ABSTRACT objeCtives: Evaluation of worldwide scientific output on biosimilars has not been explored. Therefore, the objective of this study was to perform a bibliometric overview of global research productivity on biosimilars. Methods: An electronic search for original articles was conducted using the Web of Science database, with the term “biosimilar”. Bibliometric indicators were investigated by analyzing annual research output, languages, countries, journals, authors, institutions, citations, and funding agencies. Results: Bibliographic research retrieved 501 papers for the period 2005-2016. The yearly quantitative distributions of articles were highly correlated (R2= 0.88). The mostly used languages were English (475 articles), French (12 articles) and German (7 articles). Retrieved documents were published by 63 different countries. The largest contributors in absolute number of...

ABSTRACT Objectives Worldwide scientific production on Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQL) has not been explored. The objective of this study was to perform a bibliometric analysis of global research productivity on OHRQL. Methods An electronic search for original articles was conducted using the Web of Science database, with the terms: “Oral Health Related Quality of Life” AND “OHRQL”. Bibliometric indicators were investigated by analyzing annual research output, languages, countries, journals, authors, institutions, and citations. Results Bibliographic research retrieved 1099 papers for the period 1996-2016. The yearly quantitative distributions of articles were highly correlated (R2=0.90). The mostly used languages were English (1084 articles), Portuguese (6 articles) and German (5 articles). Retrieved articles were published by 73 different countries. The largest cont...

OBJECTIVE: Childhood obesity is a global problem, sociodemographic and cultural factors influence its presence. An analysis of disparities in the prevalence of childhood obesity in Peru was made by sex and region in 2015. METHODS: Analysis of the information reported by the Sistema de Información del Estado Nutricional of the number of obesity cases in 2,336,791 children under five years, evaluated in public health facilities during 2015. The distribution of obesity cases was analyzed by sex and region of residence, also a spatial projection of the regional prevalence of obesity and the prevalence differences between men and women was performed. RESULTS: Data from 2,336,791 children under five was analyzed. An obesity prevalence of 1.52% (girls: 1.3% and boys: 1.7%) was found; the highest prevalence were observed in urban areas (girls: 1.5% and boys: 1.9%) and on the Costa (girls: 1.9% ...

The aim of the study was to explore the patterns of dental health services access in children under twelve years of age in Peru. Data from 25,285 children under 12 years who participated in the Demographic and Family Health Survey of 2014 were reviewed. An exploratory spatial analysis was performed to project the proportions of children with access to dental health services, according to national regions, type of health service and urban or rural place of residence. The results show that of the total sample, 26.7% had access to dental health services in the last six months, 39.6% belonged to the age group 0-4 years, 40.6% lived in the Andean region and 58.3% lived in urban areas. The regions of Huancavelica, Apurimac, Ayacucho, Lima and Pasco had the highest percentages of access nationwide. In conclusion, there is low access to dental health services in the population under 12 years of ...

Objective: To estimate and analyze the evolution of mortality rates of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer in Peru and its regions between 2005-2014. Material and methods: We performed a nationwide secondary analysis of Peru’s Health Ministry registry of deaths during the period 2005-2014, with a focus on regional differences. Deaths registered with codes C15 to C25 (malignant neoplasms of digestive organs) from the ICD-10 were included. Calculation of age-standarized mortality rates and years of life lost (YLL) due to GI cancer per 100,000 habitants were also performed. Results: Data of 67,527 deaths from GI cancers was analyzed, 35,055 (51.91%) were women. In 2005, the number of GI cancer deaths was 6,484, for 2014, 7,532 cases were recorded. The GI cancer age-standarized mortality rates at the country level showed a decrease of 12.70% between 2005-2014. Stomach cancer presented the highest...

Background: This study aims to evaluate trends of DBM in Peru over the last 20 years. Methods: Using individual-level data collected in nationally representative household surveys from Peru between 1996 and 2017, we analysed trends in the prevalence and patterning of the DBM. We classified the nutritional status of children and their mothers as undernourished (either underweight, stunted or wasted for children), normal, overweight or obese. Children classified as experiencing the DBM were those undernourished and living with an overweight or obese mother. We also fitted logistic regression models to evaluate the probability of children having an overweight/obese mother across subgroups of socioeconomic status, place of residence and education. Results: The overall percentage of children experiencing the DBM in 2016 was 7%, and constitutes ~203,600 children (90% of whom were stunted). Bet...

Background: The burden of obesity differs by socioeconomic status. We aimed to characterise the prevalence of obesity among adult men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean by socioeconomic measures and the shifting obesity burden over time. Methods: We did a cross-sectional series analysis of obesity prevalence by socioeconomic status by use of national health surveys done between 1998 and 2017 in 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. We generated equiplots to display inequalities in, the primary outcome, obesity by wealth, education, and residence area. We measured obesity gaps as the difference in percentage points between the highest and lowest obesity prevalence within each socioeconomic measure, and described trends as well as changing patterns of the obesity burden over time. Findings: 479 809 adult men and women were included in the analysis. Obesity prevalence a...

Antecedentes. El infarto de miocardio con elevación del segmento ST (IMCEST), es una de las principales causas de morbimortalidad a nivel global, la reperfusión adecuada del miocardio consigue disminuir las complicaciones de esta entidad. El objetivo del estudio fue describir las características clínicas y terapéuticas del IMCEST en el Perú y la relación de la reperfusión exitosa con los eventos adversos intrahospitalarios. Materiales y métodos. Cohorte prospectiva, multicéntrica de pacientes con IMCEST atendidos durante el año 2020 en hospitales públicos del Perú. Se evaluaron las características clínicas, terapéuticas y eventos adversos intrahospitalarios, además de la relación entre la reperfusión exitosa del infarto y los eventos adversos. Resultados. Se incluyeron 374 pacientes, 69,5% en Lima y Callao. La fibrinólisis fue usada en 37% de casos (farmacoinvasiva 26...