Educational strategy to raise knowledge about arterial hypertension in the population aged 20 and over
Journal Title: Más Vita - Year 2022, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
In the world, cardiovascular diseases are responsible for almost a third of all deaths per year. More and more people suffer from high blood pressure (HBP), many unaware of their condition. Objective:To design an educational strategy to raise awareness about arterial hypertension in the population aged 20 and over in Family and Community Medicine office 2; Luchadores del Norte Health Center, year 2021. Materials and methods:A descriptive, observational, prospective and cross-sectional investigation was carried out with the adult population of the Luchadores Norte Health Center, to develop the design of an educational strategy that raises knowledge about this illness; sociodemographic, lifestyle and knowledge variables were measured. Results:The most frequent age group was 50 to 59 years old, 26.2%; malesex 66.4%; basic level schooling 41.1%; marital status free union 52.3%; mestizo ethnic group 58.9% and occupation private employee 29.0%; do not perform physical activity 65.4%; excessive consumption of salt 67.3%; fat 58.9%; soft drinks and energy drinks 52.8%; 62.6% do not know about the disease; talk technique 39.3%; frequency once every 15 days 43.9%; morning hours 57.0%; duration 30 minutes 52.3%; health center location 50.5% and group size from 6 to 10 (42.1%). Conclusion:The bibliography mostly agrees with the results of the investigation, in consumption of high salt, fat, soft drinks and energy drinks; knowledge about the disease is scarce in hypertensive patients, in agreement with the reference citations; concluding that unhealthy lifestyles coexist with ignorance; favoring the complications of the disease, an educational intervention would increase knowledge and change attitudes, avoiding consequences and irreversible damage
Authors and Affiliations
Anabell Dolores González Huacón, Fredy Ángel Bajaña Vargas, Bolívar Daniel Gabela Campoverde, Christian Vicente Contreras Sánchez, Sheyla Tamara Luna Martillo
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