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Factors determining access to oral health services among children aged less than 12 years in Peru
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2017)
Background: Understanding problems of access to oral health services requires knowledge of factors that determine access. This study aimed to evaluate factors that determine access to oral health services among children ...
Temporal trends and regional variations in gastrointestinal cancer mortality in Peru, 2005-2014
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2016-10-01)
Objective: To estimate and analyze the evolution of mortality rates of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer in Peru and its regions between 2005-2014. Material and methods: We performed a nationwide secondary analysis of Peru’s ...
Access to oral health services in children under twelve years of age in Peru, 2014 [Acceso a servicios de salud dental en menores de doce años en Perú, 2014]
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2016)
The aim of the study was to explore the patterns of dental health services access in children under twelve years of age in Peru. Data from 25,285 children under 12 years who participated in the Demographic and Family Health ...
Geographic information systems: Practical application to study car accidents involving pedestrians in cercado de Lima, Peru [Sistemas de información geográfica: Aplicación práctica para el estudio de atropellos en el cercado De Lima, Perú]
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2016-10)
The aim of this study was to geospatially explore the occurrence rates of car accidents involving pedestrians in Cercado de Lima (Lima District), Peru. Car accidents involving pedestrians recorded in the 2015 National ...
Prevalence of Childhood Obesity by Sex and Regions in Peru, 2015
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2016-09-13)
OBJECTIVE: Childhood obesity is a global problem, sociodemographic and cultural factors influence its presence. An analysis of disparities in the prevalence of childhood obesity in Peru was made by sex and region in ...
Evolution and regional differences in mortality due to suicide in Peru, 2004-2013 [Evolución y diferencias regionales de la mortalidad por suicidios en el Perú, 2004-2013]
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2016-10)
The aim of this study was to estimate and analyze the evolution of mortality rates due to suicide in Peru between 2004 and 2013. National death records from the Peruvian Ministry of Health were analyzed, calculating the ...
Peru, climate change and non-communicable diseases: ¿Where are we and where are we headed? [Perú, cambio climático y enfermedades no trasmisibles: ¿Dónde estamos y a dónde vamos?]
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2016-01-01)
The world is facing a crisis of noncommunicable diseases alongside a state of climate volatility. Of the total health burden attributable to climate change, 99% will be assumed by developing countries. In light of climate ...
Spatial analysis of gestational anemia in Peru, 2015 [Análisis espacial de la anemia gestacional en el Perú, 2015]
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2017-01)
Objectives. To establish regional prevalences of anemia in pregnant women receiving care at public clinics in Peru in 2015 and identify high-prevalence district conglomerates. Materials and Methods. An ecological study was ...
Spatial analysis of childhood obesity and overweight in Peru, 2014 [Análisis espacial del sobrepeso y la obesidad infantil en el Perú, 2014]
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2016-07)
Objectives. To estimate regional prevalence and identify the spatial patterns of the degree of overweight and obesity by districts in under five years children in Peru during 2014. Materials and methods. Analysis of the ...
Research on faith-based interventions and faith-placed health interventions: current situation and perspectives in Latin America [Investigación en faith-based interventions y faith-placed interventions de salud: situación actual y perspectivas en Latinoamérica]
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2019-01-22)
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