Diseño de una estrategia educativa para modificar estilos de vida no saludables en adultos jóvenes con malnutrición por exceso del Consultorio E del Centro de Salud Pascuales. Año 2018.

Abstract

Introduction: In the last decades of history, the increase of the prevalence of obese people worldwide is notorious, related to the increase of chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension. Objective: To design an educational strategy to modify unhealthy lifestyles in young adults with excess weight in the clinic of the Pascuales health center in 2018. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was carried out in young adults with excess malnutrition, a survey was made to determine knowledge about healthy lifestyles, elaborating an educational strategy to modify ignorance. Results: overweight predominated with 57.7%, group of 30 to 34 years with 32%, female sex 60.8% and secondary schooling with 46.4%, civil union free union 55.7%, own account occupation 49.5%, in addition, the mestizo ethnic group with 67.0%, the knowledge of excess weight as a health problem 91.8%, on healthy eating the lack of knowledge 78.4%, on food groups know 59.8%, physical exercises know 50.5%, on associated diseases knowledge was the majority 58.8%, of the strategy they preferred the talks during 30 minutes 70.1% do them once a week 43.3 % and morning hours 87.6%. Discussion: Overweight predominates in both sexes, the age group of 30 to 34 years, the female sex, the mestizo ethnicity and secondary schooling, the ignorance about healthy eating was the majority. They preferred for the strategy, the talks, to do them once a week, for 30 minutes, in the morning and in the community.