Karen Ramos

Biographic Data

ID6285102
NAMEKaren Ramos
GIVEN NAMESKaren
FAMILY NAMERamos
SIGNATURERAMOS K
AFFILIATIONSEsSALUD
ORCID0000-0002-5760-1419
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Foodie influencers

    Karen Ramos, Onesimo CuameaARTICLEBritish Food Journal2026

    Purpose This study examines the role of foodie influencers in shaping consumers' visit intention to food and beverage (F&B) establishments in Tijuana, Mexico. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the Stimulus–Organism–Response (SOR) framework, three constructs were included: Perceived Credibility and Information Quality as stimuli, while Consumer Attitude served as the organism, which in turn affects consumers' visit intention as the response. …

  • Síntomas depresivos, violencia y discriminación en mujeres transgénero durante la pandemia de Covid-19

    Open AccessRenato A Errea, Noris Giuliana Hernández et al.ARTICLERevista Peruana de Medicina…2025

    A high frequency of depressive symptoms, as well as experiences of gender-based discrimination and violence, was observed among TGW in Lima, Peru, during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, significant associations were identified between these experiences and the presence of depressive symptoms. These findings are consistent with existing evidence on the mental health impact of the pandemic, but also suggest a disproportionate burden among TGW a…

  • Water insecurity and climate change

    Open AccessNancy Rumaldo, Neha Pondicherry et al.ARTICLEPopulation and Environment2025References: 36

    Latin America faces a severe health crisis, where over 150 million people lack reliable access to water due to climate change. We conducted a mixed-methods study to understand perspectives and experiences surrounding water security and its relationship to climate change among predominantly Indigenous mothers in Maras, a rural Andean district in the Urubamba Province of Peru. A verbal survey was administered to 100 pregnant women and/or caregivers…

  • Factors influencing customers' continuance usage intention of food delivery apps during Covid-19 quarantine in Mexico

    Open AccessKaren RamosARTICLEBritish Food Journal2022

    Purpose The aim of this study was to find out the factors that influenced customers' continuance usage intention of food delivery apps (FDAs) during COVID-19 quarantine. Design/methodology/approach The information was obtained by applying an online survey to a sample of 295 residents in Tijuana, Mexico, who were repeat customers of the FDAs during COVID-19 quarantine. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), the average variance explained (AVE) and com…

  • Community-based accompaniment for adolescents transitioning to adult HIV care in urban Peru

    Open AccessValentina Vargas, Milagros Wong et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2022

    We piloted a community-based intervention to improve outcomes among adolescents living with HIV who were transitioning to adult-oriented care in Lima, Peru. We assessed feasibility and potential effectiveness, including within-person changes in self-reported adherence, psychosocial metrics (NIH Toolbox), and transition readiness ("Am I on TRAC" questionnaire, "Got Transition" checklist). From October 2019 to January 2020, we enrolled 30 adolescen…

  • Success at Scale

    Open AccessAnn C Miller, Nancy Rumaldo et al.ARTICLEChild Development2021

    This study is a randomized controlled trial of a 12-week community-based group parenting intervention (“CASITA”) in Lima, Peru. CASITA improved neurodevelopment in a pilot study of 60 Peruvian children and subsequently scaled to 3,000 households throughout the district. The objective of this study was to assess intervention effectiveness when implemented at scale. A total of 347 children ages 6–20 months (52.7% male, 100% identified as “mestizo”)…

  • A non-specialist depression care pathway for adolescents living with HIV and transitioning into adult care in Peru

    Open AccessJerome T Galea, Carmen Contreras et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2021

    A simple care pathway operationalizing depression screening and non-specialist delivered emotional support is a first step toward integrated depression and HIV care for ALWH

  • Impacto de la pandemia por Sars-CoV-2 en adolescentes que viven con el VIH en Lima, Perú

    Open AccessRenato A Errea, Milagros Wong et al.ARTICLERevista Peruana de Medicina…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. ALWH who are transitioning to adult care face additional challenges to remaining in care and adhering to treatment. In this special section we report the experiences of ALWH in the process of transitioning to adult …

  • The Use of Wearable Technology to Objectively Measure Sleep Quality and Physical Activity Among Pregnant Women in Urban Lima, Peru

    Open AccessJerome T Galea, Karen Ramos et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2020

  • Preparing to launch the ‘Thinking Healthy Programme’ perinatal depression intervention in Urban Lima, Peru

    Open AccessB S Eappen, Ma de la Luz Martínez Aguilar et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2018

    Background. An estimated 19–25% of perinatal women in low- and middle-income countries are affected by depression which, untreated, is associated with multiple health problems for mothers and children. Nonetheless, few perinatal women have access to depression care. The Thinking Healthy Programme (THP), promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), is an evidence-based, non-specialist delivered depression intervention that addresses this care …