Weight variation over time and its association with tuberculosis treatment outcome: a longitudinal analysisAntonio Bernabe-Ortiz
Epidemiology Unit, School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
PLoS ONE 6:e18474. 2011
..No previous study has used longitudinal analysis to corroborate this finding. The goal of this study was to evaluate change and trends of patients' bodyweight over time depending on TB treatment outcome...
- HBV infection in relation to consistent condom use: a population-based study in Peru
Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
PLoS ONE 6:e24721. 2011
..The study goal was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with HBV infection in Peru, and the relationship between anti-HBc positivity and consistent condom use...
- Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study
Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
PLoS ONE 7:e35127. 2012
..Rural-to-urban migrants have different cardiovascular risk profiles than rural or urban dwellers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sex differences with specific cardiovascular risk factors in rural-to-urban migrants...
- Handheld computers for self-administered sensitive data collection: a comparative study in Peru
Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 8:11. 2008
..The goal of this study is to evaluate the quality of sexual behavior data collected with handheld computers in comparison with paper-based questionnaires...
- Clandestine induced abortion: prevalence, incidence and risk factors among women in a Latin American country
Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Avenida Honorio Delgado 430, Ingenieria, Lima 31, Peru
CMAJ 180:298-304. 2009
..We estimated the prevalence and incidence of, and risk factors for, clandestine induced abortions in a Latin American country...
- A1C as a diagnostic criteria for diabetes in low- and middle-income settings: evidence from Peru
J Jaime Miranda
CRONICAS, Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
PLoS ONE 6:e18069. 2011
..To determine the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, in three groups of Peruvian adults, using fasting glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C)...
[Parasite intestinal infection and factors associated with coccidian infection in adults at public hospital in Lima, Peru]Omayra Chincha
Instituto de Medicina Trópica Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Rev Chilena Infectol 26:440-4. 2009
..To evaluate the frequency of intestinal parasites and risk factors associated with coccidian infection in patients cared for at a public hospital in Lima-Peru...
- Migration surrogates and their association with obesity among within-country migrants
Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:2199-203. 2010
..Thus, acculturation per se can explore positive channels associated with better health outcomes. The patterns shown in this report suggest a more complex association for these factors...
- The association between socioeconomic status and obesity in Peruvian women
Julio A Poterico
CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Obesity (Silver Spring) 20:2283-9. 2012
..These findings could have important implications for policy development in Peru...
- [Medical students at risk: prevalence and incidence of tuberculin skin test conversion]
Kocfa Chung-Delgado
Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru
Rev Chilena Infectol 29:375-81. 2012
..People with BMI > 25 kg/m² have protection against a latent infection. In medical students, more attention should be paid to biosecurity...
- Factors associated with anti-tuberculosis medication adverse effects: a case-control study in Lima, Peru
Kocfa Chung-Delgado
School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru
PLoS ONE 6:e27610. 2011
..The objective of this investigation was to determine factors associated with anti-tuberculosis adverse drug reactions in Lima, Peru, with special emphasis on MDR-TB medication, HIV infection, diabetes, age and tobacco use...
- Addressing geographical variation in the progression of non-communicable diseases in Peru: the CRONICAS cohort study protocol
J Jaime Miranda
CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
BMJ Open 2:e000610. 2012
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[Health-related quality of life among urban and rural to urban migrant populations in Lima, Peru]Gianmarco Márquez-Montero
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica 28:35-41. 2011
..To explore if there is a difference in the perception and self reported quality of life between rural-to-urban migrants and urban groups...
- [Association between television viewing and obesity in Peruvian women]
Julio A Poterico
Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades Crónicas, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Rev Saude Publica 46:610-6. 2012
..To assess the association between frequency of television viewing, overweight and obesity in a nationally representative sample of Peruvian women...
- HTLV-1 and -2 infections among 10 indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon
Isaac E Alva
School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Am J Trop Med Hyg 87:954-6. 2012
..All infections occurred in Shipibo-Konibo people. HTLV was more common among participants living in villages distant from larger port cities and women with non-monogamous sexual partners...
- [Association between alcohol consumption and human immunodeficiency virus infection]
Omayra Chincha L
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Rev Chilena Infectol 25:49-53. 2008
..001) were associated with HIV infection. This study demonstrates an association between alcohol consumption, homosexual practices between men and economic income with the prevalence of HIV infection...
- [Factors associated with survival of patients with tuberculosis in Lima, Peru]
Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
Unidad de Epidemiologia, ETS y VIH SIDA, Facultad de Salud Pública y Administración, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Rev Chilena Infectol 25:104-7. 2008
..Amongst this population commencing treatment for tuberculosis, body mass index and HIV infection were associated with an increased risk of death; in contrast, the education level was associated with improving in the survival...
