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Structure of the perception of health professionals regarding the quality of health services in the context of COVID-19
(Wiley, 2023)
Background: The health emergency caused by COVID-19 revealed the shortcomings of health services (HS), but little is known about how this has impacted the mental health of health professionals (HP) when perceiving these ...
Health-system reform and universal health coverage in Latin America
(Elsevier, 2015)
Starting in the late 1980s, many Latin American countries began social sector reforms to alleviate poverty, reduce socioeconomic inequalities, improve health outcomes, and provide financial risk protection. In particular, ...
Countdown to 2015 country case studies: systematic tools to address the "black box" of health systems and policy assessment
(BioMed Central, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Evaluating health systems and policy (HSP) change and implementation is critical in understanding reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) progress within and across countries. Whilst data for ...
Missed opportunities for health education on Pap smears in Peru
(SAGE Publications, 2011)
Despite cervical cancer being one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women in Peru, cervical Pap smear coverage is low. This article uses findings from 185 direct clinician observations in four cities of ...
Changing care and prevention needs for global public health: In pursuit of a comprehensive perspective
(Taylor and Francis, 2012)
An assessment of changing care and prevention needs in the framework of global public health should not be just a technical exercise of 'standard' demographic and epidemiological analysis; rather, it should also involve a ...
Information = equity? How increased access to information can enhance equity and improve health outcomes for pregnant women in Peru
(Oxford University Press, 2018)
Background: The Peruvian health system provides care through numerous, disconnected health establishments and information systems. Our objective was to explore information use and needs of pregnant women to improve quality ...
Health equity: access to quality services and caring for underserved populations
(Oxford University Press, 2023)
Barriers to access to quality services and caring for underserved populations are a call to action for researchers and other key partners to achieve health equity. In order to accomplish this, several key partners play ...
Assessment of Rehabilitation Infrastructure in Peru
(Elsevier, 2018)
Objective: To assess rehabilitation infrastructure in Peru in terms of the World Health Organization (WHO) health systems building blocks. Design: Anonymous quantitative survey; questions were based on the WHO's Guidelines ...
STI management and control in Latin America: Where do we stand and where do we go from here?
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2011)
Introduction: Control of sexually transmitted infection (STI) remains challenging in most regions; Latin America (LA) is no exception. The Latin American and Caribbean Association for the Control of Sexually Transmitted ...
Monitoring gender equity in health using gender-sensitive indicators: A cross-national study
(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 ...