptake and barriers among Indigenous language speakers in Mexico

    Open AccessLucía Abascal Miguel, César A Méndez-Lizárraga et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Mexico faced a significant burden from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic’s onset in 2020, numerous studies have underscored the substantial risk of COVID-19 death among Indigenous individuals. This study aims to assess COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Indigenous language speakers in Mexico, focusing on understanding the barriers they face in obtaining access to vaccines. We used Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición Continua (ENSANUT) 2022,…

  • Conclusion

    Open AccessPaul H Wise, Jennifer M Welsh et al.ARTICLEDaedalus2023

    This collection of essays raises the fundamental question of whether the current infrastructure and practices of humanitarian health provision are increasingly out of step with the nature and scale of human needs generated by new forms of violence and a political context increasingly hostile to humanitarian values. The introductory essay by David Miliband and Ken Sofer articulates this challenge with clarity and power.1 It outlines in sharp relie…

  • The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic among migrants in shelters in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

    Open AccessIetza Bojorquez-Chapela, Ietza Bojorquez et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

    INTRODUCTION: Migrants, especially those in temporary accommodations like camps and shelters, might be a vulnerable population during the COVID-19 pandemic, but little is known about the impact of the pandemic in these settings in low-income and middle-income countries. We assessed SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity and RNA prevalence, the correlates of seropositivity (emphasising socially determined conditions), and the socioeconomic impacts of the pande…

  • Interrupted transit and common mental disorders among migrants in Tijuana, Mexico

    Open AccessIetza Bojorquez, Jaime Sepúlveda et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2022

    BACKGROUND: Policies of migration contention can interrupt the transit of people on the move, forcing them to remain in wait in non-destination countries. This liminal condition might impact negatively on migrants' mental health. AIMS: To assess the relationship between interrupted transit and common mental disorders (CMD; symptoms of depression or anxiety), among migrants in shelters in Tijuana, Mexico. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey conducted …

  • The quest for universal health coverage

    Open AccessFelicia M Knaul, Eduardo González-Pier et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2012

  • Profesionales de la salud para el nuevo siglo

    Open AccessJulio Frenk, Lincoln Chen et al.ARTICLERevista Peruana de Medicina…2011

  • Profesionales de la salud para el nuevo siglo

    Open AccessJulio Frenk, Lincoln Chen et al.ARTICLERevista Peruana de Medicina…2011

  • Health professionals for a new century

    Open AccessJulio Frenk, Lincoln Chen et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2010

  • Diabetes and hypertension increases in a society with abdominal obesity

    Open AccessClaudia P Sánchez-Castillo, Oscar Velásquez-Monroy et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2005

    Objectives To determine the prevalences of overweight, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT) in the Mexican population and compare them with those of a previous Mexican urban survey and an American survey. Design A structured, randomised, nationally representative Mexican sample was compared with a 1993 Mexican urban survey and the US Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) of non-Hispanic Whites…

  • Nutrition Transition in Mexico and in Other Latin American Countries

    José A Rivera, Juan A Rivera et al.ARTICLENutrition Reviews2004

    Mexico and other Latin American countries are currently undergoing important demographic, epidemiologic and nutrition transitions. Noncommunicable chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and high blood pressure are becoming public health problems as the population experiences an important reduction in physical activity and an increase in energy-dense diets. In contrast, the prevalence of undernutrition is declining in most cou…

  • Factores asociados con la actividad física en mujeres mexicanas en edad reproductiva

    Open AccessBernardo Hernández, Jessica de Haene et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2003

    This study showed that practicing sports is not a frequent form of physical activity among women of childbearing age in Mexico, especially those who are over 20 years of age and those with a low level of schooling. This situation could contribute to increases in the prevalence of obesity and chronic diseases