Determinants of Scientific Article Publication Among Peruvian Physicians and Orthopedic Residents

Rodrigo Alejandro-Salinas, Diego A. Maticorena-Quevedo, Alfonso Barnechea-Rey, Percy Herrera-Añazco and Vicente A. Benites-Zapata ()
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Rodrigo Alejandro-Salinas: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Av Alameda San Marcos 11, Chorrillos 15067, Peru
Diego A. Maticorena-Quevedo: Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Av. Guardia Chalaca 2176, Callao 070102, Peru
Alfonso Barnechea-Rey: Clínica San Felipe, Av. Gregorio Escobedo 650, Lima 15076, Peru
Percy Herrera-Añazco: Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Antigua Panamericana Sur 19, Chorrillos 15067, Peru
Vicente A. Benites-Zapata: Unidad para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Av. La Fontana 550, Lima 15024, Peru

Publications, 2025, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: Background: Orthopedic scientific publications play an important role worldwide. Because of the limited evidence in the Latin American literature, we aimed to evaluate the determinants of scientific publication among Peruvian orthopedics as an approach to the Latin American context. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study. Orthopedic specialists and residents were enrolled during the 52nd Peruvian National Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology. A form validated by experts was applied to collect variables. The crude and adjusted coefficients were calculated using bivariate and multivariate regression with 95% confidence intervals. Results: A total of 310 participants were included in our study. The prevalence of the scientific orthopedic publication was 34.84%. Multivariate regression showed that, working in a private hospitals, having an interest in tumors and pediatric orthopedics, being involved in teaching activity, belonging to a scientific society other than the Peruvian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, having more than one research project, having an international rotation, and active participation in meetings were factors associated with publishing orthopedic scientific articles, while coming from a university in the highlands as an undergraduate and having more than ten shifts per month was associated with publishing fewer scientific articles. Among residents, having had an international rotation was associated with publishing scientific articles. Conclusions: The determinants of scientific production described will serve to increase scientific production in different contexts considering the orthopedist’s training stage.

Keywords: orthopedics; publishing; scholarly communication; Latin America; bibliometrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 D83 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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