PublicaciÓn y factores asociados en docentes universitarios de investigaciÓn cientÍfica de escuelas de medicina del PerÚ

Translated title of the contribution: Publishing and its associated factors in teachers of scientific research in schools of medicine in Peru

Reneé Pereyra-Elías, Juan Jesús Huaccho-Rojas, Álvaro Taype-Rondan, Christian R. Mejia, Percy Mayta-Tristán

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Abstract

Objectives. To evaluate the frequency of publication and its associated factors by professors of scientific research in medical schools in Peru. Materials and methods. This was a cross-sectional study. We included all teachers of research courses from the 32 medical schools in Peru in 2011. The publication search was conducted using Google Scholar, Scopus and Medline. Both the crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) were calculated with confidence intervals at 95% using simple and multiple Poisson regression with robust variance. Results. Of the 201 university teachers, 43.8% had never published an article in a journal, 26.9% had an original article published in a journal indexed in Medline and 16.4% did so in the past two years. Only 3% had been corresponding authors in non-Peruvian, indexed journals Factors associated with having an original article published in Medline in the past two years were: being under 40 years of age (aPR 2.97, 95% CI: 1.21-7.32), being a professor at a university where a final thesis is required for graduation (aPR 8.84, 95% CI: 2.60-30.12) and working for a highly productive university (aPR 3.24, 95% CI: 1.03-10.20). Conclusions. The frequency of publication of research faculty in medical schools in Peru is low. Young university teachers and those working at scientifically productive universities were more likely to publish in an indexed journal.

Translated title of the contributionPublishing and its associated factors in teachers of scientific research in schools of medicine in Peru
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)424-430
Number of pages7
JournalRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
Volume31
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2014

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