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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2011-7582</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[rev. colomb. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2011-7582</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2011-75822021000400677</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.30944/20117582.829</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Disparidades por etnia en la mortalidad por minas antipersona: un análisis a nivel país]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Ethnic disparities in mortality from landmines: A country-level analysis]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Narváez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José G.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrea]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jessica]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Manzano-Núñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ramiro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Felipe]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto F.]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Rosario  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá, D.C. ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Barco Hospital San Raffaele  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>677</fpage>
<lpage>681</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2011-75822021000400677&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2011-75822021000400677&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2011-75822021000400677&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción.  El Registro Colombiano de Víctimas de Lesiones por Minas Antipersona fue lanzado por el gobierno de Colombia con el objetivo de recolectar información sobre los casos de heridos por minas antipersona en el país. El propósito de este estudio fue investigar las disparidades de mortalidad entre las víctimas de lesiones por minas antipersona, en función de la pertenencia a una minoría étnica.  Métodos. Se hizo una regresión logística multivariable para examinar la asociación entre minorías étnicas y mortalidad en las personas heridas por minas antipersona.  Resultados. Se registraron 10.306 casos de lesiones por minas antipersona, de los cuales 430 eran personas pertenecientes a grupos étnicos minoritarios (indígenas o afrodescendientes). De estos, 85 (19,7 %) eran mujeres, 156 (36,2 %) eran menores de 18 años y 427 (99,3%) vivían en áreas rurales. La mortalidad fue significativamente mayor (29,3 %) en comparación con la población mestiza (18,5 %; p &lt; 0,001). Después de ajustar por sexo, edad, soldado en servicio activo, área rural y volumen de casos por departamento, encontramos que las minorías étnicas tenían mayores probabilidades de morir (OR = 2,03; IC95% 1,61- 2,56; p &lt; 0,001).  Discusión. Encontramos una asociación entre la pertenencia a una minoría étnica y una mayor probabilidad de mortalidad con lesiones causadas por minas antipersona. Estos hallazgos deberían alentar a los legisladores de las zonas rurales de Colombia a trabajar más diligentemente, para reducir las consecuencias nocivas de las lesiones causadas por estos artefactos en los grupos étnicos minoritarios.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction. The Colombian Victims of Antipersonnel Mines Injuries registry was launched by the Colombian government with the objective of collecting information on all the cases of injuries caused by antipersonnel landmines in the country. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mortality disparities among ethnic minority victims of antipersonnel landmine injuries.  Methods. A multivariate logistic regression was performed to examine the association between ethnic minorities and mortality in people injured by antipersonnel mines.  Results. A total of 10,306 cases of injuries caused by antipersonnel landmines were registered, of which 430 were people belonging to minority ethnic groups (indigenous or Afro-descendant). Of these, 85 (19.7%) were women and 156 (36.2%) were under 18 years of age. Almost all people from ethnic minority groups were located in rural areas (n=427, 99.3%) and mortality was significantly higher compared to the mestizo population (mestizo 18.5% vs. individuals from ethnic minorities 29, 3%; p &lt;0.001). After adjusting for sex, age group, active duty soldier status, rural area, and case volume for each geographic department, we found that ethnic minorities were more likely to die after suffering an antipersonnel mine injury (OR = 2.03; 95% CI 1.61-2.56; p &lt;0.001).  Discussion. We found an association between belonging to an ethnic minority and a higher probability of mortality with injuries caused by antipersonnel mines. These findings should encourage legislators in rural Colombia to work more diligently to reduce the harmful consequences of injuries caused by these devices in ethnic minority groups.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[disparidades en el estado de salud]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[grupos étnicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Colombia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[wounds and trauma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[blast injuries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mortality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[disparities in health status]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ethnic groups]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Colombia]]></kwd>
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