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Horizonte Médico (Lima)
Print version ISSN 1727-558X
Abstract
LAZO VERA, Jorge Omar and MELO PEZO, Xavier Alonso. Entrepreneurial attitude of medical specialists at a hospital in Huancavelica, Peru. Horiz. Med. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.3, e1249. ISSN 1727-558X. http://dx.doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n3.04.
Objective
To measure the entrepreneurial attitude of medical specialists at a hospital in Huancavelica, Peru. To determine if age, sex, job tenure, type of contract, marital status, income and medical specialty influence their entrepreneurial attitude.
Materials and methods
An observational, prospective and cross-sectional study. A Likert-scale questionnaire on entrepreneurial attitude was administered to 32 medical specialists. Also age, sex, job tenure, type of contract, marital status, income and medical specialty were assessed. Descriptive and inferential analyses were performed.
Results
Eighty-five percent (85 %) of the study population showed a solid entrepreneurial attitude, while the remaining 15 % might be an entrepreneur. No participant rejected entrepreneurship as an option. Regarding the association between the entrepreneurial attitude and the studied factors, no significant differences were found in any variable.
Conclusions
Eighty-five percent (85 %) of the study population showed a positive attitude towards entrepreneurship regardless of the studied associated factors.
Keywords : Health services needs and demand; Population health management; Health care economics and organizations; Public perception of science.