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  • Condom Use by Partner Type Among Military and Police Personnel in Peru 
    Villaran, M.V.; Bayer, A.; Konda, K.A.; Mendoza, C.; Quijandria, H.; Ampuero, J.S.; Apolaya, M.; Palacios, O.; Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo; Vega, A.M.; Blazes, D.L.; Kochel, T.; Montano, S.M. (SAGE Publications, 2012)
    The aim of this study was to analyze the rates of condom use among military and police populations in Peru, focusing on differences in use by type of partner. A Knowledge Attitudes and Practices survey was conducted among ...
  • Distribution of Glycated Haemoglobin According to Early-Life and Contemporary Characteristics in Adolescents and Adults without Diabetes: The 1982 and 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohorts 
    Buffarini, Romina; Restrepo-Mendez, Maria-Clara; Silveira, Vera-M.; Miranda, J. Jaime; Goncalves, Helen-D.; Oliveira, Isabel-O.; Horta, Bernardo-L.; Gigante, Denise-P.; Menezes, Ana-Maria; Assuncao, Maria-Cecilia-F. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
    AIM: Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), a marker of glucose control in individuals with diabetes mellitus, is also related with the incidence of cardiometabolic risk in populations free of disease. The aim of this study was to ...
  • Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): a case-control study 
    O'Donnell, Martin-J.; Chin, Siu-Lim; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Xavier, Denis; Liu, Lisheng; Zhang, Hongye; Rao-Melacini, Purnima; Zhang, Xiaohe; Pais, Prem; Agapay, Steven; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Damasceno, Albertino; Langhorne, Peter; McQueen, Matthew-J.; Rosengren, Annika; Dehghan, Mahshid; Hankey, Graeme-J.; Dans, Antonio-L.; Elsayed, Ahmed; Avezum, Alvaro; Mondo, Charles; Diener, Hans-Christoph; Ryglewicz, Danuta; Czlonkowska, Anna; Pogosova, Nana; Weimar, Christian; Iqbal, Romaina; Diaz, Rafael; Yusoff, Khalid; Yusufali, Afzalhussein; Oguz, Aytekin; Wang, Xingyu; Penaherrera, Ernesto; Lanas, Fernando; Ogah, Okechukwu-S.; Ogunniyi, Adesola; Iversen, Helle-K.; Málaga Rodríguez, Germán Javier; Rumboldt, Zvonko; Oveisgharan, Shahram; Al-Hussain, Fawaz; Magazi, Daliwonga; Nilanont, Yongchai; Ferguson, John; Pare, Guillaume; Yusuf, Salim (Elsevier, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. We sought to quantify the importance of potentially modifiable risk factors for stroke in different regions ...
  • The Innovative Socio-economic Interventions Against Tuberculosis (ISIAT) project: An operational assessment 
    Rocha, C.; Montoya, R.; Zevallos, K.; Curatola, A.; Ynga, W.; Franco, J.; Fernandez, F.; Becerra, N.; Sabaduche, M.; Tovar, M.A.; Ramos, E.; Tapley, A.; Allen, N.R.; Onifade, D.A.; Acosta, C.D.; Maritz, M.; Concha, D.F.; Schumacher, S.G.; Evans, Carlton Anthony William (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2011)
    Tuberculosis (TB) affected households in impoverished shantytowns, Lima, Peru. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate socio-economic interventions for strengthening TB control by improving uptake of TB care and prevention services. DESIGN: ...
  • A new era for global tuberculosis control 
    Boccia, D.; Evans, Carlton Anthony William (Elsevier, 2011)
    A Lancet Editorial emphasised the need “to move away from the over medicalisation of tuberculosis and recognise its intersection with other sectors” and argued for the role of WHO in this “new era for global tuberculosis ...
  • Oral impacts on quality of life and problem-oriented attendance among South East London adults 
    Gaewkhiew, Piyada; Bernabe, Eduardo; Gallagher, Jennifer E.; Klass, Charlotte; Delgado-Angulo, Elsa K. (BioMed Central, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Dental care seeking behaviour is often driven by symptoms. The value of oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures to predict utilisation of dental services is unknown. This study aims to explore the ...
  • Sharing Histories-a transformative learning/teaching method to empower community health workers to support health behavior change of mothers 
    Altobelli, Laura C. (BioMed Central, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: One of the keys to improving health globally is promoting mothers' adoption of healthy home practices for improved nutrition and illness prevention in the first 1000 days of life from conception. Customarily, ...
  • Validation of a susceptibility, benefits, and barrier scale for mammography screening among Peruvian women: A cross-sectional study 
    Huaman, M.A.; Kamimura-Nishimura, K.I.; Kanamori, M.; Siu, A.; Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo (BioMed Central, 2011)
    Background: Perceived beliefs about breast cancer and breast cancer screening are important predictors for mammography utilization. This study adapted and validated the Champion's scale in Peru. This scale measures perceived ...
  • Vulnerability of indigenous health to climate change: A case study of Uganda's Batwa Pygmies 
    Berrang-Ford, L.; Dingle, K.; Ford, J.D.; Lee, C.; Lwasa, S.; Namanya, D.B.; Henderson, J.; Llanos Cuentas, Elmer Alejandro; Cárcamo Cavagnaro, César Paul Eugenio; Edge, V. (Elsevier, 2012)
    The potential impacts of climate change on human health in sub-Saharan Africa are wide-ranging, complex, and largely adverse. The region's Indigenous peoples are considered to be at heightened risk given their relatively ...

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