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Through the death records’ analysis of Moquegua, Tacna, Altos de Arica and Tarapacá settlements, it is aimed to observe the close relationship that exists between epidemics, natural (primarily climatic) and social phenomena, as well as evaluate their impact on mortality. The similarities detected between the studied localities and the regional context, especially in terms of the effects caused by certain natural phenomena and other epidemics on the population, are going to account for both the spaces proximity and the narrow relation among urban and rural spaces in this vast territory belonging to the Andean space of the Arica-Potosí axis [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The work intends, from the description of the events unleashed in Moreno after the death of two education workers in August 2018, to problematize the ways of “doing school” in the context of closed schools and educational policies of extension of school obligation. In the Moreno conflict, the traces of the state, of educational policies, of teaching work and its material and symbolic conditions, of the ways of making public schools and of the political and pedagogical work of teachers can be appreciated. As a result of the deaths, the schools were closed and the workers occupied alternative spaces that allowed the schools to be opened to give continuity to “doing school” in a peculiar way. It was appreciated how the school penetrates into everyday life, structuring the day-to-day life of families. What happened involved the community and revived the territorial social fabric that houses the school and the meanings that are distributed with its presence. The deaths exposed the systematic abandonment of the State –at its different scales– in the necessary investment in school infrastructure, which resulted in deterioration and danger for the educational community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several studies have documented the effect of COVID-19 on mortality and fertility, but less attention has been paid to its impact on migration. The aim of this article is to analyse the consequences of the pandemic on births, deaths and migration during 2020 in Spain and in the Autonomous Communities (NUTS 2 regions) of Madrid, Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Castile and León, Asturias and Andalusia, comparing the recorded data with a population projection in the absence of the pandemic. A projection to 2031 is subsequently produced to assess the impact on these components at national level, the Spanish population and its structure over the next decade under three scenarios. Our results show that in 2020 there was an excess mortality of 16.2%, with important variations at the regional level. Fertility declined overall by 6.5%, with minor regional variation. However, the most affected component was immigration, with a decrease of 35.9%, while emigration declined overall by 23.8%. The fall in immigration had a great impact on the chief receiving regions, where it led to a significant reduction in population change, despite being still positive. The reduction of immigration and excess mortality increased population loss in declining regions, which was not compensated by a shift from negative to positive values in net internal migration. Concerning the projection to 2031 at the national level, if international migration and fertility were to recover by 2022 the expected values in the absence of the pandemic, the size and structure of the population would be unaffected in the medium term. However, if the recovery takes longer, the age structure will be significantly affected, which would have a great impact in regions already experiencing population decline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease, in which genetic and environmental factors are involved, that constitutes an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the population. For all of the above, and added to the fact that the epidemiology of SLE is poorly described in Chile, it is necessary to describe the deaths and mortality from this pathology in our country. General objective: To describe deaths from systemic lupus erythematosus according to sex, age group and region in Chile during the period 2016-2020. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive observational study. Deaths from SLE were studied as the basic cause of death (n = 388), according to sex, age group and region, during the period 2016-2020 in Chile. Data were obtained from the Department of Health Statistics and Information (DEIS). For the statistical analysis, the Microsoft Excel program was used. Due to the nature of the data, this study did not require a review by an ethics committee. Results: 388 deaths from SLE were studied and a mortality rate of 0,42 per 100.000 inhabitants was obtained throughout the period. Of all deads, 87,62% corresponded to women. The age group between 61 and 70 years was the one with the highest number of deaths (n = 106). The region with the highest mortality rate was Arica and Parinacota. Conclusions: SLE is a prevalent and complex pathology that determines an important morbidity and mortality in the general population. It was observed that deaths and the mortality rate from this pathology vary notably according to sex, age group and regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction. Hunger is one of the main issues in the world food security policy, however, thousands of people die every year due to lack of food intake. Objective. To evaluate the number of deaths due to malnutrition in South America, in a period corresponding to the last twenty years of information. Materials and methods. The general linear model was used, incorporating the Tukey test based on a level of statistical significance of 5%. Additionally, the multivariate cluster technique was carried out. Results. The highest number of deaths due to malnutrition occurred in children under four years of age and in older adults. The highest percentage of deaths due to malnutrition in children under one year old occurred in Venezuela (23.9% women; 25.4% men). Chile has the lowest percentage of deaths due to malnutrition in children under one year of age (0.4% women; 0.5% men). Conclusion. Although the countries of South America have high food availability, starvation deaths remain prevalent in part of the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction. Venezuela included rotavirus vaccine from the year 2006. Tachira State has reached 60% average coverage. The objective was to assess the impact of vaccination against rotavirus diarrhea in children under 5 years, Táchira State, Venezuela, during the years 2000-2012. Methods. Evaluation of the impact of the vaccine anti-rotavirus epidemiological study on the rates of mortality and morbidity by diarrhea. Results. There was a trend to decrease morbidity and mortality in the period 2000 to 2012, especially under the age of 1 year. The difference between average death rates between the prevaccination period (2000-2005) and postvaccination period (2006-2012) was statistically significant for children under 1 year (p=0.01;CI 95%: 4322.2-12537.1). During the prevacunal period (2000-2005), the average rate of cases per 100,000 in children under 5 years was 12,207.7 and postvacunal period (2006-2012) was 10,126.3. The difference in deaths in children under 5 years was 72 (CI 95% 62-81). Conclusions. The vaccination against rotavirus has a favorable impact on reducing rates of diarrhea in children under 5 years, particularly in the group of children under 1 years. It is an effective strategy in the prevention of deaths from this cause in under-five population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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