Prevalence and incidence of arterial hypertension in Peru: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andrea Ruiz-Alejos, Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz

“…Our findings show that one in five Peruvians has hypertension, and that four new cases appear per 100 persons per year; in addition, only half of the subjects with hypertension are previously diagnosed.…”
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Free Choice or Poverty Alleviation? Population Politics in Peru under Alberto Fujimori by Jelke Boesten

“…This article argues that the government could impose such policies because 1) it  presented its plans with a deceiving rhetoric in  which emancipatory and developmental arguments were mixed to cover-up its interests in costeffective poverty-reduction through population  policies, and 2) because it could rely upon the  long-existing inequalities based on racism and  sexism that conditions the lives of poor Peruvians.  Unique auto-ethnographical material about Andean women’s reproductive lives, drawn up by a  feminist NGO, is used to underpin these arguments.  …”
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Producción científica y redes de colaboración en cáncer en el Perú 2000-2011: un estudio bibliométrico en Scopus y Science Citation Index Scientific production and cancer-related c... by Percy Mayta-Tristán, Charles Huamaní, Juan José Montenegro-Idrogo, César Samanez-Figari, Gregorio González-Alcaide

“…En conclusión, la investigación en cáncer en Perú se está incrementando, el INEN es la institución más productiva, con importante participación en ensayos clínicos<br>A bibliometric study was carried out to describe the scientific production on cancer written by peruvians and published in international health journals, as well as to assess the scientific collaboration networks. …”
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Chronic disease relapses: A cross-sectional study of the associated factors and socioeconomic inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. by Fabriccio J Visconti-Lopez, Akram Hernández-Vásquez, Dustin M Solorzano-Salazar, Diego Azañedo

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Approximately 1 in 6 Peruvians with chronic diseases had a relapse within the last 4 weeks prior to the survey of 2020 and certain geographic and sociodemographic factors were found to be associated with CDR. …”
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Consumo de drogas y violencia laboral en mujeres que trabajan, un estudio multicéntrico: México, Perú, Brasil Consumo de drogas e violencia laboral em mulheres que trabalham, um es... by Maria Magdalena Alonso Castillo, Flor Yesenia Musayon Oblitas, Helena Maria Scherlowski Leal David, Marco Vinicio Gómez Meza

“…The presence of occupational violence was found in 16% of the Mexican participants, 24% of the Peruvians and 39% of the Brazilians.…”
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Diet and Lifestyle Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ibero-American Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Spain by Oscar G. Enriquez-Martinez, Marcia C. T. Martins, Marcia C. T. Martins, Marcia C. T. Martins, Taisa S. S. Pereira, Sandaly O. S. Pacheco, Sandaly O. S. Pacheco, Fabio J. Pacheco, Fabio J. Pacheco, Karen V. Lopez, Salomon Huancahuire-Vega, Daniela A. Silva, Ana I. Mora-Urda, Mery Rodriguez-Vásquez, M. Pilar Montero López, Maria C. B. Molina, Maria C. B. Molina

“…Argentina and Brazil showed the highest proportion of changes toward a healthier pattern of food consumption. Peruvians and Mexicans were less likely to make healthy changes in food consumption (OR: 0.51; 95% CI: 0.4–0.6 and OR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.4–0.8, respectively), when compared to Argentinians. …”
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