Home birth preference, childbirth, and newborn care practices in rural Peruvian Amazon.

Home birth is very common in the Peruvian Amazon. In rural areas of the Loreto region, home to indigenous populations such as the Kukama-Kukamiria, birth takes place at home constantly. This study aims to understand the preference for home births as well as childbirth and newborn care practices among Kukama-Kukamiria women in rural Loreto.

Interest on the internet for systemic lupus erythematosus: Analysis of Google Trends in Latin American countries.

Background/objective: Information available on the internet about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) can influence the doctor-patient relationship. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the terms used for SLE on the internet.

Methods: We analyzed the data downloaded from Google Trends, considering the term "Lupus" in a six-year web-based research.

What Messages About Osteoporosis Are Offered in Spanish Videos on YouTube?

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the appropriateness of messages on osteoporosis in Spanish videos posted on YouTube.

Methods: YouTube Spanish language videos on osteoporosis were evaluated. The main variable was the presence of appropriate messages related to osteoporosis.

[Hepatitis B and C prevalence in a blood bank at general hospital in Callao, Peru].

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of sero positivity for HBsAg, Anti-HBcAg and AntiHVC in the blood bank of Hospital Daniel Carrion during the period 2010 - 2012.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Potential donors who met the inclusion criteria were included.

[Acute arterial occlusion associated disseminated hydatidosis].

Hydatidosis or echinococcosis are terms used to denote the zoonotic infestation caused by adult and larval stages (metacestode) of the cestode from the genus Echinococcus (family tenidae). The term hydatidosis should be applied to the infestation caused by the metacestode while echinococcosis for the larval and adult stages. In Peru there is a high prevalence of this infection, liver and lung being the most affected organs.