Objectives. To evaluate the survival of health personnel infected by SARS-CoV-2 in the context of the vaccination process against COVID-19 in Peru. Methods: A survival analysis was performed using data from national health databases. Data from people between 18 and 59 years old infected with SARS-CoV-2 as evidenced by molecular or antigenic tests were included. Kaplan Meier graphs were produced to compare the survival of health personnel and the rest of the population during 2021 and health personnel during the first and second wave of mortality in Peru in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Results. Data from 998 295 people were included. The average age was 41.2 years (SD 15.8) and 485 167 (48.6%) were women. A higher level of survival of health workers after vaccination was found compared to the general population and to the population of health workers before vaccination. It was evidenced t...

Introducción. En el Perú el sistema de tele-triaje (STT) conducido por estudiantes voluntarios permitió la identificación remota de casos sospechosos de COVID-19. Sin embargo, aun no se conocen las barreras y facilitadores de su implementación. Objetivos. Describir las barreras y facilitadores sobre la implementación de un sistema de tele-triaje para la identificación de casos sospechosos de COVID-19 en el Perú. Métodos. Se desarrolló un estudio de métodos mixtos que describió las características de los usuarios que participaron en el STT (cuantitativo). También se exploró las percepciones de usuarios y voluntarios respecto a las barreras y facilitadores sobre la implementación de este servicio (cualitativo). Resultados. Entre los 4317 usuarios evaluados por el STT, la edad media fue 36,2 años (desviación estándar: 13,2), 58,6% fueron mujeres y solo el 41,4% fueron cla...

La telementoría es un sistema de orientación a distancia que se viene realizando desde varios años atrás no solo en el ámbito de la salud, es una estrategia de educación a distancia que se realiza con el objetivo de poder conectar a gente más especializada con personas que aun necesitan más especialización.

Se ha sugerido que la deprivación de sueño (DS) en adolescentes puede conllevar a un mayor consumo de alimentos altos en calorías. Sin embargo, no existe evidencia longitudinal que permita constatar la magnitud y temporalidad de esta asociación en contextos de nivel socioeconómico medio-bajo. Por ello, se evalúa la influencia a los 4 años de la deprivación de sueño en el consumo elevado de comidas (CNS) y bebidas no saludables (BNS) en adolescentes de Perú entre los años 2009 y 2013. Realiza un estudio observacional analítico longitudinal. Se emplearon datos de la cohorte de Niños del Milenio realizada en Perú entre los años 2009 y 2013. Se incluyeron adolescentes de 15 años con el fin de comparar la incidencia de consumo elevado de comidas y bebidas no saludables a los 4 años de seguimiento entre aquellos con DS (<8 horas al día) o sin ella (≥ 8 horas). Para ellos se...

Evaluar la supervivencia de los trabajadores de salud infectado por SARS-CoV2 en el contexto del proceso de vacunación contra la COVID-19 en el Perú

Esta evidencia, aunque preliminar, permite dar luces de la importancia de la vacunación como medida para contener el impacto negativo que ha venido causando la pandemia de COVID-19 en nuestro país.

Background: During 2021, Peru started the vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 using the BBIBP-CorV inactivated virus vaccine for health care workers (HCW). We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the BBIBP-CorV vaccine to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and deaths among HCWs. Methods: Retrospective cohort study, from February 9 to June 30, 2021, using national registries of health care workers, laboratory tests for SARS-CoV-2 and deaths. We calculated the vaccine effectiveness for preventing laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19-mortality, and all-cause mortality among partially immunized and fully immunized HCWs. An extension of Cox proportional hazards regression was used to model the mortality results, and Poisson regression was used to model SARS-CoV-2 infection. Results: The study included 606,772 eligible HCWs, the mean age was 40 (IQR: 33.0, 51.0). In fully immunized HCW, th...

Introduction. Mobile applications represent a promising alternative for providing support in the management of Dengue patients. However, the usability of these tools in Peru is unknown. Objectives. To evaluate the usability and usage recommendations of the Dengue ONQOY application in managing Dengue patients in rural areas of Peru. Methods. A qualitative study was conducted, which included semi-structured interviews with 8 experts in Dengue management. Data were coded using Atlas. Ti software. Three categories were assessed: (1) informative usability (2) design usability, and (3) recommendations for improvement. Results. Three key aspects were highlighted. (1) The application is perceived as valuable for first- level doctors in peripheral areas with limited Dengue experience due to its personalized approachand academic value. (2) Its ease of use and practicality were emphasized, although...

El objetivo es evaluar la efectividad de la vacuna "Sinopharm" para prevenir la infección, muerte por COVID-19 en los trabajadores de salud del Perú.

Objective. To analyze the changes in the density of human resources in health (DHRH), in the Ministry of Health at the regional and provincial level in Peru, in order to describe the response of the health system on this component during the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods. Descriptivestudy based on the analysis of the INFORHUS national database of the Ministry of Health. To calculate the DHRH, the health personnel registered in the INFORHUS database were considered as the numerator and the population assigned to the Seguro Integral de Salud - SIS as the denominator. Health personnel who died and were still registered, and personnel diagnosed with COVID-19 by rapid or molecular testing during the months considered in the analysis, were excluded. The percentage changes of DHRH between the months of april to august 2020 were analyzed at the regional and provincial level in Peru. Results. In the...