[Respiratory symptoms in people attended in health facilities of the Ministry of Health in Lima, Peru].

Objective.: The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of symptomatic respiratory (SR) cases, according to the programmatic definition, among people who attend medical offices at first-level health facilities of the Ministry of Health in Lima under normal circumstances. The study also aims at identifying the percentage of patients with tuberculosis among the RS and among coughers over seven days.

[A model to improve anemia and child care in rural PeruUm modelo para melhorar a anemia e a atenção infantil na área rural no Peru].

Objective: Determine the effectiveness of the Integrated Growth and Development Strategy (ECDI, Spanish acronym) of World Vision Peru on anemia, malnutrition, psychomotor development, and child care and protection in children aged <3 years living in three rural communities of Ayacucho Region, Peru.

Methods: A quasi-experiment was carried out in three rural districts of Ayacucho Region, Peru. Anemia was measured using capillary blood and the HemoCue® analyzer, with hemoglobin values adjusted for altitude.

Rapid HIV type 1 testing of women presenting in late pregnancy with unknown HIV status in Lima, Peru.

We studied the feasibility and acceptability of HIV-1 testing using rapid serological assays in pregnant women presenting in late pregnancy without prior HIV-1 testing. Pregnant women presenting to the emergency room at the Instituto Materno-Perinatal in Lima, Peru, were offered on-site rapid HIV-1 testing. Consenting women were provided HIV counseling and had samples taken for rapid detection of antibodies in the blood and oral secretions.

[HEPATITIS E IgG ANTIBODIES SEROPREVALENCE IN A PERUVIAN RISK GROUP].

We study the seroprevalence and risk factors on hepatitis E virus infection in 191 healthy subjects, which are workers of the drinking water and sewerage system of Lima city, and the main activity of them was to handle sewage at present or early past. We tested for IgG hepatitis E antibodies (anti-HEV IgG) a two recombinant antigen based enzyme immunoassay (Abbott IL USA).Anti-HEV IgG were positive in 20 subjects (10.