Abstract:The family is one of the most important socializing agents in adolescent sex education. However, multiple barriers to communication within families have been identified. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize and understand the processes by which parents and their adolescent children communicate about sexuality. Two questionnaires were completed by 711 fathers/ mothers and 566 male/female students in 21 schools in Cali (Colombia), and 15 discussion groups were formed. The results showed that conversations about sexuality focused on protection for women and on sexuality promotion for men. Furthermore, it was found that greater fluency exists in father/son and mother/daughter conversations. The largest discrepancy between parents and teenagers was the adults' belief that it is sufficient to mention certain topics in a directive manner and the children's expectations that parents will discuss the value and dynamics of the sexual experience. Embarrassment and lack of communication tools hinder communication processes. Keywords: family, sexuality, communication, adolescence Consistências e Discrepâncias na Comunicação Sobre Sexualidade Entre Pais e Filhos AdolescentesResumo: A família é um dos principais agentes de socialização na formação da sexualidade adolescente. No entanto, diferentes barreiras de comunicação são identificadas. Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo caracterizar e compreender os processos de comunicação sobre sexualidade entre os pais e seus filhos adolescentes na cidade de Cali, Colômbia. Dois questionários foram aplicados a 711 pais/ mães e 566 alunos homens/mulheres em 21 escolas em Cali (Colômbia). Foram também conduzidos 15 grupos focais. Foram encontrados discursos de proteção sobre a sexualidade, no caso das mulheres, e incitamento para os homens. Foram relatadas mais frequentemente as conversas entre pai/filho do que entre mãe/filha. A principal discrepância é que os adultos consideram que é suficiente apresentar de maneira imperativa alguns tópicos, enquanto os seus filhos/as esperam discussões reais sobre valores e dinâmicas da experiência sexual. A vergonha e a falta de ferramentas de comunicação impedem estes processos. Palavras-chave: família, sexualidade, comunicação, adolescência Congruencias y Discrepancias en la Comunicación Sobre Sexualidad Entre Padres e Hijos AdolescentesResumen: La familia es uno de los agentes socializadores más importantes para la formación en sexualidad de los adolescentes. Sin embargo, se han identificado múltiples barreras en los procesos de comunicación. Por este motivo, esta investigación tuvo como objetivo caracterizar y comprender los procesos de comunicación en sexualidad entre los padres de familia y sus hijos adolescentes en la ciudad de Cali, Colombia. Se aplicaron dos cuestionarios a 711 padres/madres de familia y 566 estudiantes hombres/mujeres en 21 colegios de Cali (Colombia) y se desarrollaron 15 grupos de discusión. Se encontraron discursos de protección frente a la sexualidad hacia las mujeres y de incitación hacia los hombres. Adem...

The decision-making process to select the best alternative for solving a social problem in a project, which involves vulnerable communities, must be carried out in a structured way. It is important to take into consideration the preferences and perceptions of all the beneficiaries and stakeholders with their many different competences and interests as this may increase the probability of successful solutions. Thus, this paper answers the following question: How to design a methodology that incorporates different points of view in order to reach solutions with vulnerable communities? Starting from this question, this paper presents a decision-making model for social systems incorporating conventional decision-making methodologies such as the Analytic hierarchy process to systemic methodologies like syntegration through the Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate project framework (CDIO). It also presents a case study developed by the organization Ingenieros Sin Fronteras Colombia (ISFCOL) -Engineers without Borders Colombiawhere this model has been applied for solving problems related to the contamination of water sources in vulnerable communities.

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ResumenFundamento: La pérdida de cabello se constituye como una alteración física que puede influir en la autoestima de mujeres con cáncer.Objetivo: Comprender los significados alrededor del tejido de pelucas oncológicas en mujeres diagnosticadas con cáncer pertenecientes a un grupo de autoayuda en Cali (Colombia).Método: Estudio cualitativo de diseño fenomenológico interpretativo en el que participaron 10 mujeres. Los resultados preliminares se presentaron en dos grupos focales conformados por todas las integrantes del grupo, quienes contribuyeron en el análisis de los resultados recolectados previamente en las 10 entrevistas en profundidad. El análisis de los datos se realizó con el apoyo del programa Atlas.Ti.Resultados: Las participantes describieron la pérdida del cabello como una experiencia traumática de alto impacto emocional. El uso de accesorios les permitió ocultar y reservarse la enfermedad. Las motivaciones para vincularse al grupo se relacionaron con la oportunidad de compartir experiencias con otras pacientes y con el deseo de mejorar tanto su bienestar como el de mujeres con cáncer. Además, pertenecer al grupo les permitió contar con una red de apoyo en la que pudieron expresar sus miedos e inquietudes.Conclusiones: Aunque la caída del cabello no genera implicaciones funcionales para el organismo, se ha identificado que sobre esta Abstract Fundament: Losing hair is a physical change that could affect the self-esteem of women with cancer.Objective: Understand the meanings behind the sewing of medical wigs in women diagnosed with cancer belonging to a self-help group in Cali (Colombia).Methodology: Interpretative phenomenological qualitative study in which 10 women participated. Preliminary results were presented in two focus groups composed of all members of the group who contributed to the analysis of the previously results collected in the 10 interviews. The data analysis was done with the support of Atlas.Ti program.Results: Participants described hair loss as a traumatic experience that involved high emotional impact. The use of accessories allowed to hide and reserved the disease. The motivations for linking the group were related to the opportunity to share experiences with other patients and with the desire to improve well-being in themselves and in women with cancer. Also, belonging to the group allowed to have a support network where they could express their fears and concerns.Conclusions: Although hair loss does not generate functional implications for the organism, it has been identified that this part of the body is related to social representations Información de la investigación:Esta investigación fue financiada por Funcáncer y contó con la colaboración de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Los autores del artículo declaran no tener conflictos de intereses derivados de este trabajo.

Rationale: widespread population vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a matter ofgreat interest to public health managers as it is the main pharmacological measureto contain the COVID-19 epidemic. Hesitancy or reluctance to vaccination hasbecome one of the main barriers to containing the pandemic. The young adultpopulation appears as one of the population clusters with the greatest reluctance tovaccination, even in countries such as Spain, one of those with the highestvaccination rate during this pandemic.Objective: the aim of this study was to identify the main predictive factors of vaccinationintention and profile people with hesitancy/reluctance to vaccinate againstSARS-CoV-2 virus in young adults living in Spain during the pandemic.Method: a cross-sectional study was carried out based on the administration of an onlineform (PSY-COVID-2) that evaluated the intention of vaccination together with a widerange of sociodemographic, social, cognitive, behavioral and affective variables in asample of 2210 young adults.Results: 14% of the young adults sample showed hesitancy/reluctance to vaccination at thebeginning of their vaccination campaign. Pearson`s product-moment correlationrevealed that a total of 35 factors of a heterogeneous nature were associated withthe intention to vaccinate. Analysis of variance showed that belonging to healthpersonnel, threat to personal health, tolerance of confinement, favorable attitude tomobility restrictions, to preventive measures, to the vaccine and to the public systemresponse, trust in the government and health/science experts, personality(extraversion and agreeableness), time and quality of information about COVID-19,and coping strategy of seeking emotional support were conditions associated withthe intention to vaccinate against SARS-CoV-2. In contrast, conspiratorial thinkingabout COVID-19, availability of public resources for mental health, good post-pandemic mood, and coping strategies of seeking family support and substance use were conditions associated with hesitancy/reluctance to vaccination. A multiple linear regression analysis showed that a reduced set of 4 attitudinal and social variables explained 41% of the variability in vaccination intention: attitude towards vaccination, trust in health/science experts, conspiracy ideations and time spent on information about COVID-19. A discriminant analysis showed that these 4 variables had good sensitivity and specificity when classifying people as reluctant/not reluctant to vaccination, properly classifying 86% of people. Conclusions: psychosocial processes related to attitudes, trust and information are the main predictors of vaccination intention in a highly reluctant group such as the young adult population.