Diseño de una estrategia educativa para la prevención de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 en la población adulta de 40 a 64 años. Consultorio Ñ, Centro de Salud Pascuales. AÑo 2018.

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus is recognized as the most important pandemic that the world will face in this century (XXI), due to the increase in morbidity and mortality from this cause. Worldwide there are 422 million people with diabetes and more than 80% of deaths from diabetes are in low and middle income countries. In Ecuador, the diabetic population is 544,000, with prevalence of 5.71% morbidity, undiagnosed diabetes is 151230. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive observational study, with a sample of 64 subjects belonging to the population of the clinic Ñ of the health center of Pascuales, to whom prior informed consent a survey was applied and which included the following variables: age, sex, ethnicity, level of education, occupation, family history of diabetes mellitus, physical activity, eating habits, use of medications for high blood pressure, high blood glucose levels. Results: In the population with morbidity according to sociodemographic variables, the female sex prevailed (75%), age of (45-59 years), mixed race (68.3%), level of basic education in equal measure (70.2%), occupation (love of home) 57.7%, family history of Diabetes Mellitus (50.9%), do not perform physical activity (26%), bad eating habits (62.5%), body mass index of 30 and more (50%), one level very high risk of developing diabetes mellitus in the study population. Conclusions: There is a very high risk of diabetes mellitus in the study population, influenced by the presence of risk factors, unhealthy lifestyles, and family history of diabetes mellitus, the components are identified and the educational strategy for the prevention of type 2 diabetes is designed.