Objective

To determine the perception of Health Sciences students about distance education in a private university in Piura, Peru during 2020.

Methodology

The research was descriptive and cross-sectional. The instrument used was a questionnaire made with a scale of Likert, applied through the Google Forms platform, and consisted of 25 questions, which were validated by expert judgment. The reliability obtained was 0.92; The sample consisted of 555 students of Health Sciences between Medicine, Stomatology and Nursing, and the sampling was for convenience.

Results

The perception of the students was good with 36.2%; It was determined by sex, being good for females with 36.6%, and for males, it was 35.4%; and according to school, Stomatology and Nursing had a good perception with 45.2% and 37.5% respectively, while Medicine obtained a bad perception with 40%.

Conclusion

36.2% of Health Sciences students perceive distance education as good.