Analysis of the Admission Profile of Obstetrics Students at a Peruvian Public University

• Autores: Coloma-Jo, Melany, Santos-Rosales, Yuly, Condori-Guillen, Mayra, Correa-Lopez, Miriam
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2025
• Institución: Sociedad Materno Fetal
• Repositorio: Revista Internacional de Salud Materno Fetal
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.ojs.revistamaternofetal.com:article/358
• Enlace del recurso: http://ojs.revistamaternofetal.com/index.php/RISMF/article/view/358
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Universidades; Estudiantes del Área de la Salud; Obstetricia

Objective: To determine the profile at admission of Obstetrics students from a Peruvian public university. Material and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study in 226 incoming obstetrics students 2018-2022 selected by stratified sampling. Demographic, sociocultural, economic, academic and psychological variables were investigated; A previously validated questionnaire (Aiken V 0.93) was applied through a Google Form. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed in SPSS version 26 software. Results: The majority were born (85,0%) and completed secondary education (88,9%) in Lima, fathers (46,9%) had secondary education and mothers had higher education (45,1%). 54,4% came from a simple nuclear family and 50,9% studied in private schools. 8,4% have a family income below a minimum wage and 23,9% study and work. The majority is in the upper third (70,4%), 18 years of age (29,2%), and 40,3% are fluent in English. 72,1% did not have as their first option to study obstetrics and 48,2% plan care work. 42,9% experienced violence, mainly psychological (35,4%). Conclusions: The demographic, sociocultural, economic, academic and psychological profile upon entry of Obstetrics students have relevant characteristics that must be considered by universities, at the beginning and during academic training.