Intervención integral en mujeres en edad fértil para la prevención de las complicaciones de los trastornos hipertensivos del embarazo. Palmira-Dávalos.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to increase the level of knowledge about hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in women of the Palmira Dávalos community of the Colta Guamote district. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are considered as the first cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, the complications they generate can endanger the life of the mother and the fetus. An applied research was conducted, with a mixed approach, under a quasi-experimental, longitudinal prospective design; in order to develop a comprehensive intervention strategy to contribute to the increase in the level of knowledge about THE in women of childbearing age in the study community. The universe consisted of 334 women of childbearing age, using simple random probabilistic sampling based on criteria, the sample was established in 84 subjects. It was used a previously validated and certified research questionnaire. . The Ranges with Wilcoxon signs test and the McNemar test were used to determine changes in the percentages of knowledge levels. At the beginning of the investigation, a predominance of women with a low level of knowledge about hypertensive disorders of pregnancy was found (61.9%). There was a high percentage of women with associated comorbidities (45.2%), among which were anemia, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and intestinal parasitism. It is concluded that the integral intervention applied in women of childbearing age of the Palmira Dávalos community caused significant changes in the level of knowledge about hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the elements that are related to the disease. It is recommended to implement comprehensive preventive and multidisciplinary actions in women of childbearing age, in which the promotion is based on the knowledge of the disease and the identification and control of risk factors.