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Were the socio-economic determinants of municipalities relevant to the increment of COVID-19 related deaths in Brazil in 2020?
(Public Library of Science, 2022)
Differentials by Socioeconomic Status and Institutional Characteristics in Preventive Service Utilization by Older Persons in Costa Rica
(Journal of Aging and Health August 2009 vol. 21 no. 5 730-758, 2009-08)
Objective: The goals of this article are to assess the level of preventive service
utilization by older persons in Costa Rica and to determine whether
there are differentials in utilization across socioeconomic status ...
Missed opportunities for vaccination in Peru 2010–2020: A study of socioeconomic inequalities
(Elsevier, 2022)
Background: Missed Opportunities for Vaccination (MOV) represent a major risk in the re-emergence of immunopreventable diseases. However, in the region, there are few published studies on MOVs using national databases such ...
Socioeconomic and nutritional factors account for the association of gastric cancer with amerindian ancestry in a latin american admixed population
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Gastric cancer is one of the most lethal types of cancer and its incidence varies worldwide, with the Andean region of South America showing high incidence rates. We evaluated the genetic structure of the population from ...
Fascioliasis and eosinophilia in the highlands of Cuzco, Peru and their association with water and socioeconomic factors
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014)
There are limited data about the epidemiology of fascioliasis in Cuzco, Peru. We studied children 3–12 years old from six communities in the highlands of Cuzco to evaluate the epidemiology of fascioliasis; 227 children ...
Socioeconomic and Behavioral Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delay in Lima, Peru
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018)
Early detection and diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a global priority. Prolonged symptom duration before TB diagnosis is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and risk of transmission. We aimed to determine ...
Political and socioeconomic factors that shaped health taxes implementation in Peru
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)
Background In 2016 and 2018, the Peruvian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MoEF) significantly reformulated taxes on tobacco products, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). During these processes, different actors ...
Socioeconomic and cutural factors associated with pregnancy in adolescents.Factores socioeconómicos y culturales asociados al embarazo en adolescentes
(Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo, 2022)
Socioeconomic development, health interventions and mortality decline in Costa Rica
(1991-02)
Costa Rica, whose life expectancy was 74 years by 1985, has reached a health level comparable to a developed country. The health achievements of this country are product of political and socioeconomic circumstances as well ...