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Factors associated with producing a scientific publication during medical training: evidence from a cross-sectional study of 40 medical schools in Latin America [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
"Background: Scientific publication during medical training is key to
promoting enduring cutting-edge knowledge. The promotion of
science among medical students in Latin America is a multisectoral
issue that is hampered by the lack of governmental knowledge to
invest in national research, as well as by the lack of support from local
universities. This study aims to determine the factors associated with
the production of a scientific publication during medical training
among Latin American medical students of local scientific societies.
Methods: This is a secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional study
conducted in 2016 that assessed the use of information and
communication technologies (ICTs) among medical students from 40
local scientific societies of medical students affiliated with FELSOCEM.
Teams from each local scientific society surveyed self-reported
scientific publications and explored their association with
socioeconomic, academic, and research training conditions. We applied nested models to identify the covariates associated with selfreported scientific publication, obtaining a parsimonious mixedeffects multilevel model grouped by medical scientific society.
Results: Of 11,587 participants, the prevalence of scientific
publications increased in 36% among medical students affiliated to a
Scientific Society of Medical Students [parsimonious prevalence ratio
(pPR)=1.36, 95%CI=1.16–1.59], 51% among medical students with
advanced English proficiency [pPR=1.51, 95%CI=1.21 – 1.87], 85%
among medical students who attended a scientific writing skills course
[pPR=1.85, 95%CI=1.59–2.15], 81% among medical students who use
Sci-Hub [pPR=1.81, 95%CI=1.50–2.20], and 108% among medical
students who have access to a pirated academic account [pPR=2.08,
95%CI=1.83–2.36].
Conclusions: Producing a scientific publication among medical
students is associated with being affiliated to a scientific society of
medical students, English proficiency, training in scientific writing, use
of Sci-Hub, and pirated academic accounts. The results will help
clinical educators and medical programs improve resources for
training students in high-quality research
Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Positivity in Patients Treated at the Lambayeque Regional Hospital, Peru during a Pandemic Period
The aim of this study was to provide additional data on mortality from COVID-19 with particular attention to the factors associated with the positivity of patients admitted to the Lambayeque Hospital in Peru. A retrospective cohort analysis was carried out to determine the clinical-epidemiological factors associated with positivity for SARS-CoV-2 in patients treated at the Lambayeque Regional Hospital during the health emergency period in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was observed that, as the demographic age group increased, the percentage of seropositivity increased, with 66.8% of elderly adults testing positive, compared to 37.4% of children (p < 0.001). More seropositive men than women were evident (61.1% vs. 54.1%; p < 0.001). The most frequent symptom of patients with suspected COVID-19 was cough (65.0%). However, the symptoms with the greatest frequency of seropositive patients were ageusia (78.6%) and fever (77.6%); cough was one of the symptoms with the lowest (63.9%) (p-value < 0.001). The comorbidities with the most seropositive patients were obesity (80.7%) and diabetes mellitus (73.6%) (p-value < 0.001), different from the top comorbidity of heart disease (12.7%) in suspected COVID-19 patients. In terms of disease signs, abnormal findings on MRI (98.11%) and dyspnea (28.7%) were the most common in suspected COVID-19 patients, similar to those in seropositive patients, which were dyspnea (81.4%) and abnormal tomography findings (75.3%) (p-value < 0.001)