Plagiarism is a serious, yet widespread type of research misconduct, and is often neglected in developing countries. Despite its far-reaching implications, plagiarism is poorly acknowledged and discussed in the academic setting, and insufficient evidence exists in Latin America and developing countries to inform the development of preventive strategies. In this context, we present a longitudinal case study of seven instances of plagiarism and cheating arising in four consecutive classes (2011–2014) of an Epidemiology Masters’ program in Lima, Peru, and describe the implementation and outcomes of a multifaceted, “zero-tolerance” policy aimed at introducing research integrity. Two cases involved cheating in graded assignments, and five cases correspond to plagiarism in the thesis protocol. Cases revealed poor awareness and high tolerance to plagiarism, poor academic performance, an...

Objetivo: Discutir el uso de Twitter como una herramienta para la investigación y la promoción de la investigación,y describir la experiencia con la cuenta en Twitter de la Oficina de Promoción a la Investigación de la UniversidadPeruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH). Material y métodos: Para el primer objetivo, se realizó una búsqueda bibliográficaen MEDLINE, LILACS, LIPECS y Google Académico sobre el uso de Twitter y su aplicación en investigación ypromoción de la investigación. Para el segundo objetivo, se realizó un análisis descriptivo de la base de datos de lacuenta en Twitter de la Oficina de Promoción a la Investigación de la UPCH. Resultados: Twitter es un servicio en línea gratuito, de fácil uso, el cual permite enviar y recibir mensajes cortos d...

This study aimed to evaluate the association between chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and both structural and cognitive social capital in adult survivors of the 2007 earthquake in Pisco, Peru. Cognitive social capital measures trust, sense of belonging and interpersonal relationships in the community and structural social capital measures group membership, support from community groups and individuals, and involvement in citizenship activities. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study in five counties in Pisco, selecting 1012 adults through complex, multi-stage random sampling. All participants completed socio-demographic questions and validated Spanish-language versions of the Adapted Social Capital Assessment Tool (SASCAT) and the civilian PTSD checklist (PCL-C). After performing descriptive and bivariate analyses, we carried out prevalence ratio (PR) regressi...