Scientific publication of the directors of the Scientific Association of Medical Students of Colombia: Characteristics and associated factors

Autor: Cristian Pulido-Medina, David Hamon-Rugeles, Estefanía López-Ramírez, Andrés Felipe Quimbayo-Cifuentes, Christian Richard Mejía
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, Vol 65, Iss 4, Pp 553-557 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0120-0011
2357-3848
DOI: 10.15446/revfacmed.v65n4.60489
Popis: Introduction: The scientific publication should be encouraged from the undergraduates, especially in science health careers. Objective: To determine the features and factors associated with scientific publication among members of the Scientific Association of Medical Students of Colombia (ASCEMCOL). Materials and methods: An analytic cross-sectional study, which was based on a face survey applied to the members of the ASCEMCOL. A publication was defined as a publication made in an indexed scientific journal; and the information collected was crossed with variables to obtain a statistical association. Results: When performing multivariate analysis, it was associated with increased participation in scientific research the fact of being in a superior academic semester (RPA: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.01-1.56; p value: 0.043), more of extracurricular investigations (RPA: 1.26; 95% CI: 1.15-1.38; p value
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