| Title: |
Perceptions of primary care among medical students in Lima, Peru: a cross-sectional study in two universities |
| Authors: |
Medina-Ramirez, Sebastian A.; Arones-Santayana, Camila A.; Taype-Rondan, Alvaro |
| Source: |
Primary Health Care Research & Development ; volume 27 ; ISSN 1463-4236 1477-1128 |
| Publisher Information: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Description: |
Objective: To describe the perception of primary care (PC) among medical students from two universities in Peru. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among third- to seventh-year medical students from two universities in Lima, Peru. A questionnaire was applied to evaluate perceptions of PC. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated to assess factors associated with a favorable perception. Results: Data from 418 medical students were analyzed (women: 60.8%, mean age: 23.4 years). Only 2.2% expected to work in PC after graduation. Regarding perceptions of PC, 82% agreed or strongly agreed that PC is a preparatory step toward medical residency, 55% felt cases were less interesting, and 44% believed the income was lower compared to hospital work. Being enrolled at Universidad Peruana Unión (aPR: 3.35, 95% CI: 1.85–6.05) and having completed an external rotation in PC (aPR: 1.36, 95% CI: 1.03–1.80) were associated with a favorable perception. Conclusion: Among the assessed students, most viewed PC as a step toward residency, and nearly half considered cases less interesting and income lower compared to hospital work. A favorable perception was associated with university affiliation and having completed external rotations in PC during training. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1017/s146342362610084x |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1017/s146342362610084x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S146342362610084X |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.79FCB9F0 |
| Database: |
BASE |