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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1817-7433</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Científica Ciencia Médica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cient Cienc Méd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1817-7433</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Simón.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1817-74332023000200008</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[CONOCIMIENTOS ACERCA DEL ABORTO FARMACOLÓGICO EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIAS DE UNA CIUDAD DEL NORTE DE PERÚ]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PHARMACOLOGICAL ABORTION IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FROM A CITY IN NORTHERN PERU]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Iglesia-Osores]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sebastian]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acosta-Quiroz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Johana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yamunaqué-Carranza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Becerra-Atoche]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Giancarlo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz-Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Charles]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad San Martin de Porres Facultad de Medicina Humana ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Cesar Vallejo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Señor de Sipán Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>8</fpage>
<lpage>14</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1817-74332023000200008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1817-74332023000200008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1817-74332023000200008&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La Organización Mundial de la Salud indica que el aborto inducido por medicamentos se lleva a cabo habitualmente mediante la utilización de una mezcla de mifepristona y misoprostol, o exclusivamente con misoprostol.  Objetivo: Exponer los saberes relacionados con el aborto inducido por fármacos entre estudiantes universitarias en una urbe del norte peruano.  Métodos: Investigación de tipo prospectivo y transversal, aplicando el método de muestreo conocido como bola de nieve. El estudio tuvo 171 participantes estudiantes universitarias a las cuales se les aplicó un cuestionario, los cuales accedieron participar voluntariamente. El estudio se llevó a cabo de febrero a julio del 2021. Las participantes vivían en la ciudad de Chiclayo, Perú.  Resultados: Encontramos que la mayoría de las estudiantes universitarias presentaban bajos conocimientos 84 (49%), 24 estudiantes presentan conocimientos intermedios (24%) y solo las 46 estudiantes presentan conocimientos buenos (27%), con respecto al uso de misoprostol para el aborto farmacológico.  Conclusión: Se concluye con que existe un 27% de estudiantes que tienen buenos conocimientos sobre el uso de misoprostol en la ciudad de Chiclayo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: The World Health Organization states that medication-induced abortion is commonly performed through the use of a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol, or solely with misoprostol.  Objective: To present the knowledge related to drug-induced abortion among university students in a northern Peruvian city.  Methods: A prospective and cross-sectional study, employing the snowball sampling method. The study had 171 female university students to whom a questionnaire was applied and who agreed to participate voluntarily. The study was conducted from February to July 2021. The participants lived in the city of Chiclayo, Peru.  Results: We found that most of the university students had low knowledge (49%), 24 students had intermediate knowledge (24%) and only 46 students had good knowledge (27%) regarding the use of misoprostol for pharmacological abortion.  Conclusion: It is concluded that 27% of students have good knowledge about the use of misoprostol in the city of Chiclayo.]]></p></abstract>
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