Determinar la percepción de los estudiantes de medicina de ultimo año, tipo, repercusiones, y factores asociados al abuso en estudiantes de medicina de último año que cursaron el internado médico en un Hospital general de Lima durante el periodo enero-diciembre 2014. Estudio de tipo analítico, transversal y observacional realizado en estudiantes de medicina de último año que cursaron el programa de internado médico en un Hospital general de Lima, el total fue de 65 internos durante el periodo 2014. Los datos se recolectaron mediante el uso de un cuestionario en línea por medio del empleo del servicio de formularios web SurveyMonkey®. La recolección incluyó las características sociodemográficas de los encuestados, y los datos en relación con la percepción, repercusiones y factores asociados de maltrato físico y psicológico y de acoso sexual.

Las intervenciones de salud móvil (mHealth) son cada vez más frecuentes. Al utilizar dispositivos móviles para desarrollar estrategias de salud pública es trascendental además de medir el impacto, determinar la medida en la cual a los usuarios les resulta sencillo emplear estas soluciones. Metodología: Se realizó un estudio de usabilidad y factibilidad de uso de un aplicativo móvil para el mejoramiento de la salud materno-neonatal en Agentes Comunitarios de Salud (ACS) de la selva peruana. Para la usabilidad se asignaron casos de uso del aplicativo a los ACS. En esta etapa se midió la efectividad por medio de la tasa de éxito y el número de errores; se midió la eficiencia mediante el tiempo promedio por tarea y la satisfacción usando el Cuestionario de Usabilidad de Sistemas Informáticos (CSUQ). La factibilidad de uso se evaluó midiendo indicadores de uso del aplicativo en...

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The Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES, in Spanish) is a national population-based survey with representation at the departmental level and area of residence, constituting a source of information on the health status of the Peruvian population. In order to standardize its processing and subsequent reuse by the academic community and other stakeholders, we documented the code for the manipulation, analysis, and visualization of data from the ENDES 2017 health questionnaire, through an example on the prevalence of hypertension and obesity, using the R statistical programming environment and language. The R code is presented and detailed sequentially, as well as the theoretical support of the survey structure for the manipulation of databases, considering that the complex structure of the ENDES could be a potential barrier faced by researchers. Finally, this example can serve as a ...

Background There is a global concern about the high rates of cesarean birth (CB). This study aimed to investigate the geographic and socioeconomic inequalities in CB rates in the Peruvian population. Methods We conducted a population-based study using the Peruvian Demographic and Family Health Surveys (ENDES, the Spanish acronym for Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar) between 2009 and 2018. ENDES reported data from births registered in the five years preceding survey execution. For the years 2009 (n = 10 289) and 2018 (n = 23 077), we calculated the weighted rates of CB among variables such as natural geographic domain (Coast, Andean, or Amazon), area of residence (rural or urban), wealth index quintile (quintile 1 is poorest, and quintile 5 is richest), and educational level. To assess inequalities, we calculated the concentration index (CIs), the slope index of inequality (SII),...

Scientific journals play an important role in disseminating results of investigations, as well as criticism of the established knowledge (1). Their quality depends among other aspects, the speed of the selection process and publication (editorial process) Articles (2).

The objective was to determine the prevalence of household food insecurity (FI) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary analysis was performed using the waves 1 to 3 of the 2020 COVID-19 High Frequency Phone Surveys in 13 LAC countries. The countries with the highest FI in the first wave were Honduras (60.3%), Peru (58.1%) and Ecuador (57.9%). Likewise, the countries with the greatest differences in the prevalence of FI between the first and last waves in percentage points (PP) were Peru (−29), Guatemala (−27.7) and Bolivia (−21.8). LAC countries face a great burden of FI.

Alcohol consumption is a public health problem in Peru, fostered by traditional practices,where promoting social interaction in celebrations, facilitating field work as a source of energy andwarmth, and achieving objectives in certain labor negotiations, play an important role. However,research on the risk factors of binge drinking according to gender is limited. The study aim was todetermine the factors associated with binge drinking in the Peruvian adult population by gender.An analytical study of secondary data from the 2018 Peruvian Demographic and Family HealthSurvey was conducted. The dependent variable was binge drinking in the last 30 days. Adjustedprevalence ratios (aPR) were estimated for the association between sociodemographic and health-related variables with binge drinking. A total of 32,020 adults were included. Binge drinking wasfound in 22.4%. Men (32.6%; 95% confidence ...

“Alcohol consumption is a public health problem in Peru, fostered by traditional practices, where promoting social interaction in celebrations, facilitating field work as a source of energy and warmth, and achieving objectives in certain labor negotiations, play an important role. However, research on the risk factors of binge drinking according to gender is limited. The study aim was to determine the factors associated with binge drinking in the Peruvian adult population by gender. An analytical study of secondary data from the 2018 Peruvian Demographic and Family Health Survey was conducted. The dependent variable was binge drinking in the last 30 days. Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) were estimated for the association between sociodemographic and healthrelated variables with binge drinking. A total of 32,020 adults were included. Binge drinking was found in 22.4%. Men (32.6%; 95% c...

Objective. The aim of the study is to characterize the national scientific production in preeclampsia during the period 1985-2013. Marerials and Methods. Bibliometric analysis of scienfic articles about preeclampsia in Peru. A search of journals indexed on PubMed, SciELO and LILACS from 1985 until July 2013. Original articles and those which have been done entirely in Peru were selected.

Objective. The aim of the study is to characterize the national scientific production in preeclampsia during the period 1985-2013. Marerials and Methods. Bibliometric analysis of scienfic articles about preeclampsia in Peru. A search of journals indexed on PubMed, SciELO and LILACS from 1985 until July 2013. Original articles and those which have been done entirely in Peru were selected.

Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is a public health problem that places the status of a teenager in biomedical and social vulnerability, the stigmatization of a pregnant adolescent. Objective: To evaluate psychometrically an instrument to measure stigmatization of pregnant adolescents. Design: Cross-sectional study. Location: National Maternal Perinatal Institute, Lima, Peru. Participants: Adolescent puerperae. Interventions: To 292 postpartum adolescents attended from January through May 2010 an Adolescent Pregnant Stigma Scale (APSS) consisting in 7 items was applied. For the theoretical construction of the scale, two promoter entities of social stigma were assumed: family and social environment. To assess the predictability of APSS the following hypothesis was considered: the higher levels of stigma are associated with a lower self-concept of the adolescent mother. Main outcome measure...

Introducción: El embarazo adolescente es un problema de salud pública que representa una situación que posiciona la vida de la adolescente en una condición de particular vulnerabilidad no solo biomédica, sino también social, siendo particularmente importante la estigmatización hacia la adolescente embarazada. Objetivo: Evaluar psicométricamente un instrumento destinado a cuantificar la estigmatización de la adolescente embarazada. Diseño: Estudio transversal. Lugar: Instituto Nacional Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú. Participantes: Adolescente puérperas. Intervenciones: Se estudió 292 adolescente puérperas atendidas durante los meses de enero a mayo del 2010.Se usó la Escala de Estigmatización de la Adolescente Embarazada (EEAA), la cual está compuesta de 7 ítems. Para la construcción teórica de la escala, se asumió dos entidades sociales promotoras de la estigmatizaci...