• Rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detection self-tests to increase COVID-19 case detection in Peru: A qualitative study. 

  Torres Slimming, Paola Alejandra; Cárcamo Cavagnaro, César Paul Eugenio; Martínez-Pérez, Guillermo Z.; Mallma Salazar, Patricia Silvia; Pflucker Oses, Cristina Paola; Shilton, Sonjelle (JMIR Publications, 2023)

  BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted many low- and middle-income countries, such as Peru, overwhelming their health systems. Rapid antigen-detection self-tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, ...
• Sugar in ultraprocessed foods in Latin American capitals: From dentistry perspective 

  del Pilar Angarita-Díaz, María; Lopez Ramos, Roxana Patricia; Tipan-Asimbaya, Lissette; Ruiz-Gómez, Adiela; Gonzalez-Bernal, María Alejandra; Vicuña Huaqui, Luis Antonio (Elsevier, 2023)

  Introduction High sugar consumption is associated with dental caries. The objective of this study was to determine the concentrations of sugar and other nutrients in sweetened, ultraprocessed foods from Bogotá, Lima, and ...
• Social determinants of transgender women's health 

  Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando; Salazar Lostaunau, Ximena (Elsevier, 2023)

  In The Lancet HIV, Andrea Wirtz and colleagues 1 report results of a study that originally focused only on sources of HIV risk among transgender women in the USA, and the added value of digital methods of follow-up. The ...
• The impacts of social determinants of health and cardiometabolic factors on cognitive and functional aging in Colombian underserved populations 

  Santamaria-Garcia, Hernando; Moguilner, Sebastian; Rodriguez-Villagra, Odir Antonio; Botero-Rodriguez, Felipe; Pina-Escudero, Stefanie Danielle; O’Donovan, Gary; Albala, Cecilia; Matallana, Diana; Schulte, Michael; Slachevsky, Andrea; Yokoyama, Jennifer S.; Possin, Katherine; Ndhlovu, Lishomwa C.; Al-Rousan, Tala; Corley, Michael J.; Kosik, Kenneth S.; Muniz-Terrera, Graciela; Miranda, J. Jaime; Ibanez, Agustin (Springer, 2023)

  Global initiatives call for further understanding of the impact of inequity on aging across underserved populations. Previous research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) presents limitations in assessing combined ...
• Transverse Maxillary Deficiency Predicts Increased Upper Airway Collapsibility during Drug‐Induced Sleep Endoscopy 

  Thuler, Eric; Seay, Everett G.; Woo, John; Lee, Jane; Jafari, Niusha; Keenan, Brendan T.; Dedhia, Raj C.; Schwartz, Alan R. (Wiley, 2023)

  To examine the relationship between craniofacial skeletal anatomy and objective measures of pharyngeal collapse obtained during drug‐induced sleep endoscopy. We hypothesized that transverse maxillary deficiency and an ...
• Percepciones acerca de la presencia de palomas en espacios públicos y su importancia en la salud pública en un distrito de Lima, Perú 

  Arteaga Gracian, María del Carmen Flavia; Asmat, Iván; Leon Cordova, Daphne Jhoanna; Falcon Perez, Nestor Gerardo (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2023)

  El objetivo del estudio fue describir la percepción de la población sobre la presenciade palomas en espacios públicos y su implicancia en la salud pública. Se elaboró yvalidó por juicio de expertos un instrumento que ...
• Gaceta Sanitaria en 2022. Máximo factor de impacto histórico y adecuación para la publicación continua 

  Bermúdez-Tamayo, Clara; Negrín Hernández, Miguel; Alguacil, Juan; Cantarero, David; Carrasco Portiño, Mercedes; Casino, Gonzalo; García Calvente, Mar; Hernán, Mariano; Posenato Garcia, Leila; Ruiz Cantero, María Teresa; Segura, Andreu; García Amez, Javier; Juárez, Lucero; Miranda, J. Jaime; March, Joan Carles; Marcos-Marcos, Jorge; Mar, Javier; Peiró, Rosana; Álvarez-Dardet, Carlos (Elsevier, 2023)

  Como todos los años, presentamos el informe de la actividad realizada por nuestro equipo editorial a lo largo del año anterior, así como los datos de desempeño de la revista. Este documento mantiene el espíritu de rendición ...
• Prácticas evaluativas y representación del perfil de egreso en docentes de educación superior. Experiencias en facultades de educación de Lima - Perú 

  Dávila Díaz, Maria Elena; Fernández Bringas, Teresa Cecilia (Global Knowledge Academics, 2023)

  Este estudio devela la lejanía que existe entre las prácticas evaluativas de los docentes y el perfil de egreso de los estudiantes durante la acción formativa que se brinda en la Educación superior. Mediante un diseño de ...
• Retención inusual de un endoclip hemostásico por un periodo de 5 años 

  Arantes, V.; Aliaga Ramos, Josué Jesús (Elsevier, 2023)

  Un hombre de 76 años fue sometido a una esofagogastroduodenoscopia (EGD) en 2017 como parte del seguimiento tras una disección submucosa endoscópica (ESD). El examen reveló una cicatriz post-ESD y un pólipo sésil de 4 mm ...
• Changes in preterm birth and stillbirth during COVID-19 lockdowns in 26 countries 

  Calvert, Clara; Brockway, Meredith Merilee; Zoega, Helga; Miller, Jessica E.; Been, Jasper V.; Amegah, Adeladza Kofi; Racine-Poon, Amy; Oskoui, Solmaz Eradat; Abok, Ishaya I.; Aghaeepour, Nima; Akwaowo, Christie D.; Alshaikh, Belal N.; Ayede, Adejumoke I.; Bacchini, Fabiana; Barekatain, Behzad; Barnes, Rodrigo; Bebak, Karolina; Berard, Anick; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Brook, Jeffrey R.; Bryan, Lenroy R.; Cajachagua Torres, Kim Nail; Campbell-Yeo, Marsha; Chu, Dinh-Toi; Connor, Kristin L.; Cornette, Luc; Cortés, Sandra; Daly, Mandy; Debauche, Christian; Dedeke, Iyabode Olabisi F.; Einarsdóttir, Kristjana; Engjom, Hilde; Estrada-Gutierrez, Guadalupe; Fantasia, Ilaria; Fiorentino, Nicole M.; Franklin, Meredith; Fraser, Abigail; Gachuno, Onesmus W.; Gallo, Linda A.; Gissler, Mika; Håberg, Siri E.; Habibelahi, Abbas; Häggström, Jonas; Hookham, Lauren; Hui, Lisa; Huicho Oriundo, Luis; Hunter, Karen J.; Huq, Sayeeda; Kc, Ashish; Kadambari, Seilesh; Kelishadi, Roya; Khalili, Narjes; Kippen, Joanna; Le Doare, Kirsty; Llorca, Javier; Magee, Laura A.; Magnus, Maria C.; Man, Kenneth K. C.; Mburugu, Patrick M.; Mediratta, Rishi P.; Morris, Andrew D.; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Mulholland, Rachel H.; Bonnard, Livia Nagy; Nakibuuka, Victoria; Nassar, Natasha; Nyadanu, Sylvester D.; Oakley, Laura; Oladokun, Adesina; Olayemi, Oladapo O.; Olutekunbi, Olanike A.; Oluwafemi, Rosena O.; Ogunkunle, Taofik O.; Orton, Chris; Örtqvist, Anne K.; Ouma, Joseph; Oyapero, Oyejoke; Palmer, Kirsten R.; Pedersen, Lars H.; Pereira, Gavin; Pereyra, Isabel; Philip, Roy K.; Pruski, Dominik; Przybylski, Marcin; Quezada-Pinedo, Hugo G.; Regan, Annette K.; Rhoda, Natasha R.; Rihs, Tonia A.; Riley, Taylor; Rocha, Thiago Augusto Hernandes; Rolnik, Daniel L.; Saner, Christoph; Schneuer, Francisco J.; Souter, Vivienne L.; Stephansson, Olof; Sun, Shengzhi; Swift, Emma M.; Szabó, Miklós; Temmerman, Marleen; Tooke, Lloyd; Urquia, Marcelo L.; von Dadelszen, Peter; Wellenius, Gregory A.; Whitehead, Clare; Wong, Ian C. K.; Wood, Rachael; Wróblewska-Seniuk, Katarzyna; Yeboah-Antwi, Kojo; Yilgwan, Christopher S.; Zawiejska, Agnieszka; Sheikh, Aziz; Rodriguez, Natalie; Burgner, David; Stock, Sarah J.; Azad, Meghan B. (Springer Nature, 2023)

  Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide. Changes in PTB rates, ranging from −90% to +30%, were reported in many countries following early COVID-19 pandemic response measures (‘lockdowns’). ...
• Effects of a household air pollution intervention using liquefied petroleum gas stoves, continuous fuel distribution and behavioral messaging on dietary and sodium intake of adult women in Puno, Peru: A randomized controlled trial 

  Tarazona-Meza, Carla; Williams, Kendra N.; Malpartida, Gary; Kephart, Josiah L.; Fandiño-Del-Río, Magdalena; Simkovich, Suzanne; Hossen, Shakir; Chiang, Marilu; Koehler, Kirsten; Checkley, William; Gonzales Rengifo, Gustavo Francisco; Naeher, Luke; Rosenthal, Joshua; Steenland, N.Kyle; Aguilar, Theresa; Burrowes, Vanessa; Fung, Elizabeth C.; Goodman, Dina; Harvey, Steven A.; Herrera, Phabiola; Lee, Alexander; Lee, Kathryn A.; Miele, Catherine H.; Moazzami, Mitra; Moulton, Lawrence; Nangia, Saachi; Nicolaou, Laura; O’Brien, Carolyn J.; Shade, Timothy R.; Stashko, Lena; Villegas-Gomez, Adriadne; Winiker, Abigail; Davila-Roman, Victor; de las Fuentes, Lisa; Boyd, Dana Barr; Jolly, Maria; Rozo, Angela; Cardiopulmonary outcomes and Household Air Pollution (CHAP) trial Investigators (Cambridge University Press, 2023)

  Objective: Household air pollution (HAP) is a widespread environmental exposure worldwide. While several cleaner fuel interventions have been implemented to reduce personal exposures to household air pollution, it is unclear ...
• Biomarkers for dementia in Latin American countries: Gaps and opportunities 

  Parra, Mario A.; Orellana, Paulina; Leon, Tomas; Victoria, Cabello G.; Henriquez, Fernando; Gomez, Rodrigo; Avalos, Constanza; Damian, Andres; Slachevsky, Andrea; Ibañez, Agustin; Zetterberg, Henrik; Tijms, Betty M.; Yokoyama, Jennifer S.; Piña-Escudero, Stefanie D.; Cochran, J. Nicholas; Matallana, Diana L.; Acosta, Daisy; Allegri, Ricardo; Arias-Suárez, Bianca P.; Barra, Bernardo; Behrens, Maria Isabel; Brucki, Sonia M. D.; Busatto, Geraldo; Caramelli, Paulo; Castro-Suarez, Sheila; Contreras, Valeria; Custodio, Nilton; Dansilio, Sergio; la Cruz-Puebla, Myriam De; de Souza, Leonardo Cruz; Diaz, Monica María; Duque, Lissette; Farías, Gonzalo A.; Ferreira, Sergio T.; Guimet, Nahuel Magrath; Kmaid, Ana; Lira, David; Lopera, Francisco; Meza, Beatriz Mar; Miotto, Eliane C.; Nitrini, Ricardo; Nuñez, Alberto; O'Neill, Santiago; Ochoa, John; Pintado-Caipa, Maritza; Resende, Elisa de Paula França; Risacher, Shannon; Rojas, Luz Angela; Sabaj, Valentina; Schilling, Lucas; Sellek, Allis F.; Sosa, Ana; Takada, Leonel T.; Teixeira, Antonio L.; Unaucho-Pilalumbo, Martha; Duran-Aniotz, Claudia (Wiley, 2023)

  Limited knowledge on dementia biomarkers in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries remains a serious barrier. Here, we reported a survey to explore the ongoing work, needs, interests, potential barriers, and opportunities ...
• Association of vision impairment and blindness with socioeconomic status in adults 50 years and older from Alto Amazonas, Peru 

  Nesemann, John Michael; Morocho-Alburqueque, Noelia; Quincho-Lopez, Alvaro; Muñoz, Marleny; Liliana-Talero, Sandra; Harding-Esch, Emma M.; Saboyá-Díaz, Martha Idalí; Honorio-Morales, Harvy A.; Durand, Salomón; Carey-Angeles, Cristiam A.; Klausner, Jeffrey D.; Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo; Keenan, Jeremy D. (Springer Nature, 2023)

  Objective: To determine the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and visual impairment (VI) or blindness in the rural Peruvian Amazon, hypothesizing that higher SES would have a protective effect on the odds of ...
• Antibiotic Use and Stewardship Practices in a Pediatric Community-based Cohort Study in Peru: Shorter Would be Sweeter. 

  Schiaffino Salazar, Francesca; Colston, Josh M.; Paredes Olortegui, Maribel; Rengifo Pinedo, Silvia; Zamora Babilonia, Marcelo; Ramal Asayag, Cesar; Peñataro Yori, Pablo; Kosek, Margaret N. (Oxford University Press, 2023)

  BACKGROUND: There is a need to evaluate antibiotic use, duration of therapy, and stewardship in low- and middle-income countries to guide the development of appropriate stewardship programs that are global in scope and ...
• Factors Associated with Perceived Change in Weight, Physical Activity, and Food Consumption during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Latin America 

  Mejia, Christian R.; Farfán Reaño, Carmen Bertha Isabel; Figueroa-Tarrillo, Jorge A.; Palomino, Kely; Pereira-Victorio, Cesar Johan; Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E.; Valladares-Garrido, Mario J. (MDPI, 2023)

  Quarantine and the restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic have generated problems in nutrition and physical condition around the world. We aimed to determine factors associated with changes in perceived weight ...
• Circulation and stratification drivers during the summer season in the upwelling bay of Paracas (Peru): A modelling study 

  Arellano, Cinthia; Echevin, Vincent; Merma Mora, Lander; Chamorro, Adolfo; Gutierrez Aguilar, Dimitri Alexey; Aguirre-Velarde, Arturo; Tam, Jorge; Colas, Francois (Elsevier, 2023)

  The circulation and stratification in the shallow semi-enclosed bay of Paracas located downstream of the main upwelling cell off the Peruvian coast were studied during the summer season using a regional circulation model ...
• Bioprinting: A Strategy to Build Informative Models of Exposure and Disease 

  Cáceres Albán, Jose Luis Martín; Sanchez, Midori; Casado, Fanny L. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023)

  Novel additive manufacturing techniques are revolutionizing fields of industry providing more dimensions to control and the versatility of fabricating multi-material products. Medical applications hold great promise to ...
• Intrahippocampal Inoculation of Aβ1–42 Peptide in Rat as a Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Identified MicroRNA-146a-5p as Blood Marker with Anti-Inflammatory Function in Astrocyte Cells 

  Aquino Ordinola, Ruth Elizabeth; de Concini, Vidian; Dhenain, Marc; Lam, Suzanne; Gosset, David; Baquedano Santana, Laura Estefania; Forero, Manuel G; Menuet, Arnaud; Baril, Patrick; Pichon, Chantal (MDPI, 2023)

  Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) have aroused a lot of interest as reliable blood diagnostic biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we investigated the panel of expressed blood miRNAs in response to aggregated ...
• Prevalence and Factors Associated with Eating Disorders in Military First Line of Defense against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study during the Second Epidemic Wave in Peru 

  Valladares-Garrido, Mario J.; León Figueroa, Darwin Anthony; Picón-Reátegui, Cinthia Karina; García-Vicente, Abigaíl; Valladares-Garrido, Danai; Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E.; Pereira-Victorio, César Johan (MDPI, 2023)

  Few studies have evaluated eating disorders in military personnel engaged in defense activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with eating disorders in military ...
• Hydroxychloroquine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers: early termination of a phase 3, randomised, open-label, controlled clinical trial 

  Llanos Cuentas, Elmer Alejandro; Schwalb Calderon, Alvaro; Quintana Ruiz, Juan Luis; Delfin, Brian; Alvarez Romero, Fiorela Yuli; Ugarte Gil, Cesar Augusto; Guerra Gronerth, Rosio I.; Lucchetti, Aldo; Grogl, Max; Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo (Biomed Central, 2023)

  OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness and safety of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) prophylaxis for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers (HCW) on duty during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: A total of 68 ...

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