La violencia ejercida por la pareja íntima (VPI) representa un desafío crítico en salud pública, con repercusiones directas en la salud reproductiva de las mujeres y un incremento en la probabilidad de gestaciones no planificadas. El Perú no es la excepción, por lo que resulta necesario realizar más investigaciones al respecto. Este estudio analiza la relación entre la violencia infligida por la pareja íntima (física, psicológica y sexual) y la ocurrencia de embarazos no planificados en mujeres peruanas de 15 a 49 años. Se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, transversal, observacional, analítico y correlacional. Los datos fueron obtenidos de la ENDES 2023, cuya población está conformada por 40 757 mujeres en edad fértil (15 a 49 años) residentes en el Perú, mientras que la muestra incluyó a 13 279 mujeres. Para el análisis de datos se emplearon herramientas estadística...

Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medicated drugs used for respiratory symptoms, as COVID-19 preventive, for its symptoms or once tested positive. To determine the perception of symptom relief and demographic variables that promote self-medication in Peru. We performed a cross-sectional, analytical, multicenter study in 3792 study respondents on the use, the reason for use, and perception of relief after the use of six drugs during the quarantine period. An online questionnaire was developed, pretested and submitted to the general public. Multivariable logistic regression was used to ascertain factors that influence an individual’s desire to self-medicate, associations were considered significant at p < 0.05 and using region (coast, moun...

Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medicated drugs used for respiratory symptoms, as COVID-19 preventive, for its symptoms or once tested positive. To determine the perception of symptom relief and demographic variables that promote self-medication in Peru. We performed a cross-sectional, analytical, multicenter study in 3792 study respondents on the use, the reason for use, and perception of relief after the use of six drugs during the quarantine period. An online questionnaire was developed, pretested and submitted to the general public. Multivariable logistic regression was used to ascertain factors that influence an individual's desire to self-medicate, associations were considered significant at p < 0.05 and using region (coast, mountain a...

Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medicated drugs used for respiratory symptoms, as COVID-19 preventive, for its symptoms or once tested positive. To deter- mine the perception of symptom relief and demographic variables that promote self-medication in Peru. We performed a cross-sectional, analytical, multicenter study in 3792 study respondents on the use, the reason for use, and perception of relief after the use of six drugs during the quarantine period. An online questionnaire was developed, pretested and submitted to the general public. Multivariable logistic regression was used to ascertain factors that influence an individual’s desire to self-medicate, associations were considered significant at p < 0.05 and using region (coast, mounta...