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Acta Médica Peruana

On-line version ISSN 1728-5917

Abstract

VILCHEZ-CORNEJO, Jennifer et al. Características y factores asociados al maltrato percibido en internos de medicina en Perú. Acta méd. Peru [online]. 2021, vol.38, n.1, pp.17-26.  Epub May 23, 2021. ISSN 1728-5917.  http://dx.doi.org/10.35663/amp.2021.381.1848.

Objective:

To determine the characteristics and factors associated with the perception of abuse in medicine interns of Peru.

Material and Methods

: This is a cross-sectional multicenter and analytical study. Medicine interns from eighteen Peruvian hospitals were interviewed. A survey was administered between March and April 2016, which included socio-demographic characteristics and a scale measuring psychological and physical abuse, as well as sexual harassment perception. Generalized linear models were used and crude and adjusted prevalence rates (aPR) were estimated, with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Results:

418 medical interns participated in the study. Psychological and physical abuses were perceived by 91,9% and 55,5% of the studied population. Sexual harassment was perceived by 34% of all interviewed interns. Associated factors with psychological abuse were studied in a private university (aPR: 1.07; 95% CI: 1.01-1.13). Factors associated with physical abuse were age (aPR: 1.08; 95% IC: 1.05-1.12), performing internship in an Amazonian area hospital (aPR: 1,27; 95% CI: 1,03-1,56), and in a Social Security Hospital (aPR: 0,66; 95% CI: 0,44-0,94); and for sexual harassment, being female was the main associated factor (aPR: 1,52; 95% CI: 1,15-2,01).

Conclusions:

There is a high perception of abuse experienced by medicine interns, being psychological abuse the most frequent condition. There are some differences in the perception of psychological and physical abuse, according to the medical school the interns come from, as well as with respect to the healthcare facility where internship is performed. A high frequency of sexual harassment was reported by female interns after three months of having started their training period.

Keywords : Internship and Residency; Perception; Physical Abuse; Sexual Harassment.

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