Bibliometric study of original articles on anemia in the Peruvian population in Scopus

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anemia, bibliometrics, Peru, research, support of research.

Abstract

Introduction: Anemia constitutes a latent public health problem, mainly caused by iron deficiency. It is important to perform studies in each region that allow describing and formulating interventions to reduce the prevalence of anemia, as well as studies that evaluate the scientific production of anemia to understand the state of the art and propose strategies to direct research towards what the country requires.

Objective: Describe the scientific production of anemia in the Peruvian population in the period 2000- 2019.

Methods: Bibliometric study. A systematic search was carried out in Scopus and the original articles that had anemia among their main variables were selected. Characteristics of each study were manually extracted and descriptively analyzed.

Results: 85 articles were found, of which 18 (21.2 %) were published in the Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública and 54 (63.5 %) reported receiving funding. In 51 (60.0 %) studies, the corresponding author had Peruvian affiliation and in 76 (89.4 %) articles, at least one author had Peruvian affiliation, mostly from Lima, with the participation of authors from 12 Peruvian regions. Regarding the design, 63 (74.1 %) were observational studies, of which prevalence and associated factors were mainly evaluated, while only 19 (22.3 %) studies evaluated interventions. In respect of the population studied, 55 (64.7 %) were made in the community and 44 articles (51.8 %) studied children up to 2 years of age.

Conclusions: Peruvian scientific production on anemia in Scopus is limited, with the important participation of Peruvian researchers as the correspondent author and with international funding. Most of the studies are observational and there are few intervention studies. Efforts are required to increase this scientific production, decentralize it, and guide it to address interventions in public health.


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Author Biographies

Christian Renzo Aquino Canchari, Universidad Peruana los Andes (UPLA), Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina los Andes (SOCIEMLA). Huancayo, Perú.

Miembro de la Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina los Andes (SOCIEMLA). Huancayo, Perú.

Fátima Jiménez-Mozo, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Sociedad Científica Estudiantes de Medicina Villarrealinos (SOCEMVI). Lima, Perú.

PMiembro de la Sociedad Científica Estudiantes de Medicina Villarrealinos (SOCEMVI). Lima, Perú.

Zaira Bailon-Valdez, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina (SOCIEM-USMP). Lima, Perú.

Miembro de la Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina (SOCIEM-USMP). Lima, Perú.

Christoper A. Alarcon-Ruiz, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud. Lima, Perú

Docente en la Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud. Lima, Perú.

Alvaro Taype-Rondan, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud. Lima, Perú

Docente en la Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud. Lima, Perú.

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2023-10-15

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Aquino Canchari CR, Jiménez-Mozo F, Bailon-Valdez Z, Alarcon-Ruiz CA, Taype-Rondan A. Bibliometric study of original articles on anemia in the Peruvian population in Scopus. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 15 [cited 2025 Dec. 15];42(1). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/1699

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