Objective. To identify relationship between knowledge and type of attitudes towards COVID-19 in the citizens of the urban area of Huánuco. Methods. Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. It was carried out in the city of Huánuco, 2020. Sample comprised 168 citizens. A previously validated knowledge questionnaire and an attitudes scale towards COVID-19 were applied. Pearson's χ² test and Spearman's correlation coefficient (rho) were applied. Results. When analyzing the type of knowledge regarding COVID-19, 62.5% (105) of the sample was located in the category “unknown”. Analyzing the type of attitudes perceived by citizens towards COVID-19, 36.9% (62) had positive attitudes, while 63.1% (106) presented negative attitudes. Contrasting the relationship of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19, statistical signific...

Objective. to determine the lifestyle patterns of students entering the university of huánuco. Methods. the study was quantitative, observational and transversal, with a descriptive-comparative design. the population consisted of 1752 university students entering the university in 2019; from which a sample of 315 subjects  was extracted, probably selected by strata. a survey guide of general characteristics and a scale of lifestyle patterns, previously validated, were applied. a descriptive and inferential analysis was performed using the chi-square test. Results. 67.6 % (213) had healthy lifestyle patterns. when analyzing the patterns of lifestyles, according to dimensions, it was evidenced that 56.8 % (179) of the students, had unhealthy eating habits, and 53.7 % (169) of the sample evidenced sedentarism. there were healthy life patterns in the mental health dimensions [95.9 % (3...

Objective. To describe the social-healthcare characteristics of the families in the town of Huánuco. Methods. It was a study with a quantitative approach, a descriptive type and a transversal design. The population was 1555 families, the sample being 373, selected probabilistically by strata. An interview guide of the general  characteristics and typologies of the lifestyles was applied. Frequency and proportion measurements were used. Results. Analyzing the demographic characteristics of families, it was found in a higher proportion [56.8% (212)] that the father is the one who assumes the role of head of family. 27.9% (104) were between 40 and 49 years old. A total of 37.3% (139) declared that they were married; 59.5% (222) were involved in operating machinery and equipment; 28.2% (105) had completed high school; 70.8% (264) were Catholic and 14.2% (53) were beneficiaries of some ...

Objective. To identify relationship between knowledge and type of attitudes towards COVID-19 in the citizens of the urban area of Huánuco. Methods. Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. It was carried out in the city of Huánuco, 2020. Sample comprised 168 citizens. A previously validated knowledge questionnaire and an attitudes scale towards COVID-19 were applied. Pearson's χ² test and Spearman's correlation coefficient (rho) were applied. Results. When analyzing the type of knowledge regarding COVID-19, 62.5% (105) of the sample was located in the category “unknown”. Analyzing the type of attitudes perceived by citizens towards COVID-19, 36.9% (62) had positive attitudes, while 63.1% (106) presented negative attitudes. Contrasting the relationship of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19, statistical signific...

Objetivo. Demostrar la efectividad de la educación continua en el fortalecimiento del desempeño del rol comunitario de enfermeros serumistas del Consejo Regional XII de Huánuco. Metodología. Fue una investigación de tipo experimental-longitudinal, con dos grupos (experimental y control), conformados por 58 enfermeros en cada grupo, seleccionados por muestreo probabilístico aleatorio. Previo al programa de educación continua, se aplicó un cuestionario de desempeño del rol comunitario previamente validado. Se tuvo en cuenta las consideraciones éticas. En el análisis inferencial se aplicó la prueba t de Student. Resultados. Se observó que antes de la intervención, solo el 1,7 % (1) del grupo experimental tuvo desempeño del rol comunitario de nivel alto, 89, 7 % (52) de buen nivel y 8,6 % (5) de nivel deficiente; por otro lado, 98, 3 % (57) del grupo control tenían buen nivel...

Objective: To determine the relationship between the consumption of junk foods and the alimentary attitudes in the students of the University of Huánuco; in 2014. Methods: the study was observational, analytical and cross-sectional; with correlational design. The population consisted of 1342 university students of Health Sciences; whose sample was selected probabilistically and stratified were 298 students to whom it was applied: an interview, a questionnaire of junk food consumption and a scale of food attitudes; previously validated and reliable. The ethical considerations of the investigation were applied. Descriptive and inferential analysis was carried out using the Rho correlation coefficient of Spearman, after normality of kolmogorov-Smirnov, supported by the SPSS V19. Results: 79, 3% (237) of the sample, indicated consuming junk foods. 75.6% (226) expressed positive food attitud...

The objective of the study was to identify self-care behaviors in the physical and mental health of university students in Health Sciences during the beginning of the first quarter of 2020. The study involved the use of quantitative methodology, descriptive type and transversal design. The population was 481 university students, being the sample 215, selected probabilistically by strata. A scale of self-care behaviors was applied. Measurements of frequencies and proportions were used. The results reveal that 78.6% (169) show healthy self-care behaviors in the mental health dimension, compared to 56.3% of healthy self-care behaviors in the physical health dimension of self-care. Overall, there was a predominance of healthy self-care behaviors [60.9% (131)]. When comparing the sociodemographic characteristics of the sample under study, according to the types of self-care (healthy/unhealthy...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a crisis in health systems around the world with a rapid increase in human contagion. As well, a gap is identified in the knowledge of COVID-19 prevention in the community context. Objective: To determine the relationship between the perception of knowledge and the type of attitudes towards COVID-19 among citizens in the urban area of Huánuco, Peru. Methods: An analytical and cross-sectional study using a quantitative approach was conducted in the city of Huánuco between March and May 2020. The sample consisted of 168 people. A perception of knowledge questionnaire and a previously validated COVID-19 attitude scale have been applied. The chi-square test was applied, a p-value less than 0.05 has been taken into account. Results: When analyzing the perception of knowledge about COVID-19, 62.5% (105) said “they feel they do not know”. The analysis of t...

“The general objective of this article was to construct and describe the psychometric properties of a scale of selfcare behaviors against COVID-19. It was a descriptive, cross-sectional, psychometric validation study of a scale created to measure self-care behaviors in relation to COVID-19 in a total sample of 333 probabilistically selected. Qualitative validity was evaluated by a review of 10 experts and quantitative validity by means of exploratory factor analysis using the principal components method. Internal consistency was measured with Cronbach’s alpha twice and the test-retest was evaluated by calculating the intraclass coefficient. The final scale consisted of 29 items. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test of adequacy yielded a value of 0.926, and the Bartlett’s test of sphericity X² = 4611 with a p-value < 0.001. The variance explained by the three retained factors with a total o...

Objetivo. Demostrar la efectividad de la educación continua en el fortalecimiento del desempeño del rol comunitario de enfermeros serumistas del Consejo Regional XII de Huánuco. Metodología. Fue una investigación de tipo experimental-longitudinal, con dos grupos (experimental y control), conformados por 58 enfermeros en cada grupo, seleccionados por muestreo probabilístico aleatorio. Previo al programa de educación continua, se aplicó un cuestionario de desempeño del rol comunitario previamente validado. Se tuvo en cuenta las consideraciones éticas. En el análisis inferencial se aplicó la prueba t de Student. Resultados. Se observó que antes de la intervención, solo el 1,7 % (1) del grupo experimental tuvo desempeño del rol comunitario de nivel alto, 89, 7 % (52) de buen nivel y 8,6 % (5) de nivel deficiente; por otro lado, 98, 3 % (57) del grupo control tenían buen nivel...

Objective: To determine the relationship between the consumption of junk foods and the alimentary attitudes in the students of the University of Huánuco; in 2014. Methods: the study was observational, analytical and cross-sectional; with correlational design. The population consisted of 1342 university students of Health Sciences; whose sample was selected probabilistically and stratified were 298 students to whom it was applied: an interview, a questionnaire of junk food consumption and a scale of food attitudes; previously validated and reliable. The ethical considerations of the investigation were applied. Descriptive and inferential analysis was carried out using the Rho correlation coefficient of Spearman, after normality of kolmogorov-Smirnov, supported by the SPSS V19. Results: 79, 3% (237) of the sample, indicated consuming junk foods. 75.6% (226) expressed positive food attitud...

The objective of the study was to identify self-care behaviors in the physical and mental health of university students in Health Sciences during the beginning of the first quarter of 2020. The study involved the use of quantitative methodology, descriptive type and transversal design. The population was 481 university students, being the sample 215, selected probabilistically by strata. A scale of self-care behaviors was applied. Measurements of frequencies and proportions were used. The results reveal that 78.6% (169) show healthy self-care behaviors in the mental health dimension, compared to 56.3% of healthy self-care behaviors in the physical health dimension of self-care. Overall, there was a predominance of healthy self-care behaviors [60.9% (131)]. When comparing the sociodemographic characteristics of the sample under study, according to the types of self-care (healthy/unhealthy...

La Revista Peruana de Ciencias de la Salud (RPCS) es una publicación editada por el Vicerrectorado de Investigación de la Universidad de Huánuco, ubicada en Huánuco, Perú. La RPCS está encaminada a la difusión de conocimientos en las ciencias de la salud, incluyendo disciplinas como la medicina básica y clínica, así como la salud pública. Su principal objetivo es divulgar el conocimiento científico a través de la presentación de resultados originales, como producto de investigaciones que representen una contribución significativa al desarrollo en el campo de la salud. Además, la Revista busca fomentar la cooperación científica, con el propósito de asegurar que el conocimiento generado sea conocido y ampliamente difundido.

Objective. To describe the social-healthcare characteristics of the families in the town of Huánuco. Methods. It was a study with a quantitative approach, a descriptive type and a transversal design. The population was 1555 families, the sample being 373, selected probabilistically by strata. An interview guide of the general characteristics and typologies of the lifestyles was applied. Frequency and proportion measurements were used. Results. Analyzing the demographic characteristics of families, it was found in a higher proportion [56.8% (212)] that the father is the one who assumes the role of head of family. 27.9% (104) were between 40 and 49 years old. A total of 37.3% (139) declared that they were married; 59.5% (222) were involved in operating machinery and equipment; 28.2% (105) had completed high school; 70.8% (264) were Catholic and 14.2% (53) were beneficiaries of some govern...

Objective. to determine the lifestyle patterns of students entering the university of huánuco. Methods. the study was quantitative, observational and transversal, with a descriptive-comparative design. the population consisted of 1752 university students entering the university in 2019; from which a sample of 315 subjects was extracted, probably selected by strata. a survey guide of general characteristics and a scale of lifestyle patterns, previously validated, were applied. a descriptive and inferential analysis was performed using the chi-square test. Results. 67.6 % (213) had healthylifestyle patterns. when analyzing the patterns of lifestyles, according to dimensions, it was evidenced that 56.8 % (179) of the students, had unhealthy eating habits, and 53.7 % (169) of the sample evidenced sedentarism. there were healthy life patterns in the mental health dimensions [95.9 % (302)]. a...

The effects of the COVID-19 disease pandemic demonstrated, once again, that these health/disease/promotion/prevention processes are essential for all aspects of life, both collective and individual. No other eventcould have generated as much impact as the pandemic (1), which has been manifested by the acute health, economic, social and educational crisis with global repercussions that it has left in its wake.

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, economies are shutting down and paralyzed, and societies are facing rigid health measures such as social isolation, with its own effects, e.g., the suspension of face-to-face classes (which is a necessary protective measure for all students and teachers). We are living in uncertain times and we do not have an answer for everything, but the acceleration of virtualization is evident. This phenomenon has made it possible to sustain personal communications, entertainment activities at home and, in education, infodemia is expanding, with a heterogeneity of information through virtual and technological resources available for the teaching-learning process; however, unequal access has revealed the deep inequality that exists among students (Gallo, 2020), with a high digital gap between the richest and poorest quintiles.

Objective. To Identify the level of pedagogical competencies of university teachers perceived by students of Universidad de Huánuco (UDH), 2020. Methods. It was a cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. Population comprised 7853 students, with a sample of 350 students selected by probabilistic, random and strata sampling. The measurement instruments were a survey guide of demographic and academic characteristics of the sample, and a scale of the pedagogical competences of teachers, according to student’s perception. This last instrument was previously validated at a qualitative and quantitative level. For the inferential analysis, chi-square test was used for one sample. Results. According to university students, the level of pedagogical competences of university teachers were perceived in the majority (72.9%) at a low level. According to dimensions, 72.6% had low basic ...

This article deals with an analysis of the need to assimilate the paradigm of pedagogical innovation in universities: socioformation. Taking up the humanistic approach to education, and epistemology of complex thought. Because of urgency of forming new generations for the knowledge society. It is necessary to train students aware of their reality and capable of generating new knowledge and, to be better people. Undergraduates show optimal performance in solving problems in the context in which they live, in a position to insert themselves into the social, labor and technological world of this century, with environmental sustainability, improving living conditions and acting with commitment and respect in projects social, through the application of complex thinking and collaborative work. From a panoramic synthesis, theoretical and epistemological approach, methodology, basic features of ...

University higher education is essential to create the intellectual conditions that allow the generation and use of scientific knowledge, and permanent and sustainable learning of people, contributing to the resolution of problems and / or needs, in this scenario the teaching of scientific research is part of the mission and vision of all universities, according to this, scientific research is a fundamental function of the university; This is a very important element in the process of educational quality because through it scientific knowledge is generated and learning is fostered for the generation of new knowledge; in addition, scientific research links the university with society.