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Smartphone-based support for early childhood development in a rural low-resource setting: an individually randomised pilot feasibility trial from Guatemala [PDF]
BMJ Paediatrics OpenObjective To test the feasibility of a smartphone app, BebeApp, that provides evidence-based early childhood development (ECD) guidance in rural Guatemala and pilot procedures for an adequately powered randomised controlled trial.Design We conducted an ...
Maria del Pilar Grazioso +8 more
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Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of diabetes in Guatemala: a nationally representative survey among reproductive-age women [PDF]
BMJ Public HealthIntroduction There has been no nationally representative diabetes survey in Guatemala. The objectives of this study are (1) To provide national estimates for the prevalence of diabetes among women of reproductive age in Guatemala and (2) To assess ...
David Flood +7 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Purpose: In surgical patients, 2% to 5% contract surgical site infections resulting in use of broad spectrum antibiotics. In order to prevent emergence of serious infections as a result of surgery, antimicrobial stewardship teams implement antibiotic ...
E. Hernandez +6 more
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Plastic waste generation and emissions from the domestic open burning of plastic waste in Guatemala
Environmental Science Atmospheres, 2022 Domestic, or household-level, open burning of plastic waste is a source of air pollutants and greenhouse gases that are often neglected in emission inventories.
Michelle Bardales Cruz +5 more
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Prevalence of kidney disease of unknown etiology in agricultural workers, Guatemala
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023 Objectives. To determine the prevalence of kidney disease of unknown etiology in banana, melon, and tomato workers in north-eastern Guatemala, and to evaluate the usefulness of a cystatin C blood test for early detection of renal disease. Methods.
Gerardo Arroyo +8 more
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Early impact of COVID-19 vaccination on older populations in four countries of the Americas, 2021
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023 Objective. To estimate the early impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination on cases in older populations in four countries (Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, and the United States of America), and on deaths in Chile and Guatemala. Methods. Data
Claudia Jarquin +4 more
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Construction of regional multi-hazard interaction frameworks, with an application to Guatemala
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2020 . Here we present an interdisciplinary approach to developing comprehensive, systematic, and evidenced visual syntheses of potential natural-hazard interactions at regional scales (or regional interaction frameworks).
J. Gill +3 more
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023 Objectives. To measure protocol adherence and antigen-based detection tests (AgDT) negative predictive value after 3 months of massive use as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19 in Guatemala. Methods.
Lorena Gobern +5 more
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Revista de Nutrición Clínica y Metabolismo, 2021 El nutritionDay es un estudio multicéntrico, internacional transversal de un día. Una auditoría del proceso de cuidado nutricional de cada institución, que nos da la oportunidad de compararnos de una manera anónima con otras instituciones del mundo y sin costo alguno.
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Ancient lowland Maya complexity as revealed by airborne laser scanning of northern Guatemala
Science, 2018 Classic Maya civilization in detail Lidar (a type of airborne laser scanning) provides a powerful technique for three-dimensional mapping of topographic features.
M. Canuto +17 more
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