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Scale-up of collaborative TB/HIV activities in Guyana
(2017-01)Objective. To assess scale-up of recommended tuberculosis (TB)/HIV activities in Guyana and to identify specific strategies for further expansion. Methods. Medical records and clinic registers were reviewed at nine TB ... -
Un llamado ético a la inclusión de mujeres embarazadas en investigación: Reflexiones del Foro Global de Bioética en Investigación
(2017-01)El Foro Global de Bioética en Investigación (GFBR por sus siglas en inglés) se reunió el 3 y 4 de noviembre en Buenos Aires, Argentina, con el objetivo de discutir la ética de la investigación con mujeres embarazadas. ... -
Detección de coproantígenos de Echinococcus granulosus en canes de trabajadores de camales y comercializadores de vísceras en Lima metropolitana
(2017-01)Objetivo. Demostrar la presencia de Echinoccocus granulosus en el hospedero definitivo en la ciudad de Lima, Perú, mediante la detección de antígenos del parásito en heces de canes pertenecientes a trabajadores y ... -
Birth weight and risk of childhood solid tumors in Brazil: a record linkage between population-based data sets
(2017-01)Objective. To analyze the relationship between the development of childhood solid tumors and 1) birth weight and 2) fetal growth, using two Brazilian population-based data sets. Methods. A case–cohort study was performed ... -
Strengthening the regulatory system through the implementation and use of a quality management system
(2017-01)Quality management systems (QMS), based on ISO 9001 requirements, are applicable to government service organizations such as Health Canada’s Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate (BGTD). This communication presents ... -
Relation between HIV status, risky sexual behavior, and mental health in an MSM sample from three Chilean cities
(2017-01)Objective. To explore the association among HIV status; negative psychological symptoms (anxiety, depression, and hostility); and risky sexual behaviors (multiple sexual partners and unprotected sexual intercourse) in a ... -
Salud mental materna: factor de riesgo del bienestar socioemocional en niños mexicanos
(2017-01)Objetivos. Estimar la prevalencia de síntomas depresivos y de ansiedad (SDyA) en madres de tres zonas poblacionales (ZP) del estado de San Luis Potosí, México, y analizar la asociación entre los SDyA y sus efectos en la ... -
Cesarean section rates in Ecuador: a 13-year comparative analysis between public and private health systems
(2017-01)Objective. To demonstrate the prevalence of cesearean sections (C-sections) in Ecuador and their distribution between private and public health centers. Methods. An observational population-based study was conducted of ... -
Resistência às drogas antituberculose na fronteira do Brasil com Paraguai e Bolívia
(2017-01)Objetivo. Estimar as taxas de resistência às drogas entre casos de tuberculose pulmonar (TBP) para o estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, e especificamente para a região da fronteira com Paraguai e Bolívia, além de ... -
Cancer registration for cancer control in Latin America: a status and progress report
(2017-01)Cancer incidence by type has been included as a core indicator in the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Monitoring Framework for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. The Global Initiative for Cancer ... -
Knowledge management strategy for advancing the national health agenda in Dominica
(2017-01)The Ministry of Health and Environment (MoHE) of the Commonwealth of Dominica identified the need for a knowledge management strategy to advance the country’s national health agenda. The Pan American Health Organization ... -
Promoting and regulating generic medicines: Brazil in comparative perspective
(2017-01)Promoting the use of generic drugs can constitute a core instrument for countries’ national pharmaceutical policies, one that reduces drug expenditure while expanding health care access. Despite the potential importance ... -
From guidelines to local realities: evaluation of oral rehydration therapy and zinc supplementation in Guatemala
(2017-01)Objective. Diarrhea remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for children in lowand middle-income countries throughout the Americas. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed guidelines on incorporating ... -
First reported enterovirus D68 infection in pediatric patients from the Caribbean region: evidence of spread from the U.S. outbreak
(2017-01)The 2014 enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) outbreak in the United States raised concerns about the introduction of the virus in the Caribbean region. The objective of this study was to provide rapid evidence of the introduction ... -
Changing paradigms in Aedes control: considering the spatial heterogeneity of dengue transmission
(2017-01)Current dengue vector control strategies, focusing on reactive implementation of insecticide- based interventions in response to clinically apparent disease manifestations, tend to be inefficient, short-lived, and ... -
Prevalence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in an indigenous community in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala
(2017-01)Objective. To describe the prevalence of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors and assess knowledge of those risk factors in the indigenous community of Santiago Atitlán in Guatemala, a lower-middle income ...
