Diseño de estrategia educativa sobre prevención del cáncer de mama en mujeres de 30 a 60 años. Consultorio tres del Centro de Salud Enrique Ponce Luque. Año 2018.

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is a global health problem; in Ecuador, it is the second cause of death in the female population (10.39%) according to the Institute of Statistics and Censuses in 2013. Materials and Methods: Descriptive, observational, prospective and cross-sectional research was carried out. Whose purpose was to collect, through a survey prepared by the author, the sociodemographic characteristics; level of knowledge on the subject and determine the components to design the strategy, in a population of 104 women between 30 - 60 years of age belonging to the doctor's office three of Enrique Ponce Luque health center. The survey was evaluated according to Moriyama criteria, by three specialists. The data obtained were processed in Excel 2010 spreadsheets. Results: The age group that predominated was 30 to 39 years old (54,8%), primary school level (47,1%), housewife occupation (57,7%), free union (55,8%). With respect to the knowledge of risk factors for breast cancer, it was observed that 82,7% had ignorance. The majority of women would like to receive information through talks (48,1%), every 15 days (53,9%), 30 minutes (46,1%), number of people 5-10 (63,4%), in the afternoon (53%). Conclusions: Knowledge of cancer risk factors is a topic that should be strengthened, since most of the women in the study showed much ignorance.