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Income gradients in oral health according to child age
(Wiley, 2015)
This study aimed to confirm whether the well-known income disparities in oral health seen over the life course are indeed absent in 9- to 11-yr-old children, and to explore the role of access to dental care in explaining ...
Health access to immigrants: identifying gaps for social protection in health
(Universidade De Sao Paulo. Faculdade De Higiene E Saude Publica, 2020)
OBJECTIVE
To compare the access to and effective use of health services available among international migrants and Chileans.
METHODS
Secondary analysis of the National Socioeconomic Characterization Survey (CASEN – ...
Undertreatment of people with major depressive disorder in 21 countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide. AIMS: To examine the: (a) 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV MDD; (b) proportion aware that they have a problem needing treatment and who ...
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 ...
Delivery of Type 2 diabetes care in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from Lima, Peru
(Wiley, 2016)
AIMS: The health system's response is crucial to addressing the increasing burden of diabetes, particularly that affecting low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to assess the facilitators and barriers that help ...
Multilevel modelling for public health and health services research : health in context
This book is designed as a practical introduction to multilevel analysis (MLA). It is
borne out of a course that we have taught over the past 20 years for an international
audience of public health and health services ...
Oral impacts on quality of life and problem-oriented attendance among South East London adults
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Dental care seeking behaviour is often driven by symptoms. The value of oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) measures to predict utilisation of dental services is unknown. This study aims to explore the ...
Economic Burden of Dengue Virus Infection at the Household Level Among Residents of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)
Dengue virus (DENV) was reintroduced to Peru in the 1990s and has been reported in Puerto Maldonado (population ~65,000) in the Peruvian southern Amazon basin since 2000. This region also has the highest human migration ...
Avaliacao das condicoes de saude bucal dos idosos em um municipio brasileiro
(2000-01-01)
This study assessed the oral health of individuals 60 years or older in the city of Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1998. Of the 194 people who participated in the study, 91 of them were institutionalized and had an ...