Healthcare access satisfaction before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among Peruvian children with down syndrome
The COVID-19 emergency significantly impacted healthcare access satisfaction among children with DS. Strengthening pediatric training in genetic conditions is critical, particularly in low-resource settings where access to specialists is limited.
Authors
- Enrique M. Saldarriaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8879-6354)
- Emiliana Rizo‐Patrón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2555-3774)
- Germán F. Alvarado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4531-7717)
- Gabriela Maria Guerra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9773-4929)
- Tania Vásquez‐Loarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8361-7668)
- Lucero Torres-Gomez
- Elizabeth J. Ramos-Orosco
- Gioconda Manassero-Morales
Institutions
- Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (PE)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- University of Washington (US)
- Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (US)
- Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño (PE)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05990-1
- Primary Topic
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00