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Volume 21 Supplement 2

Reducing inequities in maternal and child health in rural Guatemala through the CBIO+ approach of Curamericas

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Publication of this supplement was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The articles have undergone the journal's standard peer review process for supplements. The Supplement Editors were not involved in the peer review of any article they had co-authored. No other competing interests were declared.

Edited by William T. Story and David F. Pyle.


  2. The Curamericas/Guatemala Maternal and Child Health Project, 2011–2015, was implemented in the Western Highlands of the Department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. The Project utilized three participatory approach...

    Authors: Mario Valdez, Ira Stollak, Erin Pfeiffer, Breanne Lesnar, Kaitlin Leach, Nina Modanlo, Carey C. Westgate and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):203
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  3. The Curamericas/Guatemala Maternal and Child Health Project, 2011–2015, included implementation research designed to assess the effectiveness of an approach referred to as CBIO+ , composed of: (1) the Census-...

    Authors: Henry B. Perry, Mario Valdez, Stanley Blanco, Ramiro Llanque, Shayanne Martin, Jason Lambden, Corey Gregg, Kaitlin Leach, Elijah Olivas, Barbara Muffoletto, Jacqueline Wallace, Nina Modanlo, Erin Pfeiffer, Carey C. Westgate, Breanne Lesnar and Ira Stollak
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):195
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  4. This is the third in a series of 10 articles describing the Curamericas/Guatemala Maternal and Child Health Project, 2011–2015, and its effectiveness in improving the health and well-being of 15,327 children y...

    Authors: Stanley Blanco, Mario Valdez, Ira Stollak, Carey C. Westgate, Andrew Herrera and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):196
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  5. This is the fourth paper in our supplement on improving the health and well-being of rural indigenous Maya mothers and children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, where the prevalence of stunting is the h...

    Authors: Henry B. Perry, Ira Stollak, Ramiro Llanque, Stanley Blanco, Elizabeth Jordan-Bell, Alexis Shindhelm, Carey C. Westgate, Andrew Herrera and Mario Valdez
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):197
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  6. The Curamericas/Guatemala Maternal and Child Health Project, 2011–2015, implemented the Census-Based, Impact-Oriented Approach, the Care Group Approach, and the Community Birthing Center Approach. Together, th...

    Authors: Henry B. Perry, Ira Stollak, Ramiro Llanque, Annah Okari, Carey C. Westgate, Alexis Shindhelm, Victoria B. Chou and Mario Valdez
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):198
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  7. In Guatemala, Indigenous women have a maternal mortality ratio over twice that of non-Indigenous women. Long-standing marginalization of Indigenous groups and three decades of civil war have resulted in persis...

    Authors: Elijah T. Olivas, Mario Valdez, Barbara Muffoletto, Jacqueline Wallace, Ira Stollak and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):204
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  8. While there is extensive published evidence regarding the effectiveness of the Care Group Approach in promoting community-wide health behavior change, there is no published evidence regarding its empowering ef...

    Authors: Corey Gregg, Mario Valdez, Ira Stollak, Shayanne Martin, William T. Story and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):199
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  9. Indigenous Maya women in the rural highlands of Guatemala have traditionally faced constraints to decision-making and participation in community affairs. Anecdotal experiences from previous Curamericas Global ...

    Authors: Ira Stollak, Mario Valdez, William T. Story and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):200
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  10. Community-based health interventions have been an integral part of recent health gains globally. An innovative approach to delivering community health care combines the Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) App...

    Authors: Jason Lambden, Shayanne Martin, Mario Valdez, Ira Stollak, Carey C. Westgate and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):201
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  11. This is the final of 10 papers that describe the implementation of the Expanded Census-Based, Impact-Oriented Approach (CBIO+) by Curamericas/Guatemala in the Cuchumatanes mountains of the Department of Huehue...

    Authors: Henry B. Perry, Ira Stollak and Mario Valdez
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):202
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