OBJECTIVE: Childhood obesity is a global problem, sociodemographic and cultural factors influence its presence. An analysis of disparities in the prevalence of childhood obesity in Peru was made by sex and region in 2015. METHODS: Analysis of the information reported by the Sistema de Información del Estado Nutricional of the number of obesity cases in 2,336,791 children under five years, evaluated in public health facilities during 2015. The distribution of obesity cases was analyzed by sex and region of residence, also a spatial projection of the regional prevalence of obesity and the prevalence differences between men and women was performed. RESULTS: Data from 2,336,791 children under five was analyzed. An obesity prevalence of 1.52% (girls: 1.3% and boys: 1.7%) was found; the highest prevalence were observed in urban areas (girls: 1.5% and boys: 1.9%) and on the Costa (girls: 1.9% ...

Objective: To estimate and analyze the evolution of mortality rates of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer in Peru and its regions between 2005-2014. Material and methods: We performed a nationwide secondary analysis of Peru’s Health Ministry registry of deaths during the period 2005-2014, with a focus on regional differences. Deaths registered with codes C15 to C25 (malignant neoplasms of digestive organs) from the ICD-10 were included. Calculation of age-standarized mortality rates and years of life lost (YLL) due to GI cancer per 100,000 habitants were also performed. Results: Data of 67,527 deaths from GI cancers was analyzed, 35,055 (51.91%) were women. In 2005, the number of GI cancer deaths was 6,484, for 2014, 7,532 cases were recorded. The GI cancer age-standarized mortality rates at the country level showed a decrease of 12.70% between 2005-2014. Stomach cancer presented the highest...

Las infecciones de transmisión sexual son un problema de salud con muchas implicaciones, factores asociados, que van desde el inicio de la relación sexual, el número de parejas, el uso de métodos anticonceptivos, entre otros. Mediante citología se pueden evaluar los cambios inflamatorios y la presencia de patógenos. La relación entre los factores anteriores es conocida pero no hay suficientes estudios. Objetivo: determinar la asociación entre la gravedad del informe y el agente etiológico encontrado en la citología cervical-vaginal. Métodos: Estudio transversal de informes papanicolaos del área de obstetricia y ginecología del 2007-2011 en el "Hospital de Apoyo II-2, Sullana", Piura, Perú. Se realizó un tipo de censo de muestreo por conveniencia (n = 1535) para obtener los datos del tipo de agente de acuerdo con el grado de inflamación; También se realizó un análisis d...

The aim of the study was to explore the patterns of dental health services access in children under twelve years of age in Peru. Data from 25,285 children under 12 years who participated in the Demographic and Family Health Survey of 2014 were reviewed. An exploratory spatial analysis was performed to project the proportions of children with access to dental health services, according to national regions, type of health service and urban or rural place of residence. The results show that of the total sample, 26.7% had access to dental health services in the last six months, 39.6% belonged to the age group 0-4 years, 40.6% lived in the Andean region and 58.3% lived in urban areas. The regions of Huancavelica, Apurimac, Ayacucho, Lima and Pasco had the highest percentages of access nationwide. In conclusion, there is low access to dental health services in the population under 12 years of ...

Introducción: el soporte vital básico (BLS) es un grupo de maniobras que constituyen una herramienta fundamental para salvar vidas. Por lo tanto, el conocimiento sobre BLS tiene que ser parte del plan de estudios en las escuelas de medicina. Objetivo: Evaluar el nivel de conocimiento sobre BLS y evaluar sus factores socioeducativos asociados, en estudiantes de medicina de nueve universidades peruanas. Material y métodos: llevamos a cabo un estudio multicéntrico transversal en 2013 y 2014. Incluimos estudiantes de medicina de nueve universidades en ocho regiones o Perú. Medimos el conocimiento sobre BLS mediante un cuestionario validado, que se basó en las Pautas de la American Heart Association (2010); El conocimiento adecuado se definió como una proporción mínima del 50% de las respuestas correctas. Estimamos los índices de prevalencia ajustados utilizando modelos lineales gen...