Factores asociados al cumplimiento del control prenatal en embarazadas de 20 a 35 años atendidas en la consulta externa de un centro de salud de la provincia del Guayas.

Abstract

The importance of prenatal care lies in the main factors of maternal and perinatal mortality, which are preventable through early prenatal care, which allows identifying and controlling the main causes of obstetric and perinatal risk. The objective of this study is to determine compliance with prenatal care in pregnant women between the ages of 20 and 35 at the Tres Postes Health Center. The Methodology is Descriptive, transversal, and the sample consists of 80 pregnant women who attended the Subcentro de Salud, from October 2018 to March 2019 the instrument that was used was an indirect observation guide, whose results indicated that the age of 20-25 years predominated with 86%; whose marital status was 56% single and the academic level 57% of them are with secondary education, with regard to the start of their antenatal checks 43% began at 20 weeks and 40% go every month to your prenatal control; among the modifiable factors that stood out most was the urinary tract nfection, which 75% of them have and 20% have a family history, it is concluded that many pregnant women are at an age according to the WHO to get a good pregnancy ; most are single, their level of instruction is basic complete; and they reside in an urban area, which indicates that they have knowledge of the importance of compliance with prenatal care.