Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of published and unpublished data from
research and public health information systems on the prevalence of male-to-male sex in the …

Background. Pulmonary involvement in leptospirosis remains poorly recognized in regions
where it is endemic, despite reports of recent outbreaks and epidemic disease. Methods. A …

Background Although previous data indicate that the overall incidence of human
leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon is similar in urban and rural sites, severe leptospirosis …

Background Peru is an upper-middle-income country with wide social and regional
disparities. In recent years, sustained multisectoral antipoverty programmes involving …

Background HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the use of antiretroviral drugs by
uninfected individuals to prevent HIV infection, has demonstrated effectiveness in preventing …

Investigations to understand the function and control of the globin genes have led to some of
the most exciting molecular discoveries and biomedical breakthroughs of the 20th and 21st …

Background Stunting prevalence in children less than 5 years has remained stagnated in
Peru from 1992 to 2007, with a rapid reduction thereafter. We aimed to assess the role of …

Background Syphilis infection has recently resurfaced as a significant public health problem.
Although there has been a tremendous amount of research on the epidemiology of syphilis …

Purpose: Both hormone therapy (HT) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) can be lifesaving for
transgender women (TW) living with HIV, but each has side effects and potential drug–drug …

Plagiarism is a serious, yet widespread type of research misconduct, and is often neglected
in developing countries. Despite its far-reaching implications, plagiarism is poorly …