Level of knowledge of the physician “serums” on the academic domain, diagnostic and technical for the early prevention of cervical cancer

Ibañez-Rodriguez J.; Raraz-Vidal J.; Torres-Salome F.; Raraz-Vidal O. · Gaceta Medica de Caracas (2022) · DOI: 10.47307/gmc.2022.130.3.18

Resumen

Objective: To determine the mastery of academic, diagnostic, and technical skills in the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer in the graduates of the SERUMS in the Huanuco region, in 2020. Methods: The study is observational and analytical. Wesurveyed100physiciansinHuanuco,2020whomet the selection criteria. The study variables were age, gender, the university where they studied, academic ability, diagnostic ability, and technical ability. The questionnaire was validated, and Cronbach’s alpha was 87 %. Descriptive and analytical analysis was performed with the Mann-Whitney U statistical test, with a p-value <0.05 and 95 % confidence interval. Results:Thedescriptiveanalysisfoundthatphysicians had an average age of 27.22 (± 2.9 years), there was a higher percentage of female doctors (55 %), and most doctors came from a national university (57 %). The 42 % of physicians obtained an optimal mastery of academic and diagnostic skills, 31 % obtained a regular mastery and 27 % achieved a basic mastery. In terms of mastery of technical skills, only 17 % of physicians obtained excellent mastery, 41 % of physicians obtained the regular mastery, and 25 % obtained poor mastery. A significant difference was found between the scores of the mastery of technical skills according to the type of university of origin (p = 0.03). Conclusion: Serumist doctors working in ruralareas,havegoodknowledgeabouttheprevention and early detection of cervical cancer, but have little mastery over technical skills for the prevention and early detection of this cancer.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán