Research papers

Descriptive analysis of immunological abnormalities in recurrent reproductive failure and therapeutical outcomes

Eduardo de la Fuente-Muñoz, Nabil Subhi-Issa, Ángela Villegas Mendiola, María Palacios-Ortega, Juliana Ochoa-Grullón, Kissy Guevara-Hoyer, Raquel Gil-Laborda, Lydia Pilar-Suárez, María Dolores Mansilla Ruíz, María Pilar Gasca Escorial, Teresa Gastañaga-Holguera, Marta Calvo Urrutia, María Guzmán Fulgencio, Natalia Rodríguez Vicente, Miguel Fernández-Arquero, Ignacio Cristóbal García, Silvia Sánchez-Ramón

Medwave 2025;25(5):e3037

(26/06/2025)

Expert adaptation and validation of a verbal autopsy instrument in Chile using the Delphi method

Jovita de las Rozas Ortiz Contreras, Rodrigo Neira Contreras, Nicolás Arancibia López, Sol East

Medwave 2025;25(5):e3060

(19/06/2025)

Limitations to institutional delivery among Ashaninka mothers of the Peruvian Amazon

Edith Paola Mejía Mamani, Katty Mendoza-Mamani, Guicela Palza-Portugal, Olga Choque Chura, Yubitza Del Lourdes Pérez Aguilar, Ana Mariela Gonzales Melchor

Medwave 2025;25(05):e2993

(12/06/2025)

Factors associated with the increased consumption of sugary beverages and fast-food during Chile’s first COVID-19 lockdown

Olivia Horna-Campos, Najely Gómez, Marinella Mazzei Pimentel, María Sol Anigstein, Gabriel Gongora-Jercic, Josefa Cid-Vera, Constanza Jacques-Aviño, Rodrigo Villegas Ríos

Medwave 2025;25(05):e3022

( 2/06/2025)

Menstrual management and the impact of primary dysmenorrhea intensity on quality of life: A cross-sectional study in Chilean women

Julieta Aránguiz-Ramírez, Rossana Recabarren-Espinoza, Juana Mora-Lara

Medwave 2025;25(4):e3013

(15/05/2025)

Functional capacity assessment through five-repetition sit-to-stand test: Reference values for people living at high-altitude

Sofía Dávila-Oña, Mauricio Morales-Satan, Rodrigo Torres-Castro, Cristhel Hidrovo-Moreno, Matías Otto-Yáñez, Saul Caicedo-Trujillo, Clara Gualotuña-Vasco, Roberto Vera-Uribe, Klever Bonilla-Yacelga, Lilian Solis-Navarro

Medwave 2025;25(4):e3059

(14/05/2025)

Development and validation of an instrument to assess the perception of competencies and level of preparedness in telehealth

Jacqueline Ibarra-Peso, Marcela Hechenleitner-Carvallo

Medwave 2025;25(04):e3032

( 9/05/2025)

Effects of novel multicomponent exercise programs on brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels and physical fitness in older women

Mayara Imaizumi, Walter Sepulveda-Loyola, Bruna Prado Gomes, Camila Pereira, Fabiana Cristina Scherer, Regina Célia Poli-Frederico, Andréa Name Colado Simão, Vanessa Suziane Probst, Denilson de Castro Teixeira

Medwave 2025;25(04):e3010

( 8/05/2025)

Influence of different treatment modalities on the sexual function of breast cancer survivors: An observational ambispective study

Natalia Camejo Martinez, Cecilia Castillo Leska, María Rosina Servetto Martinez, Miriam Gianina Muñoz Arce, Joaquín Manzanares Cuevas, Dahiana Lourdes Amarillo Hernández, María Gabriela Guerrina Valeta, Guadalupe Rocío Herrera Álvarez, María Carolina Dörner Cabrera, Gabriel David Krygier Waltier

Medwave 2025;25(04):e3045

( 5/05/2025)

Sociodemographic and spatiotemporal distribution of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in three cantons of Guayas, Ecuador: A cross-sectional study.

Ronald Cedeño Vega, Inti Kory Quevedo, Jaime Angamarca-Iguago, Jaen Carlos Cagua-Ordoñez, Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco, Daniel Simancas-Racines

Medwave 2025;25(03):e3042

(16/04/2025)

Retrospective study on disparities in time-to-treatment by health insurance system in Chilean breast cancer patients

Johanna Acevedo, Teresa Ip, Lea Maureira, Cesar Sanchez, Claudia Osorio, Claudia Carvajal, Rafael Araos, Hernan Letelier, Francisco Acevedo, Tomas Merino

Medwave 2025;25(3):e3033

(10/04/2025)

Spatial analysis of receptivity and vulnerability to arbovirosis transmission in Ecuador between 2015 and 2019: An ecological study

Jaen Cagua-Ordoñez, Inti Quevedo-Bastidas, Daniel Simancas-Racines, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco, Jaime Angamarca-Iguago

Medwave 2025;25(03):e3025

( 3/04/2025)

Distribution of malignant neoplasms of the oral cavity in Ecuador: an epidemiological study from 2015 to 2019

Karina Lalangui, Emmanuelle Quentin, Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco, Claudia Reytor-Gonzalez, Evelyn Frías-Toral, Daniel Simancas-Racines

Medwave 2025;25(03):e3024

( 1/04/2025)

Factors associated with health-related quality of life in hemodialysis patients in a Peruvian hospital: A cross-sectional study

Ariana Isabel Rojas Aliaga, Yoshua David Rojas Peña, Luis Jesus Arellan Bravo, Sarai Gloria Chavez Bustamante, Briam Cristiam Benito Condor

Medwave 2025;25(02):e2915

(25/03/2025)

COVID-19 as a risk factor for the development of pulmonary fibrosis in a referral hospital in Lima, Peru

Yeisson Rivero-Moreno, Vanessa García-Gil, Andrea García-Nunes, Miguel Rivas-Pérez, Erinor Montero-Palma, Andrea Chávez-Contreras, Gino Ramírez-Calderón, Nelson Martínez-Merizalde, Antony Gonzales-Uribe, Estefhany Areyan-Gamboa, Kevin Morales-Cornieles, Rafael Lezama-Graterol

Medwave 2025;25(02):e2962

(17/03/2025)