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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

PLOS Global Public Health

Abstract

People with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) in low-resource settings face high treatment burdens, influenced by healthcare access and quality disparities. The study aimed to compare the treatment burden among patients with MLTC across geographical locations and healthcare providers in Peru.

The paper

Silvana Pérez-León, Daniel Mendoza‐Quispe, María Sofía Cuba-Fuentes,
Show 10 more authorsJuan Carlos Bazo‐Alvarez, María Amalia Pesantes, Andrea Gaspar, Joseph Raymond Zunt, Víctor M. Montori, Jose A. Castillo, Eduardo Carcausto, Nelson Diaz, Keveen Salirrosas, Pilar Cornejo,
J. Jaime Miranda

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia · The University of Sydney

PLOS Global Public Health · 29 Sep 2026 · CC BY

doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0007355PubMed 42809550

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