Habilidades investigativas y factores asociados en estudiantes de una universidad pública peruana

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