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Brain linkage for good governance: the need for Guatemalan diaspora expertise [PDF]
Frontiers in Research Metrics and AnalyticsThe Guatemalan scientific and professional diaspora (GSPD) is composed of highly educated Guatemalans who have established their residence abroad, are engaged in professional activities in their host country, and have active links with their country of ...
Kleinsy Bonilla +6 more
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Diaspora contributions: evidence from the Outliers network building in Guatemala [PDF]
Frontiers in Research Metrics and AnalyticsThis community case study examined Outliers, a network-based community launched in 2024 to reconnect members of Guatemala's professional and scientific diaspora with local entrepreneurs and foreign residents committed to contributing positive change in ...
Camila Sáenz +5 more
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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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HEARTS en Guatemala: experiencia de implementación para el abordaje del riesgo cardiorrenometabólico, 2022-2025 [PDF]
Revista Panamericana de Salud PúblicaGuatemala enfrenta una carga creciente de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles, en las que la hipertensión arterial y la diabetes mellitus de tipo 2 son los principales contribuyentes a la mortalidad cardiovascular y a la progresión hacia la enfermedad
Ana Irina Alvarez-Nufio +3 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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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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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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COVID, 2023 Public market workers may be disproportionally exposed to SARS-CoV-2 due to interactions with shoppers. We aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and determine whether occupation or adherence to preventive practices were associated with ...
Laura M. Grajeda +7 more
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