Objetivo: Evaluar la asociación entre los factores de riesgo asociados a cesárea en gestantes del Hospital Regional De Ayacucho “Miguel Ángel Mariscal Llerena” en el período de enero 2021 a diciembre 2022. Material y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de casos y controles, transversal analítico y retrospectivo. El muestreo fue aleatorio simple y el tamaño de la muestra fue de 358 gestantes (Casos: 179 y Controles: 179). Se aplicó la prueba Chi-cuadrado, el test exacto de Fisher y regresión logística para calcular la razón odds (OR) crudo y ajustado. Se usó el programa estadístico STATA versión 16. Resultados: Los factores asociados a cesárea fueron multiparidad (ORa: 0.48; IC95%: 0.26-0.87), cesárea previa (ORa: 10.46; IC95%: 4.78-22.89), trastornos hipertensivos del embarazo (ORa: 10.73; IC95%: 4.07-28.27), DCP o pelvis estrecha (ORa: 5.76; IC95%: 2.74-12.09), ruptura p...

Introduction: Currently, it is worth reflecting on who is most vulnerable to pandemics. Although it is true that COVID-19 has the potential to impact everyone in society, it will be greater in vulnerable populations. Objective: To describe the relationship of COVID-19 in vulnerable populations. Material and Method: A bibliographic review was made from a total of 84 bibliographic references. Scientific articles in electronic format in English and Spanish were used; they were available from databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Medline, SciELO, and the Google Scholar search engine. Websites of the Ministries of Health, WHO, PAHO, INFOMED and national and international web pages were also explored. The quality, reliability and validity of the selected articles were analyzed to carry out an adequate review. Development: In the different vulnerable groups analyzed, the increased risk of contagion...