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M. A. Pesantes

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h-index: 16
Works: 50
Citations: 1,807

Most-cited papers

Indigenous and tribal peoples' health (The Lancet-Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration): a population study.
I. Anderson, B. Robson, Michele Connolly, F. Al-yaman +61 more
2016The Lancet840 citations Open access
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Effect of salt substitution on community-wide blood pressure and hypertension incidence
A. Bernabé-Ortiz, V. S. Y. Rosas, Vilarmina Ponce-Lucero, M. Cárdenas +6 more
2020Nature Medicine172 citations Open access
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Family Support and Diabetes: Patient’s Experiences From a Public Hospital in Peru
M. A. Pesantes, Adela Del Valle, F. Diez-Canseco, A. Bernabé-Ortiz +5 more
2018Qualitative Health Research90 citations Open access
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How to bring research evidence into policy? Synthesizing strategies of five research projects in low-and middle-income countries
S. Erismann, M. A. Pesantes, D. Beran, Andrea Leuenberger +11 more
2021Health Research Policy and Systems73 citations Open access
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Lessons learned about co-creation: developing a complex intervention in rural Peru
María Lazo-Porras, Silvana Pérez-León, M. Cárdenas, M. A. Pesantes +5 more
2020Global Health Action66 citations Open access
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An exploration into caring for a stroke-survivor in Lima, Peru: Emotional impact, stress factors, coping mechanisms and unmet needs of informal caregivers
M. A. Pesantes, L. Brandt, Alessandra Ipince, J. Miranda +1 more
2016eNeurologicalSci60 citations Open access
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Process evaluation in the field: global learnings from seven implementation research hypertension projects in low-and middle-income countries
F. Limbani, J. Goudge, R. Joshi, M. Maar +13 more
2019BMC Public Health53 citations Open access
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Rethinking research processes to strengthen co-production in low and middle income countries
D. Beran, M. A. Pesantes, Maria Claudia Berghusen, B. Hennig +7 more
2021British medical journal44 citations Open access
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Moving from formative research to co-creation of interventions: insights from a community health system project in Mozambique, Nepal and Peru
D. Beran, M. Lazo-Porras, M. Cárdenas, F. Chappuis +12 more
2018BMJ Global Health40 citations Open access
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An urgent call to collect data related to COVID-19 and Indigenous populations globally
Alistair R. Mallard, M. A. Pesantes, C. Zavaleta-Cortijo, James Ward
2021BMJ Global Health36 citations Open access
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RESILIENCE IN VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPERTENSION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
M. A. Pesantes, M. Lazo-Porras, A. A. Abu Dabrh, Jaime R. Ávila-Ramírez +6 more
2015Canadian Journal of Cardiology35 citations Open access
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Healthcare of Indigenous Amazonian Peoples in response to COVID-19: marginality, discrimination and revaluation of ancestral knowledge in Ucayali, Peru
D. Montag, Marco Barboza, Lizardo Cauper, I. Brehaut +21 more
2021BMJ Global Health32 citations Open access
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Taste, Salt Consumption, and Local Explanations around Hypertension in a Rural Population in Northern Peru
M. A. Pesantes, F. Diez-Canseco, A. Bernabé-Ortiz, Vilarmina Ponce-Lucero +1 more
2017Nutrients24 citations Open access
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Vulnerable populations and the right to health: lessons from the Peruvian Amazon around tuberculosis control
Camila Gianella, M. A. Pesantes, C. Ugarte-Gil, D. Moore +1 more
2019International Journal for Equity in Health23 citations Open access
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[Healthcare challenges for people with diabetes during the national state of emergency due to COVID-19 in Lima, Peru: primary healthcare recommendations].
M. A. Pesantes, M. Lazo-Porras, M. Cárdenas, F. Diez-Canseco +5 more
2020Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública20 citations Open access
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High-quality health systems: time for a revolution in research and research funding.
D. Beran, F. Chappuis, Albertino A. Damasceno, N. Jha +5 more
2019Lancet Global Health18 citations Open access
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“It is Not Easy Living with This Illness”: A Syndemic Approach to Medication Adherence and Lifestyle Change among Low-income Diabetes Patients in Lima, Peru
M. A. Pesantes, Anne Tetens, Adela Del Valle, J. Miranda
2019Human Organization16 citations
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Disruption, changes, and adaptation: Experiences with chronic conditions in Mozambique, Nepal and Peru
M. A. Pesantes, C. Somerville, S. B. Singh, Silvana Pérez-León +3 more
2020Global Public Health15 citations Open access
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Food Perceptions and Dietary Changes for Chronic Condition Management in Rural Peru: Insights for Health Promotion
Silvana Pérez-León, M. A. Pesantes, Nathaly Aya Pastrana, Shivani Raman +2 more
2018Nutrients14 citations Open access
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Towards sustainable partnerships in global health: the case of the CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases in Peru
J. Miranda, A. Bernabé-Ortiz, F. Diez-Canseco, G. Málaga +28 more
2016Globalization and Health13 citations Open access
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Primary Health Care in the Peruvian Amazon during COVID-19: perspectives from Indigenous nurse technicians
M. A. Pesantes, Cynthia Cardenas Palacios, Christopher Hewlett, C. Maake
2023Frontiers in Tropical Diseases12 citations Open access
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A comparative policy analysis of the adoption and implementation of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes (2016–19) in 16 countries
Georgina Mulcahy, T. Boelsen-Robinson, A. Hart, M. A. Pesantes +4 more
2022Health Policy and Planning12 citations Open access
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Perceptions of acceptance and reluctance to COVID-19 vaccination in Peru
J. Tenorio-Mucha, Jill Portocarrero, Patricia Busta-Flores, M. A. Pesantes +1 more
2022Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública11 citations Open access
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Patients' perceptions of self-management of high blood pressure in three low- and middle-income countries: findings from the BPMONITOR study
T. Al-Rousan, M. A. Pesantes, S. Dadabhai, N. Kandula +5 more
2020Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics11 citations Open access
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Design of financial incentive interventions to improve lifestyle behaviors and health outcomes: A systematic review
J. Miranda, M. A. Pesantes, María Lazo-Porras, Jill Portocarrero +5 more
2021Wellcome Open Research9 citations Open access
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The effect of individual and mixed rewards on diabetes management: A feasibility randomized controlled trial
J. Miranda, M. Lazo-Porras, A. Bernabé-Ortiz, M. A. Pesantes +3 more
2018Wellcome Open Research9 citations Open access
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Towards culturally inclusive healthcare in Peru: Mapping epistemic concepts in contemporary Indigenous Amazonian medicine—Traditional healers’ perspectives
I. Berlowitz, M. A. Pesantes, Cynthia Cárdenas Palacios, Chantal Martin-Soelch +2 more
2025PLOS Global Public Health8 citations Open access
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Helping undocumented children in an emerging Latino community
M. A. Pesantes, P. Documét
20178 citations
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Evaluation of cognitive impairment in elderly population with hypertension from a low-resource setting: Agreement and bias between screening tools
M. Lazo-Porras, M. A. Pesantes, J. Miranda, A. Bernabé-Ortiz
2016eNeurologicalSci8 citations Open access
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Neurocysticercosis in Northern Peru: Qualitative Insights from men and women about living with seizures
M. A. Pesantes, L. Moyano, C. Sommerville
2020PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases7 citations Open access
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Healthy food, unhealthy food: Indigenous perspectives on the nutrition transition
M. A. Pesantes, Mariella Bazán Macera, Sabine Mercier, Pamela Giselle Katic
2024Global Public Health6 citations Open access
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Implementation of a salt substitute intervention using social marketing in resourced-limited communities in Peru: a process evaluation study
M. Lazo-Porras, Adela Del Valle, D. Beran, M. A. Pesantes +8 more
2023Frontiers in Public Health5 citations Open access
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BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES TO ADDRESS POPULATION HEALTH IN PERU
J. Miranda, A. Bernabé-Ortiz, F. Diez-Canseco, G. Málaga +16 more
2015Global Heart5 citations Open access
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Healthcare provider’s perspectives on home blood pressure management in Peru and Cameroon: Findings from the BPMONITOR study
T. Al-Rousan, M. Awad, M. A. Pesantes, N. Kandula +5 more
2023Preventive medicine reports4 citations Open access
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Intercultural maternal health in the Peruvian Amazon: An unenforced policy
M. A. Pesantes, Mariella Bazán Maccera, Vilarmina Ponce Lucero
2025Human Organization3 citations Open access
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Men With Type II Diabetes in Peru: The Role of Masculine Gender Norms in the Perception of Family Support
Isabella Ferrazza, M. A. Pesantes
2024American Journal of Men's Health3 citations Open access
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“We feel like orphans”: listening to users’ expectations to ensure more responsive healthcare services in rural Peru
M. A. Pesantes, Silvana Pérez-León, María Lazo-Porras, Maria Kathia Cárdenas +2 more
2025BMC Health Services Research2 citations Open access
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“I want to be there for my children”: fatherhood, diabetes and temporality among Peruvian men
M. A. Pesantes, Isabella Ferrazza, J. J. Miranda
2023Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare2 citations Open access
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A descriptive study of potential participant preferences for the design of an incentivised weight loss programme for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a public hospital in Lima, Peru
Harold Akehurst, M. A. Pesantes, S. del Pilar Cornejo, K. Manrique +6 more
2018Wellcome Open Research2 citations Open access
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[Traditional andean healers in the context of change: the case of Churcampa in Peru].
Julio Portocarrero, Helen Palma-Pinedo, M. A. Pesantes, Gerardo Seminario +1 more
2015Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública1 citations
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Disparities in treatment burden in Peru among people with multiple long-term conditions by geography and healthcare facility: A cross-sectional study
Silvana Pérez-León, Daniel Mendoza-Quispe, María Sofía Cuba-Fuentes, J. C. Bazo-Alvarez +10 more
2026PLOS Global Public Health0 citations Open access
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Gender, health-seeking, and tuberculosis: Negotiating responsibility in urban Peru
Paola Patiño Rabines, Camila Gianella, E. Contreras, M. A. Pesantes +1 more
2026Human Organization0 citations Open access
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Implementation of the community health system innovation project in three low- and middle-income countries: COHESION-I study protocol
María Lazo-Porras, A. Bernabé-Ortiz, Albertino A. Damasceno, S. K. Sharma +16 more
2025BMJ Open0 citations Open access
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Ensuring sexual and reproductive healthcare services amidst a pandemic: Experiences from health workers in Lima, Peru
Camila Gianella, Leonardo Cortez, D. Beran, M. A. Pesantes
2024PLOS Global Public Health0 citations Open access
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The effect of individual and mixed rewards on diabetes management: A feasibility randomized controlled trial [version 1; peer review: 1 not approved]
J. J. Miranda, M. Lazo-Porras, A. Bernabé-Ortiz, M. A. Pesantes +3 more
20210 citations
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A descriptive study of potential participant preferences for the design of an incentivised weight loss programme for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a public hospital in Lima, Peru [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Harold Akehurst, M. A. Pesantes, S. del Pilar Cornejo, K. Manrique +6 more
20210 citations
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The effect of individual and mixed rewards on diabetes management: A feasibility randomized controlled trial [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
J. Miranda, M. Lazo-Porras, A. Bernabé-Ortiz, M. A. Pesantes +3 more
20210 citations
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Upriver: TheTurbulent Life and Times of an Amazonian People by Michael F. Brown. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2014. 336 pp
M. A. Pesantes
20160 citations
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BUILDING A PLATFORM FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES TO ADDRESS POPULATION HEALTH IN PERU
J. Miranda, A. Bernabé-Ortiz, F. Diez-Canseco, Germán +18 more
20150 citations
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Systematic Review/Meta-analysis Resilience in Vulnerable Populations With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
M. A. Pesantes, M. Lazo-Porras, Jaime R. Ávila-Ramírez, María Caycho +5 more
20150 citations
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