To examine the opinions and perspectives of Peruvian doctors, lawyers, and notaries on advance directives, based on familiarity with Law 29633, a qualitative study was carried out. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 professionals following an open approach with subsequent thematic analysis according to Braun and Clarke. Most respondents were male. The ages ranged from 35 to 60 years, with work experience of 10 to 30 years. Three main themes were identified: respect for the person's autonomy through a declaration of advance directive will be executed by a close relative; the scope of the manifestation of the advance directive be formalized in a public instrument; respect for one's own will and the will of others, with nine sub-themes. Understanding the perspective of doctors and lawyers is a support for the discussion of advance directives by helping to close the legal and ...

Plantea la discusión en un núcleo de preguntas enmarcadas en tres aspectos relacionados con el problema del “conocimiento genético“ en el contexto latinoamericano. Considera dos problemas teóricos relacionados con la tesis del llamado “Vida injusta“, la noción de daño por procreación y la vigencia del derecho a no conocer la propia “condición genética“, analizado y desarrollado por tres autores latinoamericanos (Florencia Luna, Julieta Manterola y Rodolfo Vázquez) a partir de sus principales fuentes bibliográficas de referencia (John Harris y Rosamond Rhodes) con respecto a las opciones reproductivas, en consideración de este “conocimiento“ particular producido por las técnicas de diagnóstico.

Objective: To evaluate fertility preferences on decreasing the number of children by comparing types of employment in Peruvian female workers. Materials and methods: A secondary analysis of the 2014 National Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) was conducted. The study sample consisted of 13,074 female workers of childbearing age who had sexual intercourse in the last 30 days. The dependent variable was the total number of live births. The main independent variables were fertility preferences (ideal number of children and birth spacing preference), age at first marriage, and wealth index. The odds ratio calculation was used for ordinal logistic regression analysis. Results: The average of live births among female employees is lower (1.49) than that among female self-employed (2.44). This situation is associated with decreased fertility: the ideal number of children is from ...

Objective: To estimate the factors associated with psychological and physical domestic violence against Peruvian adolescents considering the ecological model of violence. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study based on a secondary analysis of the 2015 National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES) database. A three-stage stratified cluster sampling was conducted with 1,500 adolescents. The main variables were physical and psychological violence. The associated variables were also analyzed following the ecological model and using logistic regression for determining odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI). Results: From among the surveyed adolescents, 23.73 % experienced severe psychological violence and 42.47 % severe physical violence. Men were less exposed to psychological violence (OR = 0.60; 95 % CI: 0.41 – 0.86) compared to women. Witnessing constant fights b...

Objective: To identify the prevalence, characteristics and factors associated with alcohol consumptionamong university students in the Lima Metropolitan Area during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, from March 16 to June 30, 2020. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional and analytical study was conducted using an online survey administered to 257 students. Descriptive analyses and logistic regressions were performed to determine odds ratios (OR) and their 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI). The study evaluated the association between alcohol consumption and various sociodemographic, economic and health variables, as well as general and academic stress, fear of COVID-19, third-party provision of alcohol and perceived ease of access to alcohol. Results: A total of 43.6 % of respondents reported consuming alcohol between March and June 2020. Among these, 32.1 % engaged in ...