Health system barriers to hypertension care in Peru: Rapid assessment to inform organizational-level change.

Traditional patient- and provider-level hypertension interventions have proven insufficient to halt hypertension as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Systems-level interventions are required to address factors challenging hypertension control across a social ecological framework, an under-studied topic particularly salient in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Peru. To inform such interventions, we sought to identify key health systems barriers to hypertension care in Puno, Peru.

Pre-pregnancy body mass index and caesarean section in Andean women in Peru: a prospective cohort study.

Background: During the last two decades, Caesarean section rates (C-sections), overweight and obesity rates increased in rural Peru. We examined the association between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and C-section in the province of San Marcos, Northern Andes-Peru.

Methods: This is a prospective cohort study.

Digital Support Systems to Improve Child Health and Development in Peru: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Children living in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at greater risk for experiencing adversities that can undermine their health and early development. Recently launched digital early childhood development (ECD) programs attempt to support families with young children in their home environments using digital technologies. However, relatively little is known regarding the effectiveness of these new technologies.

Digital tools to improve parenting behaviour in low-income settings: a mixed-methods feasibility study.

Introduction: Digital parenting interventions could be potentially cost-effective means for providing early child development services in low-income settings. This 5-month mixed-methods pilot study evaluated the feasibility of using , a comprehensive -based digital parenting intervention in a remote rural setting in Latin America and explored necessary adaptations to local context.

Methods: The study was conducted in three provinces in the Cajamarca region, Peru, from February to July 2021.

Community perceptions of health and rodent-borne diseases along the Inter-Oceanic Highway in Madre de Dios, Peru.

Background: Madre de Dios is located in the southeastern Amazonian region of Peru. Rodents have been estimated to be the reservoirs for up to 50 % of emerging zoonotic pathogens, including a host of viruses, bacteria, and parasites. As part of a larger study involving both human and animal research, this study serves to obtain a broader understanding of the key challenges and concerns related to health and rodent-borne illnesses from the perspective of the people living in these communities.