LIPID PROFILE IN FITNESS-FOR-WORK ASSESSMENT ACCORDING TO JOB SECTOR IN A OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC IN PERU.

Objective: To describe the differences in lipid profiles and other factors associated with fitness-for work assessments in workers in Peru according to job sector.

Methodology: This was an analytical cross-sectional study with secondary data analysis in an Occupational Health Clinic. The quantitative measures of the lipid profile (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol, very-low-density lipoprotein [VLDL] cholesterol and triglycerides) were analyzed descriptively and analytically compared between job sectors and other variables.

Fear and concern about the outbreak of a world war: validation of an instrument in eight Latin American countries (Third World War scale).

Introduction: Since the cold war, the population have not felt so much fear about the outbreak of the Third World War, sensation revived with the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Objective: The aim is to validate a test in Latin America that measures fear perception and concern about a world war.

Methodology: It is an instrumental study using Google Forms.

Understanding the reasons to avoid seeking mental health professionals: Validation of the MITOS-MENTAL questionnaire in Peru population.

There is still much resistance, myths, beliefs, and misconceptions regarding the seeking of mental health services for diagnosis and treatment. The objective was to validate an instrument to determine why Peruvian workers would not seek mental health professionals. In an instrumental study, literature was searched, and mental health professionals were asked about the most common reasons for not attending consultations.

Factors associated with the use of dental services in older adults in Peru.

Background: The use of dental services by older adults in Peru faces various challenges that impact both their oral and overall health. Several factors play a crucial role in obtaining adequate dental care.

Aims: To evaluate the factors associated with the use of dental services in older adults in Peru.

Factors associated with the perception of resentment towards the Chinese in Latin America during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: Resentment towards the Chinese population was perceived during the first months of the pandemic because the pandemic/disease started in that country.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with the perception of resentment towards the Chinese in Latin America during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methodology: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted during the second semester of the pandemic in more than a dozen countries.

Characteristics and survival of adults with differentiated thyroid cancer in a Peruvian hospital.

Background: Motivation for the study. There are few clinical and survival studies in Peru on thyroid cancer.

Background: Main findings.

South American Validation of a Survey to Assess Eco-Anxiety in Adults (ECO-ANS-LATAM).

: climate change is a reality, and more and more people are becoming aware of this global problem, which has generated anxiety in some populations. To validate a short survey to assess eco-anxiety in adults in South America. : It is an instrumental study, and the validation was based on a previous survey, which had six questions and was generated by 217 respondents in the USA in 2021.

Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder risk post-COVID-19 in 12 countries in Latin America: a cross-sectional survey.

Introduction: Latin America was the region most affected by COVID-19 in the second quarter of 2020, and consequently, the impact on mental health requires evaluation. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by bereavement due to COVID-19 in 12 countries in Latin America.

Methods: The current study was an analytical cross-sectional study.

Factors associated with the use of medicines and self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic in 12 Latin American countries.

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a rise in the global phenomenon of self-medication. The use of medicines with unsubstantiated claims of benefit for the prevention and/or treatment of infected people has been widely adopted.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with the use of medicines and self-medication by Latin American populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Burnout syndrome and depression in students of a Colombian medical school, 2018.

Introduction And Objectives: Burnout syndrome (BS) has been evaluated in few populations of medical students, and its relationship with depression is even less studied. The objective was to determine the frequency of BS in medical students of the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC), in Tunja, Colombia, as well as its association with depression and other social, economic, demographic, and academic factors.

Methods: An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study was carried out on 182 UPTC medical students during 2018.

Association between the use of Sci-Hub and consultation of scientific journals by medical students from six Latin American countries: A secondary analysis.

Introduction And Objective: Sci-Hub is a website that allows users to download full-text versions of millions of scientific articles for free. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the use of Sci-Hub and consultation of scientific journals by medical students from six Latin American countries.

Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of data from a 2017 cross-sectional study of medical students from six Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru).

Crisis due to war: anxiety, depression and stress in the population of 13 Latin American countries.

Sustainability may be at risk in a population that has altered health, according to Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3): Health and well-being. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine could jeopardize SDG 3, specifically the mental health of the population. The present study sought to determine the association between severe anxiety, depression and stress in population of 13 Latin American countries according to fear about the war conflict.

Post-Traumatic Stress Associated with Telework-Related Job Limitation in Latin America.

During the pandemic, there has been evidence of work limitations during telework, which are believed to cause mental health problems. Our objective was to assess the association between perceived work limitations during telework and posttraumatic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Latin America in 2020.

Latin American perceptions of fear and exaggeration transmitted by the media with regard to COVID-19: frequency and association with severe mental pathologies.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the spread of abundant misinformation by the media, which caused fear and concern.

Objective: To determine the association between the pathologies of the mental sphere and the perceptions of fear and exaggeration transmitted by the media with respect to COVID-19 in Latin America.

Methodology: The present study has an analytical cross-sectional design that is based on a validated survey to measure fear and exaggeration transmitted by the media and other sources (Cronbach's α: 0.

Factors associated with complications of foreign body ingestion and/or aspiration in children from a Peruvian hospital.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with complications of foreign body ingestion and/or aspiration in children from a hospital in the Peruvian social security program.

Materials And Methods: An observational, retrospective, analytical, and transverse study was undertaken. Medical records of patients under the age of 14 years old, who were admitted to the National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins between January 2013 and May 2017, and treated with a diagnosis of foreign body in the digestive or respiratory tract, were selected.

A cross-sectional study to assess the level of satisfaction with virtual education in Peruvian medical students.

Objectives: Education has totally changed in the context of the pandemic. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the factors associated with the level of satisfaction with virtual education in Peruvian medical students during COVID-19.

Methods: Analytical and cross-sectional study, based on an online survey of students nationwide.

Basic COVID-19 knowledge according to education level and country of residence: Analysis of twelve countries in Latin America.

Introduction: Knowing a disease is crucial for being able to fight it, especially in a region in which COVID-19 caused so many deaths, such as Latin America.

Objective: To determine the association between basic knowledge of COVID-19 and education level according to country of residence in Latin America.

Methodology: This is an analytical cross-sectional study.

Validity of a scale of Latin American perception of fear and concern transmitted by the media during the pandemic (MED-LAT-COVID-19).

Introduction: The pandemic has caused fear, especially due to the daily disseminated news; however, there is not an instrument to measure this fear in multiple realities.

Objective: To validate a scale for Latin American perception of fear and concern transmitted by the media during the pandemic.

Methodology: This is an instrumental study.

Critical congenital heart disease detection in the ANDES: Challenges and opportunities.

Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) represents a challenging problem in global health equity due to the need for specialized surgical or transcatheter intervention within the first year of life. CCHD screening using pulse oximetry (POS) has led to significant improvements in mortality due to early referral and intervention. Andean America represents one of the few regions in the world with increasing CHD deaths and variable POS implementation.

Factors associated with the perception of inadequate sanitary control in 12 Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: Sanitary control mechanisms differ greatly from country to country. Therefore, it is important to know citizens' perception of different realities. We aimed to determine the factors associated with the perception of inadequate sanitary control in 12 Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Perceived Fatality Prior to COVID-19 Infection in 13 Latin American Countries (FAT-LAT-COVID-19): Revalidation of a Shortened Scale.

Introduction: COVID-19 has generated great repercussions for the population globally; millions of deaths have been reported worldwide. The idea of death is especially exacerbated when there are close to death experiences that remind us how close we are to fatality. This is why it is important to measure fatalistic ideas of those who have not yet been infected.