Adriana Vázquez-Vázquez

Adriana Vázquez-Vázquez
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | IAEA · Division of Human Health

PhD in Child Health

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February 2021 - April 2024
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Position
  • Consultant
April 2022 - November 2022
University College London
Position
  • Research Assistant
November 2022 - April 2024
University College London
Position
  • Research Fellow
Education
October 2015 - January 2020
University College London
Field of study
  • Child Health
August 2010 - January 2013
September 2004 - December 2010
Autonomous University of Yucatán
Field of study
  • Human Nutrition

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Publications (31)
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Objectives CYP presenting with MH crises are frequently admitted to general acute paediatric wards as a place of safety, despite centres not always having MH resources or training.¹ The management of CYP MH problems is a primary challenge for acute paediatric services,² further exacerbated by the rise in MH problems amongst CYP during the COVID-19...
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Objectives Children and Young People (CYP) with mental health crises frequently require admission to acute general inpatient wards. Although there are concerns these admissions have increased, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a detailed description of these patterns is lacking.1–3 The aim of this study is to describe the changing burden o...
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The UK Covid-19 New Mum Study (cross-sectional study) recorded maternal experience during the early stages of the pandemic. Our previous analyses showed that the pandemic and 2020 national lockdown negatively impacted maternal mental health. Here, we describe changes in infant behaviour (crying and fussiness) reported by the mother during the Covid...
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Objective To systematically review the literature describing children and young people (CYP) admissions to paediatric general wards because of primary mental health (MH) reasons, particularly in MH crisis. Design PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched, with no restriction on country or language. We addressed five...
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Introduction Children and young people (CYP) presenting with a mental health (MH) crisis are frequently admitted to general acute paediatric wards as a place of safety. Prior to the pandemic, a survey in England showed that CYP occupied 6% of general paediatric inpatient beds due to an MH crisis, and there have been longstanding concerns about the...
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Introduction Children and young people (CYP) presenting with a mental health (MH) crisis are frequently admitted to general acute paediatric wards as a place of safety. Prior to the pandemic, a survey in England showed that CYP occupied 6% of general paediatric inpatient beds due to an MH crisis, and there have been longstanding concerns about the...
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Objective: To systematically review the literature describing children and young people (CYP) admissions to paediatric general wards because of primary mental health reasons, particularly in MH crisis. Design: PubMed, Embase, PsychINFO, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched. We addressed five search questions to inform: trends and/or the...
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Background Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a technique widely used for estimating body composition and health-related parameters. The technology is relatively simple, quick, and non-invasive, and is currently used globally in diverse settings, including private clinicians’ offices, sports and health clubs, and hospitals, and across a spec...
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Background Neither the global population nor individual countries have reached the WHO target of ≥50% infants exclusively breastfed (EBF) until 6 months. This may partly be due to perceptions of insufficient milk and energy supply to meet the needs for rapid growth and development. Objective In a longitudinal observational study, our aim was to de...
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Objectives Children and young people (CYP) presenting with a mental health (MH) crisis are frequently admitted to general acute paediatric wards as a place of safety. Prior to the pandemic, a survey in England showed that CYP occupied 6% of general paediatric inpatient beds due to MH crisis, and there have been longstanding concerns about the quali...
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Objectives Children and young people (CYP) presenting with a mental health (MH) crisis are frequently admitted to general acute paediatric wards as a place of safety. A recent systematic review of interventions to avoid inpatient admissions for CYP presenting in MH crisis¹ showed that evidence is poor and limited. Meaning that CYP are likely to con...
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Objective: To analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the number of births in Yucatan, Mexico during 2020 and 2021. Material and methods: A total of 470 651 live births occurred in Yucatan from January 1st, 2008, to December 31st, 2021, and were included in the analysis. The monthly number of births observed during January 2008-February 2020 was used...
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Abstract Objectives Breast-feeding is sensitive to somatic, hormonal, behavioral and psychological components of maternal capital. However, through grandmothering, older women may also influence breast-feeding by transferring informational resources to their daughters. We hypothesized that mothers with prolonged instrumental support from their own...
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Studies have reported unequal socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions in the UK, despite support packages. It is unclear how women with young children, a vulnerable group economically and psychosocially, havebeen impacted by income and employment pandemic changes, and how this is associated with psychosocial well...
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In humans, high levels of investment are required to raise offspring, because of the prolonged developmental period and short interbirth intervals. The costs borne by individual mothers may be mitigated by obtaining social support from others. This strategy could be particularly valuable for first-time mothers, who lack first-hand experience and wh...
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Objective To assess how mothers are feeling and coping during lockdown, and to identify the potential pathways that can assist them. Methods A descriptive analysis of maternal mental health, coping, support, activities, lockdown consequences was conducted. Women living in the UK with an infant aged ≤12 months completed an online survey. Linear reg...
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Background The COVID-19 New Mum Study is recording maternal experiences and infant feeding during the UK lockdown. This report from week 1 of the survey describes and compares the delivery and post-natal experiences of women who delivered before (BL) versus during (DL) the lockdown. Methods Women living in the UK aged ≥18 years with an infant ≤12...
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Background: Depression and anxiety affect up to 20% of new and expectant mothers during the perinatal period; this rate may have increased due to COVID-19 and lockdown measures. This analysis aimed to assess how mothers are feeling and coping during lockdown, and to identify the potential pathways that can assist them. Methods: 1329 women living in...
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Background Adrenarche involves maturation of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis and increased production of dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate ester, dehydroepiandrosterone‐sulfate (DHEA‐S). It occurs at ages 6 to 8 in industrialized populations, marking the transition from childhood to juvenility and cognitive development at middle childh...
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Background: The COVID-19 New Mum Study is recording maternal experiences and infant feeding during the period of UK lockdown. This report from week 1 of the survey aims to (1) provide information relevant for those supporting this population; (2) identify groups currently under-represented in the survey. Methods: Women living in the UK aged ≥18 yea...
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The number of studies on birth seasonality in Mexico is very limited and most have focused on the association be-tween seasonal variation in the frequency of births and agri-cultural cycles in local populations. In this study, wedescribe the pattern of birth seasonality in Yucatan be-tween 2008 and 2015 to test our hypothesis that birthrhythmicity...
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In Mexico, the nutritional status of school age children it is still a public health problem, particularly in the country southeast where malnutrition is alarming. Yucatan state, in Mexico, has one of the highest chronic undernutrition (stunting) and overweight/obesity prevalences. The aim of this study was to describe the growth and nutritional st...
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En México, el estado nutricional de niños en edad escolar aun es un problema de salud pública, particularmente en el sureste del país en donde las cifras de mala nutrición son alarmantes. El estado de Yucatán, México, presenta una de las prevalencias más altas de desnutrición crónica (talla baja) y sobrepeso/obesidad en la región. El objetivo de es...
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between maternal Maya ancestry and the birth weight of infants born in Yucatan, Mexico, during 2013. Methods: A total of 30,435 singletons born at term (�37 weeks) in Yucatan during 2013 were analyzed. Birth weights, gestational ages, and maternal socioeconomic data were provided...
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Globalization is, in part, an economic force to bring about a closer integration of national economies. Globalization is also a biological, social and ideological process of change. Globalization results in powerful multinational corporations imposing their products on new markets. Food globalization brings about nutritional transitions, the most c...
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Identify the biological, social, and economic conditions influencing the knee height/stature index (KHSI) in growing individuals of Maya ancestry in the city of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. The hypothesis was that KHSI values would be lower in subjects with two Maya surnames. This was tested by analyzing the effect of a series of environmental, biologi...
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The Maya are the most populous and shortest in stature Native American ethnic group. The Maya provide us a good opportunity to study the dietetic characteristics of a group who experience nutritional dual burden (the combination of under and ovenutrition) at the individual, mother-child dyad and population level. The aim of this study is to describ...
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Summary Variation in height among young adults has been linked to the living conditions of different social groups. The aim of this study was to measure variation in the height and knee height of young adults by head of household employment level and family income. The sample comprised 180 individuals (90 girls) aged 16 and 17 years living in the c...
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In this contribution we make a literature review on child and adolescenl growth status and development in Yucatán and use data from our own rescarch to summarize the available knowledge on this topic. Our results show that despite the fact that the data available to date is sparse and incomplete, the panorama of human growth in Yucatan is discourag...

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