bachelorThesis
Correlación del estado socioeconómico con los conocimientos de lactancia materna en embarazadas que acuden a los subcentros de salud de Totoracocha, el Paraíso y Pumapungo, Cuenca 2015
Fecha
2016Autor
Cajamarca Paccha, Juan Carlos
Nivelo Zumba, Joel Esteban
Institución
Resumen
Introduction: Breastfeeding helps child development, also provides benefits to the mother, family, society; ignorance being a problem of public health.
Objective: To determine the correlation between knowledge of breastfeeding and socioeconomic status of pregnant women attending health sub-centers Totoracocha, El Paraiso and Pumapungo, Cuenca 2015.
Methodology: A survey of 170 pregnant women was conducted by collecting data regarding the economic status and evaluation of knowledge on the subject; for data analysis we worked with the SPSS 15 statistical program, using the respective statistical test.
Results: The mean age was 25.3 years, of which 41.8% are married, most mothers have previous pregnancies, 54.7% of mothers are housewives, the much have a socioeconomic level medium-low (44.7%); 90% had insufficient knowledge, and no correlation between knowledge on breastfeeding and socioeconomic status. The level of knowledge of breastfeeding in primiparous and adolescents is lower than the multiparous and age groups increased respectively.
Conclusions: Among mothers who go to health centers Totoracocha, El Paraiso and Pumapungo the social status of the pregnant mother does not measure the level of knowledge in breastfeeding and lines of action should be bound to provide sufficient information and quality to the entire population regardless of conditions