Objective. To determine the frequency and indications of elective andemergency caesarean sections in relation to associated factors in the Hospital Regional de Ayacucho. Methods. A basic research of nonexperimental, descriptive, cross-sectional, prospective, correlational design with a quantitative approach was carried out, with a non-probabilistic and intentional sample of 94 post-cessation puerperal women, with prior informed consent. The survey technique was used for data collection, and the questionnaire and medical records were used as instruments to investigate the reason for cesarean section. In the inferential analysis, the chi-square test was used at 95 % confidence (p ≤ 0.05). Results. 51.8 % (1455) of deliveries were by cesarean section, the most frequent indications being previous cesarean section with 17.2 % of cases, cephalopelvic disproportion with 13.7 %, oligohydramnio...

Objetivos: Evaluar la calidad de vida de mujeres climatéricas con y sin Terapia Hormonal de Reemplazo (THR). Diseño: Estudio prospectivo-transversal, comparativo y analítico. Materiales y métodos: Se encuestó con el Cuestionario Específico de Calidad de Vida para la Menopausia a 110 mujeres climatéricas, (55 con THR y 55 sin THR), de 40 a 59 años, seleccionadas aleatoriamente. Resultados: Las mujeres climatéricas sin THR tienen puntajes mas altos, o sea, peor calidad de vida que las mujeres climatéricas con THR en las cuatro áreas del cuestionario (p<0,0001): destaca en el área vasomotor de (2,10±0,01) en el grupo con THR se incrementa a (5,27±0,33) en el grupo sin THR , continua el área sexual con un aumento en las mujeres sin THR (4,98±0,33) en comparación al grupo con THR (2,81±0,19), en el área psicosocial hubo repunte en el grupo de mujeres sin THR ( 4,34±0,26) d...

Objective. To determine the frequency and indications of elective and emergency caesarean sections in relation to associated factors in the Hospital Regional de Ayacucho. Methods. A basic research of non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional, prospective, correlational design with a quantitative approach was carried out, with a non-probabilistic and intentional sample of 94 post-cessation puerperal women, with prior informed consent. The survey technique was used for data collection, and the questionnaire and medical records were used as instruments to investigate the reason for cesarean section. In the inferential analysis, the chi-square test was used at 95% confidence . Results. 51.8% (1455) of deliveries were by cesarean section, the most frequent indications being previous cesarean section with 17.2% of cases, cephalopelvic disproportion with 13.7%, oligohydramnios with 11.3% a...

Objective. To determine the quality of life in Universidad Nacional San Cristóbal de Huamanga (Peru)  professors during the climacteric.  Methods. A basic, descriptive,  observational, cross-sectional and  prospective research was conducted with a non-probabilistic and  intentional sample of 30 Universidad Nacional San Cristóbal de Huamanga professors, with prior informed  consent. The survey technique was  used for data collection and the  Menopause Rating Scale (MRS)  questionnaire, adapted to Google  forms, was used as a tool. Results. Professors during the climacteric, in a greater percentage (38.9%), considered mild symptoms in the urogenital domain, followed by somatic and psychological domain (37.5%); severe symptoms were manifested only in the somatic (7.5%) and psychological domains (5.8%). Conclusions. The MRS scale detected a greater deterioration of the  psycholo...