https://laboratoriolide.org/en/research/This is meta descriptionHugoen© 2026 LIDE - Laboratorio de Investigación para el Desarrollo del Ecuador. All rights reserved.https://laboratoriolide.org/images/logo-mobile.pnghttps://laboratoriolide.org/en/Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:09:30 +0500https://laboratoriolide.org/en/research/2025-09-05-aging-ecuador/Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:09:30 +0500https://laboratoriolide.org/en/research/2025-09-05-aging-ecuador/Ecuador is undergoing a significant demographic transition marked by increased longevity and declining fertility rates. In this paper, we review the state of gerontological research and the institutional context in Ecuador.Marco Faytong HaroAlonso Quijano RuizDaniel Sanchez PazmiñoSebastian Salazar-NichollsAndrea X. Gomez AyoraDayana Tipan JimenezOmar GalárragaAlexis R. Santos-LozadaGerontologyPopulationEcuadorCensusENSANUTSABEOlder adultshttps://laboratoriolide.org/en/research/2023-09-01-medico-barrio/Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:07:10 +0600https://laboratoriolide.org/en/research/2023-09-01-medico-barrio/This study evaluates Ecuador’s nationwide Estrategia Médico del Barrio program, finding that mobile primary healthcare teams significantly reduced reported health issues and increased preventive care use, especially in rural and indigenous communities.Omar GalárragaAlonso Quijano RuizMarco Faytong HaroPrimary healthcareMobile health teamsEcuadorEstrategia Médico del BarrioENSANUThttps://laboratoriolide.org/en/research/2021-03-21-sexual-empowerment/Sun, 21 Mar 2021 11:07:10 +0600https://laboratoriolide.org/en/research/2021-03-21-sexual-empowerment/This study, based on data from the 2018 ENSANUT, analyzes how mothers’ sexual empowerment relates to the sexual and reproductive health of their adolescent daughters. The results indicate that lower sexual empowerment and a history of teenage pregnancy in the mother increase the risk of early sexual initiation and pregnancy among daughters.Alonso Quijano RuizMarco Faytong HaroSexual empowermentTeenage pregnancySexual and reproductive healthEcuador