Alvaro J Idrovo
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 882110 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alvaro J Idrovo |
| PRENOMES | Alvaro J |
| SOBRENOME | Idrovo |
| ASSINATURA | IDROVO A J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Industrial University of Santander |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9579-1463 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
The invisible frontline
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers were widely recognized for their efforts, with an emphasis largely placed on clinical personnel providing individual care. However, public health workers, who played a critical role in managing the pandemic from a population wide perspective, received far less attention. This paper explores the experiences of public health frontline (PHF) workers in Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Epidemia (romé) de sarampión entre los Hitnü (Arauca, Colombia, 1964)
Este trabajo describe la epidemia de sarampión de 1964 entre el pueblo Hitnü de Arauca, Colombia, desde la perspectiva de los propios indígenas. Para ello se realizó un estudio de Antropología Histórica usando diarios de campo de dos abordajes etnográficos (1976-1982 y 2023-2024). Los datos recolectados hace casi 50 años, fueron de los sobrevivientes de la epidemia, y los registros más recientes fueron de indígenas Hitnü mayores, que conocieron l…
Intoxication in a Colombian mercury mine
This study analyzes the activities, poisoning, and medical treatment of the "La Esperanza" mercury mine workers in Aranzazu (Caldas, Colombia) between 1948 and 1975. The mining work there was difficult due to the geological instability of the area and the use of inappropriate mining technology, which generated a high occurrence of poisoning manifested in tremors of limbs, bleeding gums, loss of teeth, and bad mouth odor. The mine was the first Co…
Intoxicación en una mina de mercurio de Colombia
Este estudio analiza el trabajo, la intoxicación y el tratamiento médico que recibieron los trabajadores de la mina de mercurio "La Esperanza" entre 1948 y 1975 en Aranzazu (Caldas, Colombia). La labor minera tuvo dificultades por la inestabilidad geológica de la zona y el uso de la tecnología minera inapropiada, lo que generó una alta ocurrencia de intoxicaciones, manifestado en temblores de miembros, sangrado de encías, pérdida de piezas dentar…
Contrary Perceptions of Environmental Health and the Governance of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area, Colombia
The participation of civil society is essential for environmental health policies to be accepted. The objective of this study was to know the perceptions of government officials, members of civil society, and academics about environmental health problems and its governance in the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area, Colombia. In the region, there is a strong citizens movement that defends the moorland ecosystem (páramo) as a source of drinking water fo…
Chemical Element Mixtures and Kidney Function in Mining and Non-Mining Settings in Northern Colombia
The exposure to chemical mixtures is a problem of concern in developing countries and it is well known that the kidney is the major target organ for toxic elements. This cross-sectional study aimed to estimate the individual and composite mixture effect of a large number of chemical elements on kidney function in gold-mining and surrounding non-mining populations in northeast Colombia. We measured concentrations of 36 chemical elements in hair as…
Genetic Instability among Hitnü People Living in Colombian Crude-Oil Exploitation Areas
Oil exploitation, drilling, transportation, and processing in refineries produces a complex mixture of chemical compounds, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which may affect the health of populations living in the zone of influence of mining activities (PZOI). Thus, to better understand the effects of oil exploitation activities on cytogenetic endpoint frequency, we conducted a biomonitoring study in the Hitnü indigenous populati…
Covid-19 distribution in Bogotá, Colombia
BACKGROUND: The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has especially affected individuals living in conglomerate settings having poverty as common characteristic. However, evidence of the association between COVID-19 severity and social determinants is still scarce, particularly, for Latin American countries. The objective was to assess the effect of socioeconomic deprivation in the clinical severity of COVID-19 infection among different localities of Bogo…
Seroprevalence of Sars-CoV-2 Infection among Occupational Groups from the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area, Colombia
The negative effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have impacted the world economy due to the absence from work because of SARS-CoV-2 infection in workers, among other reasons. However, some economic areas are essential to society and people must continue working outside the home to support economic reactivation; their serological profile could be different from that of the global population. Cross-sectional study: Workers from …
Multimorbidity patterns among Covid-19 deaths
Objectives. To describe patterns of multimorbidity among fatal cases of COVID-19, and to propose a classification of patients based on age and multimorbidity patterns to begin the construction of etiological models. Methods. Data of Colombian confirmed deaths of COVID-19 until June 11, 2020, were included in this analysis (n=1488 deaths). Relationships between COVID-19, combinations of health conditions and age were explored using locally weighte…
Lay-Based Morbidity Profiles of Sugar Cane Workers
Capital social en áreas rurales
El capital social se considera un determinante estructural de desarrollo y bienestar social. Su componente cognitivo evalúa el grado de confianza de la población en sus sistemas de organización social, así como las interacciones comunitarias que estructuran respuestas sociales a los problemas sociales. Existen pocas escalas disponibles para la medición de este constructo. Este trabajo presenta los resultados de la adaptación al español y validaci…
Validación del auto-reporte de la localización de residuos sólidos con análisis de Procusto en el contexto de una iniciativa comunitaria participativa
Este estudio forma parte de una iniciativa comunitaria de manejo integral de residuos, basada en "epidemiología popular" y la investigación acción participativa. En este estudio se propone un método de validación de datos espaciales (ordenadas y abscisas) de residuos sólidos auto-reportados por la comunidad. La ubicación de los sitios fue realizada por 76 residentes de la localidad La Nopalera (Yautepec, Morelos, México), y comparada con los repo…
Access to medicines among internally displaced and non-displaced people in urban areas in Colombia
This study analyzes access to medicines among displaced and non-displaced populations in urban areas in Bucaramanga, Colombia. A household survey was carried out to study access to medicines for self-reported and medically diagnosed health conditions. Multiple Poisson regression with robust variance was used to determine factors associated with access to medicines. Two thousand and sixty individuals from 514 families participated. Only 29.1% (95%…
A 'beautiful death
Violence Committed Against Migrants in Transit
Physical environment and life expectancy at birth in Mexico
The objective of this ecological study was to ascertain the effects of physical environment on life expectancy at birth, using data from all 32 Mexican states. 50 environmental indicators with information about demography, housing, poverty, water, soils, biodiversity, forestry resources, and residues were included in exploratory factor analysis. Four factors were extracted: population vulnerability/susceptibility, and biodiversity (FC1), urbaniza…
Social epidemiology of a large outbreak of chickenpox in the Colombian sugar cane producer region
There are few social epidemiologic studies on chickenpox outbreaks, although previous findings suggested the important role of social determinants. This study describes the context of a large outbreak of chickenpox in the Cauca Valley region, Colombia (2003 to 2007), with an emphasis on macro-determinants. We explored the temporal trends in chickenpox incidence in 42 municipalities to identify the places with higher occurrences. We analyzed munic…
Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health
OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether the relationship between income inequality and human health is mediated through social capital, and whether political regime determines differences in income inequality and social capital among countries. METHODS: Path analysis of cross sectional ecological data from 110 countries. Life expectancy at birth was the outcome variable, and income inequality (measured by the Gini coefficient), social capital (measured by …
El empoderamiento de las mujeres y la esperanza de vida al nacer en México
The use of MGE as a surrogate for WE failed to reveal a positive effect of WE on LEB in Mexico. It is necessary to review the components that make up MGE and the relevance of using such a measure in different contexts. WAI showed a greater association with LEB and its effect was greater among men. This indicator made it possible to measure WE in Mexico and its use is recommended, as long as there are no other indicators available for capturing mo…
Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health
OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether the relationship between income inequality and human health is mediated through social capital, and whether political regime determines differences in income inequality and social capital among countries. METHODS: Path analysis of cross sectional ecological data from 110 countries. Life expectancy at birth was the outcome variable, and income inequality (measured by the Gini coefficient), social capital (measured by …
Intoxication in a Colombian mercury mine
This study analyzes the activities, poisoning, and medical treatment of the "La Esperanza" mercury mine workers in Aranzazu (Caldas, Colombia) between 1948 and 1975. The mining work there was difficult due to the geological instability of the area and the use of inappropriate mining technology, which generated a high occurrence of poisoning manifested in tremors of limbs, bleeding gums, loss of teeth, and bad mouth odor. The mine was the first Co…
Intoxicación en una mina de mercurio de Colombia
Este estudio analiza el trabajo, la intoxicación y el tratamiento médico que recibieron los trabajadores de la mina de mercurio "La Esperanza" entre 1948 y 1975 en Aranzazu (Caldas, Colombia). La labor minera tuvo dificultades por la inestabilidad geológica de la zona y el uso de la tecnología minera inapropiada, lo que generó una alta ocurrencia de intoxicaciones, manifestado en temblores de miembros, sangrado de encías, pérdida de piezas dentar…
El empoderamiento de las mujeres y la esperanza de vida al nacer en México
The use of MGE as a surrogate for WE failed to reveal a positive effect of WE on LEB in Mexico. It is necessary to review the components that make up MGE and the relevance of using such a measure in different contexts. WAI showed a greater association with LEB and its effect was greater among men. This indicator made it possible to measure WE in Mexico and its use is recommended, as long as there are no other indicators available for capturing mo…
Beyond the income inequality hypothesis and human health
OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether the relationship between income inequality and human health is mediated through social capital, and whether political regime determines differences in income inequality and social capital among countries. METHODS: Path analysis of cross sectional ecological data from 110 countries. Life expectancy at birth was the outcome variable, and income inequality (measured by the Gini coefficient), social capital (measured by …
Violence Committed Against Migrants in Transit
Physical environment and life expectancy at birth in Mexico
The objective of this ecological study was to ascertain the effects of physical environment on life expectancy at birth, using data from all 32 Mexican states. 50 environmental indicators with information about demography, housing, poverty, water, soils, biodiversity, forestry resources, and residues were included in exploratory factor analysis. Four factors were extracted: population vulnerability/susceptibility, and biodiversity (FC1), urbaniza…
Social epidemiology of a large outbreak of chickenpox in the Colombian sugar cane producer region
There are few social epidemiologic studies on chickenpox outbreaks, although previous findings suggested the important role of social determinants. This study describes the context of a large outbreak of chickenpox in the Cauca Valley region, Colombia (2003 to 2007), with an emphasis on macro-determinants. We explored the temporal trends in chickenpox incidence in 42 municipalities to identify the places with higher occurrences. We analyzed munic…
Access to medicines among internally displaced and non-displaced people in urban areas in Colombia
This study analyzes access to medicines among displaced and non-displaced populations in urban areas in Bucaramanga, Colombia. A household survey was carried out to study access to medicines for self-reported and medically diagnosed health conditions. Multiple Poisson regression with robust variance was used to determine factors associated with access to medicines. Two thousand and sixty individuals from 514 families participated. Only 29.1% (95%…
A 'beautiful death
Validación del auto-reporte de la localización de residuos sólidos con análisis de Procusto en el contexto de una iniciativa comunitaria participativa
Este estudio forma parte de una iniciativa comunitaria de manejo integral de residuos, basada en "epidemiología popular" y la investigación acción participativa. En este estudio se propone un método de validación de datos espaciales (ordenadas y abscisas) de residuos sólidos auto-reportados por la comunidad. La ubicación de los sitios fue realizada por 76 residentes de la localidad La Nopalera (Yautepec, Morelos, México), y comparada con los repo…
Capital social en áreas rurales
El capital social se considera un determinante estructural de desarrollo y bienestar social. Su componente cognitivo evalúa el grado de confianza de la población en sus sistemas de organización social, así como las interacciones comunitarias que estructuran respuestas sociales a los problemas sociales. Existen pocas escalas disponibles para la medición de este constructo. Este trabajo presenta los resultados de la adaptación al español y validaci…
Multimorbidity patterns among Covid-19 deaths
Objectives. To describe patterns of multimorbidity among fatal cases of COVID-19, and to propose a classification of patients based on age and multimorbidity patterns to begin the construction of etiological models. Methods. Data of Colombian confirmed deaths of COVID-19 until June 11, 2020, were included in this analysis (n=1488 deaths). Relationships between COVID-19, combinations of health conditions and age were explored using locally weighte…
Lay-Based Morbidity Profiles of Sugar Cane Workers
Seroprevalence of Sars-CoV-2 Infection among Occupational Groups from the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area, Colombia
The negative effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have impacted the world economy due to the absence from work because of SARS-CoV-2 infection in workers, among other reasons. However, some economic areas are essential to society and people must continue working outside the home to support economic reactivation; their serological profile could be different from that of the global population. Cross-sectional study: Workers from …
Genetic Instability among Hitnü People Living in Colombian Crude-Oil Exploitation Areas
Oil exploitation, drilling, transportation, and processing in refineries produces a complex mixture of chemical compounds, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which may affect the health of populations living in the zone of influence of mining activities (PZOI). Thus, to better understand the effects of oil exploitation activities on cytogenetic endpoint frequency, we conducted a biomonitoring study in the Hitnü indigenous populati…
Covid-19 distribution in Bogotá, Colombia
BACKGROUND: The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has especially affected individuals living in conglomerate settings having poverty as common characteristic. However, evidence of the association between COVID-19 severity and social determinants is still scarce, particularly, for Latin American countries. The objective was to assess the effect of socioeconomic deprivation in the clinical severity of COVID-19 infection among different localities of Bogo…
Contrary Perceptions of Environmental Health and the Governance of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area, Colombia
The participation of civil society is essential for environmental health policies to be accepted. The objective of this study was to know the perceptions of government officials, members of civil society, and academics about environmental health problems and its governance in the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area, Colombia. In the region, there is a strong citizens movement that defends the moorland ecosystem (páramo) as a source of drinking water fo…
Chemical Element Mixtures and Kidney Function in Mining and Non-Mining Settings in Northern Colombia
The exposure to chemical mixtures is a problem of concern in developing countries and it is well known that the kidney is the major target organ for toxic elements. This cross-sectional study aimed to estimate the individual and composite mixture effect of a large number of chemical elements on kidney function in gold-mining and surrounding non-mining populations in northeast Colombia. We measured concentrations of 36 chemical elements in hair as…
Intoxication in a Colombian mercury mine
This study analyzes the activities, poisoning, and medical treatment of the "La Esperanza" mercury mine workers in Aranzazu (Caldas, Colombia) between 1948 and 1975. The mining work there was difficult due to the geological instability of the area and the use of inappropriate mining technology, which generated a high occurrence of poisoning manifested in tremors of limbs, bleeding gums, loss of teeth, and bad mouth odor. The mine was the first Co…
Intoxicación en una mina de mercurio de Colombia
Este estudio analiza el trabajo, la intoxicación y el tratamiento médico que recibieron los trabajadores de la mina de mercurio "La Esperanza" entre 1948 y 1975 en Aranzazu (Caldas, Colombia). La labor minera tuvo dificultades por la inestabilidad geológica de la zona y el uso de la tecnología minera inapropiada, lo que generó una alta ocurrencia de intoxicaciones, manifestado en temblores de miembros, sangrado de encías, pérdida de piezas dentar…
The invisible frontline
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers were widely recognized for their efforts, with an emphasis largely placed on clinical personnel providing individual care. However, public health workers, who played a critical role in managing the pandemic from a population wide perspective, received far less attention. This paper explores the experiences of public health frontline (PHF) workers in Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Epidemia (romé) de sarampión entre los Hitnü (Arauca, Colombia, 1964)
Este trabajo describe la epidemia de sarampión de 1964 entre el pueblo Hitnü de Arauca, Colombia, desde la perspectiva de los propios indígenas. Para ello se realizó un estudio de Antropología Histórica usando diarios de campo de dos abordajes etnográficos (1976-1982 y 2023-2024). Los datos recolectados hace casi 50 años, fueron de los sobrevivientes de la epidemia, y los registros más recientes fueron de indígenas Hitnü mayores, que conocieron l…
Medicine (13 obras) · Geography (10 obras) · Environmental health (9 obras) · Demography (6 obras) · Population (6 obras) · Public health (6 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Nursing (5 obras) · Disease (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras)