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Objective: To describe the characteristics of papers presented at medical student conferences of Sociedad Científica Médico Estudiantil Peruana (SOCIMEP - Peruvian Medical Student Scientific Society) between 2017 and 2019, as well as the factors related to their publication. Materials and methods: An observational, cross-sectional, bibliometric, retrospective and secondary-source study based on the books of abstracts of papers presented at scientific conferences between 2017 and 2019. The data were analyzed with the Stata Statistical Software: Release 13 using descriptive statistics. In the multivariate analysis, prevalence ratios were calculated with a 95 % confidence interval and p < 0.05 in the crude and adjusted analyses. Results: From a total of 447 papers, 170 (38.0 %) were completed research studies, 168 (37.6 %) research protocols and 109 (24.4 %) case reports. In addition, 233 (52.1 %) authors came from a university in Lima and 183 (40.9 %) were from public universities. Moreover, 376 (52.1 %) papers had an advisor among the authors, 332 (88.3 %) of whom were physicians. The frequency of publications accounted for 11.4 %. The prevalence of original-article publications was 131 % higher (aPR: 2.31; 95 % CI: 1.22-4.37, p = 0.010) and 63 % lower (aPR: 0.37; 95 % CI: 0.17-0.81, p = 0.014) among papers presented in 2019 compared to 2017, thus being statistically significant, with p < 0.05. Conclusions: One out of 10 abstracts of papers presented at SOCIMEP conferences was published; however, this number is still low. Among the factors associated with the publication were presenting a research paper as an original article and in 2019. The results of this study will help the university leadership to strengthen research through strategies and/or programs linked to the student scientific production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To describe the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients with neurological complications due to opportunistic infections at the Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue in Lima, Peru (2017-2019). Materials and methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was conducted with medical records of patients older than 18 years diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and neurological complications due to opportunistic infections. The study variables were analyzed with descriptive statistics using the IBM SPSS Statistics V25. Results: Forty-five (45) medical records were analyzed: the average age was 34.38 ± 11.19 years, 73.30 % were males, 31.10 % were from the district of Ate, 53.30 % completed secondary education, 24.40 % were unemployed, 67.90 % (n = 19/28) were heterosexual and 17.20 % had tuberculosis as comorbidity. The most common clinical manifestations were headache (21.30 %) and impaired consciousness (19 %). Cerebral tuberculosis and neurotoxoplasmosis were the most frequent neurological complications (30.90 % in both cases). Eighty-three point three zero percent (83.30 %) (n = 25/30) of the study subjects had a viral load > 100,000 copies/ml, 97.40 % (n = 38/39) had a CD4 count < 199 cells/mm3, and 90.50 % (n = 38/42) showed poor adherence to HAART. Conclusions: Neurological complications due to opportunistic infections most frequently affected the age group of 18 to 30 years old, males, unemployed and heterosexuals. The most frequent complications were cerebral tuberculosis and neurotoxoplasmosis. Most of the study subjects had a viral load > 100,000 copies/ml, CD4 count < 199 cells/mm3 and poor adherence to HAART. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to determine the relationship between family functionality and treatment adherence and compliance in patients with substance abuse disorder in "Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental Hideyo Noguchi - Honorio Delgado" in year 2021. Material and method: quantitative, observational, prospective, descriptive, and cross-sectional study. Our sample was of 153 patients, this was obtained by Epidat program, considering that 80% of patients improves their adherence to treatment with family support, with a precision of 5% and confidence level of 95 %. Three tests were used: APGAR familiar test to size family support, Test de Batalla to size knowledge and Test de Hermes to size treatment adherence. The information was analyzed in SPSS program version 21, using descriptive statistics and chi squared for the relationship of the desired variables. Results: 153 patients were interviewed, 67, 3% of the participants were male and 32,7% female. The average age was 34,62 ± 14,61. 54,20% (n=83) of the patients were unemployed. The most consumed substance in both sex was alcohol, then marijuana. 71,2% (n=109) had family disfunction in different grades, 17 had severe disfunction. 56,20% (n=86) didn't have illness knowledge. 75,20% (n=115) had treatment adherence. There was a significant relationship between family support and adherence to treatment of the substance user patient (p = 0,005), but there wasn't a significant relationship between family accompaniment and illness knowledge (p = 0,204). Conclusions: The majority of patients attended in addictions area of INSM HN-HD had family disfunction in different grades. There was a significant relationship between family support and treatment adherence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To determine the factors associated with gonarthrosis in patients older than 40 years of the Hospital Santa Rosa in 2018. Materials and methods: An analytical, case-control (61 cases and 122 controls) study was carried out in patients older than 40 years of age with and without a diagnosis of gonarthrosis treated at the Hospital Santa Rosa in 2018. In both groups, associated factors such as age, sex, nutritional status, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, occupation, knee trauma, low back pain, metabolic syndrome and smoking were evaluated. Pearson's chi-squared test and OR (logistic regression) were used for the statistical analysis. Results: Eighty-eight point five percent (88.5 %) of the patients with gonarthrosis were females. Out of the patients with this disease, 68.9 % were housewives; the most frequent age range was 60 to 69 years in the case group (45.9 %) and 50 to 59 years in the control group (37.7 %). A significant association was found between the risk of suffering from gonarthrosis and having suffered low back pain (OR = 6.395; 95 % CI = 3.163 - 12.929) and being female (OR = 3.905; 95 % CI = 1.632 - 9.342). Regarding the history of knee trauma and smoking, they did not show significance. Conclusions: It is concluded that females and low back pain are involved in the onset and progression of gonarthrosis. Age and occupation had a significant association with the occurrence of this disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]