Perception of emotional relationship with parents as the main factor that influence on teen pregnancy in Veracruz

[EN] A qualitative study was conducted in the VIFAC house at Veracruz, Mexico; pregnant teenagers who attended this institution where interviewed. Based on the data obtained from the investigation, we observed risk factors that exponentially increased that teenage girls between 12 and 19 years of age get pregnant, viewed from the perspective of own teenager. This study was conducted on a sample of 16 participants divided in two groups, one of pregnant teenagers and one with parent and / or guardian of these, so get a broader situation of each scenario and to evaluate how each of the factors were influencing their environment so that pregnancy is arrived at such young age, for which we apply two types of semi-structured interview depending on the group to which they belonged.[ES] Se realizó un estudio de carácter cualitativo donde, con base a los datos obtenidos en la investigación, analizamos a fondo los factores de riesgo que elevaron de manera exponencial que adolescentes de entre 12 a 19 años queden embarazadas, vistos desde la perspectiva de la propia adolescente y, de esta manera, obtener un panorama más amplio de la situación de cada adolescente y evaluar cómo cada uno de los factores en su entorno fueron influyendo para que se llegara a un embarazo a tan temprana edad, para lo cual aplicamos una entrevista semiestructurada tanto a adolescentes embarazadas como a sus familiares.Trinidad-Noguera, KI.; Chávez-Montes De Oca, VG.; Carrasco-Ponce, B.; Sánchez-Valdivieso, EA. (2015). Percepción de la relación afectiva con los padres como principal factor que influye sobre el embarazo en adolescentes en Veracruz, México. Revista sobre la infancia y la adolescencia. (8):75-83. doi:10.4995/reinad.2015.3420.SWORD7583

Percepción de la relación afectiva con los padres como principal factor que influye sobre el embarazo en adolescentes en Veracruz, México

A qualitative study was conducted in the VIFAC house at Veracruz, Mexico; pregnant teenagers who attended this institution where interviewed. Based on the data obtained from the investigation, we observed risk factors that exponentially increased that teenage girls between 12 and 19 years of age get pregnant, viewed from the perspective of own teenager. This study was conducted on a sample of 16 participants divided in two groups, one of pregnant teenagers and one with parent and / or guardian of these, so get a broader situation of each scenario and to evaluate how each of the factors were influencing their environment so that pregnancy is arrived at such young age, for which we apply two types of semi-structured interview depending on the group to which they belonged.Se realizó un estudio de carácter cualitativo donde, con base a los datos obtenidos en la investigación, analizamos a fondo los factores de riesgo que elevaron de manera exponencial que adolescentes de entre 12 a 19 años queden embarazadas, vistos desde la perspectiva de la propia adolescente y, de esta manera, obtener un panorama más amplio de la situación de cada adolescente y evaluar cómo cada uno de los factores en su entorno fueron influyendo para que se llegara a un embarazo a tan temprana edad, para lo cual aplicamos una entrevista semiestructurada tanto a adolescentes embarazadas como a sus familiares

Reproducibility of fluorescent expression from engineered biological constructs in E. coli

We present results of the first large-scale interlaboratory study carried out in synthetic biology, as part of the 2014 and 2015 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competitions. Participants at 88 institutions around the world measured fluorescence from three engineered constitutive constructs in E. coli. Few participants were able to measure absolute fluorescence, so data was analyzed in terms of ratios. Precision was strongly related to fluorescent strength, ranging from 1.54-fold standard deviation for the ratio between strong promoters to 5.75-fold for the ratio between the strongest and weakest promoter, and while host strain did not affect expression ratios, choice of instrument did. This result shows that high quantitative precision and reproducibility of results is possible, while at the same time indicating areas needing improved laboratory practices.Peer reviewe

Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries

Background Anastomotic leak affects 8 per cent of patients after right colectomy with a 10-fold increased risk of postoperative death. The EAGLE study aimed to develop and test whether an international, standardized quality improvement intervention could reduce anastomotic leaks. Methods The internationally intended protocol, iteratively co-developed by a multistage Delphi process, comprised an online educational module introducing risk stratification, an intraoperative checklist, and harmonized surgical techniques. Clusters (hospital teams) were randomized to one of three arms with varied sequences of intervention/data collection by a derived stepped-wedge batch design (at least 18 hospital teams per batch). Patients were blinded to the study allocation. Low- and middle-income country enrolment was encouraged. The primary outcome (assessed by intention to treat) was anastomotic leak rate, and subgroup analyses by module completion (at least 80 per cent of surgeons, high engagement; less than 50 per cent, low engagement) were preplanned. Results A total 355 hospital teams registered, with 332 from 64 countries (39.2 per cent low and middle income) included in the final analysis. The online modules were completed by half of the surgeons (2143 of 4411). The primary analysis included 3039 of the 3268 patients recruited (206 patients had no anastomosis and 23 were lost to follow-up), with anastomotic leaks arising before and after the intervention in 10.1 and 9.6 per cent respectively (adjusted OR 0.87, 95 per cent c.i. 0.59 to 1.30; P = 0.498). The proportion of surgeons completing the educational modules was an influence: the leak rate decreased from 12.2 per cent (61 of 500) before intervention to 5.1 per cent (24 of 473) after intervention in high-engagement centres (adjusted OR 0.36, 0.20 to 0.64; P < 0.001), but this was not observed in low-engagement hospitals (8.3 per cent (59 of 714) and 13.8 per cent (61 of 443) respectively; adjusted OR 2.09, 1.31 to 3.31). Conclusion Completion of globally available digital training by engaged teams can alter anastomotic leak rates. Registration number: NCT04270721 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov)