María Kathia Cárdenas
Biographic Data
| ID | 7032090 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María Kathia Cárdenas |
| GIVEN NAMES | María Kathia |
| FAMILY NAME | Cárdenas |
| SIGNATURE | CÁRDENAS M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3173-9284 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Rethinking and transforming health systems for dementia care in low- and middle-income country settings
Assessing health disparities faced by female paid domestic workers in Peru before, during, and after the Covid-19 pandemic
In Peru, female paid domestic workers experienced persistent health disadvantages before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with females with formal employment. Addressing these disparities requires comprehensive policies that promote formalization and social security coverage to advance progress on Sustainable Development Goal 3
Implementation of a salt substitute intervention using social marketing in resourced-limited communities in Peru: A process evaluation study
Objective This study aimed to conduct a process evaluation of a salt substitute trial conducted in Peru. Methods Through semi-structured interviews of intervention participants, we documented and analyzed process evaluation variables as defined by the Medical Research Council Framework. This study was a stepped wedge trial conducted in Tumbes, Peru in 2014. The intervention was a community-wide replacement of regular salt (100% sodium) with “Salt…
Availability, affordability and access to essential medications for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in three low- and middle-income country settings
Introduction Despite the rising burden of chronic respiratory disease globally, and although many respiratory medications are included in the World Health Organization Essential Medications List (WHO-EML), there is limited information concerning the availability and affordability of treatment drugs for respiratory conditions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods All public and private pharmacies in catchment areas of the Global Exc…
Sugar-sweetened beverage purchases in urban Peru before the implementation of taxation and warning label policies: A baseline study
Nearly all households purchased high-sugar taxed beverages, although volume purchases of taxed and untaxed beverages declined slightly from 2016 to 2017. Households with high SES and high education purchased the highest volume of taxed beverages, highlighting the need to consider possible differential impacts of the tax policy change by sub-population groups
Risk Perception and Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Against Covid-19 in a Hypertensive Population From a Semi-Urban City of Ecuador
Background: In an elderly population with hypertension, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with a higher incidence of mortality and a protracted course of clinical symptoms. Objective: To assess the perceived risk of infection and complications due to COVID-19 in people with hypertension living in a semi-urban city of Ecuador. Methods: A cross-sectional telephone survey of adult outpatients with a previous …
Forty years after Alma-Ata: Primary health-care preparedness for chronic diseases in Mozambique, Nepal and Peru
BACKGROUND: Four decades after the Alma-Ata Declaration, strengthening primary health care (PHC) remains a priority for health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Given the prominence of chronic diseases as a global health issue, PHC must include a wide range of components in order to provide adequate care. OBJECTIVE: To assess PHC preparedness to provide chronic care in Mozambique, Nepal and Peru, we used, as 'tracer…
Lessons learned about co-creation: Developing a complex intervention in rural Peru
Background: Co-creation is the process of involving stakeholders in the development of interventions. Although co-creation is becoming more widespread, reports of the process and lessons learned are scarce.Objective: To describe the process and lessons learned from using the COHESION manual, a co-creation methodology to develop interventions aimed at the improvement of diagnosis and/or management of chronic diseases at the primary healthcare leve…
Los retos del cuidado de las personas con diabetes durante el estado de emergencia nacional por la Covid-19 en Lima, Perú: Recomendaciones para la atención primaria
Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who then become infected with SARS-CoV-2, are at greater risk of developing complications from COVID-19, which may even lead to death. Diabetes is a chronic condition that requires continuous contact with healthcare facilities; therefore, this type of patients should have regular access to medicines, tests and appointments with healthcare personnel. In Peru, care and treatment continuity have been…
Towards sustainable partnerships in global health: The case of the CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases in Peru
Human capital requires opportunities to develop and capacity to overcome challenges, together with an enabling environment that fosters critical and disruptive innovation. Exploring such features is necessary to establish the foundation of solid long-term partnerships. In this paper we describe the experience of the CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, based at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, as a case study for …
The effect of changes in visibility and price on fruit purchasing at a university cafeteria in Lima, Peru
Objective To determine the effect of increasing fruit visibility, adding information and lowering price on fruit purchasing at a university cafeteria in Lima, Peru. Design Quasi-experimental pilot study of a three-phase stepped intervention. In Phase 1, fruit was displayed >3 m from the point of purchase with no additional information. Phase 2 consisted in displaying the fruit near the point of purchase with added health and price information. Ph…
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The effect of changes in visibility and price on fruit purchasing at a university cafeteria in Lima, Peru
Objective To determine the effect of increasing fruit visibility, adding information and lowering price on fruit purchasing at a university cafeteria in Lima, Peru. Design Quasi-experimental pilot study of a three-phase stepped intervention. In Phase 1, fruit was displayed >3 m from the point of purchase with no additional information. Phase 2 consisted in displaying the fruit near the point of purchase with added health and price information. Ph…
Towards sustainable partnerships in global health: The case of the CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases in Peru
Human capital requires opportunities to develop and capacity to overcome challenges, together with an enabling environment that fosters critical and disruptive innovation. Exploring such features is necessary to establish the foundation of solid long-term partnerships. In this paper we describe the experience of the CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, based at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, as a case study for …
Lessons learned about co-creation: Developing a complex intervention in rural Peru
Background: Co-creation is the process of involving stakeholders in the development of interventions. Although co-creation is becoming more widespread, reports of the process and lessons learned are scarce.Objective: To describe the process and lessons learned from using the COHESION manual, a co-creation methodology to develop interventions aimed at the improvement of diagnosis and/or management of chronic diseases at the primary healthcare leve…
Los retos del cuidado de las personas con diabetes durante el estado de emergencia nacional por la Covid-19 en Lima, Perú: Recomendaciones para la atención primaria
Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who then become infected with SARS-CoV-2, are at greater risk of developing complications from COVID-19, which may even lead to death. Diabetes is a chronic condition that requires continuous contact with healthcare facilities; therefore, this type of patients should have regular access to medicines, tests and appointments with healthcare personnel. In Peru, care and treatment continuity have been…
Risk Perception and Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Against Covid-19 in a Hypertensive Population From a Semi-Urban City of Ecuador
Background: In an elderly population with hypertension, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with a higher incidence of mortality and a protracted course of clinical symptoms. Objective: To assess the perceived risk of infection and complications due to COVID-19 in people with hypertension living in a semi-urban city of Ecuador. Methods: A cross-sectional telephone survey of adult outpatients with a previous …
Forty years after Alma-Ata: Primary health-care preparedness for chronic diseases in Mozambique, Nepal and Peru
BACKGROUND: Four decades after the Alma-Ata Declaration, strengthening primary health care (PHC) remains a priority for health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Given the prominence of chronic diseases as a global health issue, PHC must include a wide range of components in order to provide adequate care. OBJECTIVE: To assess PHC preparedness to provide chronic care in Mozambique, Nepal and Peru, we used, as 'tracer…
Availability, affordability and access to essential medications for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in three low- and middle-income country settings
Introduction Despite the rising burden of chronic respiratory disease globally, and although many respiratory medications are included in the World Health Organization Essential Medications List (WHO-EML), there is limited information concerning the availability and affordability of treatment drugs for respiratory conditions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods All public and private pharmacies in catchment areas of the Global Exc…
Sugar-sweetened beverage purchases in urban Peru before the implementation of taxation and warning label policies: A baseline study
Nearly all households purchased high-sugar taxed beverages, although volume purchases of taxed and untaxed beverages declined slightly from 2016 to 2017. Households with high SES and high education purchased the highest volume of taxed beverages, highlighting the need to consider possible differential impacts of the tax policy change by sub-population groups
Implementation of a salt substitute intervention using social marketing in resourced-limited communities in Peru: A process evaluation study
Objective This study aimed to conduct a process evaluation of a salt substitute trial conducted in Peru. Methods Through semi-structured interviews of intervention participants, we documented and analyzed process evaluation variables as defined by the Medical Research Council Framework. This study was a stepped wedge trial conducted in Tumbes, Peru in 2014. The intervention was a community-wide replacement of regular salt (100% sodium) with “Salt…
Rethinking and transforming health systems for dementia care in low- and middle-income country settings
Assessing health disparities faced by female paid domestic workers in Peru before, during, and after the Covid-19 pandemic
In Peru, female paid domestic workers experienced persistent health disadvantages before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with females with formal employment. Addressing these disparities requires comprehensive policies that promote formalization and social security coverage to advance progress on Sustainable Development Goal 3
Medicine (9 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (3 works)