Diseño de estrategia educativa para elevar el conocimiento sobre hipertensión arterial en la población, de 20 años y más. Consultorio 2. Centro de Salud Luchadores Norte. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: In the world, cardiovascular diseases are responsible for almost one third of all deaths per year. Methods: A descriptive, observational, prospective and cross-sectional study was carried out with the adult population of the Luchadores Norte health center to design an educational strategy to increase knowledge of this disease; sociodemographic, lifestyle and knowledge variables were measured. Results: the most frequent age group was 50 to 59 years old 26.2%. to 59 years old 26.2%, male sex 66.4%, schooling basic level 41.1%, marital status free union 52.3%, mestizo ethnicity 58.9% and occupation private employee 29.0%, no physical activity 65.4%, excessive salt consumption 67.3%, fat 58.9%, sodas and energizers 52.8%, do not know about the disease 62.6%, technique talk 39.3%, frequency once every 15 days 43.9%, morning schedule 57.0%, duration 30 minutes, 52.3%, place health center 50.5% and group size from 6 to 10, 42.1%. Conclusions: represented mainly by the group of 50 to 59 years old, male, schooling basic level, marital status free union and occupation private employee; they do not perform physical activity mostly and have a high consumption of salt, fats and soft drinks; the most selected educational technique is the talk and followed by videos, the frequency once every 15 days, duration 30 minutes, the place to give the activity prefer the health center and the size of the groups from 6 to 10 people.