Centro de Investigación en Sociedad y Salud (CISS): Envíos recientes
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Healthy retirement begins at school: educational differences in the health outcomes of early transitions into retirement
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2021)The literature on socio-economic variations in the association between retirement timing and health is inconclusive and largely limited to the moderating role of occupation. By selecting the sample case of Mexico where a ... -
Effect on background checks of newly-enacted comprehensive background check policies in Oregon and Washington: a synthetic control approach
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2019)BackgroundComprehensive background check (CBC) laws extend background check requirements to private party firearm transfers to prevent firearm acquisitions by prohibited persons. The aim of our study was to estimate the ... -
Racial differences in alcohol and tobacco use in adolescence and mid-adulthood in a community-based sample
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)Purpose Smoking and alcohol use have been posited as possible contributors to racial health disparities, despite higher smoking and alcohol use among non-Hispanic White youth and young adults compared to Blacks. To further ... -
Conflicting laws and priorities as drug policy implementation barriers: A qualitative analysis of police perspectives in Tijuana, Mexico
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)Drug policy reforms typically seek to improve health among people who use drugs (PWUD), but flawed implementation impedes potential benefits. Mexico’s 2009 drug policy reform emphasized public health-oriented measures to ... -
Webinar: Chile y sus constituyentes: reflexiones tras una inesperada elección
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2021-06-02)En este conversatorio se analiza el sorpresivo escenario tras la elección del 15 y 16 de mayo del 2021, la irrupción de los independientes y la derrota de los sectores políticos más tradicionales. Además, se aborda el ... -
Centre-based care is a significant predictor of lower body mass index in early childhood: Longitudinal evidence from Chile
(International Society for Global Health, 2020)Background The prevalence of childhood overweight has increased by approximately 50% in the past three decades, becoming a major public health concern worldwide. In Chile, an upper middle-income country, about 38% of ... -
Association of Recreational Cannabis Laws in Colorado and Washington State With Changes in Traffic Fatalities, 2005-2017
(American Medical Association, 2020-08)This ecological study estimates the extent to which the implementation of recreational cannabis laws is associated with traffic fatalities in Colorado and Washington State. Question Have traffic fatalities increased after ... -
Cross-country and historical variation in alcohol consumption among older men and women: Leveraging recently harmonized survey data in 21 countries
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2020-10-01)Background: Alcohol consumption causes greater harm in older than younger adults. As the population ages, understanding cross-country and time-varying drinking patterns of older adults is of critical importance. Available ... -
Older adults’ accounts of the relationships between retirement timing and health: a descriptive qualitative analysis in Chile
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-10-23)Retirement timing can have important health implications. Little is known, however, about older adults’ views on this issue and whether they consider it better to retire later, earlier, on time or anytime. This knowledge ... -
Changes in opioid prescribing after implementation of mandatory registration and proactive reports within California's prescription drug monitoring program
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2021-01-01)Background: In 2016, California updated its prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), adding two key features: automated proactive reports to prescribers and mandatory registration for prescribers and pharmacists. The ... -
At Least I Didn't Get Raped: A Qualitative Exploration of IPV and Reproductive Coercion among Adolescent Girls Seeking Family Planning in Mexico
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2020-11)Adolescent girls who report intimate partner violence (IPV) are at an increased risk of experiencing reproductive coercion (RC); both these forms of gender-based violence (GBV) are associated with unintended pregnancy. Yet ... -
Cross-country differences in age trends in alcohol consumption among older adults: a cross-sectional study of individuals aged 50 years and older in 22 countries
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2020-11)Background and Aims Age-related changes in physiological, metabolic and medication profiles make alcohol consumption likely to be more harmful among older than younger adults. This study aimed to estimate cross-national ... -
The relationship between alcohol and cannabis use with nonsuicidal self-injury among adolescent inpatients: Examining the 90 days prior to psychiatric hospitalization
(Elsevier Ltd., 2021-03)Background: This study examined the trajectories of alcohol use, cannabis use, suicide planning (SP), and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) prior to hospitalization and examined the role of alcohol and cannabis use, independently ... -
Ripple Effects of a Community-Based Randomized Trial for Rural Women: Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities
(WILEY, 2020-07)Objective This study aimed to examine (1) whether the Strong Hearts, Healthy Communities intervention (SHHC) improved social network members' (SNMs') weight, exercise, and diet and (2) whether SNMs' weight and behavioral ... -
Intercepted journeys: Associations between migration and mobility experiences and depressive symptoms among substance using migrants at the Mexico-Guatemala border
(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, 2021-01)Substance use and depressive psychiatric symptoms have been associated with migration and mobility. The Mexico-Guatemala border is a key transit point for internal, regional, and international migration flows. However, ... -
Social and Individual Subjective Wellbeing and Capabilities in Chile
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-01-18)The notion of social belongingness has been applied to different scales, from individual to social processes, and from subjective to objective dimensions. This article seeks to contribute to this multidimensional perspective ...