Raúl Mejía

Biographic Data

ID7189277
NAMERaúl Mejía
GIVEN NAMESRaúl
FAMILY NAMEMejía
SIGNATUREMEJIA R
AFFILIATIONSUniversidad de Buenos Aires
ORCID0000-0002-7782-0934
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS24
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR24
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Non-compliance with point-of-sale tobacco regulations in Argentina

    María Belén Arnaudo, Emilia Elicabe et al.ARTICLEDrugs Education Prevention and…2026

    Background In Argentina, a national law regulates tobacco marketing at points-of-sale, bans single cigarette sales, and requires ‘no sale to minors’ signage. Provinces may enact more stringent regulations, with Cordoba and La Pampa banning all tobacco advertising and the open display of tobacco products at points-of-sale.Methods We used an observational retail study to assess compliance with tobacco laws at 512 points-of-sale around schools in fo…

  • Understanding biopsychosocial factors influencing cigarette smoking among transgender and gender diverse individuals living in Argentina

    Open AccessRomina Caballero, Estefanía Panizoni et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2025

    The prevalence of cigarette smoking among transgender women in Argentina is 42%, more than double the rate compared to cisgender women. To understand biopsychosocial factors influencing cigarette smoking among transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals living in Argentina. Between December 2023 and January 2024, 19 qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted face-to-face with TGD individuals. TGD peer navigators recruited particip…

  • Analysis of roll-your-own tobacco pack design and warning compliance in Argentina

    Open AccessEmilia Elicabe, María Belén Arnaudo et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2025

    The findings help understand how tobacco companies promote RYO via the packaging. Additionally, this exploratory study could serve as a template for other studies on RYO tobacco

  • Mate, an Argentinian icon used to promote cigarettes

    María Belén Arnaudo, Emilia Elicabe et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2024

  • Prevalence and correlates of current cigarette smoking among transgender women in Argentina

    Open AccessFrancisco Cartujano‐Barrera, Raúl Mejía et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    Objective To assess the prevalence of current cigarette smoking among transgender women in Argentina, and to examine the unique associations of current cigarette smoking with demographic and psychosocial factors. Methods This study is a secondary data analysis of the TransCITAR – a prospective cohort study of transgender individuals living in Buenos Aires, Argentina – baseline data. The baseline survey collected information on sociodemographic ch…

  • Youth working in tobacco farming

    Open AccessEthel Alderete, Jennifer Livaudais-Toman et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Youth who work in tobacco faming face a challenging burden of adversities that increase their vulnerability. Risk assessments should guide public policies to protect underage youth working in tobacco farming. (298 words)

  • The Social and Spatial Ecology of Dengue Presence and Burden during an Outbreak in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2012

    Open AccessCatherine A Lippi, Anna M Stewart‐Ibarra et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2018

    Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne arbovirus, is a major public health concern in Ecuador. In this study, we aimed to describe the spatial distribution of dengue risk and identify local social-ecological factors associated with an outbreak of dengue fever in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. We examined georeferenced dengue cases ( n = 4248) and block-level census data variables to identify social-ecological risk factors associated with the presence/ab…

  • Exposure to tobacco in video games and smoking among gamers in Argentina

    Adriana Pérez, James F Thrasher et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2018

    Greater exposure to tobacco content in video games was associated with higher likelihood of smoking among Argentine girls who play video games, suggesting the need for policies that limit these exposures

  • Market share for flavour capsule cigarettes is quickly growing, especially in Latin America

    James F Thrasher, Farahnaz Islam et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2016

    Flavour capsules in cigarette filters are a product design innovation that allows consumers to crush a liquid-filled capsule that flavours the cigarette smoke. Most capsules include menthol flavourings, with chemosensory properties including a cooling, anaesthetic effect that makes it easier to inhale cigarette smoke, promotes misperceptions of harm and increases the appeal of smoking for youth.1–3 Industry pretesting revealed the attractiveness …

  • Recall, appeal and willingness to try cigarettes with flavour capsules

    Open AccessErika N Abad-Vivero, James F Thrasher et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2016

    FCVs appear to be generating even greater appeal among young adolescents than established non-FCVs in dominant brand families

  • Mentoring health researchers globally

    Open AccessDonald C Cole, Nancy Johnson et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2015

    Mentoring experiences and programmes are becoming increasingly recognised as important by those engaged in capacity strengthening in global health research. Using a primarily qualitative study design, we studied three experiences of mentorship and eight mentorship programmes for early career global health researchers based in high-income and low- and middle-income countries. For the latter, we drew upon programme materials, existing unpublished d…

  • Comparison of tobacco and alcohol use in films produced in Europe, Latin America, and the United States

    Open AccessInti Barrientos-Gutierrez, Christy Kollath‐Cattano et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Smoking was more commonly depicted in films produced outside the US, however there were few differences in the means for smoking screen time in films that contained smoking. This may be partly explained by the prohibition of tobacco product placement in the US. Countries should consider banning paid placement of both products and eliminating subsidies for films with content that promotes tobacco and alcohol use

  • Assessing tobacco marketing receptivity among youth

    Sandra Braun, Christy Kollath‐Cattano et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2015

    The marketing receptivity index was associated with important variation in smoking-related perceptions, intentions and behaviour among Argentine adolescents. Future research should determine the predictive validity and generalisability of this measure to other contexts, including the explanatory power gained by integrating cigarette package brand recognition tasks

  • An empirical analysis of cigarette demand in Argentina

    E Martínez-Paredes, Eugenio Martinez et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2013

    Econometric analyses of cigarette consumption and their relationship with cigarette price and income can provide valuable information for developing cigarette price policy

  • Impact on cardiovascular disease events of the implementation of Argentina's national tobacco control law

    Jonatan Konfino, Daniel Ferrante et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2012

    Implementation of the tobacco control law would produce significant public health benefits in Argentina. Strong advocacy is needed at national and international levels to get this law implemented throughout Argentina

  • Conocimientos, percepciones y comportamientos relacionados con el consumo de sal, la salud y el etiquetado nutricional en Argentina, Costa Rica y Ecuador

    Open AccessGermana Sánchez, Guillermo Tomás et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2012

    There is public awareness about salt, but not about the term "sodium." More salt and sodium are consumed than what is reported and there are no prospects of reducing that consumption. Although it is understood that excessive consumption of salt is a health risk, participants do not perceive that they are at risk. Replacing the word "sodium" with the word "salt" would facilitate food selection

  • Relación costo-utilidad de la disminución del consumo de sal y su efecto en la incidencia de enfermedades cardiovasculares en Argentina

    Open AccessDaniel Ferrante, Jonatan Konfino et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2012

    Implementing this strategy to reduce salt intake would produce a very positive health impact, both in QALY gains and savings in economic resources

  • Tobacco point-of-sale advertising in Guatemala City, Guatemala and Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Open AccessJoaquín Barnoya, Raúl Mejía et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2010

    Tobacco point of sale advertising is highly prevalent in these two cities of Guatemala and Argentina. An advertising ban should also include this type of advertising

  • An Argentinean icon as a useful tool to sell BAT’s cigarettes

    Sandra Braun, Raúl Mejía et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2008

    In 1995, Marlboro was the leading brand of cigarettes in Argentina. In order to challenge Marlboro’s position, BAT undertook a psychographic study of Argentinean youth. They found that based on their political and religious convictions “young adults” could be classified into three different groups: “progressives,” “jurassics” and “crudos” or “spoiled brats.” “Jurassics,” or conservatives, representing 40% of the youth market, were strict, macho, …

  • Tobacco industry targeting youth in Argentina

    Sandra Braun, Raúl Mejía et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2008

    The tobacco industry used psychographic segmentation of the population and developed advertising strategies focused on youth. Tobacco control researchers and advocates must be able to address these strategies in counter-marketing interventions

  • Litigation in Argentina

    María Laura Flores, Joaquín Barnoya et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2006

    The strategies used by the industry have been successful in preventing recovery for tobacco injuries through litigation. Argentinean health advocates and lawyers need to be aware of the roles and strategies of the tobacco industry in order to develop effective litigation in Argentina

  • Validación de un cuestionario breve para detectar situaciones de violencia de género en las consultas clínicas

    Open AccessMaría Pía Majdalani, María Alemán et al.ARTICLERevista Panamericana de Salud…2005

    This research demonstrated the soundness of the brief questionnaire, in terms of its format, content, comprehensiveness, and reliability. This instrument can be used in clinical consultations to detect situations of psychological violence, physical violence, sexual violence, and sexual abuse during childhood

  • Régionalisation de l’influence du El Niño sur les précipitations de l’Équateur

    Open AccessFrédéric Rossel, Raúl Mejía et al.ARTICLEBulletin de l’Institut français…1998

    L’homogénéisation des séries pluviométriques de 210 stations réparties entre les régions côtières, la cordillère des Andes et le versant amazonien de l’Équateur permet d’étudier pour la première fois, sur une période de 30 ans, l’influence du Niño sur les précipitations annuelles. Cette influence est analysée et quantifiée à l’aide de plusieurs méthodes statistiques et numériques qui mettent en évidence le lien entre les précipitations annuelles …

  • Evidencias del cambio climático en Ecuador

    Open AccessLuis Felipe Viscaya Cáceres, Luis Caceres et al.ARTICLEBulletin de l’Institut français…1998

    Cada día es más evidente que el clima actual y futuro es y será el resultado de la variabilidad climática y del cambio climático. El Panel Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC) en su Segundo Reporte de Evaluación (1995) señala que, a pesar de las incertidumbres científicas existentes, hay señales de una influencia perceptible de las actividades del hombre sobre el clima. La investigación realizada responde básicamente a …