Se identificó los factores asociados con el nivel de conocimientos y la actitud relacionados con la investigación en los estudiantes de pregrado de la carrera de medicina en Perú. Se realizó un estudio transversal analítico, aplicando un cuestionario validado sobre conocimientos, actitud y prácticas relacionados con la investigación a una muestra representativa de estudiantes de 17 facultades de medicina de Perú. Se realizó el análisis simple y bifactorial para las variables categóricas y cuantitativas, con ajuste de la correlación intraclase. Se modelaron las razones de prevalencia mediante análisis bifactorial y multifactorial con modelos lineales generalizados. Se encontró que, en general, el nivel de conocimientos sobre la investigación es deficiente y la actitud hacia ella, inadecuada. Se recomienda hacer cambios curriculares que garanticen la incorporación de los es...

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with level of knowledge and attitudes toward research among undergraduate medical students in Peru. METHODS: In this analytical cross-sectional study, a validated questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to research was applied to a representative sample of students at 17 Peruvian medical schools. The categorical and quantitative variables were subjected to simple two-factor analysis with adjustment for intraclass correlation. Prevalence ratios were derived on the basis of generalized linear models using bifactorial and multifactorial analysis. RESULTS: Questionnaires from 1 554 students (51.0% women) with an average age of 20.5 ± 2.86 years were analyzed. Only 46.7% of the respondents had a good level of knowledge and 37.7% had appropriate attitudes toward research. The variables that correlated with a good leve...

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To identify the factors associated with level of knowledge and attitudes toward research among undergraduate medical students in Peru. METHODS: In this analytical cross-sectional study, a validated questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to research was applied to a representative sample of students at 17 Peruvian medical schools. The categorical and quantitative variables were subjected to simple two-factor analysis with adjustment for intraclass correlation. Prevalence ratios were derived on the basis of generalized linear models using bifactorial and multifactorial analysis. RESULTS: Questionnaires from 1 554 students (51.0% women) with an average age of 20.5 ± 2.86 years were analyzed. Only 46.7% of the respondents had a good level of knowledge and 37.7% had appropriate attitudes toward research. The variables that correlated with a good leve...