Annual variations of publications on COVID-19 in the Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar

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bibliometrics, coronavirus infections, COVID-19, Latin America, mental health, publications.

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented challenge to global public health, leading to a significant increase in scientific production in medical sciences.
Objective: To describe the annual variations in publications on COVID-19 in the Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar.
Methods: A 4-year bibliometric study (2020-2023) was conducted, including 110 documents on COVID-19. Changes in the timing of publications and the medical specialty addressed were analyzed.
Results: Of the total articles, 110 (16.8 %) were on COVID-19, with publications of 16.5 %, 28.3 %, 22.6 %, and 15.4 % in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively. Significant differences were observed in the number of documents between 2020, 2022, and 2023 (p< 0.05). There was a progressive increase in the number of publications over the years, with a particular concentration on mental health (3.8 % in 2020 and 42.5 % in 2023). In 2020, the main topics were therapeutics, education and research, epidemiology, forensic medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology, while in 2023, it was mental health.
Conclusions: These findings suggest an evolution in the focus of research during the pandemic years, with a growing emphasis on mental health.

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Author Biographies

Jeel Moya-Salazar, Universidad Privada del Norte. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Lima.

MBBS

MT

MPH

PhD

Eliane A. Goicochea-Palomino, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Lima.

BSC

MA

Marcia M. Moya-Salazar, Nesh Hubbs. Unidad de Infecciosas. Lima.

BSc

PharmD

Victor Rojas-Zumaran, Hospital Nacional Docente Madre Niño San Bartolomé. Departamento de Ayuda al Diagnóstico. Lima.

BSc

MPH

Hans Contreras-Pulache, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Vicerrectorado de Investigación. Lima.

MBBS

MPH

MBA

PhD

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2024-08-10

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Moya-Salazar J, Goicochea-Palomino EA, Moya-Salazar MM, Rojas-Zumaran V, Contreras-Pulache H. Annual variations of publications on COVID-19 in the Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 10 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];53(3):e024060012. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/60012

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Vol. 53 No. 3 (2024): July - September

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