Conocimiento del tamizaje neonatal en puérperas atendidas en consulta externa en el Centro de Salud No.2 de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Neonatal screening is a strategy for the timely detection of metabolic and congenital diseases in newborns. A study on knowledge of neonatal screening. Objective: To determine the knowledge of postpartum women about neonatal screening. Design: Descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional study. Population: 66 postpartum women. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Verduga Questionnaire. Results: Age in years: 15-20, 31.81%; 21-30, 42.42%; 16.16% 31-40: >40-9.09%. Primary education 19.69%; secondary education 57.57%; TS-13.63%; university 6.06%; none 3.03%. Urban residence, 66.66%; rural 24.24%; urban-marginal 9.09%. Single women: 66.66%; married women: 42.42%. Unemployed women: 66.66%; students: 21.21%; housewives: 50%; self-employed women: 12.12%. First-time mothers: 28.78%; multi-pregnant women: 59.59%. Prenatal checkups: <4–36.36%; 5–9.60%; 60%–10.03%. Screening awareness: 54.54% knew; 31.81% did not know. Early disease detection: 42.42% did; 42.42% did not know. Risks of not performing screening: 37.87% did; 37.87% did not know. Complications: 56.06% pain at the puncture site; 10.60% redness; 25.75% irritation. Time to complete: 1-7 days, 48.48%; 5-28 days, 18.18%; don't know 27.7%. Skin preparation for test: 45.45% with alcohol; don't know 33.33%. Newborn position: lying down 46.96%; standing 24.24%; don't know 19.69%. Test duration: 5-10 minutes, 59.09%; don't know 25.75%. Knowledge about genetic disease detection: 56.06% know; 33.33% don't know. Detectable diseases: metabolic: 43.93%; cardiac: 36.36%. Conclusion: There is knowledge about screening because the responses tend to be reliable in the responses tend to be reliable in the highest percentages.