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“QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITION INFORMATION PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE SURROUNDING OF FOUR HOSPITALS IN LIMA, PERU“

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Del Carpio Carhuas, T., Torres Najar, M., Dextre, M., Rodríguez Huamán, Y., Lozada-Urban, M.

Publicado 2022

“There is a growing demand from the general public regarding nutrition topics that has prompted social media such as magazines, newspapers, television, radio and the internet to include more nutritional content. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of nutrition information published by health weeklies in the surroundings of four hospitals in Lima, Peru. A cross- sectional study was conducted using a mixed methodological design involving both quantitative and qualitative analyses. Thirtyseven hard copies of 4 health weeklies were purchased over the 10- week study period. Bivariate Logistic Regression was performed to examine all available journal characteristics associated with the quality of provided information. Logistic Regression Models were estimated for the independent variables that showed statistical significance in the bivariate analysis. Weekly publications with...

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Gender associated with the intention to choose a medical specialty in medical students: A cross-sectional study in 11 countries in Latin America.

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Ng-Sueng, L.F., Vargas-Matos, I., Mayta-Tristán, P., Pereyra-Elías, R., Montenegro-Idrogo, J.J., Inga-Berrospi, F., Ancalli, F., Bonilla-Escobar, F., Diáz-Vélez, C., Gutierrez-Quezada, E., Gómez-Alhach, J., Muñoz-Medina, C.E., Sanchez-Pozo, A., Vidal, M., Pozo, A.M.S., López, J.P.C., Panozo, S.L., Villar, R., Morales, R.S., Adauy, G.A., Toloza, P.A., de Aguilera Aedo, R.O., González, J.P.S., Brito, I.N., Avendaño, J.S., Romero, F., Alhach, J.G., Escobar, F.B., Calixto, O., Cardona, Á.M., Arias, J.L.O., Cifuentes, L.A., Acosta, K., Ospina, M., Ruíz, G.D.L., Cifuentes, A.F.Q., Ortega, I.B., Valverde, C., Fernández, J.B., Urrutia, L.E.C., Moya, G., Yescas, G., León, M.V., Gutiérrez, E., Peralta, R.M.I.A., Sulca, R.V., Urbina, J.A.G., León-Jiménez, F., Diaz, C., Cabrera-Enríquez, J., Berrospi, F.I., Muñoz, K.M., Loaiza, O.M., Torres, M.M., Figueroa, J.Á., Dextre, M.T., Purizaca-Rosillo, N., Vidal, O.R., Chambi, D.E.V., Alfonso, M., Castagnino, D.L., Mogollón, C.A., Maquera, J., Franco, M.J., Gómez, G.F., Castro, J.J., Vela, E.J.J., Sampé, M.O., García, G.R.V., Anaya, K.R.H., Calizaya, F.A., Lázaro, L.E.G., Medina, C.E.M., Rodríguez, M.A., da Silva-Abreu, A.

Publicado 2016

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Introduction: The selection of a medical specialty has been associated with multiple factors, such as personal preferences, academic exposure, motivational factors and sociodemographic factors, such as gender. The number of women in the medical field has increased in recent years. In Latin America, we have not found any studies that explore this relationship. Objective: To determine whether there is an association between gender and the intention to choose a medical specialty in medical students from 11 countries in Latin America. Methods: Secondary analysis of the Collaborative Working Group for the Research of Human Resources for Health (Red-LIRHUS) data; a multi-country project of students in their first year and fifth year of study, from 63 medical schools in 11 Latin American countries. All students who referred intention to choose a certain medical specialty were considered as part...