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2. Imported malaria cases: the connection with the European ex-colonies
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Domínguez García, Marta, Feja Solana, Cristina, Vergara Ugarriza, Alberto, Bartolomé Moreno, Cruz, Melús Palazón, Elena, and Magallón Botaya, Rosa
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- 2019
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3. Differences in outpatient antibiotic use between a Spanish region and a Nordic country
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Malo-Fumanal, Sara, Rabanaque-Hernández, María José, Feja-Solana, Cristina, Lallana-Alvarez, María Jesús, Armesto-Gómez, Javier, and Bjerrum, Lars
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- 2014
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4. Prescripción extrahospitalaria de antibióticos en Aragón y sus diferencias por género y edad
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Lallana-Alvarez, M. Jesús, Feja-Solana, Cristina, Armesto-Gómez, Javier, Bjerrum, Lars, and Rabanaque-Hernández, M. José
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- 2012
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5. Construcción de un índice de privación por zona básica de salud en Aragón a partir de datos de censo de 2011
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Compés Dea, Mª Luisa, Olivan Bellido, Elena, Feja Solana, Cristina, Aguilar Palacio, Isabel, García-Carpintero Romero del Hombrebueno, Gloria, and Adiego Sancho, Begoña
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Census ,Desigualdades en salud ,Censo ,Socieconomic factors ,Factores socioeconómicos ,Factor analysis ,Statistical ,Health inequalities ,Análisis factorial - Abstract
RESUMEN Fundamentos: La medición de las desigualdades mediante indicadores compuestos facilita la priorización y puesta en marcha de acciones de salud pública. La fuente de información más comúnmente utilizada para ello ha sido el Censo de Población y viviendas de 2011 (CPV_2011). El objetivo fue validar la utilización del CPV_2011 por Zona de Salud (ZBS) y construir un índice de privación (IP) por ZBS así como analizar su asociación con la mortalidad en Aragón. Métodos: Estudio ecológico por ZBS. El CPV_2011, con diseño muestral, se validó mediante un test de homogeneidad de Chi_cuadrado y se calcularon 26 indicadores socioeconómicos. Se obtuvo el coeficiente de correlación de Spearman entre indicadores socioeconómicos y Razones de Mortalidad Estandarizadas (REM). Se realizó un análisis de componentes principales (ACP) con los indicadores correlacionados significativamente, extrayendo los componentes con autovalores mayores a 1 y se obtuvo la matriz rotada (Varimax). Se realizaron ACP con las variables de cada componente extrayendo un único factor. Se agruparon las ZBS en cuartiles, según el factor calculando tasas de mortalidad ajustadas a población estándar europea por edad, sexo y cuartil. El factor que más discrimina por cuartiles se consideró IP y se recalculó para ZBS urbanas con idénticas variables. Resultados: La validación de la muestra del CPV_2011, detectó cuatro ZBS infrarrepresentadas. 17 indicadores socioeconómicos se correlacionaron con REM. Del primer ACP se extrajeron 3 componentes, eligiendo como IP, el formado por %Desempleo, %Asalariados eventuales, %Instrucción Insuficiente 16-64 años y %Extranjeros. Las varianzas explicadas fueron 59,7% y 73,8% en el IP urbano. En hombres, la mortalidad en el cuartil menos privado (544,7 por 105 ; IC95%:515,8-573,6), fue inferior a la del más privado (618,7 por 105 ; IC95%:589,4,648,0). Conclusiones: El IP permite identificar ZBS desfavorecidas constituyendo una herramienta para evidenciar desigualdades y planificar intervenciones según necesidades. ABSTRACT Background: The measurement of inequalities using composite indicators facilitates the prioritization and implementation of public health actions. The most commonly source of information used for this has been the Population and Housing Census of 2011 (PCH_2011).The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of PHC_2011 and develop a deprivation index (DI) by Basic Healthcare Area (BHA) and to analyse its association with mortality in Aragon. Methods: Ecological study by BHA. Since PHC_2011 was a sample of the population it was validated by the Chi-square test for homogeneity. 26 socioeconomic indicators were calculated. Spearman correlation coefficients were used to evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic indicators and Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR). Principal Component Analyses (PCA) were conducted using the indicators in which a significant correlation was found. Components with eigenvalues higher than 1 were extracted, and the rotated matrix (Varimax) was obtained. PCA from each component were conducted, extracting only one factor. BHA were grouped into, according to the deprivation index values. Mortality rates adjusted to the European Standard Population by age, sex and quartile were calculated. The most discriminant factor by quartiles was considered DI. A different DI for urban areas was obtained from the same variables. Results: The validation of PHC sample detected 4 underrepresented BHA. 17 socioeconomic indicators were significatively correlated with SMR. From the first PCA, 3 components were obtained. The DI included %unemployment, %eventual workers, % insufficient education 16-64 years old and %foreigners. The % of variance explained by the DI was 59.7% and 73.8% in urban areas. In men, mortality in the quartile with the lowest deprivation (544,7 per 105 ; CI95%: 515,8-573,6) was significatively lower than in the most deprivated areas(618,7 per 105 ;CI95%:589,4-648,0). Conclusions: This new DI allows us to identify deprived BHA. This is a useful tool to bring to light health inequalities and to plan interventions according to population´s needs.
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- 2018
6. Desigualdades geográficas en mortalidad e incidencia por cáncer de laringe en varones: factores socioeconómicos y ambientales
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Feja Solana,Cristina, Alcala Nalvaiz,J. Tomás, Rabanaque Hernández,Mª José, Saez Zafra,Marc, Marcos-Gragera,Rafael, and Martos Jiménez,Mª Carmen
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Larynx -- Cancer -- Mortality ,Laringe -- Càncer -- Mortalitat ,Contaminación ambiental ,Cáncer de laringe ,Análisis de Bayes ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,Desigualdades - Abstract
Diversos estudios sugieren la relación entre menor nivel socioeconómico y factores ambientales con mayor riesgo de cáncer. El objetivo del trabajo es identificar desigualdades geográficas en mortalidad e incidencia por cáncer de laringe (CL) en varones y su asociación con factores de privación y ambientales en el marco del proyecto MEDEA. Métodos: Estudio ecológico cuya población de referencia fueron los hombres residentes en el municipio de Zaragoza. El periodo de estudio fue 1996-2003. Las defunciones fueron obtenidas del Registro de Mortalidad de Aragón, los casos incidentes del Registro Poblacional de Cáncer de Zaragoza y los datos socioeconómicos del Censo de 2001. Se utilizó la base de datos del Registro Europeo de Emisiones Contaminantes en la localización de posibles industrias contaminantes. Para cada sección censal (SC) se obtuvo un índice de privación mediante análisis de componentes principales. Se obtuvieron las Razones de Mortalidad e Incidencia Estandarizadas suavizadas aplicando metodología bayesiana. Resultados: Se analizaron 211 defunciones y 569 casos incidentes, con SC conocida, que correspondieron al 95% del total de casos registrados de mortalidad y el 97,8% de incidencia. Las SC que se encontraban en el cuartil superior, mayor índice de privación, tuvieron significativamente mayor riesgo, tanto de mortalidad (2,74 veces) como de incidencia (1,66 veces). Sin embargo no se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa con los indicadores ambientales utilizados. Conclusiones: Las SC con menor nivel económico presentan mayor riesgo de mortalidad e incidencia por CL. La posible exposición a focos industriales contaminantes no explica la variabilidad geográfica observada
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- 2018
7. Construcción de un índice de privación por zona básica de salud en Aragón a partir de datos de censo de 2011
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Compés Dea,Mª Luisa, Olivan Bellido,Elena, Feja Solana,Cristina, Aguilar Palacio,Isabel, García-Carpintero Romero del Hombrebueno,Gloria, and Adiego Sancho,Begoña
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Desigualdades en salud ,Censo ,Factores socioeconómicos ,Análisis factorial - Abstract
Fundamentos: La medición de las desigualdades mediante indicadores compuestos facilita la priorización y puesta en marcha de acciones de salud pública. La fuente de información más comúnmente utilizada para ello ha sido el Censo de Población y viviendas de 2011 (CPV_2011). El objetivo fue validar la utilización del CPV_2011 por Zona de Salud (ZBS) y construir un índice de privación (IP) por ZBS así como analizar su asociación con la mortalidad en Aragón. Métodos: Estudio ecológico por ZBS. El CPV_2011, con diseño muestral, se validó mediante un test de homogeneidad de Chi_cuadrado y se calcularon 26 indicadores socioeconómicos. Se obtuvo el coeficiente de correlación de Spearman entre indicadores socioeconómicos y Razones de Mortalidad Estandarizadas (REM). Se realizó un análisis de componentes principales (ACP) con los indicadores correlacionados significativamente, extrayendo los componentes con autovalores mayores a 1 y se obtuvo la matriz rotada (Varimax). Se realizaron ACP con las variables de cada componente extrayendo un único factor. Se agruparon las ZBS en cuartiles, según el factor calculando tasas de mortalidad ajustadas a población estándar europea por edad, sexo y cuartil. El factor que más discrimina por cuartiles se consideró IP y se recalculó para ZBS urbanas con idénticas variables. Resultados: La validación de la muestra del CPV_2011, detectó cuatro ZBS infrarrepresentadas. 17 indicadores socioeconómicos se correlacionaron con REM. Del primer ACP se extrajeron 3 componentes, eligiendo como IP, el formado por %Desempleo, %Asalariados eventuales, %Instrucción Insuficiente 16-64 años y %Extranjeros. Las varianzas explicadas fueron 59,7% y 73,8% en el IP urbano. En hombres, la mortalidad en el cuartil menos privado (544,7 por 105; IC95%:515,8-573,6), fue inferior a la del más privado (618,7 por 105; IC95%:589,4,648,0). Conclusiones: El IP permite identificar ZBS desfavorecidas constituyendo una herramienta para evidenciar desigualdades y planificar intervenciones según necesidades. Background: The measurement of inequalities using composite indicators facilitates the prioritization and implementation of public health actions. The most commonly source of information used for this has been the Population and Housing Census of 2011 (PCH_2011). The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of PHC_2011 and develop a deprivation index (DI) by Basic Healthcare Area (BHA) and to analyse its association with mortality in Aragon. Methods: Ecological study by BHA. Since PHC_2011 was a sample of the population it was validated by the Chi-square test for homogeneity. 26 socioeconomic indicators were calculated. Spearman correlation coefficients were used to evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic indicators and Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR). Principal Component Analyses (PCA) were conducted using the indicators in which a significant correlation was found. Components with eigenvalues higher than 1 were extracted, and the rotated matrix (Varimax) was obtained. PCA from each component were conducted, extracting only one factor. BHA were grouped into, according to the deprivation index values. Mortality rates adjusted to the European Standard Population by age, sex and quartile were calculated. The most discriminant factor by quartiles was considered DI. A different DI for urban areas was obtained from the same variables. Results: The validation of PHC sample detected 4 underrepresented BHA. 17 socioeconomic indicators were significatively correlated with SMR. From the first PCA, 3 components were obtained. The DI included % unemployment, % eventual workers, % insufficient education 16-64 years old and % foreigners. The % of variance explained by the DI was 59.7% and 73.8% in urban areas. In men, mortality in the quartile with the lowest deprivation (544, 7 per 105; CI95%: 515, 8-573, 6) was significatively lower than in the most deprivated areas(618, 7 per 105; CI95%: 589, 4-648, 0). Conclusions: This new DI allows us to identify deprived BHA. This is a useful tool to bring to light health inequalities and to plan interventions according to population's needs.
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- 2018
8. Variabilidad de la prescripción de antibióticos en atención primaria de los sectores sanitarios de Aragón
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Lallana Alvarez, Mª Jesús, Feja Solana, Cristina, Malo Fumanal, Sara, Abad Diez, José María, Bjerrum, Lars, and Rabanaque Hernández, Mª José
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Drug consumption ,Farmacoepidemiología ,Atención primaria de salud ,Antibiotics ,Pharmacoepidemiology ,Antibióticos ,Consumo de medicamentos ,Small-area analysis ,Análisis de áreas pequeñas ,Primary health care - Abstract
Fundamentos: La resistencia a los antibióticos puede contenerse con una mejor utilización, para lo que debemos conocer cómo se usan. El objetivo del estudio es describir la prevalencia del consumo de antibióticos y la variabilidad en su utilización en los diferentes sectores sanitarios de Aragón. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de la prescripción de antibióticos en los sectores sanitarios de Aragón en 2008. Los datos se obtuvieron del Sistema de Información de Consumo Farmacéutico de Aragón, que recoge las recetas dispensadas en oficinas de farmacia. Se calcularon las tasas de utilización de antibióticos por cada mil habitantes ajustadas por sexo y edad mediante el método directo e indirecto. La utilización de los subgrupos de antibióticos se midió en dosis diarias definidas (DDD) por mil habitantes/día (DHD). En el análisis de la variabilidad se utilizaron la razón de variación (RV), el coeficiente de variación (CV), el coeficiente de variación ponderado (CVw) y el componente sistemático de la variación (SCV). Resultados: La tasa ajustada de utilización de antibióticos osciló entre 279,8 y 382 por cada 1.000 habitantes, mostrando un CVw=0,12. La tasa de utilización en mujeres fue 364,9 por 1.000 y en hombres 300,0 por 1.000. Los subgrupos que presentaron las mayores variaciones fueron cefalosporinas (RV 2,42 y CVw 0,37) y las quinolonas (RV 1,84 y CVw 0,22). Conclusiones: La tasa de utilización fue mayor en las mujeres que en los hombres. Por subgrupos la mayor variabilidad en la prescripción de antibióticos entre los sectores sanitarios de Aragón se produce en las cefalosporinas y las quinolonas. Background: Resistance to antibacterial drugs can be contained by judicious utilization, so we must know about its use. The objective is to describe the prevalence of antibiotic consumption and the variability in the use of antibiotics among outpatients in the different health areas of Aragon. Methods: Study of the prescription of antibiotics in the health areas of Aragon in 2008. Data were extracted from the Aragon Pharmaceutical Consumption Database, a complete register of all dispensed prescriptions. Prescription rates per 1000 individuals adjusted by sex and age were calculated using a direct and indirect standardization method. The subgroups utilization were calculated in Defined Daily Dose per 1000 inhabitants per day (DID). In the variation analysis were used: extremal quotient (EQ), coefficient of variation (CV), weighted coefficient of variation (CVw). Results: The adjusted rate of antibiotic varied between 279,8 and 382 per 1000 inhabitants, showing a CVw=0,12. The utilization rate in women was 364.9 per 1,000 and in men 300.0 per 1,000. Cephalosporins have a EQ=2,42 and CVw=0,37; and quinolones have EQ=1,84 and CVw=0,22. Conclusions: The utilization rate was higher in women than men. The higher variability in the prescription of antibiotics among health areas in Aragon was in cephalosporins and quinolones.
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- 2012
9. Variabilidad de la prescripción de antibióticos en atención primaria de los sectores sanitarios de Aragón
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Lallana Alvarez,Mª Jesús, Feja Solana,Cristina, Malo Fumanal,Sara, Abad Diez,José María, Bjerrum,Lars, and Rabanaque Hernández,Mª José
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Farmacoepidemiología ,Atención primaria de salud ,Antibióticos ,Consumo de medicamentos ,Análisis de áreas pequeñas - Abstract
Fundamentos: La resistencia a los antibióticos puede contenerse con una mejor utilización, para lo que debemos conocer cómo se usan. El objetivo del estudio es describir la prevalencia del consumo de antibióticos y la variabilidad en su utilización en los diferentes sectores sanitarios de Aragón. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de la prescripción de antibióticos en los sectores sanitarios de Aragón en 2008. Los datos se obtuvieron del Sistema de Información de Consumo Farmacéutico de Aragón, que recoge las recetas dispensadas en oficinas de farmacia. Se calcularon las tasas de utilización de antibióticos por cada mil habitantes ajustadas por sexo y edad mediante el método directo e indirecto. La utilización de los subgrupos de antibióticos se midió en dosis diarias definidas (DDD) por mil habitantes/día (DHD). En el análisis de la variabilidad se utilizaron la razón de variación (RV), el coeficiente de variación (CV), el coeficiente de variación ponderado (CVw) y el componente sistemático de la variación (SCV). Resultados: La tasa ajustada de utilización de antibióticos osciló entre 279,8 y 382 por cada 1.000 habitantes, mostrando un CVw=0,12. La tasa de utilización en mujeres fue 364,9 por 1.000 y en hombres 300,0 por 1.000. Los subgrupos que presentaron las mayores variaciones fueron cefalosporinas (RV 2,42 y CVw 0,37) y las quinolonas (RV 1,84 y CVw 0,22). Conclusiones: La tasa de utilización fue mayor en las mujeres que en los hombres.Por subgrupos la mayor variabilidad en la prescripción de antibióticos entre los sectores sanitarios de Aragón se produce en las cefalosporinas y las quinolonas. BACKGROUND: Resistance to antibacterial drugs can be contained by judicious utilization, so we must know about its use. The objective is to describe the prevalence of antibiotic consumption and the variability in the use of antibiotics among outpatients in the different health areas of Aragon. METHODS: Study of the prescription of antibiotics in the health areas of Aragon in 2008. Data were extracted from the Aragon Pharmaceutical Consumption Database, a complete register of all dispensed prescriptions. Prescription rates per 1000 individuals adjusted by sex and age were calculated using a direct and indirect standardization method. The subgroups utilization were calculated in Defined Daily Dose per 1000 inhabitants per day (DID). In the variation analysis were used: extremal quotient (EQ), coefficient of variation (CV), weighted coefficient of variation (CVw). RESULTS: The adjusted rate of antibiotic varied between 279,8 and 382 per 1000 inhabitants, showing a CVw=0,12. The utilization rate in women was 364.9 per 1,000 and in men 300.0 per 1,000. Cephalosporins have a EQ=2,42 and CVw=0,37; and quinolones have EQ=1,84 and CVw=0,22. CONCLUSIONS: The utilization rate was higher in women than men. The higher variability in the prescription of antibiotics among health areas in Aragon was in cephalosporins and quinolones.
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- 2012
10. Desigualdades geográficas en mortalidad e incidencia por cáncer de laringe en varones: factores socioeconómicos y ambientales
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Feja Solana, Cristina, Alcala Nalvaiz, J. Tomás, Rabanaque Hernández, Mª José, Saez Zafra, Marc, Marcos-Gragera, Rafael, and Martos Jiménez, Mª Carmen
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Industrial Pollution ,Contaminación ambiental ,Cáncer de laringe ,Análisis de Bayes ,Larynx cancer ,Bayesian Analysis ,Desigualdades ,Inequalities - Abstract
Fundamento: Diversos estudios sugieren la relación entre menor nivel socioeconómico y factores ambientales con mayor riesgo de cáncer. El objetivo del trabajo es identificar desigualdades geográficas en mortalidad e incidencia por cáncer de laringe (CL) en varones y su asociación con factores de privación y ambientales en el marco del proyecto MEDEA. Métodos: Estudio ecológico cuya población de referencia fueron los hombres residentes en el municipio de Zaragoza. El periodo de estudio fue 1996-2003. Las defunciones fueron obtenidas del Registro de Mortalidad de Aragón, los casos incidentes del Registro Poblacional de Cáncer de Zaragoza y los datos socioeconómicos del Censo de 2001. Se utilizó la base de datos del Registro Europeo de Emisiones Contaminantes en la localización de posibles industrias contaminantes. Para cada sección censal (SC) se obtuvo un índice de privación mediante análisis de componentes principales. Se obtuvieron las Razones de Mortalidad e Incidencia Estandarizadas suavizadas aplicando metodología bayesiana. Resultados: Se analizaron 211 defunciones y 569 casos incidentes, con SC conocida, que correspondieron al 95% del total de casos registrados de mortalidad y el 97,8% de incidencia. Las SC que se encontraban en el cuartil superior, mayor índice de privación, tuvieron significativamente mayor riesgo, tanto de mortalidad (2,74 veces) como de incidencia (1,66 veces). Sin embargo no se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa con los indicadores ambientales utilizados. Conclusiones: Las SC con menor nivel económico presentan mayor riesgo de mortalidad e incidencia por CL. La posible exposición a focos industriales contaminantes no explica la variabilidad geográfica observada. Background: Several studies suggest the relationship between lower socioeconomic status and environmental factors with increased risk of cancer. Within the framework of the MEDEA project, this work aims to identify geographic inequalities in larynx cancer (LC) mortality and incidence in men and its association with deprivation and environmental factors. Methods: Ecological study having as reference population men living in the city of Zaragoza. The study period was 1996-2003. The deaths were obtained from the Mortality Registry of Aragon, the incident cases from the Cancer Registry of Zaragoza and the socioeconomic data from the 2001 Census. We used the European Pollutant Emission Register database to locate possible polluting industries. For each census tract (CT) a deprivation index was obtained using principal components analysis. Smoothed Standardized Mortality and Incidence ratios were also calculated using Bayesian methods. Results: We analysed 211 deaths and 569 incident cases with CT, corresponding to 95% of the total registered mortality cases and 97.8% incidence. The CTs in the highest quartile, highest deprivation index, had significantly higuer risk of mortality (2.74 times) as well as incidence (1.66 times) by LC. However, the environmental indicators have not been shown a statistically significance association. Conclusions: The CTs with the lowest socioeconomic status have higher risk of LC mortality and incidence. Nevertheless, the possible exposition to the polluting industrial focus does not explain the observed geographic variability.
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- 2010
11. [Construction of a deprivation index by Basic Healthcare Area in Aragon using Population and Housing Census 2011].
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Compés Dea ML, Olivan Bellido E, Feja Solana C, Aguilar Palacio I, García-Carpintero Romero Del Hombrebueno G, and Adiego Sancho B
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Censuses, Chi-Square Distribution, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Housing, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Poverty Areas, Spain epidemiology, Unemployment statistics & numerical data, Young Adult, Health Status Disparities, Socioeconomic Factors
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Objective: The measurement of inequalities using composite indicators facilitates the prioritization and implementation of public health actions. The most commonly source of information used for this has been the Population and Housing Census of 2011 (PCH_2011).The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of PHC_2011 and develop a deprivation index (DI) by Basic Healthcare Area (BHA) and to analyse its association with mortality in Aragon., Methods: Ecological study by BHA. Since PHC_2011 was a sample of the population it was validated by the Chi-square test for homogeneity. 26 socioeconomic indicators were calculated. Spearman correlation coefficients were used to evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic indicators and Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR). Principal Component Analyses (PCA) were conducted using the indicators in which a significant correlation was found. Components with eigenvalues higher than 1 were extracted, and the rotated matrix (Varimax) was obtained. PCA from each component were conducted, extracting only one factor. BHA were grouped into, according to the deprivation index values. Mortality rates adjusted to the European Standard Population by age, sex and quartile were calculated. The most discriminant factor by quartiles was considered DI. A different DI for urban areas was obtained from the same variables., Results: The validation of PHC sample detected 4 underrepresented BHA. 17 socioeconomic indicators were significatively correlated with SMR. From the first PCA, 3 components were obtained. The DI included %unemployment, %eventual workers, % insufficient education 16-64 years old and %foreigners. The % of variance explained by the DI was 59.7% and 73.8% in urban areas. In men, mortality in the quartile with the lowest deprivation (544,7 per 105; CI95%: 515,8-573,6) was significatively lower than in the most deprivated areas(618,7 per 105;CI95%:589,4-648,0)., Conclusions: This new DI allows us to identify deprived BHA. This is a useful tool to bring to light health inequalities and to plan interventions according to population´s needs., Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
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- 2018
12. [Outpatient antibiotic prescription in Aragón and the differences by gender and age].
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Lallana-Alvarez MJ, Feja-Solana C, Armesto-Gómez J, Bjerrum L, and Rabanaque-Hernández MJ
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anti-Bacterial Agents classification, Child, Child, Preschool, Drug Utilization, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Distribution, Spain, Young Adult, Ambulatory Care statistics & numerical data, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Drug Prescriptions statistics & numerical data
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Background: The objective of the study is to describe the use of antibiotics among outpatients, the pattern of sub-group prescribing, as well as to analyse age- and gender-specific patterns of use, and to identify high users., Methods: A retrospective, observational study was designed, in which the rate of patients treated with antibiotics in Aragon (Spain) in 2008 was calculated. Data were extracted from the Aragon Pharmaceutical Consumption Database, a complete register of all dispensed prescriptions in Aragon in 2008. Defined Daily Dose (DDD) per 1000 inhabitants per day (DID) was calculated, and the number of patients who had received an antibacterial drug was analysed., Results: The antibiotic prescription rate in 2008 in Aragón was 339.81 per 1000 inhabitants (303.54 and 375.34 per 1000 for men and women, respectively). The DID was 23.72. Population prevalence of antimicrobial use changed markedly between different age groups and between genders. Children (0-4 years) had the highest rate. Females, in general, used antibiotics more than males. Penicillins was the most used antibacterial group in all age groups, except for people of advanced age (>80 years), where quinolones were the most frequently used. Most of the individuals defined as high users (using more than 60 DDDs/year) were in the 60-80 years age group., Conclusion: We observed a high antibiotic prescription rate in Aragon, particularly in children. There are differences between men and women in the use of antibiotics., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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13. [Variations in the prescription of antibiotics among primary care areas in the autonomous region of Aragon, Spain].
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Lallana Alvarez MJ, Feja Solana C, Malo Fumanal S, Abad Diez JM, Bjerrum L, and Rabanaque Hernández MJ
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Drug Prescriptions statistics & numerical data, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Primary Health Care statistics & numerical data, Sex Distribution, Spain, Young Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Practice Patterns, Physicians' statistics & numerical data
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Background: Resistance to antibacterial drugs can be contained by judicious utilization, so we must know about its use. The objective is to describe the prevalence of antibiotic consumption and the variability in the use of antibiotics among outpatients in the different health areas of Aragon., Methods: Study of the prescription of antibiotics in the health areas of Aragon in 2008. Data were extracted from the Aragon Pharmaceutical Consumption Database, a complete register of all dispensed prescriptions. Prescription rates per 1000 individuals adjusted by sex and age were calculated using a direct and indirect standardization method. The subgroups utilization were calculated in Defined Daily Dose per 1000 inhabitants per day (DID). In the variation analysis were used: extremal quotient (EQ), coefficient of variation (CV), weighted coefficient of variation (CVw)., Results: The adjusted rate of antibiotic varied between 279,8 and 382 per 1000 inhabitants, showing a CVw=0,12. The utilization rate in women was 364.9 per 1,000 and in men 300.0 per 1,000. Cephalosporins have a EQ=2,42 and CVw=0,37; and quinolones have EQ=1,84 and CVw=0,22., Conclusions: The utilization rate was higher in women than men. The higher variability in the prescription of antibiotics among health areas in Aragon was in cephalosporins and quinolones.
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- 2012
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14. [Geographical inequalities in mortality and incidence in larynx cancer in men: socioeconomic and environmental factors].
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Feja Solana C, Alcala Nalvaiz JT, Rabanaque Hernández MJ, Saez Zafra M, Marcos-Gragera R, and Martos Jiménez MC
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- Environment, Humans, Incidence, Laryngeal Neoplasms mortality, Male, Sex Distribution, Socioeconomic Factors, Spain epidemiology, Health Status Disparities, Laryngeal Neoplasms epidemiology
- Abstract
Background: Several studies suggest the relationship between lower socioeconomic status and environmental factors with increased risk of cancer. Within the framework of the MEDEA project, this work aims to identify geographic inequalities in larynx cancer (LC) mortality and incidence in men and its association with deprivation and environmental factors., Methods: Ecological study having as reference population men living in the city of Zaragoza. The study period was 1996-2003. The deaths were obtained from the Mortality Registry of Aragon, the incident cases from the Cancer Registry of Zaragoza and the socioeconomic data from the 2001 Census. We used the European Pollutant Emission Register database to locate possible polluting industries. For each census tract (CT) a deprivation index was obtained using principal components analysis. Smoothed Standardized Mortality and Incidence ratios were also calculated using Bayesian methods., Results: We analysed 211 deaths and 569 incident cases with CT, corresponding to 95% of the total registered mortality cases and 97.8% incidence. The CTs in the highest quartile, highest deprivation index, had significantly higuer risk of mortality (2.74 times) as well as incidence (1.66 times) by LC. However, the environmental indicators have not been shown a statistically significance association., Conclusions: The CTs with the lowest socioeconomic status have higher risk of LC mortality and incidence. Nevertheless, the possible exposition to the polluting industrial focus does not explain the observed geographic variability.
- Published
- 2010
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