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Cervical cancer prevention: Feasibility of self-sampling and HPV testing in rural and urban areas of Bolivia: An observational study.

• Authors : Carozzi FM; Regional Laboratory of Cancer Prevention Unit, Institute for Cancer research, Prevention and Oncological Network ISPRO, Florence, Italy.; Royder Yanez R

Subjects: Papillomavirus Infections*/Papillomavirus Infections*/Papillomavirus Infections*/diagnosis ; Papillomavirus Infections*/Papillomavirus Infections*/Papillomavirus Infections*/epidemiology ; Papillomavirus Infections*/Papillomavirus Infections*/Papillomavirus Infections*/complications

• Source: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Mar 07; Vol. 19 (3), pp. e0292605. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 07 (Print Publication: 2024).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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Cultural adaptation to Bolivian Quechua and psychometric analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-9.

• Authors : Bazo-Alvarez JC; Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Escuela de Medicina, Trujillo, Peru. .; Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London (UCL), London, UK. .

Subjects: Patient Health Questionnaire*; Humans ; Female

• Source: BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2024 Jan 09; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 129. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 09.Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458

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High SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence among Healthcare Workers in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

• Authors : Saba Villarroel PM; Aix-Marseille Univ, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, Unité des Virus Émergents (UVE), 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France.; Castro Soto MDR

Subjects: Antibodies, Viral/Antibodies, Viral/Antibodies, Viral/*blood ; COVID-19/COVID-19/COVID-19/*epidemiology ; COVID-19/COVID-19/COVID-19/*immunology

• Source: Viruses [Viruses] 2022 Jan 25; Vol. 14 (2). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 25.Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101509722 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1999-4915

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Mapping health behaviour related to Chagas diagnosis in a non-endemic country: Application of Andersen's Behavioural Model.

• Authors : Iglesias-Rus L; Centro Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.; Romay-Barja M

Subjects: Health Behavior* ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*; Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*ethnology

• Source: PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Jan 20; Vol. 17 (1), pp. e0262772. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 20 (Print Publication: 2022).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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The consequences of migration for the migrants' parents in Bolivia.

• Authors : BASTIA, TANJA¹ ; VALENZUELA, CLAUDIA CALSINA²; POZO, MARIA ESTHER²

• Source: Global Networks. Apr2021, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p393-412. 20p.

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Clinical and immunological characteristics of tegumentary leishmaniasis cases in Bolivia.

• Authors : Ballart C; ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.; Secció de Parasitologia, Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Subjects: Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/*immunology ; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/*pathology; Adolescent

• Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2021 Mar 05; Vol. 15 (3), pp. e0009223. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 05 (Print Publication: 2021).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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High prevalence of sternal foramina in indigenous Bolivians compared to Midwest Americans and indigenous North Americans (sternal foramina in indigenous Bolivians).

• Authors : Gans BD; Tsimane Health and Life History Project and the HORUS Study Teams

Subjects: Congenital Abnormalities/Congenital Abnormalities/Congenital Abnormalities/*epidemiology ; Sternum/Sternum/Sternum/*abnormalities; Adult

• Source: Anatomical science international [Anat Sci Int] 2021 Sep; Vol. 96 (4), pp. 517-523. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 30.Publisher: Springer Japan Country of Publication: Japan NLM ID: 101154140 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN:

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Social media exposure, risk perception, preventive behaviors and attitudes during the COVID-19 epidemic in La Paz, Bolivia: A cross sectional study.

• Authors : Zeballos Rivas DR; Public Health Department, Higher University of San Andres, La Paz, Bolivia.; Post-graduate Program of Collective Health, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.

Subjects: Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* ; Social Media*; COVID-19/COVID-19/COVID-19/*epidemiology

• Source: PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 Jan 22; Vol. 16 (1), pp. e0245859. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 22 (Print Publication: 2021).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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"We have already heard that the treatment doesn't do anything, so why should we take it?": A mixed method perspective on Chagas disease knowledge, attitudes, prevention, and treatment behaviour in the Bolivian Chaco.

• Authors : Parisi S; Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.; DAHW Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe e. V., Würzburg, Germany.

Subjects: Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*; Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*drug therapy ; Nitroimidazoles/Nitroimidazoles/Nitroimidazoles/*therapeutic use

• Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2020 Oct 29; Vol. 14 (10), pp. e0008752. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 29 (Print Publication: 2020).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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Anthropological study on Chagas Disease: Sociocultural construction of illness and embodiment of health barriers in Bolivian migrants in Rome, Italy.

• Authors : Castaldo M; Department of Mental Health - Medical Anthropological Unit, National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP), Rome, Italy.; Cavani A

Subjects: Health Services Accessibility* ; Social Stigma*; Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*pathology

• Source: PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Oct 16; Vol. 15 (10), pp. e0240831. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 16 (Print Publication: 2020).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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Quantification of parasite burden of Trypanosoma cruzi and identification of Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) in blood samples of Latin American immigrants residing in Barcelona, Spain.

• Authors : Tavares de Oliveira M; Department of Infectious Diseases, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital. PROSICS, Barcelona. Spain.; Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

Subjects: Emigrants and Immigrants*; Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*ethnology ; Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*parasitology

• Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2020 Jun 04; Vol. 14 (6), pp. e0008311. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 04 (Print Publication: 2020).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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Happy just because. A cross-cultural study on subjective wellbeing in three Indigenous societies.

• Authors : Reyes-García V; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain.; Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Subjects: Happiness*; Adult ; Bolivia

• Source: PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 May 13; Vol. 16 (5), pp. e0251551. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 13 (Print Publication: 2021).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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How to implement the framework for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and Chagas (EMTCT Plus) in a disperse rural population from the Gran Chaco region: A tailor-made program focused on pregnant women.

• Authors : Crudo F; Fundación Mundo Sano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Asociación para el Desarrollo Sanitario Regional (ADESAR), San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Subjects: Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*prevention & control ; HIV Infections/HIV Infections/HIV Infections/*prevention & control ; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/*prevention & control

• Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2020 May 28; Vol. 14 (5), pp. e0008078. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 28 (Print Publication: 2020).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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How the choice of ethnic indicator influences ethnicity-based inequities in maternal health care in four Latin American countries: who is indigenous?

• Authors : Armenta-Paulino N; Public Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Crtra Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, Alcalá de Henares, 28871, Spain.; Castelló A

Subjects: Health Equity* ; Indians, South American* ; Indigenous Peoples*

• Source: International journal for equity in health [Int J Equity Health] 2020 Mar 12; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 31. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 12.Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101147692 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1475-9276

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Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the human population of the Bolivian Chaco: four serosurveys over a 26-year period (1987-2013).

• Authors : Spinicci M; Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy. .; Gabrielli S

Subjects: Antibodies, Protozoan/Antibodies, Protozoan/Antibodies, Protozoan/*blood ; Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*epidemiology; Adolescent

• Source: Journal of infection in developing countries [J Infect Dev Ctries] 2020 Feb 29; Vol. 14 (2), pp. 199-206. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 29.Publisher: Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 101305410 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet

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Recognition and management of community-acquired acute kidney injury in low-resource settings in the ISN 0by25 trial: A multi-country feasibility study.

• Authors : Macedo E; Hemmila U ...

Subjects: Acute Kidney Injury/Acute Kidney Injury/Acute Kidney Injury/*epidemiology ; Acute Kidney Injury/Acute Kidney Injury/Acute Kidney Injury/*therapy; Acute Kidney Injury/Acute Kidney Injury/Acute Kidney Injury/diagnosis

• Source: PLoS medicine [PLoS Med] 2021 Jan 14; Vol. 18 (1), pp. e1003408. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 14 (Print Publication: 2021).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101231360 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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Use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for conclusive diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease - field implementation in the Bolivian Chaco region.

• Authors : Lozano D; Fundación CEADES, Cochabamba, Bolivia.; Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Subjects: Chronic Disease*; Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*diagnosis ; Immunoassay/Immunoassay/Immunoassay/*methods

• Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2019 Dec 19; Vol. 13 (12), pp. e0007877. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 19 (Print Publication: 2019).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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The Latin American version of the internalized stigma of mental illness scale (LA-ISMI): a multicentric validation study from three Latin American countries.

• Authors : Caqueo-Urízar A; Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, 1520, Antofagasta, Arica, Chile. .; Urzúa A

Subjects: Social Stigma*; Mental Disorders/Mental Disorders/Mental Disorders/*psychology ; Quality of Life/Quality of Life/Quality of Life/*psychology

• Source: Health and quality of life outcomes [Health Qual Life Outcomes] 2019 Nov 27; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 175. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Nov 27.Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101153626 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1477-7525

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Association of IL18 genetic polymorphisms with Chagas disease in Latin American populations.

• Authors : Strauss M; Acosta-Herrera M ...

Subjects: Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*; Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*genetics ; Interleukin-18/Interleukin-18/Interleukin-18/*genetics

• Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2019 Nov 21; Vol. 13 (11), pp. e0007859. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Nov 21 (Print Publication: 2019).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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Underpinnings of entangled ethnical and gender inequalities in obesity in Cochabamba-Bolivia: an intersectional approach.

• Authors : Mamani Ortiz Y; Biomedical and Social Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, San Simon University, Cochabamba, Bolivia. .; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. .

Subjects: Health Status Disparities* ; Socioeconomic Factors*; Obesity/Obesity/Obesity/*epidemiology

• Source: International journal for equity in health [Int J Equity Health] 2019 Oct 15; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 153. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 15.Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101147692 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1475-9276

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Estimation of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations using sentinel surveillance data-La Paz, Bolivia. 2012-2017.

• Authors : Chavez D; Minister of Health, La Paz, Bolivia.; Gonzales-Armayo V

Subjects: Sentinel Surveillance*; Hospitalization/Hospitalization/Hospitalization/*statistics & numerical data ; Influenza, Human/Influenza, Human/Influenza, Human/*epidemiology

• Source: Influenza and other respiratory viruses [Influenza Other Respir Viruses] 2019 Sep; Vol. 13 (5), pp. 477-483. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 17.Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101304007 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1750-2659

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Congenital transmission of Chagas disease in a non-endemic area, is an early diagnosis possible?

• Authors : Francisco-González L; Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.; Rubio-San-Simón A

Subjects: Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*diagnosis ; Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/Chagas Disease/*transmission; Adult

• Source: PloS one [PLoS One] 2019 Jul 10; Vol. 14 (7), pp. e0218491. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 10 (Print Publication: 2019).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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Prevalence and determinants of cardiovascular disease risk factors using the WHO STEPS approach in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

• Authors : Mamani-Ortiz Y; Biomedical and Social Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, San Simon University, Aniceto Arce Avenue, 371, Cochabamba, Bolivia. .; Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. .

Subjects: Cardiovascular Diseases/Cardiovascular Diseases/Cardiovascular Diseases/*epidemiology; Adolescent ; Adult

• Source: BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2019 Jun 20; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 786. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 20.Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458

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Effect of EGLN1 Genetic Polymorphisms on Hemoglobin Concentration in Andean Highlanders.

• Authors : Yasukochi Y; Department of Human Functional Genomics, Advanced Science Research Promotion Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan.; Nishimura T

Subjects: Altitude*; Hemoglobins/Hemoglobins/Hemoglobins/*metabolism ; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/*genetics

• Source: BioMed research international [Biomed Res Int] 2020 Nov 15; Vol. 2020, pp. 3436581. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 15 (Print Publication: 2020).Publisher: Hindawi Pub. Co Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101600173 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN:

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The acceptance of zinc biofortified rice in Latin America: A consumer sensory study and grain quality characterization.

• Authors : Woods BJ; Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.; Gallego-Castillo S

Subjects: Biofortification* ; Consumer Behavior* ; Taste Perception*

• Source: PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Nov 11; Vol. 15 (11), pp. e0242202. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 11 (Print Publication: 2020).Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet

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