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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the consumption of drugs without scientific evidence in patients with mild COVID-19 infection in Peru. Methods An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out including 372 adult patients with a history of mild COVID-19 disease. Factors associated with drug consumption were evaluated by Poisson regressions with robust variance adjustment using the bootstrapping resampling method. Results Seventy-two percent consumed some medication without scientific evidence, with antibiotics (71%) and ivermectin for human use (68%) being the most commonly used. Factors associated with the consumption of drugs to treat mild COVID-19 infection were thinking that the drugs are not effective (adjusted prevalence ratio, 0.55; 95% confidence interval, 0.41-0.74) and not being informed about the efficacy of the drugs (adjusted prevalence r...

Funding Statement: Authors are grateful to Concytec-Peru and The World Bank for the financial support of this project under the call “Mejoramiento y Ampliación de los Servicios del Sistema Nacional de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica” 8682-PE, through Fondecyt Grant 017-2019 FONDECYT BM INC.INV.

Objectives: Education has totally changed in the context of the pandemic. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the factors associated with the level of satisfaction with virtual education in Peruvian medical students during COVID-19. Methods: Analytical and cross-sectional study, based on an online survey of students nationwide. We use previously validated instruments to measure the level of satisfaction and stress (EPP-10-c) of students with virtual education. For the associated factors, adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) were estimated using Poisson regression. Results: Of the 1,878 students surveyed, the median age was 21 years, 57.8% (1,086) were women, 34.8% (654) had a high level of satisfaction with virtual education and 10.7% (202) presented high levels of stress. The factors associated with a low level of satisfaction were attending the fifth year of study,...

Desde el inicio de la epidemia de cólera en el Perú el Programa de Entrenamiento en Epidemiología de Campo de la Oficina General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud ha desarrollado diversas investigaciones con el propósito de mejorar de las medidas de intervención para el control del problema. A través de la aplicación y diseños metodológicos estandarizados en las áreas mas afectadas, se ha encontrado que la seroprevalencia de infección por Vibrio cholerae alcanza a 25-30 de cada 100 habitantes. Los factores de riesgo más significativos incluyen consumo de agua no tratada y de alimentos sanitariamente deficientes. La severidad de cuadro clínico colérico está asociada significativamente con la presencia de grupo sanguíneo "O". La letalidad del cólera está asociada con el tratamiento intradomiciliario del enfermo y laautomedicación familiar. El desconocimiento acer...

Objective To determine the factors associated with prevention practices against COVID-19 in the Peruvian population according to rural vs. urban locations. Methods Analytical cross-sectional study, secondary analysis based on a previously collected database. A sample of individuals over 18 years of age, residing in Peru and with no history of COVID-19was evaluated. Factors associated with prevention practices were evaluated using Poisson regressions with variance adjustment by region cluster and stratified by rurality. Results Of 3231 participants included, 2741 (84.8%) were from urban areas and 490 (15.2%) from rural areas. The frequency of good prevention practices against COVID-19 was 27.8% in our total sample. In urban areas the frequency of good prevention practices was 28.8% and in rural areas it was 22.5%. Factors associated with prevention practices against COVID-19 in both urban...