Reinventando los espacios como lugares de vida y paz una estrategia desde la lúdica para sectores vulnerables

 This article is the product of an action-participatory research, the objective of which was to intervene in a community in a vulnerable and marginal sector of the city of Barranquilla, in economic, social and physical aspects, with playful-pedagogical strategies to transform the spaces of these exposed areas in places of life and peace, which from the social dynamics invite the strengthening of citizen participation and competences, emotional intelligence and environmental culture. It was approached from a qualitative paradigm with a non-experimental and field design, with a transversal descriptive scope. After the intervention, it was found that the community is motivated to participate in activities that seek to generate a culture of peace for the encounter and collective enjoyment where its actors reinvent their relationships and transform the fundamental categories that govern their daily lives. It is concluded that these interventions are an opportunity to bring the population closer to the development of their environmental competencies, sensitize them to the environmental impact and their commitment to sustainable development; as well as enhancing their affective development, generating transformation of life stories articulating reading and oral narration to impact the man-society-nature relationship.El presente artículo  es producto de una investigación acción -  participativa, cuyo objetivo consistió en intervenir a una comunidad de un sector vulnerable y marginal de la ciudad de Barranquilla, en los aspectos  económicos, social y físico con estrategias lúdico – pedagógicas para transformar los espacios de estas zonas expuestas en lugares de vida y de paz, que  desde las dinámicas sociales  inviten al fortalecimiento de la participación y las competencias  ciudadanas, la inteligencia emocional y la cultura ambiental. Se abordó desde un paradigma cualitativo con un diseño no experimental y de campo, de alcance descriptivo transversal. Tras la intervención se encontró que la comunidad se motiva para participar en las actividades que propendan por generar una cultura de paz para el encuentro y disfrute colectivo donde sus actores reinventan sus relaciones y transforman las categorías fundamentales que rigen su vida cotidiana. Se concluye que estas intervenciones son una oportunidad para acercar a la población al desarrollo de sus competencias ambientales, sensibilizarlos sobre el impacto ambiental y su compromiso con el desarrollo sostenible; así como potenciar su desarrollo afectivo, generar transformación de historias de vida articulando la lectura y la narración oral para impactar en la relación hombre - sociedad- naturaleza

Seroprevalence of high incidence congenital infections among pregnant women in Coatepeque, Guatemala and surrounding areas, 2017-2018.

Maternal infections during pregnancy can potentially cause birth defects and severe adverse effects in infants. From 2017 to 2018, we investigated the seroprevalence of five antibodies among 436 mother-infant pairs enrolled in a pregnancy cohort study in Coatepeque, Guatemala. Upon enrollment (< 20 weeks gestational age) and shortly after delivery, we measured the prevalence of IgG and IgM antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), rubella, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) in mothers and newborns and used rapid tests to detect HIV and syphilis (Treponema pallidum) in mothers. The mean cohort age was 24.5 years. Maternal T. gondii IgM and IgG seropositivity was 1.9% and 69.7%, respectively. No women were positive for HIV, syphilis, or rubella IgM. Maternal rubella IgG seropositivity was 80.8% and significantly increased with age. Maternal CMV IgM and IgG seropositivity were 2.3% and 99.5%, respectively. Of the 323 women tested at both timepoints, IgM reactivation occurred in one woman for T. gondii infection and in eight for CMV. No newborn was seropositive for CMV IgM or rubella IgM. One newborn was seropositive for T. gondii IgM. Congenital T. gondii and CMV infections are important public health issues for pregnant women, newborns, and healthcare providers in Coatepeque and Guatemala