Characteristics of undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian licensed universities and factors associated with their publication
IntroductionIn Peru, the defense of a university thesis allow to obtain a professional degree and demonstrate the research skills of the aspirant.ObjectivesTo characterize the undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian universities and those published in scientific journals, as well as to iden...
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| author | Bryan Alexis Cossio-Alva Ibraín Enrique Corrales-Reyes Giancarlo Pares-Ballasco Ivo Luna-Mazzola José Sánchez-Ormeño Nievesrosa Laura-Lopez José Daniel Villegas-Maestre Christian R. Mejia |
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| description | IntroductionIn Peru, the defense of a university thesis allow to obtain a professional degree and demonstrate the research skills of the aspirant.ObjectivesTo characterize the undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian universities and those published in scientific journals, as well as to identify the factors associated with their publication.MethodsA cross-sectional, analytical and observational study was conducted using a search strategy in Google Scholar. We ascertained whether the theses defended between 2015-2018 had been published in scientific journals. Prevalence ratios (aPR), 95% confidence intervals (CI 95%) and p-values were obtained using generalized linear models.ResultsMost of the theses were defended in private universities (65.9%), located in the provinces (76.7%), in 2017 (32.1%). The most studied line of research was Dental Education (n = 418; 18.4%). Of the total number of defended theses (n = 2,267), only 130 (5.7%) were published, in a total of 41 scientific journals, of which 22 are specialized in the dental field. The 130 articles received 443 citations, with an average of 3.4 citations per document. The Universidad Católica Santa María was the institution that defended the most theses (n = 372); however, the Universidad Científica del Sur presented the highest percentage of published theses (36.4%). Theses with case-control (aPR: 2.74; CI 95%: 1.07-7.01; p = 0.036) and cohort (aPR: 3.51; CI 95%: 2.02-6.11; p < 0.001) methodological design had a higher frequency of publication; on the contrary, those executed in the community were less frequently published (aPR: 0.39; CI 95%: 0.17-0.93; p = 0.033), as well as, those with two researchers (aPR: 0.41; CI 95%: 0.18-0.92; p = 0.031), adjusted for two variables.ConclusionOnly one in twenty theses was published. Publication was associated with the type of methodological design, the place of execution and the number of researchers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e297a3f82b14f62a6409902f514eeac2023-12-05T07:53:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2023-12-01810.3389/feduc.2023.12912211291221Characteristics of undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian licensed universities and factors associated with their publicationBryan Alexis Cossio-Alva0Ibraín Enrique Corrales-Reyes1Giancarlo Pares-Ballasco2Ivo Luna-Mazzola3José Sánchez-Ormeño4Nievesrosa Laura-Lopez5José Daniel Villegas-Maestre6Christian R. Mejia7Universidad César Vallejo, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Estomatología, Piura, PeruInvestigador Independiente, Florida, FL, United StatesAsociación Nacional Científica de Estudiantes de Odontología, Lima, PeruUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Odontología, Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Odontología, Lima, PeruAsociación Nacional Científica de Estudiantes de Odontología, Lima, PeruUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Odontología, Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Odontología, Lima, PeruUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Celia Sánchez Manduley”, Granma, CubaUniversidad de Huánuco, Huánuco, PeruIntroductionIn Peru, the defense of a university thesis allow to obtain a professional degree and demonstrate the research skills of the aspirant.ObjectivesTo characterize the undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian universities and those published in scientific journals, as well as to identify the factors associated with their publication.MethodsA cross-sectional, analytical and observational study was conducted using a search strategy in Google Scholar. We ascertained whether the theses defended between 2015-2018 had been published in scientific journals. Prevalence ratios (aPR), 95% confidence intervals (CI 95%) and p-values were obtained using generalized linear models.ResultsMost of the theses were defended in private universities (65.9%), located in the provinces (76.7%), in 2017 (32.1%). The most studied line of research was Dental Education (n = 418; 18.4%). Of the total number of defended theses (n = 2,267), only 130 (5.7%) were published, in a total of 41 scientific journals, of which 22 are specialized in the dental field. The 130 articles received 443 citations, with an average of 3.4 citations per document. The Universidad Católica Santa María was the institution that defended the most theses (n = 372); however, the Universidad Científica del Sur presented the highest percentage of published theses (36.4%). Theses with case-control (aPR: 2.74; CI 95%: 1.07-7.01; p = 0.036) and cohort (aPR: 3.51; CI 95%: 2.02-6.11; p < 0.001) methodological design had a higher frequency of publication; on the contrary, those executed in the community were less frequently published (aPR: 0.39; CI 95%: 0.17-0.93; p = 0.033), as well as, those with two researchers (aPR: 0.41; CI 95%: 0.18-0.92; p = 0.031), adjusted for two variables.ConclusionOnly one in twenty theses was published. Publication was associated with the type of methodological design, the place of execution and the number of researchers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1291221/fullacademic thesisdentistry studentsdentistryobservational studydental education |
| spellingShingle | Bryan Alexis Cossio-Alva Ibraín Enrique Corrales-Reyes Giancarlo Pares-Ballasco Ivo Luna-Mazzola José Sánchez-Ormeño Nievesrosa Laura-Lopez José Daniel Villegas-Maestre Christian R. Mejia Characteristics of undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian licensed universities and factors associated with their publication Frontiers in Education academic thesis dentistry students dentistry observational study dental education |
| title | Characteristics of undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian licensed universities and factors associated with their publication |
| title_full | Characteristics of undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian licensed universities and factors associated with their publication |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics of undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian licensed universities and factors associated with their publication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian licensed universities and factors associated with their publication |
| title_short | Characteristics of undergraduate dental theses defended in Peruvian licensed universities and factors associated with their publication |
| title_sort | characteristics of undergraduate dental theses defended in peruvian licensed universities and factors associated with their publication |
| topic | academic thesis dentistry students dentistry observational study dental education |
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