Usability and perceptions of a one-on-one telementoring program for young physicians in rural settings of Peru: a mixed method study.

BACKGROUND: Telementoring seems to be a promising strategy to deliver training and counselling to physicians in remote areas. In Peru, early graduated physicians must work for the Rural and Urban-Edge Health Service Program where they face important training needs. The aim of this study was to describe the usage of a one-on-one telementoring program for rural physicians and evaluate the aspects related to the perceptions of acceptability and usability. METHODS: Mixed methods study on recently graduated physicians who work in rural areas and participate in the telementoring program. The program used a mobile application to connect these young doctors with specialized mentors to answer queries about real-life problems raised by working in a rural area. We summarize administrative data to assess participant characteristics and their participation in the program. Additionally, we conducted in-depth interviews to explore the perceived usability, ease of use, and reason for non-use of the telementoring program. RESULTS: Of 74 physicians (mean age 25, 51.4% women) enrolled, 12 (16.2%) actively used the program and performed a total of 27 queries, which received response in an average time of 5.4 ± 6.3 h. In the interviews, the main reasons for non-use were connectivity issues, feelings of shame, and self-efficacy. For those who used the telementoring program they referred it was easy to use and solve their inquiries timely. CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a telementoring program sought to provide guidance to recently graduated physicians working in rural areas. Low use rates show that administrative and process-related deficiencies in the program implementation need to be improved.

Supervivencia de los trabajadores de salud infectados por SARS-CoV-2 en el contexto de la vacunación contra la COVID-19 en el Perú / Survival of health workers infected by SARS-CoV-2 in the context of vaccination against COVID-19 in Peru

RESUMEN Objetivos. Evaluar la supervivencia de los trabajadores de salud infectados por SARS-CoV-2 en el contexto del proceso de vacunación contra la COVID-19 en el Perú. Métodos. Se realizó un análisis de supervivencia a partir de datos provenientes de las bases nacionales en salud. Se incluyó datos de personas entre 18 y 59 años infectadas por SARS-CoV-2 evidenciada por prueba molecular o antigénica. Se elaboraron gráficos de Kaplan Meier para comparar la sobrevida de los trabajadores de salud y el resto de la población durante el año 2021 y el trabajador de salud durante la primera y segunda ola de mortalidad en el Perú en el 2020 y 2021, respectivamente. Resultados. Se incluyeron datos de 998 295 personas. La edad promedio fue 41,2 años (DE 15,8) y 485 167 (48,6%) fueron mujeres. Se encontró un mayor nivel de sobrevida de los trabajadores de salud después de la vacunación con respecto a la población en general y a la población de los trabajadores de salud antes de la vacunación. Se evidenció que, al inicio de la segunda ola, el riesgo de morir de los trabajadores de salud era el doble del que tenían en la primera ola (HR=2). Después de la vacunación (en el sexto mes de la segunda ola), el riesgo de morir disminuyó hasta 87,5% menos que en la primera ola (HR=0,125). Conclusiones. Se ha evidenciado un cambio positivo en el nivel de sobrevida de los trabajadores de salud infectado por SARS-CoV-2 durante el contexto de la vacunación contra la COVID-19 en el Perú.

ABSTRACT Objectives. To evaluate the survival of health personnel infected by SARS-CoV-2 in the context of the vaccination process against COVID-19 in Peru. Methods. A survival analysis was performed using data from national health databases. Data from people between 18 and 59 years old infected with SARS-CoV-2 as evidenced by molecular or antigenic tests were included. Kaplan Meier graphs were produced to compare the survival of health personnel and the rest of the population during 2021 and health personnel during the first and second wave of mortality in Peru in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Results. Data from 998 295 people were included. The average age was 41.2 years (SD 15.8) and 485 167 (48.6%) were women. A higher level of survival of health workers after vaccination was found compared to the general population and to the population of health workers before vaccination. It was evidenced that, at the beginning of the second wave, the risk of dying for health workers was twice that of the first wave (HR = 2). After vaccination (in the sixth month of the second wave), the risk of dying decreased to 87.5% less than in the first wave (HR = 0.125). Conclusions. A positive change has been evidenced in the level of survival of health personnel infected by SARS-CoV-2 during the context of vaccination against COVID-19 in Peru.

Prevención de infecciones asociadas a la atención de salud: conocimientos y prácticas en médicos residentes / Prevention of health care-associated infections: knowledge and practices in resident physicians

RESUMEN Objetivos. Determinar el nivel de conocimientos y prácticas sobre las medidas de prevención de las infecciones asociadas a la atención de salud (IAAS) y sus factores asociados en médicos residentes ingresantes 2018 de una universidad de Lima, Perú. Métodos. Estudio transversal en el cual se aplicó un cuestionario validado a 171 médicos residentes. Las variables estudiadas fueron edad, sexo, tiempo como profesional, capacitaciones previas, procedencia, tipo de universidad de procedencia, entre otras. Resultados. 52% de los participantes fueron de sexo femenino, el 49% tenía 2 o menos años de tiempo como profesional médico, el 49% provenía de una universidad del interior del país, solo el 34% ocupó una vacante cautiva y el 71,9% tuvo capacitaciones previas sobre medidas de prevención de IAAS. El 83% de los médicos residentes ingresantes estudiados mostró poco conocimiento sobre medidas de prevención de las IAAS mientras que el 68,4% mostró prácticas no adecuadas sobre medidas de prevención de las IAAS. El ingreso a una especialidad de medicina estuvo asociado a un menor riesgo de tener poco conocimiento (OR: 0,32, IC 95%: 0,11-0,93). El mayor tiempo como profesional se relacionó a un menor riesgo de tener prácticas inadecuadas (OR: 0,936, IC 95%: 0,89-0,99). Conclusiones. Existe un bajo nivel de conocimientos sobre medidas de prevención de IAAS y una elevada proporción de los residentes ingresantes 2018 tuvo prácticas no adecuadas sobre medidas de prevención de IAAS. Se observó que el tipo de especialidad fue un factor asociado al nivel de conocimientos y el tiempo de experiencia profesional fue un factor asociado al tipo de práctica.

ABSTRACT Objectives. To determine level of knowledge and practices on the measures of prevention of infections associated with health care (HAI) and factors associated with in incoming resident physicians 2018 of a university of Lima, Peru. Methods. A validated questionnaire was applied to 171 resident physicians in a cross-sectional study. Variables studied were age, sex, time as a professional, previous training, origin, type of university of origin, among others. Results. It was observed that 52% are female, 49% had 2 or less years as a medical professional, 49% came from a university in the interior of the country, only 34% occupied a captive vacancy and 71.9% had previous training on HAI prevention measures. 83% of the incoming resident physicians studied showed a low level of knowledge about HAI prevention measures while 68.4% of the incoming resident physicians studied showed inappropriate practices on HAI prevention measures. When performing the multivariate analysis, it showed that entering a medicine specialty was associated with a lower risk of having low level of knowledge (OR: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.11-0.93). The bivariate analysis showed that the longest time as a professional was related to lower risk of having inappropriate practices, this being confirmed when performing the multivariate analysis (OR: 0.936, 95% CI: 0.89-0.99). Conclusions. There is a low level of knowledge about HAI prevention measures and a high proportion with inappropriate practices in incoming residents 2018 on HAI prevention measures. It was observed that the type of specialty is a factor associated with the level of knowledge and the time of professional experience is a factor associated with the type of practice.

Cambios en la densidad de recursos humanos en salud durante la epidemia de COVID-19 en el Perú, abril - agosto 2020

Objetivo. Analizar los cambios en la Densidad de Recursos Humanos en Salud (DRHS) en el Ministerio de Salud a nivel regional y provincial en el Perú; a fin de describir la respuesta del sistema de salud sobre este componente durante la epidemia de COVID-19. Métodos. Estudio descriptivo basado en el análisis de la base de datos nacional de INFORHUS del Ministerio de Salud. Para el cálculo de la DRHS, se consideró como numerador al personal de salud registrado en la base de INFORHUS y como denominador a la población adscrita al Seguro Integral de Salud - SIS. Se excluyó a personal de salud que falleció y aún estaba registrado, y a personal diagnosticado de COVID-19 por prueba rápida o molecular durante los meses considerados en el análisis. Se analizaron los cambios porcentuales de DRHS entre los meses de abril hasta agosto de 2020 a nivel regional y provincial en el Perú. Resultados. En el periodo abril-agosto la DRHS a nivel nacional se incrementó en un 5,1%. A nivel regional este incremento se logró en 15 de las 25 regiones con una variación desde 0,2% hasta 12,3%, y se visualizó una reducción brusca y sostenida del personal nombrado, juntamente con un incremento del personal con contratos temporales. En el resto de las regiones se visualizó una reducción de DRHS la cual varió entre -0,7% hasta -7,7%. Conclusiones. La DRHS en el Perú mostró un leve incremento a nivel nacional durante el primer periodo de cuarentena por la pandemia de COVID-19; sin embargo, este resultado no ha sido equitativo en las diferentes regiones y provincias a nivel nacional. Esto sugiere una limitación en el alcance de las medidas tomadas por el gobierno, y la necesidad de tomar acciones para el fortalecimiento de la situación de salud y despliegue de RHUS en los sectores más desfavorecidos.

Objective. To analyze the changes in the density of human resources in health (DHRH), in the Ministry of Health at the regional and provincial level in Peru, in order to describe the response of the health system on this component during the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods. Descriptive study based on the analysis of the INFORHUS national database of the Ministry of Health. To calculate the DHRH, the health personnel registered in the INFORHUS database were considered as the numerator and the population assigned to the Seguro Integral de Salud - SIS as the denominator. Health personnel who died and were still registered, and personnel diagnosed with COVID-19 by rapid or molecular testing during the months considered in the analysis, were excluded. The percentage changes of DHRH between the months of april to august 2020 were analyzed at the regional and provincial level in Peru. Results. In the april-august 2020 period, in response to the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peru increased the DHRH by 5,1%. At the regional level, this increase was achieved in 15 of the 25 regions with a variation from 0,2% to 12,3%, and a sharp and sustained reduction in appointed personnel was observed, together with an increase in personnel with temporary contracts. In the rest of the regions, a reduction in DHRH was observed, which ranged from -0,7% to -7,7%. Conclusions. DHRH in Peru showed a slight increase at the national level during the first quarantine period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, this result has not been equitable in the different regions and provinces at the national level. This suggests a limitation in the scope of the measures taken by the government, and the need to take actions to strengthen the health situation and deployment of human resources in health in the most disadvantaged sectors.

Early transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in a southern hemisphere setting: Lima-Peru: February 29th-March 30th, 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in Wuhan China has generated substantial morbidity and mortality impact around the world during the last four months. The daily trend in reported cases has been rapidly rising in Latin America since March 2020 with the great majority of the cases reported in Brazil followed by Peru as of April 15th, 2020. Although Peru implemented a range of social distancing measures soon after the confirmation of its first case on March 6th, 2020, the daily number of new COVID-19 cases continues to accumulate in this country. We assessed the early COVID-19 transmission dynamics and the effect of social distancing interventions in Lima, Peru. We estimated the reproduction number, R, during the early transmission phase in Lima from the daily series of imported and autochthonous cases by the date of symptoms onset as of March 30th, 2020. We also assessed the effect of social distancing interventions in Lima by generating short-term forecasts grounded on the early transmission dynamics before interventions were put in place. Prior to the implementation of the social distancing measures in Lima, the local incidence curve by the date of symptoms onset displays near exponential growth dynamics with the mean scaling of growth parameter, p, estimated at 0.9 (95%CI: 0.9,1.0) and the reproduction number at 2.3 (95% CI: 2.0, 2.5). Our analysis indicates that school closures and other social distancing interventions have helped slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, with the nearly exponential growth trend shifting to an approximately linear growth trend soon after the broad scale social distancing interventions were put in place by the government. While the interventions appear to have slowed the transmission rate in Lima, the number of new COVID-19 cases continue to accumulate, highlighting the need to strengthen social distancing and active case finding efforts to mitigate disease transmission in the region.

Translating Social Determinants of Health into Standardized Clinical Entities.

Social determinants of health (SDH) are a valuable source of health information which still are not fully utilized in the clinical space. Knowing that a certain patient has trouble finding transportation, has a potentially hazardous relationship with a family member or close relative, is currently unemployed, or various other social factors would allow providers to tailor treatment plans in a way to best help that patient. However, these SDH must be gathered, represented, and stored in a standardized way before they can be leveraged by informatics tools designed for health providers. This process of translating SDH to standardized clinical entities includes two main steps. The first is a collaborative effort to establish an ontology of medical terminology codes (i.e., ICD, SNOMED, LOINC, etc.) which can be used to uniformly represent SDH as coded concepts. The second is a collaborative effort to use the FHIR standard to create profiles and extensions which will allow FHIR resources to be used to store the coded SDH as clinical entities. Each of these steps has their own complexities that must be considered and accounted for in future efforts to create interoperable clinical informatics solutions which utilize SDH.

Early transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in a southern hemisphere setting: Lima-Peru: February 29th-March 30th, 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in Wuhan China has generated substantial morbidity and mortality impact around the world during the last four months. The daily trend in reported cases has been rapidly rising in Latin America since March 2020 with the great majority of the cases reported in Brazil followed by Peru as of April 15th, 2020. Although Peru implemented a range of social distancing measures soon after the confirmation of its first case on March 6th, 2020, the daily number of new COVID-19 cases continues to accumulate in this country. We assessed the early COVID-19 transmission dynamics and the effect of social distancing interventions in Lima, Peru. We estimated the reproduction number, R, during the early transmission phase in Lima from the daily series of imported and autochthonous cases by the date of symptoms onset as of March 30th, 2020. We also assessed the effect of social distancing interventions in Lima by generating short-term forecasts grounded on the early transmission dynamics before interventions were put in place. Prior to the implementation of the social distancing measures in Lima, the local incidence curve by the date of symptoms onset displays near exponential growth dynamics with the mean scaling of growth parameter, p, estimated at 0.96 (95% CI: 0.87, 1.0) and the reproduction number at 2.3 (95% CI: 2.0, 2.5). Our analysis indicates that school closures and other social distancing interventions have helped slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, with the nearly exponential growth trend shifting to an approximately linear growth trend soon after the broad scale social distancing interventions were put in place by the government. While the interventions appear to have slowed the transmission rate in Lima, the number of new COVID-19 cases continue to accumulate, highlighting the need to strengthen social distancing and active case finding efforts to mitigate disease transmission in the region.

Need for the Development of a Specific Regulatory Framework for Evaluation of Mobile Health Apps in Peru: Systematic Search on App Stores and Content Analysis.

BACKGROUND: In Peru, there is an increase in the creation of mobile health (mHealth) apps; however, this situation could present problems related to the quality of information these apps share, data security and privacy, usability, and effectiveness, as there is no specific local regulation about their creation and use. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to review mHealth apps created, uploaded, or used in Peru, and perform an analysis of the national regulatory framework that could be applied to evaluate whether there is a need to develop and implement a specific regulation to these apps. METHODS: A total of 3 reviews were performed. First, we reviewed information about Peruvian mHealth apps created up to May 2019 from scientific publications, news, government communications, and virtual stores, and evaluated their purpose, creator, and the available evidence of their usability and effectiveness. The second review was carried out by taking a sample of the 10 most commonly used mHealth apps in Peru (regardless of the country of creation), to evaluate the information they collect and classify them according to the possible risks that they could present in terms of security and privacy. In addition, we evaluated whether they refer to or endorse the information they provided. Finally, in the third review, we searched for Peruvian standards related to electronic health (eHealth) that involve information technology that can be applied to regulate these apps. RESULTS: A total of 66 apps meeting our inclusion criteria were identified; of these, 47% (n=31) belonged to government agencies and 47% (n=31) were designed for administrative purposes (private and government agencies). There was no evidence about the usability or effectiveness of any of these apps. Concerning the 10 most commonly used mHealth apps in Peru, about the half of them gathered user information that could be leaked, changed, or lost, thus posing a great harm to their users or to their related patients. In addition, 6/10 (60%) of these apps did not mention the source of the information they provided. Among the Peruvian norms, the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, Law on Medical Devices, and administrative directives on standards and criteria for health information systems have some regulations that could be applied to these apps; however, these do not fully cover all aspects concerning the evaluation of security and privacy of data, quality of provided information, and evidence of an app's usability and effectiveness. CONCLUSIONS: Because many Peruvian mHealth apps have issues related to security and privacy of data, quality of information provided, and lack of available evidence of their usability and effectiveness, there is an urgent need to develop a regulatory framework based on existing medical device and health information system norms in order to promote the evaluation and regulation of all the aforesaid aspects, including the creation of a national repository for these apps that describes all these characteristics.

Estrategias para promover la alfabetización en salud desde la atención primaria: una perspectiva que considera las realidades de los países de ingresos medios y bajos / Strategies to promote health literacy from primary care: a perspective that considers the realities of low and middle-income countries

La alfabetización en salud se asocia con mejores resultados de salud. Los profesionales de salud de atención primaria generalmente brindan la mayor parte de la atención a los pacientes y también suelen ser el primer punto de contacto para los pacientes dentro de un sistema de salud. En este artículo se discuten cuatro estrategias para promover la alfabetización en salud en el entorno de atención primaria: 1) Mejorar las habilidades de comunicación del clínico, 2) Usar herramientas de e-Salud, 3) Promover el autocuidado del paciente, y 4) Desarrollar sistemas de apoyo y entornos de cuidado. Estas estrategias se discuten en el contexto de las realidades de los países de ingresos medios y bajos, como el caso de Perú.

Health literacy is associated with better health outcomes. Primary care professionals generally provide most of the care to patients and are also often the first point of contact for patients within a health system. This article discusses four strategies to promote health literacy in the primary care setting: 1) Improve the clinician’s communication skills, 2) Use e-Health tools, 3) Promote patient self-care, and 4) Develop support systems and care environments. These strategies are discussed in the context of the realities of low and middle income countries, as in the case of Peru.

Dimensiones claves para fortalecer la atención primaria en el Perú a cuarenta años de Alma Ata / Key dimensions to strengthen primary care in Peru to forty years of Alma Ata

El Perú es un país de ingreso mediano, con un sistema de salud fragmentado. Para fortalecer el sistema de salud basado en atención primaria de salud, existen dimensiones claves que deben ser analizadas: gobernanza, financiamiento, recursos humanos, accesibilidad, longitudinalidad, integralidad, coordinación, equidad, eficiencia y calidad. El logro del desarrollo de estas dimensiones puede llevar a garantizar una atención primaria de salud fuerte, con mejoras en la salud de las personas.

Peru is a middle-income country, with a fragmented health system. To strengthen the health system based on primary health care there, are key dimensions that must be analyzed: governance, financing, human resources, accessibility, longitudinality, comprehensiveness, coordination, equity, efficiency and quality. The achievement of the development of these dimensions can lead to guarantee a strong primary health care, with improvements in the health of people.

Modelo innovador de tele-ecografía para zonas rurales en el Perú / Innovative tele-ultrasound model for rural areas in Peru

Uno de los principales retos de nuestro sistema sanitario es satisfacer las necesidades actuales y futuras del sector garantizando el acceso equitativo y de calidad a los servicios de salud, por lo que frente a esta necesidad surge el uso de las capacidades que brindan las tecnologías. Por ello, en este artículo se describe un modelo innovador de tele-ecografía (tele-ultrasonografía) implementado en diversas zonas rurales del Perú el cual consiste en un nuevo método de adquisición de imágenes a través de protocolos volumétricos asociados al correcto entrenamiento del operador, el uso de equipos de fácil manejo, así como la nube que permite el diagnóstico en cualquier parte del mundo. Asimismo, se presentan los resultados de las intervenciones realizadas con este nuevo modelo en diferentes regiones con medio rural del país destacando sus ventajas y limitaciones. Este tipo de experiencia sirve como ejemplo de la utilidad de la tecnología la cual puede ser replicada en otros aspectos del sector salud; por lo que resulta necesario seguir generando evidencia científica que sirva como sustento para la implementación de nuevas políticas públicas orientadas a la promoción y fomento de este tipo de innovaciones.

One of the main challenges of our health system is to meet the current and future needs of the sector by guaranteeing equitable access and quality to health services, so that in response to this need, the use of the capabilities provided by technologies arises. Therefore, this article describes an innovative model of tele-ultrasound implemented in various rural areas of Peru which consists of a new method of acquisition of images through volumetric protocols associated with correct operator training, the utilization of user-friendly equipment , as well as the cloud that allows diagnosis anywhere in the world. Likewise, the results of the interventions carried out with this new model are presented in different regions with rural areas of the country highlighting its advantages and limitations. This type of experience serves as an example of the usefulness of technology which can be replicated in other aspects of the health sector. Therefore, it is necessary to continue generating scientific evidence that provides the basis for the implementation of new public policies aimed at the promotion of this type of innovation.

[Labor projection in the countryside and associated factors in newly collegiated physicians in Lima, Peru 2010]. / Proyección de trabajo en el interior del país y factores asociados en médicos recién colegiados de Lima, Perú 2010.

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence and associated factors with the labor porjection in the countryside of physicians from Lima. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 782 physicians who were surveyed during their affiliation at Peruvian Medical College during March and April 2010. Labor projection in the countryside was defined such as if they responded "inside the country" to the question "Where do you plan to be working in the next five years?" We used a multiple logistic regression model to find the associated factors. RESULTS: The average age of the participants was 25 years, 54% were female and 73% graduated in private universities. Only 7.0% reported plans to work in the countryside and 0,5% in rural areas. No association with gender, place of birth, having physicians in their family, university type, the english efficiency, having resided for more than a one year in the provinces and the year of completion of internship was found. In the multivariate analysis, we found association with having made the internship inside the country (OR: 3.1, 95%CI :1.5-6.3), communicate in Quechua (OR: 2.9, CI 1.4- 6.1), both parents born in the countryside (OR: 2.8, CI :1.4-5.6), while a monthly salary projection of more than $ 1780 dollars (OR: 0.4 CI :0.2-0,8) and living with their nuclear family or partner (OR: 0.3, CI :0.1-0.5) were negatively associated. CONCLUSIONS: Labor projection of work in the countryside of recently collegiated physicians from Lima is low. Some of the factors found can help to design strategies to reverse this situation.

Proyección de trabajo en el interior del país y factores asociados en médicos recién colegiados de Lima, Perú 2010 / Labor projection in the countryside and associated factors in newly collegiated physicians in Lima, Peru 2010

Objetivos. Estimar la prevalencia y factores asociados con la proyección de trabajo en el interior del país de médicos de Lima. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó un estudio de corte transversal en 782 médicos quienes fueron encuestados durante su proceso de colegiatura entre los meses de marzo y abril del 2010. Se definió como proyección de trabajo en el interior del país si respondieron "interior del país" a la pregunta ¿dónde planea estar laborando en los próximos cinco años?. Se usó la regresión logística múltiple para encontrar los factores asociados. Resultados. La edad media de los participantes fue de 25 años, 54 por ciento fueron mujeres y 73 por ciento son de universidades privadas. Sólo 7,0 por ciento refirió proyectarse trabajar en el interior del país y el 0,5 por ciento en zonas rurales. No se encontró asociación con el género, lugar de nacimiento, tener familiares médicos, tipo de universidad, dominio del inglés, haber residido por más de un año en provincias y el año de realización del internado. En el análisis multivariado se encontró asociación con haber realizado el internado en un hospital del interior del país (OR:3,1; IC95 por ciento:1,5-6,3), comunicarse en quechua (OR: 2,9; IC:1,4-6,1), que ambos padres nacieran en el interior del país (OR:2,8; IC:1,4-5,6); mientras que la proyección de un sueldo mensual superior a 5000 nuevos soles (OR:0,4; IC:0,2-0,8) y vivir con su familia nuclear o pareja (OR:0,3; IC:0,1-0,5) se asociaron en forma negativa. Conclusiones. Es baja la proyección de trabajo en el interior del país en los médicos colegiados en Lima. Algunos de los factores encontrados pueden ayudar a diseñar estrategias para revertir esta situación.

Objectives. To estimate the prevalence and associated factors with the labor porjection in the countryside of physicians from Lima. Materials and methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 782 physicians who were surveyed during their affiliation at Peruvian Medical College during March and April 2010. Labor projection in the countryside was defined such as if they responded "inside the country" to the question "Where do you plan to be working in the next five years?" We used a multiple logistic regression model to find the associated factors. Results. The average age of the participants was 25 years, 54 percent were female and 73 percent graduated in private universities. Only 7.0 percent reported plans to work in the countryside and 0,5 percent in rural areas. No association with gender, place of birth, having physicians in their family, university type, the english efficiency, having resided for more than a one year in the provinces and the year of completion of internship was found. In the multivariate analysis, we found association with having made the internship inside the country (OR: 3.1, 95 percentCI :1.5-6.3), communicate in Quechua (OR: 2.9, CI 1.4- 6.1), both parents born in the countryside (OR: 2.8, CI :1.4-5.6), while a monthly salary projection of more than $ 1780 dollars (OR: 0.4 CI :0.2-0,8) and living with their nuclear family or partner (OR: 0.3, CI :0.1-0.5) were negatively associated. Conclusions. Labor projection of work in the countryside of recently collegiated physicians from Lima is low. Some of the factors found can help to design strategies to reverse this situation.