Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de signos y síntomas de la preeclampsia en gestantes que acuden al área de ginecología en un hospital de Guayaquil en el año 2023.

Abstract

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of signs and symptoms of preeclampsia in pregnant women who attend the gynecology area in a hospital in Guayaquil in the year 2023. Objective: Determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia that women have. pregnant women who attend the gynecology area of a hospital in the city of Guayaquil, year 2023. Methodology: Descriptive, quantitative, non-experimental, prospective and cross-sectional study, with a sample of 100 pregnant women treated in the gynecology area. Results: The predominant age range was 18 to 30 years with 56%, 47% of the sample were single pregnant women, 40% of them had a higher level of education, 29% were housewives, 62.75% They had knowledge about the signs and symptoms of the pathology, 76.8% presented a good attitude, which was classified as positive, and in terms of practice against warning signs, 70.7% were satisfactory. Conclusion: It is concluded that the knowledge, attitude and practice of the pregnant women is regular, because a general average of 70.1% was obtained, which details 62.75%, in terms of level of knowledge, 76.8% in positive attitude and 70.7%. % of adequate practice against warning signs and symptoms.