Objective: Determine the use of medicinal plants in cervical diseases in women who attend the Huancán health center. Material and Methods: The present research was qualitative-quantitative since it allowed us to identify traditional practices which have been used for many years, especially in our region; of qualitative ethnographic design since it allowed us to analyze the knowledge of these medicinal plants used to treat cervical pathologies in such a way that it was possible to understand these homeopathic practices that are usually carried out by the immigrant populations of Ayacucho and Huancavelica settled in our district of Huancán. Results: Existence of cervical diseases, 51.8% (124) mentioned having one of these diseases, and 48.2% (117) mentioned not having it. Regarding the knowledge that cervical diseases were known, 44.8% (108) reported HPV infection, 38.2% (92) reported se...

Objective: To determine the influence of the “IVAA-SCHILLER” program in secondary prevention of cervical cancer en students of the VII and VIII semester of the Professional School of Obstetrics of the Private University of Huancayo Franklin Roosevelt-2021. Material and methods: the scientific method was considered, of an applied type, with a pre-experimental design with pre and post test, the population consisted of 80 students from the VII and VIII semester; the sample was of 57 students determined by convenience, As a technique the survey and as an instrument the questionnaire. Results: of the entrance test, it was observed that 8.8% of the students achieved a score of 6, 1.8% achieved scores of 7 and 15, in addition to the 12.3% achieved a score of 8, 15.8% achieved score of 13 and 14 respectively; Regarding the  exit test, 17.5% achieved scores of 10,1 and 15, 36.8% obtained...

Objective. To characterize and compare the knowledge, attitudes and nutritional practices of students of Dentistry, Psychology and Obstetrics at the Universidad Peruana Los Andes de Huancayo. Methods. Basic type of research and non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive comparative design. The sample which was non-probability and intentional, was composed of 35 Dentistry, 35 Psychology and 35 Obstetrics students. It was applied the “questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes and nutritional practices of university students”, validated by the judgment of three experts in human nutrition. Results. It was found that 66.6% of the students consumed three meals a day, 52% had breakfast inter-daily and 45% daily; 86.7% consumed food in the kiosks adjacent to the campus and 48.6% had breakfast during school hours. Knowledge of the function of dairy products was 96%, meat 76.3%, sausages and h...

Objective. To characterize and compare the knowledge, attitudes and nutritional practices of students of Dentistry, Psychology and Obstetrics at the Universidad Peruana Los Andes de Huancayo. Methods. Basic type of research and non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive comparative design. The sample which was non-probability and intentional, was composed of 35 Dentistry, 35 Psychology and 35 Obstetrics students. It was applied the “questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes and nutritional practices of university students”, validated by the judgment of three experts in human nutrition. Results. It was found that 66.6 % of the students consumed three meals a day, 52% had breakfast inter-daily and 45 % daily; 86.7 % consumed food in the kiosks adjacent to the campus and 48.6% had breakfast during school hours. Knowledge of the function of dairy products was 96 %, meat 76.3%, sausages a...