Research skills and associated factors in students of a Peruvian public university

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Keywords:

Obstetrics; research design; learning; students; education, medical

Abstract

Background: Research in higher education plays an important role as it serves as the basis for generating new knowledge and proposing solutions to existing societal problems. Therefore, it is necessary to understand how developed university students’ research skills are, as well as the factors that may influence them.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with research skills in students at a Peruvian public university.

Methods: A descriptive study with a quantitative approach was conducted at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos during September 2022. Theoretical methods included analysis-synthesis and induction-deduction; empirical methods included the survey technique. Two questionnaires administered virtually served as the data collection instruments.

Results: Among Obstetrics students, an adequate level of research skills predominated. The dimensions with the highest percentages were cooperative and technological skills. Factors significantly associated with research skills included: participation in research projects, year of study, publication of articles in Scopus, and organization of academic events (p<0.05).

Conclusions: Research skills are mainly associated with participation in research projects and institutional factors, highlighting the need to strengthen research training within university education.

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Author Biographies

Karen Lisseth Quenaya Amasifuén, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

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Zoila Rosa Moreno-Garrido, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

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Emilio Oswaldo Vega-Gonzales, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

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Published

2026-03-01

How to Cite

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Quenaya Amasifuén KL, Moreno-Garrido ZR, Vega-Gonzales EO. Research skills and associated factors in students of a Peruvian public university. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2026 Mar. 1 [cited 2026 Mar. 4];18(1):e3275. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/3275

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