Prácticas de cuidado en gestantes adolescentes que asisten al control prenatal en un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil, año 2024.

Abstract

Care practices are all people’s tasks to preserve their health, address their health problems, and maintain their well-being. Objective: To determine the care practices of adolescent pregnant women who attend prenatal check-upsat a hospital in Guayaquil, in 2024; materials and methods: descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional. Population and sample: 303 pregnant adolescents who regularly attend prenatal check-ups at the University Hospital. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Validated questionnaire of self- care behavior scales. Results: According to the data obtained, the most relevant age was 16 years old, from a rural background (55%), single (73%), and students (56%). It was found that 90% of the adolescents surveyed had regular care practices 8% had bad practices and only 2% had good care practices. Conclusions: The care practices of pregnant adolescents were regular. The women talk to their babies, play music near their bellies, and occasionally stimulate them with light. They do little physical activity and havejobs that leave them exhausted. Most have good hygiene habits and eat properly. They seek support from their family members and believe that the consumption of coffee, alcohol, drugs, and tobacco are harmful to their healthand that of their child.