Justificación del sexismo y violencia de género en estudiantes de Enfermería en una Universidad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Gender violence is considered a global health problem with epidemic proportions, as it causes negative health impacts (1). Gender violence and sexism are linked because it is one of the forms of expression of gender violence that is imperceptibly experienced day by day in different social and cultural environments and in different age groups (2). General Objective: To identify the existence of the justification for sexism and gender-based violence in university students in nursing. Methodology: It is a descriptive, quantitative, trans-versal, prospective study. The population was formed by 903 students of the nursing career of the UCSG which was carried out a simple random sampling for convenience obtaining sample of 300 students. Results: The gender that prevailed with 78% was that of woman compared to men with 22%. On the other hand, the predominant age was 20-25 years with 59%. Half of the population studied has high self-esteem with 51% but 29% lack it. The female group has a low self-esteem with 32% compared to men with 20%, in relation to the justification of sexism and gender violence the highest percentage was presented in men. Conclusion: It was identified that there is justification for sexism and gender violence in a certain percentage of nursing students.