Introducción: el confinamiento a consecuencia de la COVID-19 ha ocasionado cambios en los estilos de vida de los estudiantes, especialmente en la práctica de actividad física (AF), ya que la mayoría de las personas permanecieron en sus casas sin realizar actividad física. Objetivo: determinar los niveles de actividad física de los estudiantes de la Facultad de Salud Pública y Administración en Salud de la Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia antes y durante el confinamiento por la pandemia de la COVID-19. Material y Métodos: Se realizó una investigación cuantitativa, observacional de corte transversal comparativa, incluyendo a todos los estudiantes (N=161). Para medir el nivel de AF de antes y durante se usó el IPAQ versión corta. Resultados: Hubo una tasa de respuesta de 56,5% (n=91 estudiantes). Al comparar AF antes y durante la pandemia, la cantidad de alumnos con nivel a...

COVID-19 lockdown has changed student’s lifestyle, especially the physical activity (PA) as many students remained at home with limitations to perform PA. Objective: To determine the level of physical activity of private university students before and during lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed including all pre-graduated students of the Public Health and Administration Faculty (N=161) invited by e-mail.  To measure the level of PA before and during the lockdown, a short version of the questionnaire IPAQ was applied via Google Forms. Results: The answer rate was 56.5% (n=91). A significant reduction in PA before and during lockdown was observed, values were 55.6%, 10.9% and 11.1% for the high, intermediate, and low levels of PA. The number of students that performed PA based on WHO’s recommendation decreased from 36 to 23 (36.1%). Con...

Introduction: Faced with the pandemic produced by SARS-CoV-2, the Peruvian government implemented several measures such as the temporary closure of primary care facilities and the health system implemented various policies and strategies; one of them was to create and implement the Drug Delivery System for Chronic Patients (SIENMECRO) project. Objective: To describe the creation and implementation process of SIENMECRO project. Methods: Qualitative case study that involved reviewing existing documentation such as texts and videos and conducting in-depth interviews with officials and collaborators involved since the preparation of SIENMECRO proposal. Results: SIENMECRO project emerges as a positive initiative with the aspiration of promoting an integrated health system that addresses the health reality from the social determinants of health, due to patients’ difficulties to go to their c...

Objectives: Determining the degree of agreement between maternal perception of their child's nutritional status and the actual nutritional status, as well as the relationship between maternal perception, nutritional status, and sociodemographic characteristics in children under 3 years of age in an urban district of Lima Metropolitana. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study in a non-random stratified sample from the RIS Rímac, including 367 children and their mothers. Data were collected on maternal perception of nutritional status, age, and educational level; weight and height of mothers and children were measured for concordance analysis. Results: 60.76% of mothers were at risk of being overweight, and more than 50% of mothers of overweight and obese children did not correctly identify their child's nutritional status. A kappa index of 0.0304 was found between maternal perceptio...