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Evalúa la validez y fiabilidad del test de personalidad NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) en estudiantes de una universidad pública en el contexto actual de pandemia por COVID-19. Para hacer esta evaluación se hizo el Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio, ésta técnica multivariante permite poner a prueba de manera objetiva la teoría conceptual del modelo de los “Cinco Grandes“ en que se basa el instrumento de medición mediante la estimación y uso de los parámetros en un modelo de medición. Se halló que el neuroticismo, la extraversión, la apertura a la experiencia, agradabilidad y responsabilidad como factores de personalidad tienen niveles adecuados de fiabilidad simple y compuesta, además tienen niveles adecuados de validez convergente y discriminante en la población de estudiantes de una universidad pública peruana en el contexto actual de pandemia por COVID-19.

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a major cause of disease burden in Peru as well as in other developing countries. Responses to control NCDs require multidisciplinary research, both locally and internationally. The CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Peru, has conducted scientific research in the field of NCDs in Peru for more than 10 years. This article highlights some of the scientific research, including epidemiological studies such as the PERU MIGRANT study, and the CRONICAS cohort study. We also summarize our results from systematic reviews in the field of NCDs and results of interventions to tackle NCDs. The scientific research studies conducted by CRONICAS signal potential advancements to counter NCDs in developing countries.

Indigenous populations are at especially high risk from COVID-19 because of factors such discrimination, social exclusion, land dispossession, and a high prevalence of forms of malnutrition.1 Climate change is compounding many of these causes of health inequities, undermining coping mechanisms that are traditionally used to manage extreme events such as pandemics, and disrupting food systems and local diets.2 Addressing underlying structuralinequities and strengthening Indigenous knowledge systems offer opportunities for building resilience to compound socioecological shocks, including climate effects and pandemics.