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  • Epilepsy in poor regions of the world 
    Newton, C.R.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo (Elsevier, 2012)
    Epilepsy is a common disorder, particularly in poor areas of the world, and can have a devastating effect on people with the disorder and their families. The burden of epilepsy in low-income countries is more than twice ...
  • Family income and tooth decay in us children: Does the association change with age? 
    Bernabé, E.; Delgado-Angulo, E.K.; Murasko, J.E.; Marcenes, W. (Karger, 2012)
    This study explored whether the association of family income with tooth decay changes with age among children in the United States. A second objective was to explore the role of access to dental health care services in ...
  • Health system responses for type 1 diabetes: A scoping review 
    Zafra-Tanaka, Jessica Hanae; Beran, David; Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio (Wiley, 2022)
    Aims: The focus of health system interventions for noncommunicable diseases and diabetes focus mainly on primary health care responses. However, existing interventions are not necessarily adapted for the complex management ...
  • HIV Stigma as a Barrier to Retention in HIV Care at a General Hospital in Lima, Peru: A Case–Control Study 
    Valenzuela, C.; Ugarte Gil, Cesar Augusto; Paz, J.; Echevarria Zarate, Juan Ignacio; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo; Vermund, S.H.; Kipp, A.M. (Springer, 2014)
    HIV stigma as a barrier to retention in HIV care has not been well-studied outside the United States. We conducted a case–control study in Lima, Peru to examine this issue. Cases were out-of-care for ≥12 months (n = 66) ...
  • How Coronavirus Disease 2019 Changed Dermatology Practice in 1 Year Around the World: Perspectives from 11 Countries 
    Sun, Q.; McMahon, D.E.; Ugwu-Dike, P.O.; Sun, Q.; Tang, K.; Zhang, H.; Suchonwanit, P.; Oh, C.C.; Chong, A.H.; Willems, A.; Galván, C.; Dodiuk-Gad, R.P.; Fantini, F.; Recalcati, S.; Avancini, J.; Miyamoto, D.; Sanches, J.A.; Raboobee, N.; Bravo Puccio, Francisco Gerardo; Freeman, E.E. (Elsevier, 2021)
    When cases of a mysterious pneumonia debuted in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in early December 2019, few people could have anticipated the outbreak’s trajectory. Within 2 weeks, scientists identified the responsible ...
  • HPV and Genital Warts among Peruvian Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender People: Knowledge, Attitudes and Treatment Experiences 
    Nureña, César R.; Brown, Brandon; Galea, Jerome T.; Sánchez, Hugo; Blas Blas, Magaly Marlitz (Public Library of Science, 2013)
    Several studies have assessed the epidemiology of HPV infection among MSM, but no qualitative studies have specifically assessed how HPV and genital warts (GW) affect South American men who have sex with men (MSM) and ...
  • Influence of health rights discourses and community organizing on equitable access to health: the case of HIV, tuberculosis and cancer in Peru 
    Sandoval Figueroa, Clara Zoraida; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando (BioMed Central, 2013)
    Background: The right to health is recognized as a fundamental human right. Social participation is implied in the fulfillment of health rights since Alma Ata posited its relevance for successful health programs, although ...
  • Male sex workers: Practices, contexts, and vulnerabilities for HIV acquisition and transmission 
    Baral, S.D.; Friedman, M.R.; Geibel, S.; Rebe, K.; Bozhinov, B.; Diouf, D.; Sabin, K.; Holland, C.E.; Chan, R.; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando (Elsevier, 2015)
    Male sex workers who sell or exchange sex for money or goods encompass a very diverse population across and within countries worldwide. Information characterising their practices, contexts where they live, and their needs ...
  • Monitoring gender equity in health using gender-sensitive indicators: A cross-national study 
    Diaz-Granados, N.; Pitzul, K.B.; Dorado, L.M.; Wang, F.; McDermott, S.; Rondon, M.B.; Posada-Villa, J.; Saavedra, J.; Torres, Y.; Meules, M.D.; Stewart, D.E. (Mary Ann Liebert, 2011)
    Background: As gender is known to be a major determinant of health, monitoring gender equity in health systems remains a vital public health priority. Focusing on a low-income (Peru), middle-income (Colombia), and high-income ...
  • Motivating provision of high quality care: it is not all about the money. 
    Lagarde, Mylene; Huicho Oriundo, Luis; Papanicolas, Irene (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)
    Mylène Lagarde, Luis Huicho, and Irene Papanicolas discuss different strategies policy makers can use to motivate health providers in order to improve quality of care. The inclusion of universal health coverage as a target ...
  • Patient perspectives on the promptness and quality of care of road traffic incident victims in Peru: A cross-sectional, active surveillance study 
    Miranda, J. Jaime; Rosales-Mayor, Edmundo; Quistberg, D. Alex; Paca-Palao, Ada; Gianella, Camila; Perel, Pablo; Lopez, Luis; Luna, Diego; Best, Pablo; Huicho Oriundo, Luis (F1000 Research, 2013)
    Background: Road injuries are the second-leading cause of disease and injury in the Andean region of South America. Adequate management of road traffic crash victims is important to prevent and reduce deaths and serious ...
  • Point-of-care tests to strengthen health systems and save newborn lives: The case of syphilis 
    Mabey, D.C.; Sollis, K.A.; Kelly, H.A.; Benzaken, A.S.; Bitarakwate, E.; Changalucha, J.; Chen, X.-S.; Yin, Y.-P.; Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet; Strasser, S.; Chintu, N.; Pang, T.; Terris-Prestholt, F.; Sweeney, S.; Peeling, R.W. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Poor rural populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have access to diagnostic laboratories. Until recently, this has meant that they could not be screened for asymptomatic infections such as HIV or ...
  • Private sector contributions and their effect on physician emigration in the developing world 
    Loh, Lawrence C.; Ugarte Gil, Cesar Augusto; Darko, Kwame (World Health Organization, 2013)
    Objective: To assess the effectiveness of care provided by mid-level health workers. Methods: Experimental and observational studies comparing mid-level health workers and higher level health workers were identified by a ...
  • Stated Preferences of Doctors for Choosing a Job in Rural Areas of Peru: A Discrete Choice Experiment 
    Miranda, J. Jaime; Diez-Canseco Montero, Francisco; Lema, C.; Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo; Lagarde, M.; Blaauw, D.; Huicho Oriundo, Luis (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    Background: Doctors' scarcity in rural areas remains a serious problem in Latin America and Peru. Few studies have explored job preferences of doctors working in underserved areas. We aimed to investigate doctors' stated ...
  • Strengthen disasters preparedness within clinical engineering-CE expertise and knowledge 
    Rivas Tarazona, R.; David, Y. (Springer, 2019)
    Clinical Engineering supports the effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment; it also provides expert knowledge as health technology management, health technology planning, health technology assessment and other essential ...
  • Structural barriers to screening for and treatment of cervical cancer in Peru 
    Paz-Soldan Parlette, Valerie Andrea; Bayer, A.M.; Nussbaum, L.; Cabrera, L. (Taylor and Francis, 2012)
    Through in-depth interviews with 30 key informants from 19 institutions in the health care system in four regions of Peru, this study identifies multiple barriers to obtaining cervical cancer screening, follow-up, and ...
  • Towards a comprehensive global approach to prevention and control of NCDs 
    McKee, Martin; Haines, Andy; Ebrahim, Shah; Lamptey, Peter; Barreto, Lauricio; Matheson, Don; Walls, Helen L.; Foliaki, Sunia; Miranda, J. Jaime; Chimeddamba, Oyun; Garcia-Marcos, Luis; Vineis, Paolo; Pearce, Neil (BioMed Central, 2014)
    Background: The “25×25” strategy to tackle the global challenge of non-communicable diseases takes a traditional approach, concentrating on a few diseases and their immediate risk factors. Discussion: We propose elements ...
  • Treatment issues in multiple sclerosis in Latin America 
    Vizcarra-Escobar, Darwin; Mendiola-Yamasato, A.; Anculle-Arauco, V.; Vizcarra-Pasapera, J.; Guillen-Mendoza, Daniel (Karger, 2015)
    Treatment issues of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Latin America (LA) have recently been addressed. Some particular features of the health systems, patients and medical providers are scarcely described. Moreover, LA patients ...
  • Tuberculosis y salud pública: ¿derechos individuales o derechos colectivos? 
    Llanos Zavalaga, Luis Fernando; Velásquez-Hurtado, J.E.; Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo (Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2012)
    Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a major public health problem in our country. The appearance of resistant strains has complicated its control and questioned the appropriateness of the current measures towards prevention and ...
  • Universal definition of loss to follow-up in HIV treatment programs: A statistical analysis of 111 facilities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America 
    Chi, B.H.; Yiannoutsos, C.T.; Westfall, A.O.; Newman, J.E.; Zhou, J.; Cesar, C.; Brinkhof, M.W.G.; Mwango, A.; Balestre, E.; Carriquiry, G.; Sirisanthana, T.; Mukumbi, H.; Martin, J.N.; Grimsrud, A.; Bacon, M.; Thiebaut, R. (Public Library of Science, 2011)
    Background: Although patient attrition is recognized as a threat to the long-term success of antiretroviral therapy programs worldwide, there is no universal definition for classifying patients as lost to follow-up (LTFU). ...

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