Jairo Vanegas López

Dr. Jairo Vanegas López, doctor and surgeon from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Universidad Autónoma de Nicaragua. He has a Master in Public Health with emphasis on Human Development and Environment, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), completed with a scholarship from Konrad Adenauer Foundation/German Government. Doctorate in Public Health from the School of Public Health, School of Medicine of Universidad de Chile (MECESUP program grant - UCH0219). Professor and researcher, postdoctoral studies in University of Santiago de Chile, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medical Science. His area of expertise are in Research Methodology and has worked in different research projects related to the area of adolescence: Assess the impact of counseling, to develop self-care capacities in sexual and reproductive health, in order to prevent unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection in teenagers of the commune of San Bernardo (2013-2016), CONICYT (No. 791220020); Systematic review of evidence in the field of sexual and reproductive health in adolescents and young people with approaches to human rights, gender, and interculturality (Family Care International FCI 2013); co-researcher in Effect of digital interventions for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections/HIV in university students; principal investigator in Evaluation of the potential effect of health warning images on cigarette packs in university population aged 18 to 29 belonging to the University of Santiago de Chile (2017, PAHO).