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Adapting a mobile TB screening unit to provide integrated screening services and linkage to primary care [PDF]

Public Health Action
OBJECTIVE: We adapted a mobile TB screening unit to create an integrated screening program for noncommunicable diseases and TB, using community health worker (CHW) navigators to support linkage to care.
A.K. Millones, S. Cohen, D. Acosta, H. Campos, A. Condeso, S. Farroñay, I. Torres, C. Vargas, K. Abanto, C. Contreras, S. Palomino, J. Jimenez, L. Lecca, C.M. Yuen   +13 more
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Adaptive bandit algorithms increase efficiency of mobile tuberculosis screening programs [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Community-based tuberculosis screening using mobile X-ray units can effectively increase case detection rates by reducing barriers to accessing services.
Jiujia Zhang, Lauren Linde, Daniela Puma, Ana Karina Millones, Karen Tintaya, Judith Jimenez, Helen E. Jenkins, Mercedes C. Becerra, Salmaan Keshavjee, Leonid Lecca, Ashok Cutkosky, Meredith B. Brooks   +11 more
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Depression in adolescents on treatment for rifampicin-susceptible TB in Lima, Peru [PDF]

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: At least 1 million adolescents develop TB disease annually. Adolescents are also at risk for depression due to TB, but this is poorly understood.
V. Sanchez-Guzman, J.R. Tanzer, B. Roman-Sinche, J. Santacruz, C. Contreras, A. Desrosiers, L. Lecca, S.S. Chiang   +7 more
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Mobilizing digital technology to implement a population-based psychological support response during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lima, Peru [PDF]

Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused considerable burden on mental health worldwide. To address this emergency in Peru, Socios en Salud (SES) implemented an innovative digital system for the diagnosis and psychological therapy in vulnerable ...
Janeth Santa-Cruz, Leydi Moran, Marco Tovar, Jesus Peinado, Yuri Cutipe, Lourdes Ramos, Aldo Astupillo, Melanie Rosler, Giuseppe Raviola, Leonid Lecca, Stephanie L. Smith, Carmen Contreras   +11 more
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A qualitative study of home- versus facility-based TB treatment for adolescents in Lima, Peru [PDF]

Public Health Action
BACKGROUND: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, TB treatment in Peru was delivered almost exclusively through facility-based directly observed therapy (DOT).
B. Roman-Sinche, F.M. Doradea, K. Tintaya, L. Lecca, S.S. Chiang   +4 more
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Perinatal depression and implementation of the “Thinking Healthy program” support intervention in an impoverished setting of Lima, Peru: Assessment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2023
Socios En Salud (SES) implemented the Thinking Healthy program (THP) to support women with perinatal depression before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lima Norte.
Margot Aguilar, Carmen Contreras, Giuseppe Raviola, Alejandra Sepúlveda, Maricielo Espinoza, Leydi Moran, Lourdes Ramos, Jesús Peinado, Leonid Lecca, Gloria A. Pedersen, Brandon A. Kohrt, Jerome T. Galea   +11 more
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A structured approach to promote equity in spatial accessibility to TB services during private sector engagement [PDF]

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: We sought to quantify the potential impact of private sector engagement on the equity of spatial accessibility to TB services in Lima, Peru.
Y. Xiong, A.K. Millones, C.-C. Huang, E. Zavala-Abriojo, H. Campos, J. Jimenez, D.R. Jordan, L. Lecca, H.E. Jenkins, C.M. Yuen   +9 more
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Barriers and facilitators to tuberculosis diagnosis in Lima, Peru: a mixed methods study [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Tuberculosis (TB) infectiousness decreases significantly with only a few days of treatment, but delayed diagnosis often leads to late treatment initiation.
Carolina Geadas, Ana Karina Millones, Diana Acosta, Hortencia Campos, Erika Del Aguila-Rojas, Sheyla Farroñay, Giannina Morales, Judith Ramirez-Sandoval, Isabel Torres, Judith Jimenez, Leonid Lecca, Courtney M. Yuen   +11 more
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Care for adolescents with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in Lima, Peru: a qualitative assessment [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objective To identify the barriers and facilitators of adolescent-friendly tuberculosis (TB) services among adolescents with drug-susceptible TB (DS-TB), as defined by the WHO’s Adolescent-Friendly Services (AFS) framework, in Lima, Peru.Design We ...
Leonid Lecca, Elmer Altamirano, Liz Senador, Milagros Wong, Catherine B Beckhorn, Silvia S Chiang, Chelsie Cintron, David Arango   +7 more
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Impact of SARS-COV-2 pandemic on adolescents living with HIV in Lima, Peru

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2021
Adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) have lower rates of virologic suppression and higher rates of immunologic decline compared to their older counterparts, potentially placing them at high-risk for developing severe SARS-CoV-2 disease.
Renato A. Errea, Milagros Wong, Liz Senador, Alicia Ramos, Karen Ramos, Jerome T. Galea, Leonid Lecca, Hugo Sánchez, Carlos Benites, Molly F. Franke   +9 more
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