El rendimiento académico en el sistema universitario es una valoración de las fortalezas de los estudiantes, que van a reflejar lo aprendido durante su etapa formativa. Por ello el contexto nos dice que, el rendimiento académico está referido a las capacidades que demuestren los estudiantes. Tenemos varios factores que van a reflejar el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes universitarios. La valoración del aprendizaje resulta un factor importante en el sistema educativo. Las valoraciones de las evaluaciones son útiles para tener los resultados del rendimiento de los estudiantes universitarios para tomar decisiones importantes, considerando que el profesional de la salud formado en la entidad universitaria aplicará lo aprendido en las aulas hacia las personas y población con las que debe interactuar en adelante. El presente trabajo de investigación tuvo como finalidad conoce...

Objetivos: El objetivo del estudio fue verificar la fuerza de asociación de la comorbilidad depresión-diabetes con la presencia de seis tipos de discapacidad en el adulto mayor en prisión. Material y método: Estudio transversal de asociación cruzada en base a un análisis del Censo Nacional Penitenciario Perú 2016. La población de estudio fueron adultos mayores recluidos en establecimientos penitenciarios del Perú. Se incluyó a reclusos de 60 años de edad o más, de ambos sexos. Las variables de respuesta fueron seis tipos de discapacidad permanente. Las variables de exposición fueron: tener diabetes, tener depresión y tener la comorbilidad depresión-diabetes diagnosticadas por un profesional de la salud. La muestra quedó constituida por 2.658 adultos mayores. Resultados: Se encontró que la presencia de comorbilidad depresión-diabetes aumenta la posibilidad de presentar l...

“Background: Cytological samples are cleared with xylene in two or three baths during a Pap test, however, this solvent has a high degree of toxicity, and being a controlled reagent infers high costs for its purchase and implications for environmental pollution. We estimated the impact of xylene during the Pap test in terms of the number of liters and cost of two baths of xylene, and also estimated the impact with three baths Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in four hospitals of EsSalud in Peru in two stages. First, the analysis of the impact due to the use of two baths of xylene was conducted during the period 2015–2019, and second, the estimates were calculated based on the assumption of three baths of xylene for the years 2020–2025. The assumption was based on the recommendations of the 2018 EsSalud cytology guideline. The monthly amount of xylene was ~10 lite...

The use of exponential technologies is changing how people live and interact; this has been called the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”. Within these technologies, 3D printing is playing a leading role, especially in health. In this context, this literature review aims to present the state of the art of 3D printing, its digital workflow and applications in medicine, and the advantages of its use in public health. Consequently, it describes the benefits for the patient and the medical team from a diagnostic stage, a brief history of its development, what is the digital flow when working with a 3D printer, what experiences of its use in medicine, and finally, how this technology used in medicine and public health can be part of the Digital Transformation in Peru.

The use of exponential technologies is changing how people live and interact; this has been called the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”. Within these technologies, 3D printing is playing a leading role, especially in health. In this context, this literature review aims to present the state of the art of 3D printing, its digital workflow and applications in medicine, and the advantages of its use in public health. Consequently, it describes the benefits for the patient and the medical team from a diagnostic stage, a brief history of its development, what is the digital flow when working with a 3D printer, what experiences of its use in medicine, and finally, how this technology used in medicine and public health can be part of the Digital Transformation in Peru.

Introduction: Cervical cancer is the second most frequent malignant disease in the Peruvian female population, and the Papanicolaou test is its main screening tool. However, the COVID-19 pandemic can hinder cervical cancer screening, reducing its scope. Objective: To analyze the decline of Papanicolaou-based cervical cancer screening due to COVID-19 in a specialized hospital in Lima. Methods: We designed a retrospective study (from 2015 to 2020) on 355 029 Papanicolaou smears at the Hospital Nacional Madre Niño San Bartolomé. T-test and one-way ANOVA were used to define differences in the study period and Ljung-Box test with ARIMA (1,0,0) model to describe and forecast monthly expected Papanicolaou smears for 2020. Results: Throughout the six years of the study, the average Papanicolaou smears was 59 171.5 ± 8898.7 per year. However, in 2020 only 16 273 (4.58%) Papanicolaou tests were...