Awareness, behavior and attitudes concerning sun exposure among beachgoers in the northern coast of Peru.

Background: Skin cancer incidence has increased over the last years, becoming a major public health problem.

Objective: To describe the awareness, behavior and attitudes concerning sun exposure among beachgoers in the northern coast of Peru.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the Pimentel beach, Peru.

Zika knowledge and preventive practices among reproductive-age women from Lambayeque, Peru.

Objective: To identify the knowledge and preventive practices on Zika among reproductive-age women in Lambayeque, Peru.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in three districts of Lambayeque, Peru. A representative sample of the reproductive-age women was obtained for each district by means of a multi-stage, stratified, conglomerate based sampling method.