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"You are from the puna and I from the city." Urban secondary education and interculturality in Peru«Tú eres de la puna y yo de la ciudad». Educación secundaria urbana e interculturalidad en el Perú
(Fondo Editorial UNMSMFondo Editorial UNMSM, 2018)
Obesity risk in rural, urban and rural-to-urban migrants: prospective results of the PERU MIGRANT study
(Springer, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Although migration and urbanization have been linked with higher obesity rates, especially in low-resource settings, prospective information about the magnitude of these effects is lacking. We estimated the ...
Education achievements in urban schools in Peru
(Universidad de Piura, 2014-05-14)
This dissertation, primarily, evaluates the extent at which some family characteristics and school characteristics affect students’ achievement in Peru. For this purpose, the data used in this study is based on a survey ...
The association between socioeconomic status and obesity in Peruvian women
(Wiley, 2012)
Historically in developing countries, the prevalence of obesity has been greater in more advantaged socioeconomic groups. However, in recent years the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity has changed ...
Perceptions of Problems with Household Insects: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings from Peri-Urban Communities in Arequipa, Peru.
(American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023)
Vector-borne diseases continue to impose a major health burden on Peru and neighboring countries. The challenge of addressing vector-borne disease is compounded by changing social, economic, and climatic conditions. ...
Parental Antibiotic Use in Urban and Peri-Urban Health Care Centers in Lima: A Cross-Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices.
(SAGE Publications, 2019)
In pediatric patients, the antibiotic use is affected by parental beliefs and practices; especially in countries where it is possible to acquire them without prescription. This study aims to describe the knowledge, attitudes, ...
Building a Data Platform for Cross-Country Urban Health Studies: the SALURBAL Study
(Springer, 2018)
Studies examining urban health and the environment must ensure comparability of measures across cities and countries. We describe a data platform and process that integrates health outcomes together with physical and social ...
The effect of rural-to-urban migration on social capital and common mental disorders: PERU MIGRANT study
(Springer, 2012)
Objective: This study aims to investigate whether there are differences in the prevalence of common mental disorders and social capital between migrant and non-migrant groups in Peru. Methodology The PERU MIGRANT study is ...
People think there's no nature in cities, but they want to know more
(Resilience Alliance, 2022)
We surveyed urban residents to study their knowledge, engagement, perception, and curiosity of bird biodiversity in four Peruvian cities in two different ecosystems (Lima and Huacho in the Pacific desert, and Nauta and ...
Job Preferences of Nurses and Midwives for Taking Up a Rural Job in Peru: A Discrete Choice Experiment
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Background: Robust evidence on interventions to improve the shortage of health workers in rural areas is needed. We assessed stated factors that would attract short-term contract nurses and midwives to work in a rural area ...