Valoración de conocimientos de hipertensión arterial y factores de riesgo cardiovascular en personas que acuden al centro de salud Corrales. Tumbes. Perú 2007
The present is a simple descriptive study to determine the level of knowledge of arterial hypertension and factors of cardiovascular risk in adult people who attend to the health center Corrales from February to October in 2007. The sample thus was composed by 48 adult people between 35 to 65 years...
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Published in | Nure investigación Vol. 7; no. 45 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | Spanish |
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Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Enfermería
01.03.2010
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Summary: | The present is a simple descriptive study to determine the level of knowledge of arterial hypertension and factors of cardiovascular risk in adult people who attend to the health center Corrales from February to October in 2007.
The sample thus was composed by 48 adult people between 35 to 65 years classified by being the cases brought (reported) by the office of statistics grouped according to occupation like that we have: farmers, workers, and housewives who were asked were answering the questionnaire that was containing the independent variables: factors of cardiovascular risk and knowledge on arterial hypertension, and that were expiring with the criteria of incorporation and exclusion.
Deciding that the knowledge is low in 45.8 %en the majority of the studied population, these do not know the factors of cardiovascular risk, 35 % of the persons has knowledge that the obesity is a factor of cardiovascular risk, 62.8 % of the masculine sex; the patients prevailed from 60 to 65 years, between(among) the harmful habits the consumption of cigarette with 25 % and alcohol with 29 % the risk is at least the double, in comparison with not smokers there being obtained that are reasons more common in the cardiac diseases and with it the presence of hypertensive disease.
El presente es un estudio de tipo descriptivo simple, con el propósito de determinar el nivel de conocimiento de hipertensión arterial y factores de riesgo cardiovascular en personas adultas que acuden al Centro salud Corrales. Tumbes desde Octubre hasta Febrero de 2007.
La muestra la conformaron 48 personas adultas entre 35 a 65 años clasificados según ocupación así tenemos: agricultores, obreros, y amas de casa a quienes se les pidió contestaran el cuestionario que contenía las variables independientes: factores de riesgo cardiovascular y conocimientos sobre hipertensión arterial.
Determinándose que el conocimiento es bajo en el 45.8 % de la población estudiada, desconocen los factores de riesgo cardiovascular, 35 % de las personas tiene conocimiento que la obesidad es un factor de riesgo cardiovascular, el 62.8 % del sexo masculino; predominaron los pacientes de 60 a 65 años , entre los hábitos nocivos el consumo de cigarrillo con 25 % y alcohol con 29 % el riesgo es al menos el doble, en comparación con los no fumadores obteniéndose que son causas mas comunes en las enfermedades cardiacas y con ello la presencia de enfermedad hipertensiva. |
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ISSN: | 1697-218X 1697-218X |