A5008628078- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Sex work and related issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Global Health Care Issues
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Disaster Response and Management
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Health and Medical Education
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Gender and Feminist Studies
- Malaria Research and Control
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2015-2024
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2013-2024
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
2015-2024
Escuela Nacional de Sanidad
2012-2024
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red
2014-2023
Universitat de Lleida
2013-2022
Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases
2021
Centro Nacional de Medicina Tropical
2009-2020
GTx (United States)
2019-2020
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted work-family balance due to lockdown measures. aim of this study was explore the experiences working mothers in Spain and consequences trying work family for their health wellbeing. We conducted a qualitative based on 18 semi-structured interviews with children under 10. Five themes were identified: (1) Telework-characteristics challenges new labor scenario; (2) Survival chaos-inability work, look after children, manage household at same time; (3) Is...
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a complex worldwide public health problem. There scarce research on the independent effect IPV exerted by structural factors such as labour and economic policies, inequalities gender inequality. Objective : To analyse association, in Spain, between contextual variables of regional unemployment income inequality individual women's likelihood IPV, independently characteristics. Method We conducted multilevel logistic regression to...
The current financial crisis has seen severe austerity measures imposed on the Spanish health care system, including reduced public spending, copayments, salary reductions, and services for undocumented migrants. However, impacts have not been well-documented. We present findings from a qualitative study that explores perceptions of primary physicians in Madrid, Spain. This article discusses effects implemented system their potential access utilization services. is first study, to our...
To analyse the characteristics associated with risk of femicide in Spain among women exposed to domestic violence or similar aggression, and possible association filing judicial complaints against aggressors.A case-control study was carried out for period 2010-2011. The cases included 135 adult killed by their partners (or similar) during period, identified through webpage Federación de Asociaciones Mujeres Separadas y Divorciadas (Association Separated Divorced Women), from reports General...
Insufficient pandemic preparedness and underfunding of human economic resources have conditioned the response to COVID-19 in Spain. This has continued since austerity measures introduced during 2008 financial crisis. study aims understand perceptions healthcare staff Spain on relationship between funding health system its capacity respond pandemic. To this end, we carried out a thematic content analysis, based 79 online semi-structured interviews with across regions most affected by first...
Feeding sources of triatomine vectors (Triatoma longipennis) collected in peridomiciles Mexico were identified by a heteroduplex assay developed with blood meals. Trypanosoma cruzi parasites also characterized the same meal samples multiplex-polymerase chain reaction mini-exon gene inter-genic regions. The main source was from rats, but bugs able to feed on wide variety hosts, and human meals identified. only flagellate species All populations belong T. I lineage, result that is consistent...
To describe the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Spain last year and at some point during lifetime, to determine health status women according whether they had experienced IPV or not, analyze individual variables associated with Spain.A cross-sectional study was performed database, Macrosurvey on Gender Violence 2011. This database includes data 7,898 older than 18 years old. The dependent were IPV-last year, IPV-ever life. Covariates consisted sociodemographic...
Background Health care professionals, especially those working in primary health-care services, can play a key role preventing and responding to intimate partner violence. However, there are huge variations the way health professionals teams respond In this study we tested previously developed programme theory on 15 center located four different Spanish regions: Murcia, C Valenciana, Castilla-León Cantabria. The aim was identify combinations of contextual factors mechanisms that trigger good...
EU Decision 1082/2013/EU on serious cross-border health threats provides a legal basis for collaboration between Member States, and international European level institutions preparedness, prevention, mitigation in the event of public emergency. The context present study, which aims to identify good practices lessons learned preparedness response Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (in UK, Greece, Spain) poliomyelitis Poland Cyprus). Based documentary review, followed by five week-long...
Socioeconomic crisis and humanitarian disasters can cause increased stress for women who experience inter-partner violence (IPV). This study analyzed the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on this important issue, their related health social services working conditions from perspectives professionals in different sectors. Forty-three semi-structured interviews were carried out with 47 (44 3 men) 40 entities (September 2020-April 2021). content analysis suggests that pandemic its associated...
(1) The objective of our study is to determine, from a primary care midwife’s perspective, which biopsychosocial factors can favour or be detrimental exclusive breast feeding. (2) was carried out in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) and based on qualitative methodology. Twenty in-depth interviews were with midwives working centres Tenerife, using content analysis approach. transcript data then encoded following an inductive (3) According the perceptions who interviewed, barriers facilitators...
BackgroundThere is insufficient information regarding access and participation of immigrant women in Spain sexual reproductive health programs. Recent studies show their lower rate gynecological cancer screening programs; however, little known about the other programs by living rural areas with high population dispersion.ObjectivesThe objective this study to explore perceptions midwives who provide these services women's offered a area.DesignA qualitative was performed, within larger...
This study provides an overview of the perceptions primary care professionals on how current health (PHC) attributes in Spain could influence health-related responses to intimate partner violence (IPV). A qualitative was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 160 working 16 PHC centres Spain. Data were analysed a content analysis. Four categories emerged from interview analysis: those committed approach, but difficulties implementing it; community work relying voluntarism;...
The objective of this study was to explore how health professionals perceived the effect economic crisis and associated austerity measures on detection cares for intimate partner violence (IPV) in primary care Spain.Qualitative designed using semi-structured interviews carried out with 145 16 centres different regions Spain. An inductive thematic analysis made transcriptions.Three main themes were identified: 'Women endure more during times crisis', 'Fewer resources, fewer less time respond...
To explore the perceptions of nurses on factors that influence their readiness to manage intimate partner violence (IPV) in Spain.Qualitative content analysis based data from six different regions Spain (Murcia, Region Valencia, Castile and Leon, Cantabria, Catalonia, Aragon) collected between 2014 2016.37 personal interviews were carried out with 27 primary health care (PHC) centres 10 hospitals. We followed consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research guidelines. Qualitative...
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and its associated factors may vary according to women’s age. In this study, we analyze the effect of age on help-seeking behavior among women exposed IPV in Spain. Using Spanish Macrosurvey Gender Violence 2014, analyzed frequency (police report, formal resources, informal networks support) who were lifetime physical/sexual or fear-based ( n = 1,567 women). We used Poisson regression models obtain variables with support resources. The analysis was carried out...
Social workers' perspectives on barriers and facilitators in responding to intimate partner violence primary health care SpainObjective: To identify the of managing (IPV) cases, from perspective (PHC) social workers.Method: Qualitative study through interviews with 14 workers working PHC centres Spain.A thematic analysis approach was applied according Tanahashi model. Results:The identified by providing effective coverage women suffering IPV were: insufficient practical training, a lack...
Background: This study analyses the association between rurality and local rate of avoidable hospitalizations in a Spanish region with high population dispersion. Methods: Ecological using municipality Castile Leon (Spain) as spatial unit analysis. The variables used to operationalize included following: distance hospital, density, mean socio-economic level percentage aged >65 years. We calculated relative risk (RR) 95% confidence intervals (CI) conditional autoregressive model proposed by...
In Spain, in 2013, the 20% of women who were murdered by their partner had reported him previously. We analyze 2011 Spanish-Macrosurvey on Gender Violence to identify and prevalence principal factors associated with reporting a situation intimate violence (IPV) main reasons cite for not filing such reports, or subsequently deciding withdraw complaint. Overall, 72.8% exposed IPV did report aggressor. The most frequent giving importance (33.9%), fear lack trust process (21.3%). withdrawing...
Background Macroeconomic fluctuations can impact differentially on alcohol-related problems across sociodemographic groups. We assess trend changes in directly alcohol-attributable (DAA) mortality the population aged 25–64 during post-2008 recession Spain according to employment status and other factors. Methods Nationwide cohort study covering 21.9 million people living 2001. People were classified by The annual percentage change (APC) rates 2002–2007 (precrisis) 2008–2011 (crisis) was...