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1. En el contexto de la llegada de las vacunas contra la COVID-19 al Perú, es importante conocer que rubros son los más dispuestos a realizarlo. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar los factores socio-laborales asociados a la posibilidad de vacunación contra la COVID-19 si el trabajo se los exige. Estudio transversal analítico, que tuvo como pregunta principal si es que se vacunarían si es que es requisito para el trabajo, esto se comparó según el rubro laboral, el sexo y el grupo etario; se obtuvo estadística descriptiva y analítica. De los 6628 trabajadores encuestados, el 34% y 35% se vacunarían si es que el trabajo se los pide según el que aún no se enfermaran o que ya lo hubiesen hecho, respectivamente. En el análisis multivariado, hubo mayor frecuencia de estar de acuerdo con el vacunarse entre los que están en el sector de minería (RPa: 1,33; IC95%: 1,05-1,69; valor p=0,019), los que hacen labores domésticas (RPa: 1,14; IC95%: 1,01-1,29; valor p=0,036) y los hombres (RPa: 1,07; IC95%. 1,01-1,14; valor p=0,029); en cambio, a comparación de los más jóvenes, los del rango etario de 40-49 años (RPa: 0,82; IC95%: 0,71-0,95; valor p=0,010) los que pensaban en vacunarse menor frecuencia. Hubo una baja percepción a la posibilidad de vacunarse si es que el trabajo se los pide, siendo los principales factores asociados a la posibilidad de vacunarse el no haberse contagiado previamente de COVID-19, pertenecer al sector minería, realizar labores domésticas y ser hombre.

Introduction: Fear is a natural response to something unknown. In the current scenario, it is important to assess it in relation to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic in Latin American countries. Objective: To determine the fear perception according to factors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted based on a virtual questionnaire. The main question was “how much fear people had of COVID-19?”, using a scale from zero (without fear) to 10 (very fear). This scale was divided into tertiles, and the upper tertile was the reference category (compared to the middle and lower tertiles). Statistical significances between fear perception of COVID-19 and sociodemographic data were calculated. Results: A total of 3887 participants responded the questionnaire about fear perception. In the multivariate analysis was found that women (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR): 1.37; 95% confidence interval (CI) : 1.26-1.48; p

Indexado en Scopus Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medicated drugs used for respiratory symptoms, as COVID-19 preventive, for its symptoms or once tested positive. To determine the perception of symptom relief and demographic variables that promote self-medication in Peru. We performed a cross-sectional, analytical, multicenter study in 3792 study respondents on the use, the reason for use, and perception of relief after the use of six drugs during the quarantine period. An online questionnaire was developed, pretested and submitted to the general public. Multivariable logistic regression was used to ascertain factors that influence an individual's desire to self-medicate, associations were considered significant at p < 0.05 and using region (coast, mountain and jungle) as cluster group. The majority of respondents self-medicated with acetaminophen for respiratory symptoms and mainly because they had a cold or flu. It was observed that all the surveyed drugs (acetaminophen, ibuprofen, azithromycin, penicillin, antiretrovirals and hydroxychloroquine) were consumed for various symptoms including: fever, fatigue, cough, sneezing, muscle pain, nasal congestion, sore throat, headache and breathing difficulty. Over 90% of respondents perceived relief of at least one symptom. Multivariable logistic regression showed that older people have a higher frequency of antiretroviral self-medication, respondents who currently have a job had a higher frequency of penicillin self-medication, and that respondents from the Andes consumed less acetaminophen, while the ones from the rainforest consumed it more. There were significant percentages of self-medication, including drugs without sufficient scientific evidence. Age, region where one lived and job status were variables associated with self-medication frequency. Continuous awareness and sensitization about the risks of self-medication are warranted. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Revisión por pares