Publications

A most updated list is also available in Google Scholar

Research interests

Social epidemiology, Urban health, Cancer disparities, Cardiovascular epidemiology, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Chronic Diseases, Machine Learning in Health, IoT in Health, mHealth.

Scientific publications

  1. Bilal U, Diez-Roux AV, Rodriguez D, Alazraqui M, Vives A, Martinez-Folgar K, Miranda JJ, Lopez Olmedo N, Caiaffa W. Inequalities in life expectancy in six large Latin American cities from the SALURBAL study: an ecological analysis. The Lancet Planetary health.3 (12), e503-e510 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(19)30235-9

  2. Henson RM, Ortigoza A, Martinez-Folgar K, Baeza F, Caiaffa W, Vives Vergara A, Diez Roux AV, Lovasi G._ Evaluating the health effects of place-based slum upgrading physical environment interventions: A systematic review (2012–2018) Social Sciences and Medicine. (261)2020, Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113102

  3. Fort M, Paniagua-Avila A, Beratarrechea A, Cardona S, Figueroa JC, Martinez-Folgar K, Moyano D, Barrios E, Mazariegos BE, Palacios E, Irazola V, Ramirez-Zea M. Stakeholder Engagement in the Translation of a Hypertension Control Program to Guatemala’s Public Primary Health Care System: Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Opportunities Global heart 14(2). Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2019.05.005

  4. Edward A, Bowles C, Ramirez-Zea M, Sanchez JF, Brown A, Martinez-Folgar K , Ghee AE. Care-seeking patterns for common pediatric illnesses: A mixed methods study in rural Guatemala. Science Publishing Group Journal 2018:1(2), Available at: https://spg.ltd/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/002-SPG.pdf

Letters and Commentaries

  1. Martinez-Folgar K, Salomon V . Student scientific publication: a look at the Guatemalan reality. Edu Med. 2017;18(1): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.edumed.2016.08.003

  2. Martínez-Folgar K. _Aplicaciones móviles para uso del médico: ¿están basadas en evidencia?._Rev Hisp Cienc Salud. 2016;2(2): 192-193.

  3. Martinez-Folgar K. Diagnostic methods: Utopia in Guatemala's rural public service?. Rev Calid Asist. 2016. PMID 27575404. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cali.2016.06.008

  4. Martinez-Folgar K . Educación médica basada en competencias: la nueva torre de babel. Inv Ed Med. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.riem.2016.06.001

Presentations at Scientific Meetings (Oral Presentations)

  1. Martinez-Folgar K, Kroker-Lobos, MF.Geospatial Analysis of Mortality in Guatemala: Challenges and Opportunities. IX National Congress of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health of Guatemala. October 2018

Reports

2019 El costo de la doble carga de la malnutrición: Impacto social y económico (Guatemala)

2019 WFP , El costo de la doble carga de la malnutrición: Impacto social y económico (El Salvador)

2019 WFP, El costo de la doble carga de la malnutrición: Impacto social y económico (Honduras)

2019 WFP, El costo de la doble carga de la malnutrición: Impacto social y económico (Republica Dominicana)