Publications by authors named "Marisella Chuman-Sanchez"
Objective: Evaluate the relationship between women's empowerment and the use of modern contraceptive methods.
Study Design: A secondary analysis was conducted using the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey of Peru, selecting women who were married, ever married, or cohabiting with a partner. The survey-based Women's Empowerment Index was employed to assess empowerment, and the dependent variable was the use of modern contraceptives at the time of the interview.
Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms in medical students in Peru, during the second pandemic wave of COVID-19.
Methods: We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study in 405 medical students from a university in northern Peru. The DASS-21 instrument was used to evaluate mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress), and to investigate their association with socio-educational characteristics.
Article Synopsis
- - COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has become a persistent global health crisis, prompting a study in a tertiary hospital in Peru to explore mortality factors among hospitalized patients.
- - The study analyzed 297 COVID-19 patients, revealing that most were women with a mean age of nearly 64 years; common comorbidities included hypertension and diabetes, with survival probabilities decreasing significantly over a week of ICU care.
- - Key mortality risk factors identified included older age, male gender, tachypnea, low blood pressure, low oxygen levels, renal issues, and high levels of inflammatory markers like IL-6 and D-dimer, highlighting a mortality rate of 51.18 per 100 patients.
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in University Students in Paraguay during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
October 2022
We aimed to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in university students in Paraguay during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 293 students from four universities in Paraguay in 2021. The DASS-21 mental health scale was used to measure the outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress) and evaluate their association with socio-educational variables.
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